Miss Grand Japan 2015 | |
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Date | August 24, 2015 |
Venue | Happo-en , Minato, Tokyo |
Entrants | 22 |
Placements | 10 |
Winner | Ayaka Tanaka (Saitama) |
Congeniality | Chisato Nagayasu (Kanagawa) |
Photogenic | Hirasawa Natsuka (Tokyo) |
Miss Face of Beauty | Miyu Tanaka (Hyōgo) |
Miss Grand Japan 2015 (Japanese: 2015ミス・グランド・ジャパン) was the first edition of the Miss Grand Japan pageant, held on August 24, 2015, at the Happo-en , Minato, Tokyo.[1][2][3] Twenty-two contestants competed for the title,[2] of whom a 25-year-old nurse representing Saitama, Ayaka Tanaka, was announced the winner, while Miyu Tanaka of Hyōgo was named Miss Face of Beauty Japan 2015.[1][3]
Ayaka Tanaka later represented Japan in the Miss Grand International 2015 pageant held in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 25, 2015, and won the Best Evening Gown award as well as was placed among the top 10 finalists.[4][5][6] Meanwhile, Miyu Tanaka competed internationally at the Face of Beauty International 2015 contest in Taiwan, where she qualified to the top 15 finals.[7]
The event was organized by Intergo Co., Ltd. and Views Co., Ltd, (株式会社ヴューズ) with Eriko Yoshii and Ayako Suzuki as the companies' representatives, respectively.[1]
Pageant
An application for the Miss Grand Japan 2015 was launched on April 1, 2015.[8] Through the seminar and online screening, only 32 applicants qualified for the semi-final round, held on July 4, 2015, at the Yurakucho station square, where the final 19 contestants were elected.[2][9] Together with the 3 revenge match winners, determined later at the Happo-en , completed the twenty-two finalists,[2] who then entered the national final round held at the Happo-en on August 24.[1][2]
In the grand final round, the top 10 finalists, determined earlier in the preliminary competition held on August 23, were announced, followed by the top 5 finalists, who then competed in the question and answer section. Afterward, Miss Grand Japan 2015 as well as other supplemental title winners were named.[3][10]
Result
Position | Delegate[3][10] |
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Miss Grand Japan 2015 |
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Miss Face of Beauty Japan 2015 |
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1st runner-up |
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2nd runner-up |
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Top 5 | |
Top 10 |
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Special awards[11] | |
Miss Friendship |
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Miss Photogenic |
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People's Choice Award |
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Best in Social Media |
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Best in Swimsuit |
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Contestants
Twenty-two contestants competed for the title.[12]
No. | Prefectures | Candidate | Age | Height | |
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01. | Osaka | Airi Yamamoto | 山本 愛莉 | 23 | 1.61 m (5 ft 3+1⁄2 in) |
02. | Akita | Maiko Ishikawa | 石川 真依子 | 25 | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |
03. | Saitama | Aiko Takada | 高田 愛子 | 26 | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
04. | Fukuoka | Chisa Higuchi | 樋口 千紗 | 25 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
05. | Tokyo | Seira Inoue | 井上 セイラ | 18 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
06. | Wakayama | Mari Takeuchi | 竹内 麻莉 | 20 | 1.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) |
07. | Hokkaido | Kazuyo Abe | 阿部 和代 | 23 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
08. | Nagasaki | Matsunaga Sawako | 松永 佐和子 | 23 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
09. | Tokyo | Maria Ueyama | 上山 真里愛 | 20 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
10. | Tokyo | Uruma Ayame | 閏間 あやめ | 22 | 1.64 m (5 ft 4+1⁄2 in) |
11. | Tokyo | Fuyuki Fujiwara | 藤原 冬姫 | 26 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
12. | Tokyo | Shima Maki | 志摩 マキ | 23 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
13. | Tokyo | Hirasawa Natsuka | 平澤 夏加 | 25 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
14. | Tokyo | Emiri Tsukui | 津久井 えみり | 21 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
15. | Kanagawa | Mayu Kubota | 窪田 麻佑 | 26 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
16. | Hyōgo | Miyu Tanaka | 田中 実結 | 21 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
17. | Kanagawa | Chisato Nagayasu | 永易 千怜 | 23 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
18. | Saitama | Ayaka Tanaka | 田中綾郁 | 25 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
19. | Chiba | Nanami Tomita | 冨田 七々海 | 24 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
20. | Tokyo | Miki Shima | 志摩 ミキ | 19 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
21. | Aichi | Mao Kaneko | 兼子真央 | 25 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
22. | Miyagi | Airi Miyata | 宮田 愛理 | 20 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
References
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- ^ a b c d "「平和の使者」の美女たち…今年のミスグランプリが決定". Rbbtoday.com (in Japanese). September 10, 2015. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
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- ^ "Nỗi day dứt của hoa hậu sinh ra từ một vụ hiếp dâm". thanhtra.com.vn (in Vietnamese). October 27, 2015. Archived from the original on October 8, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ "Người đẹp 20 tuổi đăng quang Miss Grand International 2015". Baoquangngai.vn (in Vietnamese). October 26, 2015. Archived from the original on October 8, 2023. Retrieved October 8, 2023.
- ^ "田中実結 2015 フェイス・オブ・ビューティー日本代表". miss-japan.net (in Japanese). April 7, 2016. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ "2015 ミス・グランド・ジャパン". missgrandinternational.jp (in Japanese). 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "世界の舞台は誰の手に?ミス・グランド・インターナショナル日本大会!". www.kirei-navi.jp (in Japanese). July 7, 2015. Archived from the original on February 22, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
- ^ a b "2015ミス・グランド・ジャパン" (in Japanese). Miss Grand Japan. 2015. Retrieved February 22, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "Miss Grand Japan: Cast" (in Japanese). 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "2015 Miss Grand Japan Finalists" (in Japanese). Miss Grand Japan. 2015 – via Internet Archive.
External links
- Media related to Miss Grand Japan at Wikimedia Commons