Marybelen Sakamoto of Chiba, Japan speaks Japanese, Spanish and English. She was born in Tokyo, Japan to a Peruvian father and a Japanese mother.
On August 25, 2022, Sakamoto was crowned Miss Universe Japan 2022 at Yamano Hall in Shibuya City, Tokyo. The respective first, second, third and fourth runners-up were Saria Oikawa of Iwate, Megumi Wilson of Tokyo, Kozue Kanzaki of Tokyo and Aska Taira of Okinawa.
Miss Universe Japan 2023
On August 30, 2023, Sakamoto will go back to Yamano Hall in Shibuya to crown her successor. It is the 26th edition of the national beauty pageant that selects Japan’s Miss Universe candidate.
There are 36 women competing for the Miss Universe Japan 2023 crown. Here are the candidates:
- Ai Mariaximena Sakuraba 櫻庭 愛マリアヒメナ
- Aki Yavas ヤバシ 亜樹
- Angelene Seki 関アンジェリン
- Emi Ozaki 尾崎恵美
- Eri Fujita 藤田絵梨
- Hanada Nene 花田寧々
- Hiroka Takise 滝瀬 央佳
- Kaho Tanaka 田中香穂
- Kana Takada 高田佳奈
- Karen Miyazawa 宮澤かれん
- Kotoha Abe 阿部琴羽
- Kyoka Hori 堀京香
- Madoka Higuchi 樋口 円華
- Maho Okabe 岡部 真歩
- Mao Eguchi 江口真央
- Mariya Nagasawa 長澤マリーヤ
- Mayuka Oyama 大山真由佳
- Miho Yamabe 山邊 美穂
- Mika Maeda 前田 美花
- Mina Yasukawa 安川美那
- Minako Yamamura 山村 美奈子
- Mio Yamamoto 山本実生
- Misaki Matsumoto 松本美咲
- Miyu Matsumoto 松本実優
- Nana Miwa 三輪奈南
- Narumi Hirano 平野 成美
- Rina Iuchi 井内リナ
- Riko Sato 佐藤 理子
- Rio Miyazaki 宮崎莉緒
- Risa Morishita 森下理沙
- Sayaka Osawa 大澤彩楓
- Sayaka Uechi 上地沙也香
- Shiori Akanuma 赤沼詩織
- Yui Kano 加納由唯
- Yukiko Ozaki 尾崎由起子
- Yuma Enomoto 榎元悠真
Japan was represented in Miss Universe by the winner of Miss Japan from 1952 to 1995 and Miss Universe Japan since 1998. Miss Universe Japan 2008 Hiroko Mima has been the national director since 2018.
Currently, Japan has 20 Miss Universe placements, including the coronation of Akiko Kojima in 1959 and Riyo Mori in 2007. The most recent one was in 2021 when Juri Watanabe finished in the Top 16.
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