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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]
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]
Position | Delegate[3][5][9] |
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Miss Grand Japan 2016 |
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1st runner-up |
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2nd runner-up |
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Top 5 | |
Top 10 | |
Special awards[9] | |
Miss Friendship |
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Miss Photogenic |
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Miss Popular |
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Miss Social Media |
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Miss Bikini |
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Twenty contestants competed for the title.[10][11]
No. | Prefecture | Candidate | Age | Height | |
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Romanized name | Japanese name | ||||
01. | Chiba | Riri Yoshida | 吉田 吏里 | 26 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
02. | Hokkaido | Mai Miyata | 宮田 真衣 | 25 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
03. | Iwate | Aya Shishido | 宍戸 亜弥 | 27 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
04. | Miyagi | Hiromi Morita | 森田 博美 | 27 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
05. | Kanagawa | Natsuki Suzuki | 鈴木 夏生 | 24 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
06. | Kagoshima | Lina Tobimatsu | 飛松 利菜 | 21 | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
07. | Miyagi | Hitimi Sato | 佐藤 仁美 | 26 | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
08. | Kanagawa | Rika Matsuo | 松尾 梨華 | 22 | 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
09. | Nara | Maria Nakayama | 中山 まりあ | 23 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
10. | Hokkaido | Saori Kawahara | 川原 沙織 | 26 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
11. | Aichi | Ayako Sato | 佐藤 彩花 | 27 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
12. | Hokkaido | Ayako Momiyama | 籾山 采子 | 21 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
13. | Akita | Ayumi Sato | 佐藤 歩美 | 25 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
14. | Aichi | Shiori Suzuki | 鈴木 詩織 | 25 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
15. | Okinawa | Erea Taira | 平良 絵玲亜 | 27 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
16. | Kanagawa | Ruri Chikuma | 竹間 瑠莉 | 24 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
17. | Chiba | Natsuki Sato | 佐藤 夏希 | 25 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
19. | Aichi | Yurika Watanabe | 渡辺 由梨佳 | 25 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
19. | Aichi | Shiori Takashima | 高島 詩緒莉 | 26 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
20. | Kyoto | Chizu Yokoe | 横江 千寿 | 27 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
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