Miss Grand Japan 2016
| Miss Grand Japan 2016 | |
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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) |
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]
Result
[edit]| 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 | |
| Miss Social Media |
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| Miss Bikini |
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- Notes
Contestants
[edit]Twenty contestants competed for the title.[10][11]
| No. | Prefecture | Candidate | Age | Height | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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) |
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 5 "「ミス・グランド・ジャパン2016」は愛知県出身の27歳 純白ドレスでオーラ輝く". mdpr.jp (in Japanese). September 12, 2016. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- 1 2 3 佐々木真理子 (2016). "2016年度ミス・グランド・ジャパン優勝者は佐藤彩花さんに決定！". ca-media.jp (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 15, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "ミス・グランド・ジャパン2016 (3) グランプリは佐藤彩花が受賞". plus.wws-channel.com (in Japanese). September 23, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 3 "Miss Grand Japan 2016". www.yasu.sportscarfan.com (in Japanese). 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - 1 2 "2016年度ミス・グランド・ジャパン優勝者は佐藤彩花さんに決定！". ca-media.jp (in Japanese). September 14, 2016. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ "2016年度世界大会ファイナル結果報告" (in Japanese). Miss Grand Japan. October 25, 2016. Archived from the original on June 28, 2017. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
- ↑ "応援いただいた皆様へ" (in Japanese). Miss Grand Japan. September 12, 2016. Archived from the original on September 12, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "ミス・グランド・ジャパン募集開始" (in Japanese). Miss Grand Japan. March 31, 2016. Archived from the original on April 20, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - 1 2 "【速報】ミス・グランド・ジャパン2016決定！" (in Japanese). Miss Grand Japan. September 1, 2016. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Miss Grand Japan 2016: cast" (in Japanese). Miss Grand Japan. Archived from the original on October 18, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "ミスグランドジャパン2016 7月16日セミファイナル 有楽町マルイ". miss-japan.net (in Japanese). July 16, 2016. Archived from the original on September 27, 2023. Retrieved February 24, 2024.
External links
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