Miss Japan () is a national
beauty pageant
A beauty pageant is a competition in which the contestants are judged and ranked based on various physical and mental attributes. Per its name, beauty pageants traditionally focus on judging the contestants' physical attractiveness, sometimes sol ...
in Japan. The pageant first ran from 1952 to 1995 and was led by Yoshinaga (Japanese-American Press). In 2019, the Miss Japan pageant returned with Akihiro Yoshida, Takako Hashimura, Ichiro Tahara and Takahide Kitai, from the HDR Corporation, all as senior directors. The HDR Corporation started the new Miss Japan competition after they lost the franchises for both
Miss Universe
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and
Miss Earth
Miss Earth is an annual international major beauty pageant based in the Philippines that advocates for environmental awareness, conservation and social responsibility. Along with Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss International, it is one ...
.
The HDR Corporation also operates the
Miss and Mister Supranational
Miss Supranational is an annual international beauty pageant, started in 2009, and with most contests held in Poland. A parallel male contest, Mister Supranational, was launched in 2016, also in Poland.
The current organizers of Miss and Mist ...
contest.
Titleholders
Winners by prefectures
Miss and Mister Supranational Japan
Miss Supranational Japan
Mister Supranational Japan
See also
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Miss Universe Japan
Miss Universe Japan () is a national Beauty pageant in Japan to select an official candidate for the Miss Universe pageant.
Since 2018, the national director of Miss Universe Japan is Hiroko Mima.
History
The Miss Japan pageant was founded i ...
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Miss International Japan
Miss International Japan is a national Beauty pageant in Japan. It was created in 1960 in response to Japan's then-recent lack of finalists at the Miss International pageant.
History
Miss International Japan Beauty pageant has consisted of the ...
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Miss World Japan
is a national beauty pageant in Japan.
History
The Miss World Japan contest was started in 2013, by national holder for Miss World in Tokyo, Japan. The winner of Miss World Japan (MWJ) represents her country at Miss World and, on occasion, w ...
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Miss Grand Japan
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Miss Earth Japan
Miss Earth Japan () is a beauty pageant held annually in Japan. The titleholder represents Japan in the international Miss Earth pageant.
History
Miss Earth Japan, based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, is organized by ''IBG Japan'' (I Vesey Japan, Inc.) und ...
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Miss Nippon
is a Japanese beauty pageant. In the past 57 competitions, the total number of applications is 118,794 people and the Grand Prix is 55 people. It started in 1950 by the Yomiuri Shimbun and is held every year by the "Miss Nippon Associatio ...
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Mister Japan
References
External links
{{Miss Supranational countries and territories
Beauty pageants in Japan
Japanese awards
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...
Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asia, Asian mainland, it is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan and extends from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea ...