5'9'-tall stunner Momoko Abe from Chiba, Japan is this year's Japan's representative for the 66th edition of Miss Universe pageant. 22-year-old Momoko slayed 45 other gorgeous Japanese women and succeeds Miss Universe Japan 2016 Sari Nakazawa.
She's the daughter of TV reporter, Yuji Abe, and retired celebrity pro-golfer Masako Abe.
Miss Universe Japan 2017 – CHIBA (Momoko Abe)
1st Runner-up – EHIME (Kanako Fukuoka)
2nd Runner-up – TOKYO (Ayaka Koshiba)
3rd Runner-up – NAGANO (Natsuki Konishi)
4th Runner-up – AKITA (Tomoka Konno)
Japan's latest placement in Miss Universe was in 2015 when the first hāfu (multiracial) woman to be Miss Japan Ariana Mamiko Miyamoto made it to the Top 10.