Aisha Harumi Tochigi (杤木 愛シャ 暖望) of Chiba, Japan is the second Miss Universe Japan of mixed race. She was born to a Ghanaian father and a Japanese mother.
The first one was Miss Universe Japan 2015 Ariana Miyamoto (宮本 エリアナ) of Nagasaki, Japan. She was born in Sasebo, Nagasaki to an African American father and a Japanese mother.
On August 22, 2019, Tochigi competed against 37 other Miss Universe Japan 2019 candidates at Yamano Beauty College in Yoyogi, Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. She finished in the Top 5.
On October 29, 2020, Tochigi competed against 29 other Miss Universe Japan 2020 candidates at Yamano Hall in Shibuya. She won the title.
Miss Universe Japan 2021
On September 22, 2021, Tochogi will crown her successor in Tokyo. It is the 24th edition of the national beauty pageant that selects Japan’s Miss Universe candidate.
Currently, Japan has 19 Miss Universe placements, including two crowns. Representing the East Asian country, Akiko Kojima and Riyo Mori won the title in 1959 and 2007, respectively.
There are 32 women competing for the Miss Universe Japan 2021 title. Here are the candidates:
- Ai Igarashi
- Aira Kosako
- Airi Hasuo
- Anna Saito
- Aya Nakamura
- Ayaka Yazaki
- Ayano Dulmi Obata
- Ayano Kubo
- Ayumi Hamahata
- Chrisriana Chiba
- Haruka Kimpara
- Hikaru Watanabe
- Izumi Nishida
- Julia Tasaki
- Juri Watanabe
- Kumi Miyamaru
- Mai Amano
- Mao Nakamura
- Miku Nagaoka
- Miku Okabayashi
- Minae Aoki
- Momoko Tsuchida
- Nao Okamoto
- Rinna Tanaka
- Sachino Fukuuchi
- Saria Oikawa
- Sayo Nodake
- Sharnie Fenn
- Shiho Saito
- Sophia Hibi
- Tatsuki Hashimoto
- Tomoyo Ikeda
Japan was represented in Miss Universe by the winner of Miss Japan from 1952 to 1995 and Miss Universe Japan since 1998. Hiroko Mima has been the national director of Miss Universe Japan since 2018.
On May 16, 2021, Tochigi represented Japan at Miss Universe 2020 and competed against 73 other candidates at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood, Florida, United States. She was unplaced.

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