Miss Japan

Erina Shinohara

Erina was born and grew up in Fuji city, Shizkoka Prefecture until the age of 18, she now lives in Tokyo. Fuji is known as a major producer of green tea and mandarins, also for mount fuji which is the highest and most beautiful mountain in japan. Erina is currently studying marketing at aoyama gakuin university of tokyo, her ambition is to become editor-in-chief of vogue japan, she would also like to create her own brand of clothing for the international market. Erina loves classical music and has been playing the violin for 20 years, she is a concert master and performs in the university orchestra, she likes singing too – all genres (r & b, hip hop etc). Hobbies & sporting interests are: athletics, tennis, swimming and looking after her two dogs (beagles) and her blue-veta fish. Her personal motto is “never give up!”

How would you describe yourself in three words?
Cheerful, positive, determined

Do you have a special or unusual talent? (what is it?)
My talent is the violin. I have been playing for 20 years.

Where would you most like to visit in the world and why?
The country that I would like to visit in the world is argentina because I would like to experience the genuine passion of tango and dance.

What is the best thing about your country?
The best thing about my country is that we have 4 defined seasons – spring, summer, autumn and winter. In every season there is something to enjoy fir example the cherry blossoms in the spring, the festivals in the summer, the changing leaves in the autumn and the snow in the winter.

What is your favourite…..
Film: 'Hannibal', 'Basic Instinct', 'Spirited Away'
Music: I love Ryuichi Sakamoto and the music that he composes, especially the music that he co-wrote for the famous film ‘The Last Emperor’
Singer/band: Japanese bands (M-Flo, Christal Kay, Ken Hirai etc) and foreign music (Beyonce, Destiny’s Child, Eminem, Madonna)
Book: Patricia Cornwell’s mystery novels, Koji Suzuki (movie ring), Osamu Dazai.

If you were granted one wish, what would it be?
If I was granted one wish I would like to be the person who creates trends in fashion that young, japanese women can follow. I would like to be a role model for these young women and set an example.

If you were stuck on a desert island with one other person (famous or not) whom would you choose?
I cannot live without music and as I mentioned above, my favourite composer is a japanese man called ryuichi sakamoto. Therefore I would take ryuichi sakamoto to the deserted island so that we can compose music together and play with objects that we can find such as shells.

What is your message to all the other miss world contestants?
My message to all the other finalists would be that I am excited about meeting them and getting to know them. I would like to learn wonderful things of each country and in return I would like to introduce and teach them something new about Japan.

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