From left: Tantan Hayashi, Aya Ueto and Shiori Kutsuna

Aya Ueto introduces 12th National Beauty Girl Contest

Thursday 05th February, 03:00 PM JST

TOKYO —

Actress Aya Ueto, 23, on Wednesday attended a press conference in Tokyo together with Shiori Kutsuna, 16, and Tantan Hayashi, 19, to introduce the 12th National Beauty Girl Contest which will start accepting applications nationwide from April 1 to May 31.

Ueto, who was given the jury’s special award in the 7th contest in 1997, recalled her experience. “I was thinking only about the 2 million cash prize because I wanted to buy a house. But after the contest, I was told the jury’s special award was an ad-hoc prize decided that day and there was no cash prize for me.”

Hayashi, grand prix winner in the 11th contest, advised this year’s entrants: “Just act like yourself and keep smiling,” while the jury’s special award winner Kutsuna said, “There is no need to force yourself. You can make the judges understand you if you make an effort.”

Oscar Promotion will interview screened applicants after May 31, and hold the final on Aug 4.

Further details are available at www.oscarpro.co.jp

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12 Comments

Yelnats at 03:29 PM JST - 5th February

Ouch, nice lookers.
timeon at 03:45 PM JST - 5th February

doing the math reveals that Ueto won it at the age 12. I hope they don't have swimming suit and other "cute" sexy outfits to please the perv oyajis in the audience and do people think so much about cash and buying houses at 12?
Yelena at 04:36 PM JST - 5th February

I think such kind of contests really effects young & unstable girls personality. What for do they need this? Isn't it better to think of study and examinations instead?
whitepocky at 05:18 PM JST - 5th February

“I was thinking only about the 2 million cash prize"

So much morals. All these airheads care about is cold hard cash!!!
Triumvere at 05:48 PM JST - 5th February

I'd like some cold hard cash, too. Is that supposed to say something about my morales? Or my intelligence for that matter? Lay off the girl.
electric2004 at 06:13 PM JST - 5th February

Buying a house with 2 Million Yen? Well, then she needs to win this more than 10 maybe 20 times.
blue_monday at 07:52 PM JST - 5th February

whitepocky I've filmed Ueto Aya a couple of times, she's certainly no airhead, she's actually quite charming in person. In these tough times I think it is fine if someone can make a living from the good fortune of having the kind of looks that are currently fashionable. At least Ms Ueto wanted to spend her money on a house, not crack cocaine.

Some of us, me included, fell out of the ugly tree and hit every branch on the way down, this doesn't mean we are smarter than someone with skinny legs and a cute nose.
scoobydoo at 11:24 PM JST - 5th February

Its pretty nasty to call people you don't know air heads. And of course none of the critics on the money issue here would accept 12M Yen on principal. LOL and LOL again.
Squally at 11:48 PM JST - 5th February

So just because you want money you're an airhead? Since when does wanting to be finacialy sound make you an airhead? It's not like she wanted the money so she could buy a bunch of coach purses.

Oh and Aya Ueto is hot!
bimyou at 01:18 AM JST - 6th February

Go Aya!!!

She's a lovely girl, down to earth and definitely not an airhead. Would love the chance to meet her in person someday.
soldave at 09:23 AM JST - 6th February

Best beautyists?