Martes, Setyembre 3, 2013

Japan through the years of Miss Universe

Akiko Kojima Miss Universe 1959
Japan’s representative to Miss Universe was one to watch every year it’s beauty was different to other delegates from all over the world their exemplifies the true beauty of Asia. They have produced 2 Miss Universe’s namely Akiko Kojima who won Miss Universe 1959 and Riyo Mori who won Miss Universe in 2007.

They have been placed for three consecutive years from 1957 to 1959 and placed for four consecutive years from 1970 to 1973. They were absent for two years since the inauguration of Miss Universe in 1952 in 1996 and 1997.

Miss Universe Japan never stop there, they return in 1998 but did not placed in 2003 Miyako Miyazaka was one of the favorite to win the coveted title and was placed Fourth Runner Up three years later Kurara Chibana placed First Runner Up and the following year the second Miss Universe from Japan crowned in Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico. The last time they were placed was 2008 when Hiroko Mima placed in the Top 15 Semi Finalist.


Miss Universe not onl produced 2 Miss Universe but also produced 2 Four Runner Up, 2 Third Runner Up, 1 Second Runner Up and 1 First Runner Up with a total of 16 placement all in all.


Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico (Miss Universe 2006)
 passing the crown to Riyo Mori  of Japan (Miss Universe 2007)
in Auditorio Nacional, Mexico City, Mexico

Japan’s Representative to Miss Universe

YEAR
NAME
PLACEMENT
AWARDS
1952
Himeko Kojima


1953
Kinuko Ito
Second Runner Up

1954
Mieko Kondo


1955
Keiko Takahashi
Fourth Runner Up

1956
Yoshie Baba


1957
Kyoko Otani
Top 15 Semi Finalist

1958
Tomoko Moritake
Top 15 Semi Finalist
Miss Congeniality
1959
Akiko Kojima
Miss Universe 1959

1960
Yayoi Foruno


1961
Akemi Toyama


1962
Kasuko Hirano


1963
Noriko Ando
Top 15 Semi Finalist

1964
Shizuko Matsumoto


1965
Mari Katayama


1966
Atsumi Ikeno


1967
Kayoko Fujikawa


1968
Yasuyo Iino

Miss Congeniality
1969
Kikuyo Osuka


1970
Jun Shimada
Third Runner Up

1971
Shigeko Taketomi
Top 12 Semi Finalist

1972
Harumi Maeda
Top 12 Semi Finalist

1973
Miyoko Sometani
Top 12 Semi Finalist

1974
Eriko Tsuboi


1975
Sachiko Nakayama
Top 12 Semi Finalist

1976
Miyako Iwakuni


1977
Kyoko Sato


1978
Hisako Manda


1979
Yurika Kuroda

Miss Congeniality
1980
Hisae Hiyama


1981
Mineko Orisaku


1982
Eri Okuwaki


1983
Yuko Yamaguchi


1984
Mayumi Niiyama


1985
Hatsumi Furosawa


1986
Hiroko Esaki


1987
Hiroe Namba


1988
Mizuho Sakaguchi
Third Runner Up

1989
Eri Tashiro


1990
Hiroko Miyoshi


1991
Atsuko Yamamoto


1992
Akiko Ando


1993
Yukiko Shiki


1994
Chiaki Kawahito


1995
Narumi Saeki


1996



1997



1998
Nana Okumura


1999
Satomi Ogawa


2000
Mayu Endo


2001
Misao Arauchi


2002
Mina Chiba


2003
Miyako Miyazaki
Fourth Runner Up

2004
Eri Machimoto


2005
Yukari Kuzuya


2006
Kurara Chibana
First Runner Up
Best In National Costume
2007
Riyo Mori
Miss Universe 2007

2008
Hiroko Mima
Top 15 Semi Finalist

2009
Emiri Miyasaka


2010
Maiko Itai


2011
Maria Kamiyama


2012
Ayako Hara


2013
Yukimi Matsuo
TBA
TBA

Miss Universe: Akiko Kojima (Miss Universe 1959) Riyo Mori (Miss Universe 2007)

Last Placement: Hiroko Mima (2008)

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