Maiko Itai

Maiko Itai

Beauty pageant titleholder
Born	Maiko Itai 21 May 1984 (1984-05-21) (age 27) Ōita Prefecture, Japan
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Hair color	black
Eye color	black
Title(s)	Miss Universe Japan 2010

Maiko Itai (板井 麻衣子, Itai Maiko^?, born 21 May 1984 in Ōita Prefecture) is a Japanese beauty pageant contestant who won Miss Universe Japan 2010 on 9 March 2010. Itai, the 13th Miss Universe Japan, accepted the crown from Emiri Miyasaka, Miss Universe Japan 2009.

She competed in Miss Universe 2010 in the USA.

History

Maiko is an alumna of Sophia University, where she studied to speak English and Portuguese aside from her native Japanese.^[1]

References

1. ^ "Modest civil servant transforms into Miss Universe Japan 2010". Japan Today. 03-22. http://www.japantoday.com/category/shukan-post/view/modest-civil-servant-transforms-into-miss-universe-japan-2010. Retrieved 2010-08-11. 

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Emiri Miyasaka	Miss Universe Japan 2010	Succeeded by Maria Kamiyama

Persondata
Name	Itai, Maiko
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Date of birth	21 May 1984
Place of birth	Ōita Prefecture, Japan
Date of death
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