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.
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The Miss Nikkey Japan 2023 contestants competed for the title on Oct. 8, 2023, at the Inuyama City Community Hall in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture. The winner was Estér Akemi Oki. According to the organizers, it was the pageant’s 21st edition.
Producer and organizer Daniela Nishikawa coordinated the event in partnership with Japanese businessman Takaharu Hayashi. In an Instagram announcement, the organizers said the first-place winner would receive a travel package provided by sponsor @canaldiretojapan.
A festival with free admission
Besides the pageant, the program included the Children’s Fashion Show, the Mister Nikkey runway show and the Cultural Festival, with performing groups and Brazilian schools. The Expo Nikkey brought together the companies that support the event. As at every edition since 2002, admission was free.
In the organizers’ assessment, the festival was a showcase of Brazilian identity and an occasion to celebrate the positive aspects of Brazil. For the companies, it was a chance to show their strength and do new business by exhibiting their products and services.
What the organizer says
According to Daniela Nishikawa, the secret to its success lies in keeping up the tradition of holding the event every year. That, she says, has made it possible to attract Japanese and Brazilian companies and an ever-larger audience. She stresses that it takes a great deal of effort and dedication to offer the public the best and give the companies an ever-better return.
The organizers say Miss Nikkey is known throughout Japan as the Brazilian community’s leading leisure and entertainment event.
In the photos: the Miss Nikkey Japan 2023 contestants.
