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Miss World Japan Formation 2013 Type Beauty pageant Headquarters Tokyo Location Japan Members Miss World Official language Japanese Website www.missworld.jp

**Miss World Japan** (ミス・ワールド・ジャパン) is a national beauty pageant in Japan. [1]

## 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](/source/Miss_World) and, on occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent. [2]

## Titleholders

**Color keys**

- : Declared as Winner

- : Ended as runner-up or Top 5/7 qualification

- : Ended as one of the finalists or semi-finalists

- : Ended as special awards winner

Year Miss World Japan Japanese Represented Placement Special Awards 2026 Yui Kawana[3] 友だちのユイ Tokyo TBA 2025 Kiana Tomita[4] キアナ と見た Tokyo Unplaced 2024 No competition held 2023 Kana Yamaguchi[5] 山口佳奈 Toyama Unplaced 2022 Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2022 2021 Tamaki Hoshi[6] 星 たまき Akita Unplaced Miss World Talent (5th Place) Miss World Sport (Top 32) 2020 Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no pageant in 2020 2019 Marika Sera 世良 マリカ Kanagawa Unplaced Miss World Sport (Top 32) Miss World Talent (Top 27) 2018 Kanako Date 伊達 佳内子 Tokyo Top 30 Miss World Top Model (Top 32) Beauty with a Purpose (Top 25) 2017 Haruka Yamashita[7] 山下 晴加 Tokyo Top 15 Miss World Talent (Top 20) 2016 Priyanka Yoshikawa 吉川 プリアンカ Tokyo Top 20 2015 Chika Nakagawa 中川 知香 Niigata Unplaced Miss World Top Model (Top 30) 2014 Hikaru Kawai 河合 ひかる Miyagi Unplaced People's Choice Award (Top 20) 2013 Michiko Tanaka 田中 道子 Shizuoka Unplaced Miss World Beach Beauty (Top 33) 2012 Nozomi Igarashi 五十嵐 希 Yamagata Unplaced 2011 Midori Tanaka 田中 緑 Okayama Top 31 2010 Hiroko Matsunaga 松永 博子 Fukuoka Unplaced 2009 Eruza Sasaki 佐々木 えるざ Okinawa Top 16 2008 Mizuki Kubodera 久保寺 瑞紀 Kanagawa Unplaced 2007 Rui Watanabe 渡部 累 Tokyo Unplaced 2006 Kazuha Kondo 近藤 和葉 Tokyo Unplaced Miss World Sport (Top 24) 2005 Erina Shinohara 篠原 絵理奈 - Unplaced 2004 Minako Goto 後藤 美菜子 Akita Unplaced 2003 Kaoru Nishide 西出 薫 - Unplaced 2002 Yuko Nabeta 鍋田 裕子 - Unplaced 2001 Yuka Hamano 浜野 由佳 - Unplaced 2000 Mariko Sugai 菅井 万里子 - Unplaced 1999 Aya Mitsubori 三堀 彩 - Unplaced 1998 Rie Mochizuki 望月 里恵 - Unplaced 1997 Shinobu Saraie 更家 しのぶ - Unplaced 1996 Miyuki Fujii 藤井 美由紀 - Unplaced 1995 Mari Kubo 久保 真理 - Unplaced 1994 Shinobu Sushida 須志田 しのぶ - Unplaced 1993 Yoko Miyasaka 宮坂 謡子 - Unplaced 1992 Kaoru Kikuchi 菊池 薫 - Unplaced 1991 Junko Tsuda 津田 純子 - Unplaced 1990 Tomoko Iwasaki 岩崎 朋子 - Unplaced 1989 Kaori Muto 武藤 かをり - Unplaced 1988 Kazumi Sakikubo 崎久保 和美 - Unplaced 1987 Keiko Unno 海野 圭子 - Unplaced 1986 Mutsumi Sugimura 杉村 睦 - Unplaced 1985 Haruko Sugimoto 杉本 治子 - Unplaced 1984 Ayako Ohsone 大曽根 文子 - Unplaced 1983 Mie Nakahara 中原 三枝 Yamanashi Unplaced 1982 Mutsuko Kikuchi 菊地 睦子 Tokyo Unplaced 1981 Naomi Kishi 岸 直実 Tokyo Top 15 Queens of Asia 1980 Kanako Ito 伊藤 加奈子 Tokyo Unplaced 1979 Motomi Hibino 日比野 元美 Akita Unplaced 1978 Yuko Yamaguchi 山口 裕子 Okayama Unplaced 1977 Chizuru Shigemura 重村 千鶴 Saitama Unplaced 1976 Noriko Asakuno 朝久野 典子 Osaka Unplaced 1975 Chiharu Fujiwara 藤原 千春 Toyama Unplaced 1974 Chikako Shima 島 周子 Gifu Top 7 1973 Keiko Matsunaga 松永 恵子 Chiba Unplaced 1972 Akiko Kajitani Kyoto Unplaced 1971 Emiko Ikeda 池田 恵美子 Tokyo Unplaced 1970 Hisayo Nakamura 中村 久代 Fukuoka Unplaced 1969 Emiko Karashima 辛島 恵美子 Shizuoka Unplaced 1968 Ryoko Miyoshi 三好 僚子 Tokyo Unplaced 1967 Chikako Sotoyama 外山 智香子 Tochigi Unplaced 1966 Harumi Kobayashi 小早志 春美 Kanagawa Unplaced 1965 Yuko Oguchi 小口 侑子 Aichi Top 16 1964 Yoshiko Nakatani Ibaraki Unplaced 1963 Miyako Harada 原田 美弥子 Yamanashi Unplaced 1962 Teruko Ikeda 池田 照子 Hokkaido 4th Runner-up 1961 Chie Murakami 村上 千恵 Nagano Top 15 1960 Eiko Murai 村井 睿子 Niigata Top 15 1959 Chieko Ichinose 一の瀬 千恵子 Tokyo Unplaced 1958 Hisako Okuse 奥瀬 寿子 Saitama Unplaced 1957 Muneko Yorifuji 依藤 宗子 Hyōgo 4th Runner-up 1956 Midoriko Tokura 戸倉 緑子 Yamaguchi 3rd Runner-up

