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Yayoi Machida was crowned Miss Grand Japan 2023 in a national competition held on Sunday, July 16 at the Tokyo FM Hall in Tokyo. The 26-year-old beauty from Tokyo bested 13 other competitors to win the title. She succeeds Seira Inoue and will now represent Japan at Miss Grand International 2023 in Vietnam this October. Karina Yamada was named first runner-up while Yuka Oyama, Taeko Yoshida, and Yuki Furihata were the second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively, while Mizuki Ueda and Saki Inoue rounded out the Top 7 finalists. The new Miss Grand Japan also bagged the Best in Evening Gown, Miss Popular, and the Mix Chanel Award. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐉𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐍 (@missgrandjapan) Photos: H. Shima, Miss Grand Japan / Instagram

The Miss Grand Japan 2023 final competition will be held this Sunday, July 16 at the Tokyo FM Hall in Tokyo from 3 p.m. local time. A total of 14 beauties will be vying for the national title and the winner will have the opportunity to represent Japan at Miss Grand International 2023 in Vietnam this October. Who will succeed last year's winner Seira Inoue as Miss Grand Japan? Meet the contestants: View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒 𝐆𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐉𝐀𝐏𝐀𝐍 (@missgrandjapan) Karina Yamada Megumi Ohteki Midori Sawano Miyuki Nozawa Mizuki Ueda Saho Suenaga Saki Inoue Shinoki Mami Taeko Yoshida Yayoi Machida Yuka Oyama Yuki Furihata Yukiko Hayashi Yurina Ishihara Photo: Kazz Yamaji, Miss Grand Japan / Instagram

Seira Inoue was crowned Miss Grand Japan 2022 during the national competition held on Saturday, August 6 at Yokosuka Arts Theater in Kanagawa Prefecture. The 26-year-old Japanese-Filipino beauty bested 24 other finalists to win the national title. She succeeds last year's winner Chika Mizuno and will represent Japan at Miss Grand International 2022 in Indonesia this October. Maria Nasu, Mizuki Takashima, Anna Yamanouchi, and Yukino Jahana were the first, second, third, and fourth runners-up, respectively. The rest of the Top 10 were Mika Takeda, Rika Asanuma, Yume Uchida, Yuriko Teshima　and Ai Ikegami. "I would like to express my gratitude to the many people who cheered me on," the new Miss Grand Japan wrote in a statement on social media. "I am still lacking in strength, but I would like to work hard so that I can show even more growth at the world tournament," she added. Miss Grand Japan was established in 2015 and is currently headed by former titleholder Eri