This is Hiroko Mima and she has just been crowned Miss Universe Japan 2008 - you can see more pics of her and the event at Mainichi.
Does Hiroko get your vote? If not, which popular person would you give your vote to - can be 2D or 3D.
See the other finalists below.
An ad for the event below.
Thanks to member Neil for sending this in.
Posted on 2008/04/04 13:44
Director/代表取締役
登録日: 2006/12/11 11:06
VF-25 Pilot. Universariate Scholar.
登録日: 2007/07/06 10:07
FAILS doesnt get my vote.
2D for life.
this isn't 2D Miss Japan, and therefore your comment is irrelevant
Student
登録日: 2007/08/22 13:35
Somehow, she looks like ganguro girl... is it the effect of lighting?
dannychoo.com no aidokusha
登録日: 2007/12/25 23:02
do agree...in fact she looks abit fierce to me..
in fact, i never notice any cute miss japan before...maybe they should just elect a cute maid for represent miss japan in miss world or universe...
Afro-ed Student
登録日: 2007/12/15 09:57
Hm? Have you not seen Miss Riyo Mori? She was (is?) Miss Universe 2007.
Meimi132 in Back end of nowhere, aka Norfolk, England
Student and Mcdonalds Grease monkey.
登録日: 2007/12/04 04:17
Eeeeks, she does seem a bit RnB for my taste. Kinda like the girls Kanye West had in the massacre that was his Harder,Faster,Stronger,Better cover....
There were plenty of cuter girls in that video I saw. How come one of those didnt win??
Student
登録日: 2007/08/09 05:36
Right after I saw Rainbow Girl, forget this 3D ***.
chun in home feeling sleepy LOL
part time illustrationist, doll clothing seamstress
登録日: 2007/01/09 14:33
the pix are not very flattering o_o;
Manufacturing
登録日: 2007/08/22 12:29
cant cast vote on those above! They are not my taste!
Student (WebDesign)
登録日: 2006/12/28 19:11
I don't find the girls in the second video deserve to be miss universe Japan... What is this? A reality TV game in Japan? Or it is a real competition?
Aspiring Trap
登録日: 2007/10/20 23:04
Looks like she ran through the ugly forest and tripped on every branch and rock on the way.
Deathseeker
登録日: 2007/12/24 09:20
The Miss Universe event has been getting worse and worse each year everywhere, it seems.
cat in Melbourne, Australia
Segmentation Fault
登録日: 2007/01/09 17:28
brrr. don't find her attractive at all. i vote yuko ogura should be miss universe japan...
Hyun-Bin in Sydney Australia / Busan Korea
Sterilization Technician@ Prince Of Wales Hospital
登録日: 2007/01/09 22:47
Kusumi from Morning Musume gets my dolphin up more
then this.
btw Kusumi is like the cutest girl ever..
Procurement officer / Teacher
登録日: 2007/05/12 15:27
I’m sure you can find at least ONE girl 18 and over who is cuter than her right? :)
Photography
登録日: 2007/11/01 15:55
sure she's cute in an odd way, if she didn't smile ALL the time.
i can't believe you'd write that anyway, she's 15.
宅男 Otaku/ 工程师 Engineer
登録日: 2007/06/11 14:57
Question. Why is it that the winners of Miss Universe are always from Earth? ('~')
because they're not otaku
Animation Student
登録日: 2008/03/10 13:26
Because we haven't found alien otaku yet? So they can't vote... xD
Anyway I saw cuter candidate in that video, I prefer her more than this current one. :3
Aimless Traveler
登録日: 2007/04/21 21:19
Because mankind is the superior master race in this galaxy, other than Xenu.
Polytechnic Freshman. Mmm... fresh.
登録日: 2007/01/25 21:20
All hail the power of Spiral beings!
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48
I always wondered that myself...