## See also

- [Miss Universe Japan](/source/Miss_Universe_Japan)

- [Miss International Japan](/source/Miss_International_Japan)

- [Miss Earth Japan](/source/Miss_Earth_Japan)

- [Miss Japan](/source/Miss_Japan)

- [Miss Nippon](/source/Miss_Nippon)

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Half-Indian Priyanka Yoshikawa crowned Miss Japan, but not everyone's impressed"](http://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/half-indian-priyanka-yoshikawa-crowned-miss-japan-but-not-everyone-s-impressed/story-jXYLOiLgj6aC4x36xMtYNM.html). 5 September 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["'Haafu' and proud: Miss World Japan won by mixed-race contestant"](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/06/hafu-and-proud-miss-world-japan-won-by-mixed-race-woman-for-second-year). *[TheGuardian.com](/source/TheGuardian.com)*. 6 September 2016.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["『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」"](https://www.sankei.com/article/20251022-BFZZXZT6E5LADJ5QA3UQNURWXQ/) [Yui Kawana is Japan's representative for Miss World, and her idol is Aya Ueto: "I want to be in a detective show"]. *[Sankei Shimbun](/source/Sankei_Shimbun)* (in Japanese). 22 October 2025. Retrieved 22 October 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-Japan_4-0)** ["Miss World Japan 2024"](https://www.missworld.com/news/miss-world-japan-2024). *Miss World*. 14 January 2025. Retrieved 20 March 2025.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Miss Japan 2022 crowned"](https://www.missworld.com/#/news/2364). [Miss World](/source/Miss_World).

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["『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"](https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/fe0eda8d4c2fcef17bc25533c6c3136f399baa31). *YahooJapan*. October 12, 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["Haruka Yamashita to represent Japan at Miss World"](http://www.gettyimages.com/detail/news-photo/keio-university-senior-haruka-yamashita-is-selected-in-news-photo/842531580). gettyimages. 4 September 2017.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.missworld.jp) (in Japanese)

v t e Beauty pageants in Japan Miss Earth Japan Miss Grand Japan Miss International Japan Miss Japan Miss Nippon Miss Universe Japan Miss World Japan

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