Miss Japan
Japanese beauty pageant / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Not to be confused with Miss Nippon.
Miss Japan (Japanese: ミスジャパン) is a national beauty pageant in Japan. The pageant first ran from 1952 to 1995 and was led by Yoshinaga (Japanese-American Press). In 2019, the Miss Japan pageant returned with Akihiro Yoshida, Takako Hashimura, Ichiro Tahara and Takahide Kitai, from the HDR Corporation, all as Senior directors.[1] The HDR Corporation started the new Miss Japan competition after they lost the franchises for both Miss Universe and Miss Earth.[2][3]
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Formation | 1952–1995; 2019 |
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Type | Beauty pageant |
Headquarters | Tokyo |
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Membership | Miss Universe (1952-1995) Miss Supranational (2010-) |
Official language | Japanese |
Senior Directors | Akihiro Yoshida, Takako Hashimura, Ichiro Tahara, Takahide Kitai |
Parent organization | Yoshinaga (1952-1995); HDR Corporation (2019-present) |
Website | Official website |
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The HDR Corporation also operates the Miss and Mister Supranational contest.[4]