{{short description|1st edition of the Miss Grand Japan beauty pageant}} {{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}} {{Infobox beauty pageant | image = Ayaka Tanaka.png | caption = Ayaka Tanaka, the winner of the contest | date = August 24, 2015 | venue = {{ill|Happo-en|ja|八芳園}}, [[Minato, Tokyo|Minato]], [[Tokyo]] | presenters = | entrants = 22 | placements = 10 | broadcaster = | debuts = | withdrawals = | returns = | photogenic = Hirasawa Natsuka ([[Tokyo]]) | congeniality = Chisato Nagayasu ([[Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa]]) | winner = Ayaka Tanaka ([[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]]) | award1 label = Miss Face of Beauty | award1 = Miyu Tanaka ([[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]]) | before = | next = [[Miss Grand Japan 2016|2016]] }}
'''Miss Grand Japan 2015''' ({{langx|ja|'''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 {{ill|Happo-en|ja|八芳園}}, [[Minato, Tokyo|Minato]], [[Tokyo]].<ref name=venue2015>{{cite web|url=https://www.excite.co.jp/news/article/Prtimes_2015-09-10-15305-1/|title=【日本初】2015：ミス・グランド・ジャパン（日本大会）を開催、グランプリは現役看護師・田中綾郁さん10月の世界大会出場へ|date=10 September 2015|accessdate=22 March 2022|language=ja|work=[[Excite (web portal)|Excite]]|archivedate=22 March 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322020814/https://www.excite.co.jp/news/article/Prtimes_2015-09-10-15305-1/}}</ref><ref name=semi/><ref name=result15/> Twenty-two contestants competed for the title,<ref name=semi>{{cite web|url=http://yurakucho.today/enjoy/p4117/|title=【イベントレポート】『STOP THE WAR』『PEACE』を掲げ世界へ！「2015 ミス・グランド・ジャパン」セミファイナル|author=有楽町トゥデイ編集部|date=4 September 2015|accessdate=22 February 2024|language=ja|publisher=有楽町.today|archivedate=22 February 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240222005403/http://yurakucho.today/enjoy/p4117/}}</ref> of whom a 25-year-old nurse representing [[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]], Ayaka Tanaka, was announced the winner, while Miyu Tanaka of [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]] was named Miss Face of Beauty Japan 2015.<ref name=venue2015/><ref name=result15/>
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.<ref name=thairathresult>{{cite web|url=https://www.thairath.co.th/content/535024|work=[[Thai Rath]]|language=th|date=27 October 2015|access-date=8 October 2023|archive-date=7 October 2023|title='เอเนีย การ์เซีย' สาวโดมินิกัน คว้ามงกุฎ 'มิสแกรนด์ฯ 2015'|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231007223139/https://www.thairath.co.th/content/535024}}</ref><ref name=than>{{cite web|url=https://thanhtra.com.vn/xa-hoi/van-hoa/Noi-day-dut-cua-hoa-hau-sinh-ra-tu-mot-vu-hiep-dam-95072.html|title=Nỗi day dứt của hoa hậu sinh ra từ một vụ hiếp dâm|language=vi|date=27 October 2015|access-date=8 October 2023|website=thanhtra.com.vn|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231008045819/https://thanhtra.com.vn/xa-hoi/van-hoa/Noi-day-dut-cua-hoa-hau-sinh-ra-tu-mot-vu-hiep-dam-95072.html}}</ref><ref name=qua>{{cite web|url=https://baoquangngai.vn/channel/2028/201510/nguoi-dep-20-tuoi-dang-quang-miss-grand-international-2015-2636499/|title=Người đẹp 20 tuổi đăng quang Miss Grand International 2015|date=26 October 2015|access-date=8 October 2023|language=vi|website=Baoquangngai.vn|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231008041308/https://baoquangngai.vn/channel/2028/201510/nguoi-dep-20-tuoi-dang-quang-miss-grand-international-2015-2636499/}}</ref> Meanwhile, Miyu Tanaka competed internationally at the {{ill|Face of Beauty International 2015|es}} contest in [[Taiwan]], where she qualified to the top 15 finals.<ref name=face>{{cite web|url=http://miss-japan.net/grand/miyu-tanaka|title=田中実結 2015 フェイス・オブ・ビューティー日本代表|date=7 April 2016|accessdate=22 February 2024|language=ja|website=miss-japan.net|archivedate=22 February 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240222034126/http://miss-japan.net/grand/miyu-tanaka}}</ref>
The event was organized by Intergo Co., Ltd. and Views Co., Ltd, ({{lang|ja|株式会社ヴューズ}}) with {{ill|Eriko Yoshii|ja|吉井絵梨子}} and Ayako Suzuki as the companies' representatives, respectively.<ref name=venue2015/> ==Pageant== An application for the Miss Grand Japan 2015 was launched on April 1, 2015.<ref name=off>{{cite web|accessdate=22 February 2024|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518071924/http://missgrandinternational.jp/|title=2015 ミス・グランド・ジャパン|website=missgrandinternational.jp|language=ja|date=2015|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> 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.<ref name=semi/><ref name=nineteen>{{cite web|url=https://www.kirei-navi.jp/contents/tsushin53/|title=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！|date=7 July 2015|accessdate=22 February 2024|language=ja|website=www.kirei-navi.jp|archivedate=22 February 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240222030015/https://www.kirei-navi.jp/contents/tsushin53/}}</ref> Together with the 3 revenge match winners, determined later at the {{ill|Happo-en|ja|八芳園}}, completed the twenty-two finalists,<ref name=semi/> who then entered the national final round held at the Happo-en on August 24.<ref name=venue2015/><ref name=semi/>
