Miss Grand Japan 2016
2nd edition of the Miss Grand Japan beauty pageant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Miss Grand Japan 2016 (Japanese: 2016 ミス・グランド・ジャパン) was the second edition of the Miss Grand Japan pageant, held on September 11, 2016, at the Bunka Fashion College, Shibuya, Tokyo.[1][2][3] Twenty contestants from different prefectures competed for the title.[1][4][3] At the end of the event, a 27-year-old company employee from Aichi, Ayaka Sato, was announced the winner.[1][2][3][5] Her court included Erea Taira of Okinawa and Riri Yoshida of Chiba.[1][2][4] The event was also attended Miss Grand International 2015, Claire Elizabeth Parker of Australia.[1][4]
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Date | September 11, 2016 |
Venue | Bunka Fashion College, Shibuya, Tokyo |
Entrants | 20 |
Placements | 10 |
Winner | Ayaka Sato (Aichi) |
Congeniality | Riri Yoshida (Chiba) |
Photogenic | Shiori Takashima (Aichi) |
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Ayaka Sato later represented Japan at the Miss Grand International 2016 pageant, held in Las Vegas, Nevada,[3] but was unplaced.[6]
In this edition, the regional preliminary rounds to select the national finalist was also held in Hokkaido, Tōhoku, and Tokyo.[7][8]