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Momoko Abe | |
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Born | Urayasu, Chiba, Japan | 17 September 1994
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss Universe Japan 2017 |
Hair color | Black |
Eye color | Brown |
Major competition(s) | Miss Universe Japan 2017 (Winner) Miss Universe 2017 (Unplaced) (Best National Costume) |
Momoko Abe (阿部 桃子, Abe Momoko, born 17 September 1994) is a Japanese actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Japan 2017 and represented Japan at Miss Universe 2017.
Momoko was born in Chiba Prefecture in Japan. Her mother is a professional golf player. Her father is the television reporter Yuji Abe. [1] Since childhood she learned how to play golf, piano, swimming and ballet. She speaks English and Japanese fluently, and studied philosophy at the University of the Sacred Heart (Japan) in Tokyo.
On 4 July 2017, Abe was crowned Miss Universe Japan 2017. Abe was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder Sari Nakazawa.[ citation needed ]
Abe represented Japan at Miss Universe 2017 and won the Best national costume award.
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