Miss Earth Japan
Miss Earth Japan (Japanese: ミス・アース・ジャパン) is a beauty pageant held annually in Japan. The titleholder represents Japan in the international Miss Earth pageant.[1][2]
Motto | Beauties for a Cause |
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Formation | 2001 |
Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | Tokyo |
Location | |
Membership | Miss Earth |
Official language | Japanese |
National Director | Osamu Sakata |
Website | miss-earth.com |
History
Miss Earth Japan, based in Shinjuku, Tokyo, is organized by IBG Japan (I Vesey Japan, Inc.) under its corporate name Miss Japan Institute of Earth General. The national director of the pageant is Osamu Sakata. The pageant was established in order to elect Japan's representative in the annual Miss Earth pageant, to further charity donations and philanthropic activities, and to promote environmental awareness and protection.[3]
Japan was first represented in Miss Earth 2001 by Misuzu Hirayama, who was the first titleholder of Miss Earth Japan and won the Miss Friendship special award.[4]
In 2010, Japan first entered both in the semifinal and final round of the Miss Earth pageant, where Marina Kishira finished in the top 7 and won the Best in National Costume award in Miss Earth 2010.[5][6]
Titleholders
- Color key
- Declared as Winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
The winner of Miss Earth Japan (MEJ) represents her country at Miss Earth. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent. The following are the names of the annual titleholders of Miss Earth Japan (MEJ), listed according to the year in which they participated in Miss Earth:
Year | Miss Earth Japan | Japanese | Represented | Placement | Special Awards |
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2020 | Anna Tode[7][8][9] | 戸出>杏奈 | Saitama | Top 20 | Swimsuit (Asia & Oceania)
Talent (Creative) (Asia & Oceania) |
2019 | Yuka Itoku[10][11][12] | 伊徳 有加 | Ōita | Top 20 | Miss RealMe |
2018 | Mio Tanaka[13][14][15] | 田中 美緒 | Komatsu | Top 18 | |
2017 | Yasuko Saito[16][17][18] | 斎藤 恭代 | Fukuoka | Unplaced | Miss Friendship (Group 2) National Costume (Asia Pacific) |
2016 | Ami Hachiya[19][20] | 蜂谷 晏海 | Tokyo | Unplaced | National Costume (Asia & Oceania) |
2015 | Ayano Yamada[21][22][23] | 山田 彩乃 | Gunma | Unplaced | |
2014 | Reina Nagata[24][25] | 永田 怜奈 | Saitama | Unplaced | |
2013 | Yu Horikawa[26][27] | 堀川 優 | Tokyo | Unplaced | |
2012 | Megumi Noda[28][29] | 野田 萌 | Shiga | Top 16 | |
2011 | Tomoko Maeda[30][31] | 前田 智子 | Tokyo | Top 16 | Best in National Costume |
2010 | Marina Kishira[32][33] | 岸良 真利奈 | Chiba | Top 7 | Best in National Costume Miss Earth Sea-Links City Resort Top 5 Miss Talent |
2009 | Tomomi Takada[34][35][36][37] | 高田 知美 | Tokyo | Unplaced | |
2008 | Akemi Fukumura[38][39][40] | 福村 明美 | Tokyo | Unplaced | |
2007 | Ryoko Tominaga[41] | 富永 良子 | Tokyo | Unplaced | |
2006 | Noriko Ohno[42] | 大野 典子 | Unknown | Unplaced | |
2005 | Emi Suzuki[43] | 鈴木 絵実 | Unknown | Unplaced | |
2003 | Asami Saito[44] | 斉藤 麻美 | Unknown | Unplaced | |
2001 | Misuzu Hirayama[45] | Tokyo | Unplaced | Miss Friendship |
See also
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