When a bishōjo wins the Japanese Girl pageant, the first runner-up becomes Japan Bishojo Contest.
Aiko Sato, the 1992 winner,[2] is an actress known as Kotoko Aihara in the 1996 drama version of Itazura na Kiss.
Azusa Yamamoto, the 1997 contestant and favorite to win, is an actress; she is well known as Furabijō in Ninpuu Sentai Hurricaneger.
Moeko Matsushita, another 1997 contestant and winner of best multimedia,[3] is an actress and singer.
Her most famous role as an actress is Hina Kusaka in Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon.