Juri Watanabe (渡邉珠理), 26, was born in Meguru, Tokyo, Japan. On September 22, 2021, she competed against 31 other Miss Universe Japan 2021 candidates in Tokyo and won the title.
Runner-up to Watanabe was Izumi Nishida of Hokkaido. The respective second, third and fourth runners-up were Airi Hasuo of Tokyo, Saria Oikawa of Iwate and Sachino Fukuuchi of Hyogo.
Miss Universe Japan 2022
On August 25, 2022, Watanabe will crown her successor at Yamano Hall in Shibuya, Tokyo. It is the 25th edition of the national beauty pageant that selects Japan’s Miss Universe candidate.
There are 36 women competing for the Miss Universe Japan 2022 title. Here are candidates:
- Ai Inami
- Aki Takei
- Aska Taira
- Ayaka Chihara
- Chiaki Morita
- Erika Ishibashi
- Hikari Okamura
- Izumi Sabrina Nishida
- Jeni Sugahara
- Kaho Tanaka
- Kana Sagara
- Kana Takada
- Kanami Hirai
- Kaoruko Naito
- Karen Kadota
- Kozue Kanzaki
- Kyoka Nanjo
- Marybelen Sakamoto
- Megumi Wilson
- Michiru Yakuwa
- Miho Sugawara
- Mirika Matsumoto
- Misaki Uematsu
- Miwa Yamaguchi
- Moira Komatsu
- Nanami Sugimoto
- Natsumi Tezuka
- Nozomi Koike
- Ranka Sato
- Reina Fuji
- Rina Kitamura
- Risa Hosaka
- Saria Oikawa
- Shizuka Ichimura
- Tamaki Saitoh
- Yuika Ikehata
Currently, Japan has 20 Miss Universe placements, including two crowns. Representing the East Asian country, Akiko Kojima, 84, of Tokyo and Riyo Mori, 34, of Shizuoka won the title in 1959 and 2007, respectively.
Japan was represented in Miss Universe by the winner of Miss Japan from 1952 to 1995 and Miss Universe Japan since 1998. Hiroko Mima, 36, has been the national director of Miss Universe Japan since 2018.
On July 14, 2008, Mima represented Japan at Miss Universe 2008 and competed against 79 other candidates at the Crown Convention Center in Nha Trang, Vietnam. She finished in the Top 15.
On December 12, 2021, Watanabe represented Japan at Miss Universe 2021 and competed against 79 other candidates in Eilat, Israel. She finished in the Top 16.
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