{{Short description|Beauty pageant}} {{pp-sock|small=yes}} {{Multiple issues| {{Primary sources|date=September 2015}} {{More footnotes needed|date=September 2015}} {{confusing|date=April 2014}} }} {{Infobox organization |name = Miss World Japan |formation = 2013 |type = [[Beauty pageant]] |headquarters = [[Tokyo]] |location = [[Japan]] |membership = [[Miss World]] |language = [[Japanese language|Japanese]] |leader_title = |leader_name = |num_staff = |budget = |website = {{URL|www.missworld.jp}} }}
{{Nihongo|'''Miss World Japan'''|ミス・ワールド・ジャパン}} is a national beauty pageant in Japan. <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/half-indian-priyanka-yoshikawa-crowned-miss-japan-but-not-everyone-s-impressed/story-jXYLOiLgj6aC4x36xMtYNM.html|title=Half-Indian Priyanka Yoshikawa crowned Miss Japan, but not everyone's impressed|date=5 September 2016}}</ref>
==History== The Miss World Japan contest was started in 2013, by national holder for Miss World in Tokyo, Japan. The winner of Miss World Japan (MWJ) represents her country at [[Miss World]] and, on occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/06/hafu-and-proud-miss-world-japan-won-by-mixed-race-woman-for-second-year|title='Haafu' and proud: Miss World Japan won by mixed-race contestant|website=[[TheGuardian.com]]|date=6 September 2016}}</ref>
==Titleholders== '''Color keys'''{{plainlist| * {{Color box|gold|border=silver}} : Declared as Winner * {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=silver}} : Ended as runner-up or Top 5/7 qualification * {{Color box|#FFFF99|border=silver}} : Ended as one of the finalists or semi-finalists * {{Color box|#FADADD|border=silver}} : Ended as special awards winner }}
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align:center" !width="60" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Year !width="150" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Miss World Japan !width="150" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Japanese !width="150" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Represented !width="150" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Placement !width="300" style="background-color:#787878;color:#FFFFFF;"|Special Awards |- | [[Miss World 2026|2026]] | Yui Kawana<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=22 October 2025 |title=『ミス・ワールド』日本代表に川名祐衣さん、憧れの存在は上戸彩 「刑事ものに出たい」 |trans-title=Yui Kawana is Japan's representative for Miss World, and her idol is Aya Ueto: "I want to be in a detective show" |url=https://www.sankei.com/article/20251022-BFZZXZT6E5LADJ5QA3UQNURWXQ/ |access-date=22 October 2025 |website=[[Sankei Shimbun]] |language=ja}}</ref> | 友だちのユイ | [[Tokyo]] | TBA | |- | [[Miss World 2025|2025]] | Kiana Tomita<ref name=Japan>{{cite web|title=Miss World Japan 2024|url= https://www.missworld.com/news/miss-world-japan-2024|work=Miss World|date=14 January 2025|access-date=20 March 2025|language=en}}</ref> | キアナ と見た | [[Tokyo]] | Unplaced | |- | 2024 | colspan=5 {{n/a|No competition held}} |- | [[Miss World 2023|2023]] | Kana Yamaguchi<ref>{{cite web|title=Miss Japan 2022 crowned|url=https://www.missworld.com/#/news/2364|publisher=[[Miss World]]}}</ref> | 山口佳奈 | [[Toyama Prefecture|Toyama]] | Unplaced | |- | 2022 | colspan=5 {{n/a|Due to the impact of [[COVID-19 pandemic]], no pageant in 2022}} |- | [[Miss World 2021|2021]] | Tamaki Hoshi<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/fe0eda8d4c2fcef17bc25533c6c3136f399baa31|title=『ミス・ワールド』日本代表に早大2年 20歳・星たまきさん「喜びよりも感謝の気持ち|website=YahooJapan|date=October 12, 2021}}</ref> | 星 たまき | [[Akita (city)|Akita]] | Unplaced | [[Miss World Talent]] (5th Place)<br> [[Miss World Sport]] (Top 32) |- | 2020 | colspan=5 {{n/a|Due to the impact of [[COVID-19 pandemic]], no pageant in 2020}} |- | [[Miss World 2019|2019]] | Marika Sera | 世良 マリカ | [[Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa]] | Unplaced | [[Miss World