宅男 Otaku/ 工程师 Engineer
登録日: 2007/06/11 14:57
exactly! it's about time miss jupiter wins! ('~')
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
登録日: 2007/12/04 23:16
lol, How's the look of miss jupiter? Is she cute? ^^
宅男 Otaku/ 工程师 Engineer
登録日: 2007/06/11 14:57
lets see. 3 eyes, 6 arms, sharp teeth... hmm... ya she's cute. ^^;
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
登録日: 2007/12/04 23:16
You're right, she's cute ^^
I mean, there is 3 eyed, sharp-teethed girl who is cute (Pai/Sanjiyan from 3x3 eyes) and having a 6 smooth, lovely arms is just like additional plus. ^^
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48
3 eyes, 6 arms... That must be quite practical for life tasks!
What's her occupation? ^^
宅男 Otaku/ 工程师 Engineer
登録日: 2007/06/11 14:57
D_Blade, her occupation u ask? other than devouring planets, she enjoys reading and playing the piano during her free time.
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48
Miss Jupiter, not to confuse with Sailor Jupiter. ^^;
remember - the winner's most important values are fitness, intelligence, and character. Physical appearance is also valuable - but there are other qualities to look at.
qingy in center of the galaxy
SMS
登録日: 2007/10/06 05:09
other qualities like...ability to sleep with judges.
Meat Puppet
登録日: 2007/11/04 18:16
LOL! Touché qingy. Touché.
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
登録日: 2007/12/04 23:16
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48
Student
登録日: 2007/11/07 06:56
qingy in center of the galaxy
SMS
登録日: 2007/10/06 05:09
Hikikomori
登録日: 2007/08/22 05:30
I'm not gonna criticize since I don't know the criteria and can't tell much from a picture... and vid only.
But I guess the golden age of Miss Universe contest is long gone. Not only from Japan, but the worldwide Miss Universe too. Lost much of it's prestige.
Anyways, I'm not much into Miss Universe women type... so I can't really judge that.
It's like, girls don't have to be really tall, and thin, and all "princess like" to please me... my beauty standards are kinda different I guess.
Not that they are any easier to reach... but different nonetheless.
Games addicted
登録日: 2007/04/16 18:56
No way.
Sorry but could been one much cuter!
i wonder why she won.
"student"
登録日: 2008/03/27 06:19
Otaku, Computer tech, Student
登録日: 2007/12/07 21:33
Looks wise she is quite bad IMO. Meh not my type of scene at all soo yep.
Polytechnic Freshman. Mmm... fresh.
登録日: 2007/01/25 21:20
I don't even know whose supposed to be Miss Universe Singapore, let alone those of other countries.
宅男 Otaku/ 工程师 Engineer
登録日: 2007/06/11 14:57
i heard that mediacock won't be showing miss universe singapore this year due to poor viewership and lack of sponsors.
Full Time Pedobear
登録日: 2007/04/11 16:51
GTR in Minnesota, United States
登録日: 2008/02/29 17:04
^^^^ Chii from Chobits, =) .
Meat Puppet
登録日: 2007/11/04 18:16
Looks like the judges are all 'hard' tenga cup users to pick her outta the bunch.
In Insanity Hell
登録日: 2008/03/13 03:33
She look in fact scary looking...what that guy in the back for?.......
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48
Why you ask? For no real purpose besides trying to look cool... aka "I got pecs and 6-pack, isn't that awesome?" but always also because (always a negative trade-off!) "I'm just here to accompany girls so no one feels they are into other girls or are ronery" or "I want to have my 5 minute fame for the duration of the contest".
Being a man can be a very ingrate task sometimes. ^^;
In Insanity Hell
登録日: 2008/03/13 03:33
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48
You don't seem convinced of what I have said.
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48
I have read more on Japansugoi and I seriously feel she isn't (that) great.
I never was interested in those "beauty pageants" or top models, actresses, singers or people like that... I always was into the average 3D girl... But now in 2D girl mode only. ^^
Student
登録日: 2007/11/07 06:56
No 2D-Girl-only-mode for me right now but I agree with the "famous girls" part ^^
student
登録日: 2008/01/09 00:24
She's beautiful but lacks moé-ness IMO.
