Miss Grand Japan 2016

Miss Grand Japan 2016 (Japanese: 2016 ミス・グランド・ジャパン) was the second edition of the Miss Grand Japan pageant, held on September 11, 2016, at the Bunka Fashion College, Shibuya, Tokyo.[1][2][3] Twenty contestants from different prefectures competed for the title.[1][4][3] At the end of the event, a 27-year-old company employee from Aichi, Ayaka Sato, was announced the winner.[1][2][3][5] Her court included Erea Taira of Okinawa and Riri Yoshida of Chiba.[1][2][4] The event was also attended Miss Grand International 2015, Claire Elizabeth Parker of Australia.[1][4]

Miss Grand Japan 2016
DateSeptember 11, 2016
VenueBunka Fashion College, Shibuya, Tokyo
Entrants20
Placements10
WinnerAyaka Sato (Aichi)
CongenialityRiri Yoshida (Chiba)
PhotogenicShiori Takashima (Aichi)

Ayaka Sato later represented Japan at the Miss Grand International 2016 pageant, held in Las Vegas, Nevada,[3] but was unplaced.[6]

In this edition, the regional preliminary rounds to select the national finalist was also held in Hokkaido, Tōhoku, and Tokyo.[7][8]

Result
PositionDelegate[3][5][9]
Miss Grand Japan 2016
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
  • 01. Chiba – Riri Yoshida
Top 5
  • 18. Aichi – Yurika Watanabe
  • 19. Aichi – Shiori Takashima
Top 10
Special awards[9]
Miss Friendship
  • 01. Chiba – Riri Yoshida
Miss Photogenic
  • 19. Aichi – Shiori Takashima
Miss Popular
Miss Social Media
Miss Bikini
  • 20. Kyoto – Chizu Yokoe
Notes
  1. Automatically qualified to the top 10 round after winning the Miss Popular Vote.

Contestants

Twenty contestants competed for the title.[10][11]

No.PrefectureCandidateAgeHeight
Romanized nameJapanese name
01.ChibaRiri Yoshida吉田　吏里261.63 m (5 ft 4 in)
02.HokkaidoMai Miyata宮田　真衣251.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
03.IwateAya Shishido宍戸　亜弥271.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
04.MiyagiHiromi Morita森田　博美271.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
05.KanagawaNatsuki Suzuki鈴木　夏生241.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
06.KagoshimaLina Tobimatsu飛松　利菜211.66 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
07.MiyagiHitimi Sato佐藤　仁美261.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
08.KanagawaRika Matsuo松尾　梨華221.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
09.NaraMaria Nakayama中山　まりあ231.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
10.HokkaidoSaori Kawahara川原　沙織261.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in)
11.AichiAyako Sato佐藤　彩花271.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
12.HokkaidoAyako Momiyama籾山　采子211.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
13.AkitaAyumi Sato佐藤　歩美251.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
14.AichiShiori Suzuki鈴木　詩織251.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
15.OkinawaErea Taira平良　絵玲亜271.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
16.KanagawaRuri Chikuma竹間　瑠莉241.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
17.ChibaNatsuki Sato佐藤　夏希251.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
19.AichiYurika Watanabe渡辺　由梨佳251.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
19.AichiShiori Takashima高島　詩緒莉261.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
20.KyotoChizu Yokoe横江　千寿271.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

References
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