Miss Universe Japan Pageants

Miss Universe Japan is the official preliminary to the Miss Universe pageant. The winner of Miss Universe Japan represents Japan at Miss Universe.

Miss Universe Japan has four phases of competition that include: private interview, on-stage question, swimsuit and evening gown. In order to compete for Miss Universe Japan, you must live in Japan and be between the ages of 18 - 28. Additionally, to qualify you must be a female who has never married and who does not have any children.

Check out the winners of the Miss Universe Japan pageants in the past:

Miss Universe Japan 2018- Yuumi Kato
Miss Universe Japan 2017- Momoko Abe
Miss Universe Japan 2016- Sari Nakazawa
Miss Universe Japan 2015- Ariana Miyamoto
Miss Universe Japan 2014- Keiko Tsuji
Miss Universe Japan 2013- Yukimi Matsuo
Miss Universe Japan 2012- Ayako Hara
Miss Universe Japan 2011- Maria Kamiyama
Miss Universe Japan 2010- Maiko Itai
Miss Universe Japan 2009- Emiri Miyasaka
Miss Universe Japan 2008- Hiroko Mima
Miss Universe Japan 2007- Riyo Mori (Miss Universe 2007)
Miss Universe Japan 2006- Kurara Chibana
Miss Universe Japan 2005- Yukari Kuzuya
Miss Universe Japan 2004- Eri Machimoto
Miss Universe Japan 2003- Miyako Miyazaki
Miss Universe Japan 2002- Mina Chiba
Miss Universe Japan 2001- Misao Arauchi
Miss Universe Japan 2000- Mayu Endo
Miss Universe Japan 1999- Satomi Ogawa
Miss Universe Japan 1998- Nana Okumura
Miss Universe Japan 1995- Narumi Saeki
Miss Universe Japan 1994- Chiaki Kawahito
Miss Universe Japan 1993- Yukiko Shiki
Miss Universe Japan 1992- Akiko Ando
Miss Universe Japan 1991- Atsuko Yamamoto
Miss Universe Japan 1990- Hiroko Miyoshi
Miss Universe Japan 1989- Eri Tashiro
Miss Universe Japan 1988- Mizuho Sakaguchi
Miss Universe Japan 1987- Hiroe Namba
Miss Universe Japan 1986- Hiroko Esaki
Miss Universe Japan 1985- Hatsumi Furusawa
Miss Universe Japan 1984- Megumi Niiyama
Miss Universe Japan 1983- Yuko Yamaguchi
Miss Universe Japan 1982- Eri Okuwaki
Miss Universe Japan 1981- Mineko Orisaku
Miss Universe Japan 1980- Hisae Hiyama
Miss Universe Japan 1979- Yurika Kuroda
Miss Universe Japan 1978- Hisako Manda
Miss Universe Japan 1977- Kyoko Sato
Miss Universe Japan 1976- Miyako Iwakuni
Miss Universe Japan 1975- Sachiko Nakayama
Miss Universe Japan 1974- Eriko Tsuboi
Miss Universe Japan 1973- Miyoko Sometani
Miss Universe Japan 1972- Harumi Maeda
Miss Universe Japan 1971- Shigeko Taketomi
Miss Universe Japan 1970- Jun Shimada
Miss Universe Japan 1969- Kikuyo Osuka
Miss Universe Japan 1968- Yasuyo Iino
Miss Universe Japan 1967- Kayoko Fujikawa
Miss Universe Japan 1966- Atsumi Ikeno
Miss Universe Japan 1965- Mari Katayama
Miss Universe Japan 1964- Chizuko Matsumoto
Miss Universe Japan 1963- Noriko Ando
Miss Universe Japan 1962- Kazuko Hirano
Miss Universe Japan 1961- Akemi Toyama
Miss Universe Japan 1960- Yayoi Furuno
Miss Universe Japan 1959- Akiko Kojima (Miss Universe 1959)
Miss Universe Japan 1958- Tomoko Moritake
Miss Universe Japan 1957- Kyoko Otani
Miss Universe Japan 1956- Yoshie Baba
Miss Universe Japan 1955- Keiko Takahashi
Miss Universe Japan 1954- Mieko Kondo
Miss Universe Japan 1953- Kinuko Ito
Miss Universe Japan 1952- Himeko Kojima