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Daniela Nishikawa coordinated the Oct. 8, 2023, edition in partnership with Japanese businessman Takaharu Hayashi. The winner was Estér Akemi Oki.
The children walked the runway on Oct. 8, 2023, in Inuyama, Aichi Prefecture. The children’s categories were created in 2009 at the request of parents from all over Japan.
The muse of the 2008 edition, Cláudia rode the main float, appeared on a Japanese TV show and was hired to promote the carnival.
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.
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.
During Birigui’s 100th anniversary celebrations, the event organized by Daniela Nishikawa at Parque do Povo featured fashion shows, dance and Japanese drums.
A Birigui native, the Miss Nikkey organizer coordinated the beauty festival at Parque do Povo with the city government; the festival crowned Julia Balthazar Mazucato.
With 24 contestants from eight cities and about 700 people at the Tupã Tênis Clube, the pageant gave its box-office proceeds to the Centro de Integração do Menor.
The 12 winners in the gallery include Cláudia Yuri Ando (2008), Bruna Matsumura (2009), Maria Clara Fiorilli Stersi (2022) and Estér Akemi Oki (2023).
Ricardo Drummond de Mello, in the post since February 2010, congratulated the organizers weeks before the ninth Miss Nikkey, set for April 25 in Komaki.
About 100 children took part: there were snacks and drinks in the dressing rooms, and every child received a gift on stage before the results were announced.
