Miss Grand Japan 2024

Miss Grand Japan 2024 (Japanese: 2024 ミス・グランド・ジャパン) was the 10th edition of the Miss Grand Japan pageant,^[1][2] held on 20 July 2024,^[3] at the New Piea Hall, Minato, Tokyo.^[4][5] Twenty candidates, who qualified for the national round through the online profile screening, competed for the title.^[6][7] Of whom, a 21-year-old Japanese Brazillian real estate consultant from Aichi, Luma Naomi Shigemitsu, was announced the winner.^[4][8][9] Luna represented Japan at the international stage of Miss Grand International 2024 held on 25 October 2024 in Thailand,^[9] and was placed among the top 20 finalists.^[10]

Miss Grand Japan 2024
Naomi Shigemitsu, the winner of the contest
Date	20 July 2024
Venue	New Piea Hall, Minato, Tokyo
Broadcaster	YouTube
Entrants	20
Placements	8
Winner	Luma Naomi Shigemitsu (Aichi)
Miss Popular	Anna Hayakawa (Kanagawa)
← 2023 2025 →

The grand final round of the pageant was also attended by Nawat Itsaragrisil and Teresa Chaivisut, president and vice president of Miss Grand International.^[3][11]

Background

After the end of the 2023 international tournament in Vietnam, the Miss Grand Japan management team led by Eriko Yoshii [ja] launched an online application for the 2024 national pageant on 2 November 2023,^[12] with a deadline of 31 December 2023.^[1][2] Through the profile screening and virtual interview, 20 applicants qualified for the national round, scheduled to be held on 20 July 2024 at the New Piea Hall, Minato, Tokyo.^[5]

Result

Miss Grand Japan 2024 competition result by prefecture of origin ACH HKD  Japanese in USA Japanese in Italy Japanese diaspora:  Kanagawa I Kanagawa II Kanagawa III  TCG Tokyo I Tokyo II Osaka I Osaka II OKN Color key:  Winner  1st runner-up  2nd runner-up  3rd runner-up  4th runner-up   Top 8   Unplaced   No representative

Placememnt	Candidate[4][8]
Miss Grand Japan 2024	Aichi – Luma Naomi Shigemitsu
1st runner-up	Japanese communities in USA – Erika Ishibashi
2nd runner-up	Kanagawa – Anna Hayakawa
3rd runner-up	Hokkaido – Sayo Nodake
4th runner-up	Tochigi – Miho Ogawa
Top 8	Japanese communities in Italy – Shiori Sato Kanagawa – Mao Eguchi Osaka – Yukako Sakata
Special awards[4][8]
Best in Mysta Award	Kanagawa – Anna Hayakawa
Best in Live Award	Osaka – Yukako Sakata
Best in Swimwear	Hokkaido – Sayo Nodake
Best in Social Media	Osaka – Yukako Sakata
Best in Evening Gown	Aichi – Luma Naomi Shigemitsu
Best in Performer	Osaka – Yuzuki Hirano
Miss Popular	Kanagawa – Anna Hayakawa
Miss Peace	Tottori – Midori Kotani

Contestants

Twenty candidates will compete for the title.^[6]

Prefectures/City/etc.	Candidate
	Romanized name	Japanese name
Aichi	Luma Naomi Shigemitsu	重光 ルマ ナオミ
Chiba	Kilica	霧華
Fukui	Himawari Kojima	小嶋 向日葵
Kanagawa	Aimi McCormack	マコーマック 愛美
Kanagawa	Anna Hayakawa	早川 杏奈
Kanagawa	Mao Eguchi	江口 真央
Hokkaido	Sayo Nodake	野嶽沙世
Hyōgo	Yuka Hatanaka	畠中 優香
Japanese communities in Italy	Shiori Sato	佐藤 汐莉
Japanese communities in USA	Erika Ishibashi	石橋 恵莉加
Okayama	Mako Ohara	尾原 真子
Osaka	Yukako Sakata	坂田 侑嘉子
Osaka	Yuzuki Hirano	平野 柚希
Saga	Taeka Katano	片野 妙香
Tochigi	Miho Ogawa	小川 美穂
Tokushima	Kyoka Yuasa	湯浅 京香
Tokyo	Reina Yokokura	横倉 麗奈
Tokyo	Sasha Takahashi	高橋 サーシャ
Tottori	Midori Kotani	小谷 緑
Yamanashi	Eresa Yakoh	谷古宇 愛麗

References

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2. "ミス・グランド・ジャパン2024 出場者募集". audition.nerim.info (in Japanese). December 10, 2023. Archived from the original on April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
3. Very Navarro (July 21, 2024). "¿Patricio le echó la sal? Luciana Fuster es excluida de importante actividad del Miss Grand" [Luciana Fuster is excluded from important Miss Grand activity]. Perú.21 (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 23, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
4. "ミス・グランド・ジャパン2024日本代表は重光 ルマ ナオミさん　難病と闘いながらの戴冠". Yahoo! Japan (in Japanese). July 24, 2024. Archived from the original on July 31, 2024. Retrieved July 31, 2024.
5. "日本大会チケット販売開始！". Miss Grand Japan (in Japanese). June 4, 2024. Archived from the original on July 3, 2024. Retrieved July 3, 2024.
6. "ミス・グランド・ジャパン2024ファイナリストが決定！". www.missgrandjapan.com (in Japanese). April 1, 2024. Archived from the original on July 3, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.
7. "【ミス･グランド･ジャパン × キャリア】ファイナリスト18名の方が本校でSDGs研修会を開催しました！". Komaba Gakuen High School (in Japanese). June 5, 2024. Archived from the original on July 1, 2024. Retrieved July 1, 2024.
8. "「ミス・グランド・ジャパン2024 FINAL」 結果速報" ["Miss Grand Japan 2024 Final" Results]. Miss Grand Japan (in Japanese). July 20, 2024. Archived from the original on July 23, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
9. "Người đẹp lai đăng quang Hoa hậu Hòa bình Nhật Bản 2024" [The mixed-race beauty was crowned Miss Grand Japan 2024]. Tiền Phong. July 21, 2024. Archived from the original on July 23, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
10. Josiah Antonio (October 25, 2024). "India wins Miss Grand International 2024; PH bet CJ Opiaza is 1st runner-up". ABS-CBN News. Archived from the original on October 25, 2024. Retrieved October 25, 2024.
11. Pedro Noriega (July 21, 2024). "Luciana Fuster es excluida de importante actividad del Miss Grand pese a ser la actual reina" [Luciana Fuster is excluded from important Miss Grand activity despite being the current queen]. www.infobae.com (in Spanish). Archived from the original on July 23, 2024. Retrieved July 23, 2024.
12. "「ミス・グランド・インターナショナル2023」優勝者は、ペルー代表のルシアナ・ファスターさんに決まりました！". prtimes.jp (in Japanese). November 2, 2023. Archived from the original on April 4, 2024. Retrieved April 5, 2024.

External links

• Media related to Miss Grand Japan at Wikimedia Commons