20-year-old female student crowned winner of Japanese beauty pageant.

Mika Matsuno (left) won the top prize at the recent Miss Nippon final held in Tokyo.

The new Miss Japan is 20 years old, 1.64 m tall, and a literature student at a Japanese university.

Mika Matsuno with the girls who won awards in the competition.

Mika Matsuno said she entered the beauty pageant because she wanted to learn about life outside of school.

Mika is following in the footsteps of her father, Yorihisa Matsuno, the secretary-general of the JIP party, in pursuing a political career.

Beautiful women in swimsuit moments.

Miss Nippon is a long-standing beauty pageant in Japan, first held in 1950. It is considered the birthplace of many entertainment stars.

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