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The '''Miss Japan Pageant''' (ミス日本コンテスト) is a beauty pageant to crown “Miss Japan.” It is sometimes referred to as the “Miss Japan Contest” as well as the “Miss Nippon Contest” (the Japanese translates phonetically to “Misu [[Nippon]] Kontesuto”) however it is not the same as “[[Miss Universe Japan]]” which is an entirely different contest altogether.
==History==
The Miss Japan Pageant was introduced in 1950, and the winner was [[Fujiko Yamamoto]]. It was quickly suspended before its sophomore year, but reemerged in 1967 and has been an annual beauty showcase ever since.

While there is only one “Miss Japan” winner, there are 5 official “Crownings” (or awards) in the Miss Japan Pageant. There are:
*Miss Japan
*Miss Ocean Day
*Miss [[Kimono]]
*Miss Sky Day
*Miss Nature
==Famous Award Winners==
Several past winners of awards at the Miss Japan Pageant have gone on to become famous in their respective fields. [[Akiko Arai]] (1987) became an actress and a singer. [[Keiko Ibi]] (Miss Japan 1987) won an Oscar for her short documentary “The Personals” in 1999. [[Mami Nakamura]] (1986) became a Japanese painter and picture book writer. Several others became models and actresses.
==2008 Award Winners==
On January 28th, 2008, the Miss Japan Pageant took place. The Winners were as follows:
*Miss Japan: [[Eri Suzuki]]
*Miss Ocean Day: [[Nao Tokou]]
*Miss Kimono: [[Ishii Kimi Tasuku]]
*Miss Sky Day: [[八木菜摘]]
*Miss Nature: [[岡田亜沙美]]
==External Links==
*[http://www.sponichi.co.jp/miss_nippon/index.html Official Homepage, Miss Nippon Contest]
*[http://neilduckett.com/miss-nippon-2008-miss-japan-2008-suzuki-eri/ Story of 2008 Miss Nippon Contest]

[[Category:Japanese Beauty Contests]]

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Japan2000: New page: The '''Miss Japan Pageant''' (ミス日本コンテスト) is a beauty pageant to crown “Miss Japan.” It is sometimes referred to as the “Miss Japan Contest” as well as the “Mis...