Education
Seijo University.
宮坂 絵美里
Seijo University.
She competed in the Mission Universe 2009 pageant on August 23, 2009 held in Nassau, Bahamas but unplaced. Miyasaka speaks some English, having spent ten months in California attending school. She placed 2nd runner-up at Mission International Japan 2008.
Miyasaka beat more than 3,000 applicants for this year"s title of Mission Universe Japan.
The judging panel included Mission Universe Japan national director Ines Ligron, singer Shizuka Kudo, Chiba Lotte Marines baseball manager Bobby Valentine, Mission Universe 2006 runner-up Kurara Chibana, television personality Girolamo Panzetta, and DJ & television host Chris Peppler. Emiri was trained by national pageant director Ligron along with Hiroko Mima, who prepared Emiri Miyasaka for Mission Universe 2009.
Emiri did not make the Top 15. Controversies
When Miyasaka appeared with her revealing national costume, her comment was, "even as a representative of my country I want to express my individuality.
I’m trying as hard as I can to appeal based on the kindness and modest of the Japanese!" However, the costume triggered backlash from Japanese critics, claiming the costume was "a national disgrace", "made fun of Japanese traditional clothing and culture", and was "a stupidly designed stupid costume for a stupid person to wear".
The costume was designed by Yoshiyuki Ogata for the Yoshiyuki brand, along with Japan"s Mission Universe franchise holder and director Ligron. Originally, the skirt was longer, but Ligron decided to shorten it in a hasty decision taken before the press conference. Nonetheless, Miyasaka wore a more conservative version of the design at the actual pageant.
After the uproar, Ligron defended the costume, saying that the critics were "dinosaurs".