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 predictions
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. If facial beauty is the only criterion, these will be my Top 5 candidates:
predicted 4th runner-up
Eri Fujita 藤田 絵梨, 27
predicted 3rd runner-up
Nana Miwa 三輪奈南, 26
predicted 2nd runner-up
Risa Morishita 森下理沙, 27
predicted 1st runner-up
Mina Yasukawa 安川 美那, 25
predicted Miss Universe Japan 2023
Yuma Enomoto 榎元悠真, 26
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.
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.
On July 14, 2008, Mima represented Japan at Miss Universe 2008 and competed against 79 other candidates at the Crown Convention Centre in Nha Trang, Vietnam. She finished in the Top 15.
On January 14, 2023, Sakamoto represented Japan at Miss Universe 2022 and competed against 83 other candidates at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. She was unplaced.
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