Sport]] (Top 32)<br>[[Miss World Talent]] (Top 27) |- style="background:#FFFF99;" | [[Miss World 2018|2018]] | Kanako Date | 伊達 佳内子 | [[Tokyo]] | '''Top 30''' | [[Miss World Top Model]] (Top 32)<br>[[Beauty with a Purpose]] (Top 25) |- style="background:#FFFF99;" | [[Miss World 2017|2017]] | [[Haruka Yamashita]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/keio-university-senior-haruka-yamashita-is-selected-in-news-photo/842531580|title=Haruka Yamashita to represent Japan at Miss World|date=4 September 2017|publisher=gettyimages}}</ref> | 山下 晴加 | [[Tokyo]] | '''Top 15''' | [[Miss World Talent]] (Top 20) |- style="background:#FFFF99;" | [[Miss World 2016|2016]] | [[Priyanka Yoshikawa]] | [[:ja:吉川プリアンカ|吉川 プリアンカ]] | [[Tokyo]] | '''Top 20''' | |- | [[Miss World 2015|2015]] | Chika Nakagawa | [[:ja:中川知香|中川 知香]] | [[Niigata Prefecture|Niigata]] | Unplaced | [[Miss World Top Model]] (Top 30) |- | [[Miss World 2014|2014]] | Hikaru Kawai | [[:ja:河合ひかる|河合 ひかる]] | [[Miyagi Prefecture|Miyagi]] | Unplaced | [[Miss World|People's Choice Award]] (Top 20) |- | [[Miss World 2013|2013]] | Michiko Tanaka | [[:ja:田中道子|田中 道子]] | [[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka]] | Unplaced | [[Miss World Beach Beauty]] (Top 33) |- |[[Miss World 2012|2012]] |Nozomi Igarashi |[[:ja:五十嵐希 (モデル)|五十嵐 希]] |[[Yamagata, Yamagata|Yamagata]] |Unplaced | |- style="background:#FFFF99;" |[[Miss World 2011|2011]] |Midori Tanaka |[[:ja:田中緑|田中 緑]] |[[Okayama]] |'''Top 31''' | |- |[[Miss World 2010|2010]] |Hiroko Matsunaga |[[:ja:松永博子|松永 博子]] |[[Fukuoka]] |Unplaced | |- style="background:#FFFF99;" |[[Miss World 2009|2009]] |Eruza Sasaki |[[:ja:佐々木えるざ|佐々木 えるざ]] |[[Okinawa Prefecture|Okinawa]] |'''Top 16''' | |- |[[Miss World 2008|2008]] |[[Mizuki Kubodera]] |[[:ja:久保寺瑞紀|久保寺 瑞紀]] |[[Kanagawa]] |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 2007|2007]] |[[Rui Watanabe]] |[[:ja:渡部累|渡部 累]] |[[Tokyo]] |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 2006|2006]] |Kazuha Kondo |[[:ja:近藤和葉|近藤 和葉]] |[[Tokyo]] |Unplaced |[[Miss World Sport]] (Top 24) |- |[[Miss World 2005|2005]] |Erina Shinohara |篠原 絵理奈 | - |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 2004|2004]] |Minako Goto |[[:ja:後藤美菜子|後藤 美菜子]] |[[Akita (city)|Akita]] |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 2003|2003]] |Kaoru Nishide |西出 薫 | - |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 2002|2002]] |Yuko Nabeta |鍋田 裕子 | - |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 2001|2001]] |Yuka Hamano |浜野 由佳 | - |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 2000|2000]] |Mariko Sugai |菅井 万里子 | - |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1999|1999]] |Aya Mitsubori |三堀 彩 | - |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1998|1998]] |Rie Mochizuki |望月 里恵 | - |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1997|1997]] |Shinobu Saraie |更家 しのぶ | - |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1996|1996]] |Miyuki Fujii |藤井 美由紀 | - |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1995|1995]] |Mari Kubo |久保 真理 | - |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1994|1994]] |Shinobu Sushida |須志田 しのぶ | - |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1993|1993]] |Yoko Miyasaka |宮坂 謡子 | - |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1992|1992]] |Kaoru Kikuchi |菊池 薫 | - |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1991|1991]] |Junko Tsuda |津田 純子 | - |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1990|1990]] |Tomoko Iwasaki |岩崎 朋子 | - |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1989|1989]] |Kaori Muto |武藤 かをり | - |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1988|1988]] |Kazumi Sakikubo |崎久保 和美 | - |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1987|1987]] |Keiko Unno |海野 圭子 | - |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1986|1986]] |Mutsumi Sugimura |杉村 睦 | - |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1985|1985]] |Haruko Sugimoto |杉本 治子 | - |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1984|1984]] |Ayako Ohsone |大曽根 文子 | - |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1983|1983]] |Mie Nakahara |中原 三枝 |[[Yamanashi Prefecture|Yamanashi]] |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1982|1982]] |Mutsuko Kikuchi |菊地 睦子 |[[Tokyo Prefecture|Tokyo]] |Unplaced | |- style="background:#FFFF99;" |[[Miss World 1981|1981]] |Naomi Kishi |岸 直実 |[[Tokyo Prefecture|Tokyo]] |'''Top 15''' |Queens of Asia |- |[[Miss World 1980|1980]] |Kanako Ito |伊藤 加奈子 |[[Tokyo Prefecture|Tokyo]] |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1979|1979]] |Motomi Hibino |日比野 元美 |[[Akita Prefecture|Akita]] |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1978|1978]] |Yuko Yamaguchi |山口 裕子 |[[Okayama Prefecture|Okayama]] |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1977|1977]] |Chizuru Shigemura |重村 千鶴 |[[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]] |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1976|1976]] |Noriko Asakuno |朝久野 典子 |[[Osaka Prefecture|Osaka]] |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1975|1975]] |Chiharu Fujiwara |藤原 千春 |[[Toyama Prefecture|Toyama]] |Unplaced | |- style="background:#FFFF66;" |[[Miss World 1974|1974]] |Chikako Shima |島 周子 |[[Gifu Prefecture|Gifu]] |'''Top 7''' | |- |[[Miss World 1973|1973]] |Keiko Matsunaga |松永 恵子 |[[Chiba Prefecture|Chiba]] |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1972|1972]] |Akiko Kajitani | |[[Kyoto Prefecture|Kyoto]] |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1971|1971]] |Emiko Ikeda |池田 恵美子 |[[Tokyo Prefecture|Tokyo]] |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1970|1970]] |Hisayo Nakamura |中村 久代 |[[Fukuoka Prefecture|Fukuoka]] |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1969|1969]] |Emiko Karashima |辛島 恵美子 |[[Shizuoka Prefecture|Shizuoka]] |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1968|1968]] |Ryoko Miyoshi |三好 僚子 |[[Tokyo Prefecture|Tokyo]] |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1967|1967]] |Chikako Sotoyama |外山 智香子 |[[Tochigi Prefecture|Tochigi]] |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1966|1966]] |Harumi Kobayashi |小早志 春美 |[[Kanagawa Prefecture|Kanagawa]] |Unplaced | |- style="background:#FFFF99;" |[[Miss World 1965|1965]] |Yuko Oguchi |小口 侑子 |[[Aichi Prefecture|Aichi]] |'''Top 16''' | |- |[[Miss World 1964|1964]] |Yoshiko Nakatani | |[[Ibaraki Prefecture|Ibaraki]] |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1963|1963]] |Miyako Harada |原田 美弥子 |[[Yamanashi Prefecture|Yamanashi]] |Unplaced | |- style="background-color:#FFFF66;" |[[Miss World 1962|1962]] |Teruko Ikeda |池田 照子 |[[Hokkaido Prefecture|Hokkaido]] |'''4th Runner-up''' | |- style="background:#FFFF99;" |[[Miss World 1961|1961]] |Chie Murakami |村上 千恵 |[[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]] |'''Top 15''' | |- style="background:#FFFF99;" |[[Miss World 1960|1960]] |Eiko Murai |村井 睿子 |[[Niigata Prefecture|Niigata]] |'''Top 15''' | |- |[[Miss World 1959|1959]] |Chieko Ichinose |一の瀬 千恵子 |[[Tokyo Prefecture|Tokyo]] |Unplaced | |- |[[Miss World 1958|1958]] |Hisako Okuse |奥瀬 寿子 |[[Saitama Prefecture|Saitama]] |Unplaced | |- style="background-color:#FFFF66;" |[[Miss World 1957|1957]] |Muneko Yorifuji |[[:ja:依藤宗子|依藤 宗子]] |[[Hyōgo Prefecture|Hyōgo]] |'''4th Runner-up''' | |- style="background-color:#FFFF66;" |[[Miss World 1956|1956]] |Midoriko Tokura |[[:ja:戸倉緑子|戸倉 緑子]] |[[Yamaguchi Prefecture|Yamaguchi]] |'''3rd Runner-up''' | |}
== See also == * [[Miss Universe Japan]] * [[Miss International Japan]] * [[Miss Earth Japan]] * [[Miss Japan]] * [[Miss Nippon]]
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.missworld.jp}} {{in lang|ja}} {{Beauty pageants in Japan}} {{Miss World countries and territories}}
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