Mister Nikkey: the men’s runway show that draws modeling agencies in Japan
Young Brazilian and foreign men of various ages take the Miss Nikkey Japan stage, watched by modeling agencies on the lookout for new talent.
Miss Nikkey Japan
News from Miss Nikkey Japan, a beauty pageant of the Brazilian community in Japan, held since 2002, with editions in Komaki and Inuyama, in Aichi Prefecture.
About the pageantCultural Festival 2023: Daniela Nishikawa thanks participants and companies
Miss Nikkey Japan, held on Oct. 8, 2023, in Inuyama, featured runway shows, performing groups, Brazilian schools and the Expo Nikkey, with free admission.
Miss Nikkey Japan: a beauty pageant and integration festival since 2002
Conceived by Daniela Nishikawa, the free event combines a pageant, culture and business, and it has opened doors to modeling careers for former contestants.
Miss Nikkey Japan 2023: meet the contestants of the Inuyama edition
The Oct. 8, 2023, pageant crowned Estér Akemi Oki and featured the Children’s Fashion Show, Mister Nikkey, the Cultural Festival and the Expo Nikkey, with free admission.
From Miss Nikkey to modeling agencies: former contestants who became models in Japan
Winners, princesses and contestants from the pageant landed contracts and modeling jobs with agencies such as Elite Models, in Nagoya, and Adesso, in Tokyo.
Maria Clara Fiorilli Stersi is crowned Miss Nikkey Japan 2022
The edition marked the return of the pageant created by Daniela Nishikawa and was staged by Nihon Kaigai Kyokai (JOC) with Brazilian and Japanese companies.
Estér Akemi Oki is crowned Miss Nikkey Japan 2023
Held on Oct. 8, 2023, in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture, the pageant was coordinated by Daniela Nishikawa in partnership with Japanese businessman Takaharu Hayashi.
Video shows Miss Nikkey Japan 2023, held in Inuyama
Daniela Nishikawa coordinated the Oct. 8, 2023, edition in partnership with Japanese businessman Takaharu Hayashi. The winner was Estér Akemi Oki.
Cláudia Ando, Miss Nikkey Centenário, opens the Asakusa Carnival in Tokyo
The muse of the 2008 edition, Cláudia rode the main float, appeared on a Japanese TV show and was hired to promote the carnival.
Miss Nikkey Centenário: Cláudia Ando’s 2008 schedule in Japan and Brazil
Crowned in April 2008, Cláudia Yuri Ando accepted dozens of invitations during the Centennial of Japanese Immigration and was greeted by then-Crown Prince Naruhito.
Miss Nikkey organizers launch a modeling agency at EPEX 2010 in Tokyo
According to the Miss Nikkey organizers, their booth at Tokyo Big Sight was the only one with a Brazilian flag among 300 companies, at a fair with more than 60,000 visitors.
