Miss Grand Japan 2023 | |
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Date | 16 July 2023 |
Venue | Tokyo FM HallChiyoda, Tokyo | ,
Broadcaster | YouTube |
Entrants | 14 |
Placements | 7 |
Winner | Yayoi Machida (Tokyo) |
Congeniality | Karina Yamada (Chiba) |
External videos | |
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Miss Grand Japan 2023 & Mr. Gay Japan 2023: Grand final coronation, on July 16, 2023, YouTube video |
Miss Grand Japan 2023 (Japanese: 2023 ミス・グランド・ジャパン) was the ninth edition of the Miss Grand Japan pageant, held on July 16, 2023, at the Tokyo FM Hall of the Tokyo FM Center in Chiyoda, Tokyo.[1][2] Fourteen candidates who qualified for the national pageant via an audition performed in March 2023 competed for the title,[1][3] and a 26-year-old Tokyo-based Entrepreneur, Yayoi Machida, was elected the winner,[4][5] and obtained right to represent Japan at the international parent contest, Miss Grand International 2023,[6][7] to be held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on October 25.[8]
The contest was run concurrently with the second edition of the Mister Gay Japan pageant, Mister Gay Japan 2023.[1][9]
After the end of the Miss Grand Japan 2022, Miss Grand Japan Inc. began to open an application for the 2023 national pageant to select the final candidates for such; an application was officially opened in August,[10] with the deadline on December 31, 2022.[6] An initial profile screening was then done to select the qualified applicants to attend an actual physical audition performed in March.[7]
Position | Delegate[4][11] |
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Miss Grand Japan 2023 |
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1st runner-up |
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2nd runner-up |
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3rd runner-up |
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4th runner-up |
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Top 7 |
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Special awards[11] | |
Best in Social Media |
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Best in Swimwear |
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Best in Evening Gown |
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Miss Popular |
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Miss Peace |
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Miss Friendship |
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Mix Chanel Award |
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14 candidates competed for the title.[1][3][12]
Code | Prefectures | Candidate | Age | Height |
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MGJ01 | Ibaraki | Mizuki Ueda | 25 | 1.58 m (5 ft 2 in) |
MGJ02 | Kanagawa | Saho Suenaga | 29 | 1.63 m (5 ft 4 in) |
MGJ03 | Tokyo | Midori Sawano | 28 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
MGJ04 | Chiba | Yuki Furihata | 28 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) |
MGJ05 | Osaka | Taeko Yoshida | 23 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) |
MGJ06 | Tokyo | Miyuki Nozawa | 27 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
MGJ07 | Osaka | Saki Inoue | 27 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) |
MGJ08 | Osaka | Mami Shinoki | 24 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
MGJ09 | Tokyo | Yayoi Machida | 26 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
MGJ10 | Nara | Yuka Oyama | 25 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
MGJ11 | Tokyo | Yurina Ishihara | 25 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
MGJ12 | Aichi | Megumi Oteki | 22 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) |
MGJ13 | Chiba | Karina Yamada | 24 | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) |
MGJ14 | Chiba | Yukiko Hayashi | 21 | 1.60 m (5 ft 3 in) |