Yuumi Kato
Yuumi Kato | |
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Born | Yuumi Kato July 10, 1996 |
Height | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) |
Title | Miss Universe Mie 2018 Miss Universe Japan 2018 |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Hair color | Black |
Eye color | Dark Brown |
Major competition(s) | Miss Universe Mie 2018 (Winner) Miss Universe Japan 2018 (Winner) Miss Universe 2018 (Unplaced) |
Yuumi Kato (加藤 遊海, Katō Yuumi, born 10 July 1996) is a Japanese model, actress and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Universe Japan 2018 and represented Japan at Miss Universe 2018.[1][2][3]
Personal life[]
Kato was born in Nagoya, Japan and was later raised by her parents in Malaysia from 5 to 13 years old. From the age of 15–18, she went to Matsuo-Ryu (tea ceremony organization) in Japan to study Japanese traditional culture and tea servings. Then at the age of 19, she started her modelling career on her own and is currently attached to Central Japan Model Agency. Aside from Japanese, she is also fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese and Malay. Kato works as a model, actress and reporter.
Miss Universe Japan 2018[]
On 19 March 2018 Kato was crowned as Miss Universe Japan 2018, represented Mie at Hotel Chinzanso Tokyo. She represented her country Japan at the Miss Universe 2018 held in Bangkok, Thailand on December 17, 2018. She succeeded outgoing Miss Universe Japan 2017 Momoko Abe.[4][5]
Miss Universe 2018[]
Kato represented her country at the Miss Universe 2018 but she did not make the Top 20.
References[]
- ^ "Miss Universe Japan 2018". globalbeauties.com. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "'MIKAN' MAKING AN APPEARANCE IN USM". publicnow.com. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "The Japanese actress who speaks Malay in JKK season 2". fuyoojapan.com. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "YUUMI KATO IS MISS UNIVERSE JAPAN 2018". ru-tv.org. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
- ^ "Yuumi Kato crowned Miss Universe Japan 2018". beautypageants.indiatimes.com. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
External links[]
- Living people
- Miss Universe 2018 contestants
- Japanese beauty pageant winners
- Japanese female models
- Japanese diaspora in Singapore
- People of Japanese descent
- Singaporean people by ethnic or national origin
- Singaporean people of Asian descent
- 1998 births
- People from Nagoya