The grand coronation night of Miss Supranational Japan 2018 pageant concluded with the crowning of Miss Supranational Japan 2018, Miss Asia Pacific Japan 2018, and Miss United Continents Japan 2018 (Miss Continentes Unidos Japon 2018). The pageant consisted of 30 contestants. The criterion for choosing these 30 contestants was as follows: 15 candidates were chosen from 15 regional contests and the other 15 were chosen through individual applications.

Haruka Komagata (26) from Niigata was crowned Miss United Continents Japan 2018 (Miss Continentes Unidos Japon 2018), at the conclusion of Miss Supranational Japan 2018. The Tokyo-based professional model wowed the judges, as well as the public as she was also adjudged as the People’s Choice Award winner after garnering the most number of likes in the official Facebook, Instagram and Twitter accounts of Miss Supranational Japan.

She will now represent Japan at the Miss United Continents 2018 pageant later this year, where Miss United Continents 2017 Tatiana Tsimfer will crown her successor.

“I am where I am right now because of the people who have been supporting me, especially my mother and grandmother.  I wish they could join me in Ecuador when I compete for the crown, but sadly they cannot go due to an important family gathering,” she shared during a brief interview.

The pasarela walk and English conversation are two of the things that she wants to improve before she goes in the stage on Miss United Continents 2018 finale.  She will also study current events, as well as basic information on Ecuadorian culture, food and the Spanish language.

Japan has failed to place in the last two editions of Miss Continentes Unidos, but they had managed to finish in the Top 10 in 2015, courtesy of Anri Okane. The 2018 edition of Miss United Continents will be held on September 22nd in the vibrant Ecuadorian financial hub, Guayaquil City.