Miss Nippon
Not to be confused with Miss Universe Japan.
The Miss Nippon Contest (ミス日本コンテスト Misu nippon kontesuto) is a beauty pageant that has been held by a diet gym company and a newspaper company Sports Nippon every year in Japan.[1]
Winners
| Year | Miss Japan | From |
|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Fujiko Yamamoto | Izumi, Osaka |
| 1968 | Noriko Suzuki | |
| 1969 | Noriko Suzuki | |
| 1970 | Sachiko Takeuchi | |
| 1971 | Yumiko Yoshimura | |
| 1972 | Chimomo Sakamoto | |
| 1973 | Mitsumi Hasegawa | |
| 1974 | Sawako Takubo | |
| 1976 | Takami Asai | |
| 1977 | Keiko Tezuka | |
| 1978 | Yasue Enomoto | |
| 1979 | Chikako Murata | |
| 1980 | Junko Kuwabara | |
| 1981 | Junko Kuwabara | |
| 1982 | Fusako Minegishi | |
| 1983 | Yumi Yamaguchi | |
| 1984 | Akiko Tsuneoka | |
| 1985 | Satomi Nemoto | |
| 1986 | Asami Nakamura | |
| 1987 | Keiko Ibi | |
| 1988 | Mika Tamai | Saijō, Ehime |
| 1989 | Norie Sawamoto | |
| 1990 | Tomomi Soma | |
| 1991 | Emi Okamoto | |
| 1992 | Norika Fujiwara | Nishinomiya, Hyōgo |
| 1993 | Yoko Koiwai | |
| 1994 | Naoko Matsuda | |
| 1995 | Chihiro Nagai | |
| 1996 | Miho Chikazawa | |
| 1997 | Keiko Tamura | |
| 1998 | Yoshiko Wada | |
| 1999 | Yuri Komatsuda | |
| 2000 | Saori Amakawa | Kanagawa |
| 2001 | Ruriko Yate | |
| 2002 | Kumi Sano | Fuji, Shizuoka |
| 2003 | Reiko Aisawa | Isesaki, Gunma |
| 2004 | Yuriko Saga | Kanazawa, Ishikawa |
| 2005 | Risa Kume | Kakegawa, Shizuoka |
| 2006 | Rie Kokubo | Atsugi, Kanagawa |
| 2007 | Mika Hagi | Ishikawa Prefecture |
| 2008 | Eri Suzuki | Tokyo |
| 2009 | Marino Miyata | Tokyo |
| 2010 | Mina Hayashi | Tokyo |
| 2011 | Marie Yanaka | Tokyo |
| 2012 | Takako Arai | Osaka |
See also
- Miss Universe Japan
- Japan Bishojo Contest
References
- ↑ the official Miss Nippon website (Sports Nippon)