Maiko Itai

Maiko Itai
Beauty pageant titleholder
Born Maiko Itai
21 May 1984
Ōita Prefecture, Japan
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Hair color black
Eye color brown
Title(s) Miss Universe Japan 2010

Maiko Itai (板井 麻衣子 Itai Maiko, born 21 May 1984 in Ōita Prefecture) is a Japanese beauty pageant contestant who won Miss Universe Japan 2010 on 9 March 2010. Itai, the 13th Miss Universe Japan, accepted the crown from Emiri Miyasaka, Miss Universe Japan 2009.

She competed in Miss Universe 2010 in the USA.

History

Maiko is an alumna of Sophia University, where she studied to speak English and Portuguese.[1]

References

  1. "Modest civil servant transforms into Miss Universe Japan 2010". Japan Today. 03-22. Retrieved 2010-08-11. Check date values in: |date= (help)
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Emiri Miyasaka
Miss Universe Japan
2010
Succeeded by
Maria Kamiyama