Gallery brings together winners of Miss Nikkey pageants since 2002

Since 2002, at every edition, the Miss Nikkey Japan result has been eagerly awaited by the contestants, by their cheering sections and families, and by the Organizing Committee itself. The winner then takes on a series of engagements throughout the year and officially represents the event as the most beautiful Brazilian Nikkei woman in Japan.

Even after passing the sash to their successors, the winners keep the honor of having won the pageant. According to the organizers, the gallery below brings together 12 winners crowned from 2002 on.

Winners with a known year

• Cláudia Yuri Ando (2008): crowned Miss Nikkey Centenário on April 6, 2008, at the seventh Miss Nikkey, in Komaki, Aichi Prefecture, from among 100 contestants.

• Bruna Matsumura (2009): winner of the eighth Miss Nikkey.

• Maria Clara Fiorilli Stersi (2022): crowned at the edition that marked the pageant’s return, held by Nihon Kaigai Kyokai (Japan Overseas Council – JOC).

• Estér Akemi Oki (2023): winner of the Oct. 8, 2023, edition in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture.

Other winners in the gallery

For the others, the gallery does not give the year of their win. According to the organizers, some went on to modeling careers:

• Vanessa Akiyama: crowned Miss Nikkey, she worked professionally as a model and was a special guest at the Japan Festival in São Paulo.

• Yanna Lavigne Inagaki: crowned Miss Nikkey Japan, she was signed by the Tokyo agency Adesso and moved to the city with her family.

• Roberta Inazumi: crowned Miss Nikkey Japan, she was signed by the Elite Models agency right after the pageant.

The gallery also shows Dayana Shikasho, Francine Shimazaki, Vanessa Capellari and Natália Cardoso. As for Yasmin Emi Enemu Mino, who also appears in the photos, she won the first Miss Nikkey Japan Alta Paulista, a pageant promoted by Daniela Nishikawa in Tupã, São Paulo state.