The 2009 Miss Nippon Contest was held in Tokyo on Monday. Chosen from an initial pool of 3,508 contestants, this year’s Grand Prix winner was Marino Miyata, a 17-year-old high school student from Tokyo. This is only the fourth time in the competition’s 41-year history that a high schooler has won the grand prize.
Meanwhile, the Sponichi Special Prize, chosen through internet voting, went to 19-year-old Yusa Kato, a student at Aichi Shukutoku University. The other prize winners were:
Miss Kimono: Ran Matsumoto (25)
Miss Nature: Ayasa Sadahiro (25)
Miss Marine Day: Yu Ikenaga (20)
Miss Sky Day: Yayoi Hamachi (24)
Source:
Sponichi Annex
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