That said, I never cared about miss whatever-contests. ^^''
Software Quality Engineer
登録日: 2008/02/22 08:14
dannychoo readers-- does she look Japanese to you?? To me, she looks like she must be, at least PART, gaijin. Personally, I have seen women who are WAAYYY more beautiful just sitting on the Yamanote Line or walking around Shibuya.
Non-profit org. volunteering work addict
登録日: 2006/12/31 22:48
Contestants don't have to fulfill certain ethnicity or racial conditions to be eligible (otherwise that would be quite a xenophobic contest); since she is a Japan resident and citizen, she was eligible at the very start.
And about your average 3D girl, I agree but also will say that beauty contests are all about samples of the population, not a true representation of "the most beautiful, intelligent, cultivated, etc." BS that they claim to hold.
If you consider biases like participation (or not) in the local, regional and national selections and the various juries' choice, you can see my point already.
I may be wrong on that though.
IT Client Support
登録日: 2007/09/12 21:33
That is one bad photo...
But even after watching the video, I'd say she's pretty low down on the list. But maybe she excels in other parts being tested.
Full time biotech student, part time otaku, possible bishounen candidate
登録日: 2008/03/19 01:47
Dear Danny,
This place has too many otakus whom can't get girlfriend/boyfriends. My dearest condolences or not.
Mechanic, IT noobie
登録日: 2008/02/07 02:28
she looks a little southern asianish from her other pictures.
Perv
登録日: 2007/11/11 03:20
I'd deffinetly gave my vote to a 2D character, but as for which...I....don't....know....there's...to many...of those moe ones....I'd need a complete list to choose from ^^'
ひきこもり/Hikikomori. Suits my current state more than a 大学生/University Student. ^^
登録日: 2007/12/04 23:16
The girl on my avatar gets my vote. I might also consider Louise though.. >_<
I still prefer the miss Japan 2006.
Miss Japan 2006, i will never forget u.
As the 2nd ad mentioned:
What is Miss Universe Japan?
It's not only about outward appearance but also intelligence, sensitivity, humanity all combined together. Having true beauty. A Japanese female that passes as a female of the world.
In other words someone who might be ugly but has other redeeming qualities. (Height for example)
qingy in center of the galaxy
SMS
登録日: 2007/10/06 05:09
from a certain angle she kind of looks like Condoleezza Rice, is this person even japanese? she fails hard.
NEET
登録日: 2008/02/17 09:28
She doesn't get my vote, Sendo Erika does.
BeLe in Davao, Philippines
.NET/Web Developer
登録日: 2007/01/03 16:36
I think this women that are in these kind of pageants are not the kind that dannychoo.com's readers are looking for.
we want moe!!! lol
i agree no moe enough at all
オタク by moonlight, Graphic Designer by daylight
登録日: 2007/11/08 03:37
She is so 2D! Oops, I mean her chest. LOL.
lol.......miss universe japan!? "FUZAKERUNA!"
Scientist, unemployed.
登録日: 2008/01/20 06:57
From the ones in that clip, I'd shoot for the snowboarder girl. Overall? From what I have seen, either Rie Komiya or Maho Tanaka. (I have probably butchered those spellings, I know.) Both are athletic and pleasing to the eye.
Student
登録日: 2008/02/06 09:31
I have to agree with most of you. She is not really beautiful. I did read some where that the Japanese judges are taking in to consideration the qualities that being sought in the miss universe competition. Even here in the US, I don't find most contestants beautiful. So...she doesn't get my vote, for this competition.
I think, she's not like a japanese...
Student/Young artist
登録日: 2008/03/11 07:19
I agree. She really doesn't look like the epitome of the Japanese person. But oh well. It's common sense that Japan's not gonna win Miss Universe this year since they won last year, so they probably hired crappy judges or didn't try as hard this year. Maybe she's super smart.
Leisure Consultant, Writer, Webmaster
登録日: 2008/01/29 07:28
Like it says in the beginning, it's not all about looks so she has the total package. I think she is pretty.
Proud VGI member and IT student...
登録日: 2007/11/20 13:08
I know I'm a 2Dcon...
but isn't this way off?
