Emiri Miyasaka
competition(s)
(2nd runner-up)
Miss Universe 2009
(Unplaced)
Emiri Miyasaka (宮坂 絵美里, Miyasaka Emiri) (born June 16, 1984) is a Japanese actress, model, dancer and beauty pageant titleholder. She competed in the Miss Universe 2009 pageant on August 23, 2009, held in the Bahamas.
Miss Universe Japan 2009
Miyasaka beat more than 3,000 applicants for the title of Miss Universe Japan.[citation needed]
Controversies
Miyasaka's revealing national costume triggered backlash from Japanese critics, claiming the costume was "a national disgrace", "made fun of Japanese traditional clothing and culture", and was "a stupidly designed stupid costume for a stupid person to wear".[1] The costume was designed by Yoshiyuki Ogata for the Yoshiyuki brand, along with Japan's Miss Universe franchise holder and director Ligron. Originally, the skirt was longer, but Ligron decided to shorten it in a hasty decision taken before the press conference. After the uproar, Ligron defended the costume, saying that the critics were "dinosaurs". Nonetheless, Miyasaka wore a more conservative version of the design at the actual pageant.[2]
References
External links
- Profile at OscarPromotion (in Japanese)
Preceded by Hiroko Mima | Miss Universe Japan 2009 | Succeeded by Maiko Itai |
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- ALB: Hasna Xhukiçi
- AGO: Nelsa Alves
- AUS: Rachael Finch
- BEL: Zeynep Sever
- BOL: Dominique Peltier
- BRA: Larissa Costa
- CAN: Mariana Valente
- CYI: Nicosia Lawson
- CHN: Wang Jingyao
- COL: Michelle Rouillard
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- COW: Angenie Simon
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- GUA: Lourdes Figueroa
- IND: Ekta Chowdhry
- IDN: Zivanna Letisha Siregar
- IRL: Diana Donnelly
- ITA: Laura Valenti
- JPN: Emiri Miyasaka
- KOR: Na Ry
- KOS: Marigona Dragusha
- MRI: Anaïs Veerapatren
- MEX: Karla Carrillo
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- UKR: Khrystyna Kots-Hotlib
- USA: Kristen Dalton
- VEN: Stefanía Fernández
- VNM: Võ Hoàng Yến