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.<ref name=result15/><ref name=runeer/>
==Result== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%;" |- !Position!!Delegate<ref name=result15>{{cite web|url=https://www.rbbtoday.com/article/2015/09/10/135138.html|title=「平和の使者」の美女たち…今年のミスグランプリが決定|language=ja|accessdate=22 March 2022|date=10 September 2015|work=Rbbtoday.com|archivedate=5 October 2015|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151005015214/https://www.rbbtoday.com/article/2015/09/10/135138.html}}</ref><ref name=runeer>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905160117/http://missgrandinternational.jp:80/index.html|date=2015|accessdate=22 February 2024|language=ja|via=[[Internet Archive]]|title=2015ミス・グランド・ジャパン|publisher=Miss Grand Japan}}</ref> |- !Miss Grand Japan 2015 | * '''18.''' [[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]] – Ayaka Tanaka |- !Miss Face of Beauty Japan 2015 | * '''16.''' [[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]] – Miyu Tanaka |- !1st runner-up | * '''21.''' [[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]] – Mao Kaneko |- !2nd runner-up | * '''19.''' [[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]] – Nanami Tomita |- !Top 5 | *'''11.''' [[Tokyo]] – Fuyuki Fujiwara *'''15.''' [[Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa]] – Mayu Kubota |- !Top 10 | * '''01.''' [[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] – Airi Yamamoto * ''No data available'' * ''No data available'' * ''No data available'' |- !colspan=2|Special awards<ref>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160627083938/http://missgrandjapan.com/cast/|date=2016|title=Miss Grand Japan: Cast|accessdate=24 February 2024|language=ja|via=[[Internet Archive]]}}</ref> |- !Miss Friendship | *'''17.''' [[Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa]] – Chisato Nagayasu |- !Miss Photogenic | * '''13.''' [[Tokyo]] – Hirasawa Natsuka |- !People's Choice Award | * '''11.''' [[Tokyo]] – Fuyuki Fujiwara |- !Best in Social Media | * '''11.''' [[Tokyo]] – Fuyuki Fujiwara |- !Best in Swimsuit | * '''18.''' [[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]] – Ayaka Tanaka |}
==Contestants== Twenty-two contestants competed for the title.<ref name=2015contestant>{{cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150807075641/http://www.missgrandinternational.jp/f_member/01yamamoto.html|title=2015 Miss Grand Japan Finalists|date=2015|publisher=Miss Grand Japan|via=[[Internet Archive]]|language=ja}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" |- !rowspan=2|No.||rowspan=2|Prefectures!!colspan=2|Candidate||rowspan=2|Age||rowspan=2|Height |- !Romanized name!!Japanese name |- |01.||[[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]]||Airi Yamamoto||山本 愛莉||23||{{height|m=1.61}} |- |02.||[[Akita Prefecture|Akita]]||Maiko Ishikawa||石川 真依子||25||{{height|m=1.60}} |- |03.||[[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]]||Aiko Takada||高田 愛子||26||{{height|m=1.66}} |- |04.||[[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]]||Chisa Higuchi||樋口 千紗||25||{{height|m=1.68}} |- |05.||[[Tokyo]]||Seira Inoue||井上 セイラ||18||{{height|m=1.68}} |- |06.||[[Wakayama Prefecture|Wakayama]]||Mari Takeuchi||竹内 麻莉||20||{{height|m=1.66}} |- |07.||[[Hokkaido]]||Kazuyo Abe||阿部 和代||23||{{height|m=1.71}} |- |08.||[[Nagasaki Prefecture|Nagasaki]]||Matsunaga Sawako||松永 佐和子||23||{{height|m=1.70}} |- |09.||[[Tokyo]]||Maria Ueyama||上山 真里愛||20||{{height|m=1.70}} |- |10.||[[Tokyo]]||Uruma Ayame||閏間 あやめ||22||{{height|m=1.64}} |- |11.||[[Tokyo]]||Fuyuki Fujiwara||藤原 冬姫||26||{{height|m=1.68}} |- |12.||[[Tokyo]]||Shima Maki||志摩 マキ||23||{{height|m=1.65}} |- |13.||[[Tokyo]]||Hirasawa Natsuka||平澤 夏加||25||{{height|m=1.70}} |- |14.||[[Tokyo]]||Emiri Tsukui||津久井 えみり||21||{{height|m=1.70}} |- |15.||[[Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa]]||Mayu Kubota||窪田 麻佑||26||{{height|m=1.72}} |- |16.||[[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]]||Miyu Tanaka||田中 実結||21||{{height|m=1.72}} |- |17.||[[Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa]]||Chisato Nagayasu||永易 千怜||23||{{height|m=1.72}} |- |18.||[[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]]||Ayaka Tanaka||田中綾郁||25||{{height|m=1.70}} |- |19.||[[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]]||Nanami Tomita||冨田 七々海||24||{{height|m=1.70}} |- |20.||[[Tokyo]]||Miki Shima||志摩 ミキ||19||{{height|m=1.65}} |- |21.||[[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]]||Mao Kaneko||兼子真央||25||{{height|m=1.74}} |- |22.||[[Miyagi Prefecture|Miyagi]]||Airi Miyata||宮田 愛理||20||{{height|m=1.65}} |}
==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * {{commons category-inline|Miss Grand Japan}}
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