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| Kojima Akiko - Japan, Miss Universe 1959 |
Some of you readers might have noticed that I like women. That's good. You have been paying attention. For the rest of you... let me bring you up to speed: I like women. A lot. There... now you are up to speed.
As such, I have been wondering for quite some time just who some of Japan's most beautiful women are.
The whole thing about beauty, of course is that it is subjective. It is indeed in the eye of the beholder.
I mean, when I was in Japan, my dream was to marry a Japanese redhead with big boobs. An impossible goal, but it really did always make for what I thought was a funny joke. I could always find two out of three...
Stupidity aside, rather than subject you to hundreds, if not thousands of photos of Japanese redheads with a large chest, let's look at some global opinions.
I didn't know who to ask, so I instead examined the Miss Universe pageant... and did a look back to 1990... when I first set foot down on the melting tarmac of Narita Airport in Japan.
From now on all names seen here will be written in Japanese-style - surname first.
Some background:
The Miss Universe contest was first started up in 1952 by the California, company Pacific Mills. Japan's Kojima Himeko was involved, but did not place.
Nowadays, some 600-million viewers tune in to see who will be crowned - and not all of the viewers are men.
Japan's Kojima Akiko was the 1959 Miss Universe. That's her in the photo up above. She was glorious, and probably still is, at age 76.
Japan did have one other Miss Universe winner in 2007, Miss Mori Riyo... and holy crap! Wowzers! Photo below.
No other Japanese woman won the event - but that's not a knock against their beauty, brains and talent of course. They are all fantastic.
I would like to tell you all that I actually slept with a Japanese representative of a Miss Universe contest, but that would be wrong. I would never kiss and tell. Or would I?
Here, without much further ado, are the lovely ladies representing Japan at the Miss Universe pageants from 1990 on:
1990
Miyoshi Hiroko - 49th after preliminary scores.
1991
Yamamoto Atsuko - 61st after preliminary scores.
1992
No picture: Just the crowning of her as Miss Universe Japan: CROWN - at the 2:30 mark - in blue dress.
Ando Akiko - 59th after preliminary scores.
1993
No Photo: Video of Parade of nations: 1:25 mark: PARADE
Shiki Yukiko - 52nd after preliminary scores.
1994
Kawahito Chiaki (left) Miss Canada Susanne Rothfoson on right. Chiaki - 49th after preliminary scores.
1995
No photo: but a Parade of Nations video... see 10:00 mark: JAPAN
Saeki Narumi - 53rd after preliminary scores.
1996
No participant
1997
No participant
1998
Okumura Nana - Couldn't find preliminary score - but out after 1st round.
1999
Ogawa Satomi - preliminary round and out.
2000
Endo Mayu - preliminary round and out.
2001
Arauchi Misao - preliminary round and out.
2002
Chiba Mina - preliminary round and out.
2003
Miyazaki Miyako - 4th runner-up.
2004
Machimoto Eri - preliminary round and out.
2005
Kuzuya Yukari - preliminary round and out.
2006
Chibana Kurara - 1st runner up and winner of best national costume 2nd Photo.
2007
Mori Riyo - Miss Universe.
No kidding, eh! I need a towel.
No kidding, eh! I need a towel.
2008
Mima Hiroko - top 15.
There was also a scandal involving Hiroko as Miss Japan, but she was INNOCENT.
Read MY blog HERE for the full story!
Read MY blog HERE for the full story!
2009
Miyasaka Emiri - preliminary round and out.
Plus a news story on her scandalous costume: READ. Gorgeous! And so is the costume!
Here's my blog on her - the full story: HERE
Here's my blog on her - the full story: HERE
2010
2011
Kamiyama Maria
Maria was crowned on June 17, 2011, and will vie for the title of Miss Universe on September 12, 2011 in São Paulo, Brazil against 87 delegates (as of July 29, 2011) from around the globe - in its 60th anniversary! Japan - It's A Wonderful Rife will offer its view on this year's contestant
Alas - not THIS gajin. Maria is 24-years-old... I only arrived in Japan 21 years ago. Whew! I think...
Andrew Joseph
PS: What's the deal with no photographs on the Internet of Miss Universe Japan 1992, 1993 and 1995? And no participants in 1996 and 1997? Apparently Japan was upset that they never seemed to get a fair shake in the event, and stayed away until 1998 when Donald Trump purchased the pageant.
PPS: While it may indeed be true that I have "dated" Japanese women who could more than their own in the looks department against many a Miss Universe representative, they probably would never have won a pageant, as they lacked the type of talent judges are looking for. I, however, always enjoyed the talents each possessed.
PPPS: Yes... I did "sleep" with a Japanese representative of the Miss Universe contest... she was part of the entourage of one of the actual beauty queen's. That story will appear in a future blog.
