Hiroko Mima
Hiroko Mima | |
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| Born | December 5, 1986 Tokushima, Japan |
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Universe Japan 2008 |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Universe Japan 2008 (winner) Miss Universe 2008 (Top 15) |
Hiroko Mima (美馬 寛子, Mima Hiroko; born December 5, 1986) is a Japanese fashion model, athlete and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Japan 2008. She then represented Japan at Miss Universe 2008 in Vietnam and placed Top 15.
Biography
[edit]Mima attended Nihon University, majoring is physical education. Mima suffers from a bone marrow disease which left the right side of her body incapacitated for three months when she was 13 years old, and a nerve disease called Guillain–Barré syndrome in junior high school.[1] Since then Mima has returned to sports and competed seven times at the Japan National Track and Field Competition. She competes in the track and field team with a high jump of 1.65 m, approaching her own height of 1.73 m.[2] Shortly after losing her grandmother, who died when she slipped on the bathroom floor, Mima lost her father in a car accident before winning Miss Universe Japan 2008.
Miss Universe Japan
[edit]Hiroko Mima, as a 21-year-old physical education student from Tokushima in Western Japan, was crowned Miss Universe Japan 2008 on April 3, beating out nine other finalists and a total of about 4,000 entrants. Staged at the Tokyo International Forum, the final competition featured a "Fashion Island" performance. The nine other contestants who competed against Hiroko Mima were: Kana Anan, Sayo Yamaguchi, Yukari Honna, Moe Aoki, Yuri Horita, Rui Watanabe, Yoshimi Sato, Chie Hirai and Azusa Nishigaki.
Miss Universe 2008
[edit]She was the official representative for Japan at the Miss Universe 2008 pageant which took place in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 14, 2008.[3]
Miss Universe Japan National Director
[edit]As of 2018, Hiroko Mima is the National Director of Miss Universe Japan.[4] Mima have previously trained Emiri Miyasaka for Miss Universe 2009.
References
[edit]- ^ "Meet Hiroko Mima From Japan | Read A Bio & Profile of Hiroko Mima & View Photos & Pictures of Hiroko Mima | NBC Official Site". Nbc.com. 2008-02-27. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
- ^ Profile of Hiroko Mima at Miss Universe Japan
- ^ "Miss Japan Hiroko Mima | Asian American News | GoldSea". goldsea.com. Retrieved 2025-02-02.
- ^ "Hiroko Mima Photo Gallery by Morgan Ommer at". Pbase.com. Archived from the original on October 23, 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-25.
External links
[edit]- Official website (in Japanese)