is a national beauty pageant in Japan.
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.
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YearMiss World JapanJapaneseRepresentedPlacementSpecial Awards 2027 TBA TBA TBA TBA 2026 Yui Kawana 友だちのユイ Tokyo Unplaced 2025 Kiana Tomita キアナ と見た Tokyo Unplaced 2024 colspan=5 2023 Kana Yamaguchi 山口佳奈 Toyama Unplaced 2022 colspan=5 2021 Tamaki Hoshi 星 たまき Akita Unplaced Miss World Talent (5th Place) Miss World Sport (Top 32) 2020 colspan=5 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 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)2012Nozomi Igarashi五十嵐 希YamagataUnplaced2011Midori Tanaka田中 緑OkayamaTop 312010Hiroko Matsunaga松永 博子FukuokaUnplaced2009Eruza Sasaki佐々木 えるざOkinawaTop 162008Mizuki Kubodera久保寺 瑞紀KanagawaUnplaced2007Rui Watanabe渡部 累TokyoUnplaced2006Kazuha Kondo近藤 和葉TokyoUnplacedMiss World Sport (Top 24)2005Erina Shinohara篠原 絵理奈 -Unplaced2004Minako Goto後藤 美菜子AkitaUnplaced2003Kaoru Nishide西出 薫 -Unplaced2002Yuko Nabeta鍋田 裕子 -Unplaced2001Yuka Hamano浜野 由佳 -Unplaced2000Mariko Sugai菅井 万里子 -Unplaced1999Aya Mitsubori三堀 彩 -Unplaced1998Rie Mochizuki望月 里恵 -Unplaced1997Shinobu Saraie更家 しのぶ -Unplaced1996Miyuki Fujii藤井 美由紀 -Unplaced1995Mari Kubo久保 真理 -Unplaced1994Shinobu Sushida須志田 しのぶ -Unplaced1993Yoko Miyasaka宮坂 謡子 -Unplaced1992Kaoru Kikuchi菊池 薫 -Unplaced1991Junko Tsuda津田 純子 -Unplaced1990Tomoko Iwasaki岩崎 朋子 -Unplaced1989Kaori Muto武藤 かをり -Unplaced1988Kazumi Sakikubo崎久保 和美 -Unplaced1987Keiko Unno海野 圭子 -Unplaced1986Mutsumi Sugimura杉村 睦 -Unplaced1985Haruko Sugimoto杉本 治子 -Unplaced1984Ayako Ohsone大曽根 文子 -Unplaced1983Mie Nakahara中原 三枝YamanashiUnplaced1982Mutsuko Kikuchi菊地 睦子TokyoUnplaced1981Naomi Kishi岸 直実TokyoTop 15Queens of Asia1980Kanako Ito伊藤 加奈子TokyoUnplaced1979Motomi Hibino日比野 元美AkitaUnplaced1978Yuko Yamaguchi山口 裕子OkayamaUnplaced1977Chizuru Shigemura重村 千鶴SaitamaUnplaced1976Noriko Asakuno朝久野 典子OsakaUnplaced1975Chiharu Fujiwara藤原 千春ToyamaUnplaced1974Chikako Shima島 周子GifuTop 71973Keiko Matsunaga松永 恵子ChibaUnplaced1972Akiko KajitaniKyotoUnplaced1971Emiko Ikeda池田 恵美子TokyoUnplaced1970Hisayo Nakamura中村 久代FukuokaUnplaced1969Emiko Karashima辛島 恵美子ShizuokaUnplaced1968Ryoko Miyoshi三好 僚子TokyoUnplaced1967Chikako Sotoyama外山 智香子TochigiUnplaced1966Harumi Kobayashi小早志 春美KanagawaUnplaced1965Yuko Oguchi小口 侑子AichiTop 161964Yoshiko NakataniIbarakiUnplaced1963Miyako Harada原田 美弥子YamanashiUnplaced1962Teruko Ikeda池田 照子Hokkaido4th Runner-up1961Chie Murakami村上 千恵NaganoTop 151960Eiko Murai村井 睿子NiigataTop 151959Chieko Ichinose一の瀬 千恵子TokyoUnplaced1958Hisako Okuse奥瀬 寿子SaitamaUnplaced1957Muneko Yorifuji依藤 宗子Hyōgo4th Runner-up1956Midoriko Tokura戸倉 緑子Yamaguchi3rd Runner-up
See also Miss Universe Japan Miss International Japan Miss Earth Japan Miss Japan Miss Nippon
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