Miss Grand Japan 2025
| Miss Grand Japan 2025 | |
|---|---|
 Erika Ishibashi | |
| Date | 10 September 2025 |
| Venue | MSC Bellissima Cruise |
| Broadcaster | YouTube |
| Entrants | 18 |
| Placements | 9 |
| Winner | Erika Ishibashi (Japanese communities in USA) |
| Best in Swimwear | Ran Izumi (Kanagawa) |
| Miss Popular | Maria Shiraishi (Gunma) |
| External videos | |
|---|---|
 Grand final |
Miss Grand Japan 2025 (Japanese: 2025 ミス・グランド・ジャパン) was the eleventh Miss Grand Japan contest,[1] held on 10 September 2025 on the MSC Bellissima Cruise.[2][3][4] Eighteen contestants from different prefectures of Japan competed for the right to represent Japan in the Miss Grand International 2025 pageant,[5] to be held in Thailand on 18 October 2025.[6]
The pageant was won by a professional dancer, Erika Ishibashi, representing the Japanese communities in the USA. Ishibashi was crowned by the preceding Miss Grand Japan 2024 Luma Naomi of Aichi and will compete internationally in the international tournament held in Thailand.[7]
Background
Date and venue
On 2 April 2025, Miss Grand Co., Ltd. announced on social media that the 2025 Miss Grand Japan competition will be held on the MSC Bellissima Cruise with 18 contestants participating. However, no further details have been revealed.[8][4]
Selection of contestants
The national finalists for this year's edition were decided through an online screening by the national licensee and regional preliminaries round held in 4 regions of the country,[9] as detailed below.
| Region | Date | Qualifiers | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|
| North region – Akita | 3 March 2025 | 7 | [9][10] |
| West region – Osaka | 8 March 2025 | 6 | [11] |
| South region | 8 March 2025 | 17[i] | [12] |
| East region – Tokyo | 15 March 2025 | [12] |
Competition results
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| Placement | Candidate[13] |
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| Winner |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 9 | |
| Special awards[13] | |
| Best in Mysta |
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| Best in Live |
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| Best in Swimwear |
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| Best in Social Media |
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| Best in Evening Gown |
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| Miss Popular |
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| Miss MSC Belissima |
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| Regional Director Award[13] | |
| Best Director |
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Contestants
Initially, 30 candidates qualified for the early stage;[2][10][14] the number was then reduced to 18 due to disqualifications and withdrawals.[5][15]
Finalized candidates
Eighteen candidates competed for the title.[15]
- Akita – Yoshii Yukako
- Aomori – Iida Kokone
- Fukuoka – Onodera Nayu
- Gunma I – Shiraishi Maria
- Gunma II – Satō Minami
- Gunma III – Yamamoto Miu
- Hyōgo – Hagino Natsuki
- Japanese in USA – Ishibashi Erika
- Kanagawa – Izumi Ran
- Kōchi – Yamagata Himeki
- Nara – Ōyama Yuka
- Osaka I – Shirano Umi
- Osaka II – Shiba Naika
- Saga – Harada Roderikku Ragureva
- Saitama – Rinka
- Tokyo – Takeuchi Reina
- Toyama – Momose Sarika
- Yamanashi – Sasaki Miho
Original 30 aspirants
| Prefecture | Candidate[2][10][14] | Hometown | |||
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| Romanized name | Japanese name | ||||
| Akita I | Murakami Tsukasa | 村上 つかさ | Daisen | ||
| Akita II | Sato Yuka | 佐藤 優果 | Akita | ||
| Akita III | Kimura Saki | 木村 颯希 | Akita | ||
| Akita IV | Yoshii Yukako | 吉井 優花子 | Akita | ||
| Aomori | Iida Kokone | 飯田 心音 | Aomori | ||
| Chiba | Megumi Rivera | リベラ メグミ | |||
| Fukuoka | Miyu Onodera | 小野 寺南友 | |||
| Gunma I | Minami Sato | 佐藤みなみ | |||
| Gunma II | Maria Shiraishi | 白石 万梨亜 | |||
| Gunma III | Mio Yamamoto | 山本 実生 | |||
| Hyogo | Hazuki Ogino | 荻野葉月 | |||
| Japanese in USA | Erika Ishibashi | 石橋 恵莉加 | |||
| Kanagawa | Ran Izumi | 和泉 蘭 | |||
| Kochi | Satsuki Yamagata | 山形 颯生 | |||
| Kyoto | Nomura Seina | 野村星奈 | |||
| Miyagi I | Riho Miyai | 宮井 梨帆 | |||
| Miyagi II | Kaori Hirose | 広瀬 香織 | |||
| Nara | Yuka Oyama | 大山祐佳 | |||
| Osaka I | Maika Shiba | 斯波真以佳 | |||
| Osaka II | Umi Shirano | 白乃うみ | |||
| Saga | Hadara Rodelyn Lagleva | 原田 ロデリン ラグレヴァ | |||
| Saitama I | Rinka | 凜華 | |||
| Saitama II | Kyoka Itabashi | 板橋 きょうか | |||
| Tokyo I | Hamabe Kaho | 濱辺 華穂 | Tokyo | ||
| Tokyo II | Rin'i (Lily) | 凜衣（リリィ） | |||
| Tokyo III | Izumi Nishida | 西田 いづみ | |||
| Tokyo VI | Lena Takeuchi | 竹内 怜奈 | |||
| Toyama | Sarika Momose | 百生 沙梨香 | |||
| Yamanashi | Miho Sasaki | 佐々木 美穂 | |||
| Withdrawals | |||||
| Miyazaki | Matsuda Yume[10] | 松田 侑女 | Miyazaki | ||
List of regional coordinators
The following is a list of Miss Grand Japan 2025 coordinators who organized their local preliminary pageant to select regional representatives for this year's national contest.[11]
- East region, directed by Saeko Oda (織田さえこ) and Airi Nakamura (中村あいり).
- North region (Tōhoku region), headquartered at the Akita Model Agency (秋田モデル事務所) in Akita, directed by Erika Toyoshima (豊嶋江梨香).
- South region, directed by Midori Kotani (小谷 緑).
- West region, directed by Yuka Hatanaka (畠中 優香) and Yukako Sakata (坂田 侑嘉子).
Notes
References
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