Miss Grand Japan 2015

{{short description|1st edition of the Miss Grand Japan beauty pageant}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2024}}

{{Infobox beauty pageant

| image = Ayaka Tanaka.png

| caption = Ayaka Tanaka, the winner of the contest

| date = August 24, 2015

| venue = {{ill|Happo-en|ja|八芳園}}, Minato, Tokyo

| presenters =

| entrants = 22

| placements = 10

| broadcaster =

| debuts =

| withdrawals =

| returns =

| photogenic = Hirasawa Natsuka (Tokyo)

| congeniality = Chisato Nagayasu (Kanagawa)

| winner = Ayaka Tanaka (Saitama)

| award1 label = Miss Face of Beauty

| award1 = Miyu Tanaka (Hyōgo)

| before =

| next = 2016

}}

Miss Grand Japan 2015 ({{langx|ja|2015ミス・グランド・ジャパン}}) was the first edition of the Miss Grand Japan pageant, held on August 24, 2015, at the {{ill|Happo-en|ja|八芳園}}, Minato, Tokyo.{{cite web|url=https://www.excite.co.jp/news/article/Prtimes_2015-09-10-15305-1/|title=【日本初】2015：ミス・グランド・ジャパン（日本大会）を開催、グランプリは現役看護師・田中綾郁さん10月の世界大会出場へ|date=10 September 2015|accessdate=22 March 2022|language=ja|work=Excite|archivedate=22 March 2022|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20220322020814/https://www.excite.co.jp/news/article/Prtimes_2015-09-10-15305-1/}} Twenty-two contestants competed for the title,{{cite web|url=http://yurakucho.today/enjoy/p4117/|title=【イベントレポート】『STOP THE WAR』『PEACE』を掲げ世界へ！「2015 ミス・グランド・ジャパン」セミファイナル|author=有楽町トゥデイ編集部|date=4 September 2015|accessdate=22 February 2024|language=ja|publisher=有楽町.today|archivedate=22 February 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240222005403/http://yurakucho.today/enjoy/p4117/}} of whom a 25-year-old nurse representing Saitama, Ayaka Tanaka, was announced the winner, while Miyu Tanaka of Hyōgo was named Miss Face of Beauty Japan 2015.

Ayaka Tanaka later represented Japan in the Miss Grand International 2015 pageant held in Bangkok, Thailand, on October 25, 2015, and won the Best Evening Gown award as well as was placed among the top 10 finalists.{{cite web|url=https://www.thairath.co.th/content/535024|work=Thai Rath|language=th|date=27 October 2015|access-date=8 October 2023|archive-date=7 October 2023|title='เอเนีย การ์เซีย' สาวโดมินิกัน คว้ามงกุฎ 'มิสแกรนด์ฯ 2015'|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231007223139/https://www.thairath.co.th/content/535024}}{{cite web|url=https://thanhtra.com.vn/xa-hoi/van-hoa/Noi-day-dut-cua-hoa-hau-sinh-ra-tu-mot-vu-hiep-dam-95072.html|title=Nỗi day dứt của hoa hậu sinh ra từ một vụ hiếp dâm|language=vi|date=27 October 2015|access-date=8 October 2023|website=thanhtra.com.vn|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231008045819/https://thanhtra.com.vn/xa-hoi/van-hoa/Noi-day-dut-cua-hoa-hau-sinh-ra-tu-mot-vu-hiep-dam-95072.html}}{{cite web|url=https://baoquangngai.vn/channel/2028/201510/nguoi-dep-20-tuoi-dang-quang-miss-grand-international-2015-2636499/|title=Người đẹp 20 tuổi đăng quang Miss Grand International 2015|date=26 October 2015|access-date=8 October 2023|language=vi|website=Baoquangngai.vn|archive-date=8 October 2023|archive-url=https://archive.today/20231008041308/https://baoquangngai.vn/channel/2028/201510/nguoi-dep-20-tuoi-dang-quang-miss-grand-international-2015-2636499/}} Meanwhile, Miyu Tanaka competed internationally at the {{ill|Face of Beauty International 2015|es}} contest in Taiwan, where she qualified to the top 15 finals.{{cite web|url=http://miss-japan.net/grand/miyu-tanaka|title=田中実結　2015 フェイス・オブ・ビューティー日本代表|date=7 April 2016|accessdate=22 February 2024|language=ja|website=miss-japan.net|archivedate=22 February 2024|archiveurl=https://archive.today/20240222034126/http://miss-japan.net/grand/miyu-tanaka}}

The event was organized by Intergo Co., Ltd. and Views Co., Ltd, ({{lang|ja|株式会社ヴューズ}}) with {{ill|Eriko Yoshii|ja|吉井絵梨子}} and Ayako Suzuki as the companies' representatives, respectively.