[Shueisha Inc.] The 2025 winners of “Miss Seventeen,” a stepping stone to becoming a top model or popular actor, have been decided! Six new “Seventeen” exclusive models, selected from a total of 2,783 applicants, have been announced!
Shueisha Co., Ltd. Press release: October 18, 2025 To Members of the Press The winners of the 2025 Miss Seventeen pageant, a stepping stone to becoming a top model or popular actor, have been decided! We are announcing the six new exclusive models for Seventeen, selected from a total of 2,783 applicants! Seventeen is a teen media outlet that has produced many famous stars. This year, six new exclusive models have been selected from the 10 finalists! Shueisha’s teen media,
“Seventeen,” announced the results of the “Miss Seventeen 2025” audition, an open-to-the-public audition to determine the new exclusive model, at the “Rakuten GirlsAward 2025” event held on Saturday, October 18th. The winners were announced on the “Miss Seventeen” stage at the “Miss Seventeen” event. The “Miss Seventeen” audition has produced many famous models, actors, and singers, including Keiko Kitagawa, Suzu Hirose, Ayami Nakajo, Rikako Yagi, and Hiyori Sakurada. This year, 10 finalists were selected from a total of 2,783 applicants after passing a document screening (first round), an interview (second round), and a camera test (third round). From among them, six people were selected as “Miss Seventeen 2025”: Okamoto Nozomi (14 years old), Kajiwara Kanagisa (16 years old), Kawase Midori (13 years old), Sasaki Mitsune (15 years old), Harada Hanano (15 years old), and Horiguchi Maho (17 years old).
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URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/11454/784/11454-784-ce22257355ae34d00475c94c7c690c02-1333×2000.jpg Nozomi Okamoto (C) Seventeen/Shueisha Photography by Taichi Chiba Miku Okamoto Born October 13, 2011 / Second-year junior high school student Birthplace: Osaka Prefecture Her hobbies are watching movies, and her special skills are Kendama and making funny faces. Her favorite foods are yakiniku and garlic. She has been making headlines for her appearances in the NHK drama “Anpan” (Anpan), and the drama “After School Chart 2025 Autumn” (NTV). [Acceptance Comment] “It still feels like a dream to be chosen as an exclusive model for the renowned magazine Seventeen. While cherishing my feelings of respect for “Seventeen” and the senior models, I will do my best to make readers think, “I’m glad Okamoto Nozomi became a Seventeen model!” I’m often told that I’m “cute,” and I’m a chatty, energetic, quintessential Osaka native. I hope you’ll notice this difference.”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/11454/784/11454-784-a92d4f99ab093b3b5077a53ba574c95b-1333×2000.jpg Kajiwara Kanagisa (C) Seventeen/Shueisha Photography/Chiba Taichi Kajiwara Kanna Born July 31, 2009 / First-year high school student Birthplace: Tokyo Her hobby is reading manga. Her special skill is dancing. Her favorite foods are fruit and shrimp. She is the eldest daughter of the Kajisac family. She has over 350,000 followers on TikTok and over 240,000 on Instagram. (As of October 16th) [Comment on winning the award] “Since being selected as a finalist, I’ve been feeling nervous every day, but the comments and messages from everyone have given me energy and motivated me to work harder! I’m filled with gratitude for finally achieving my dream of becoming a Seventeen model. I’ll spare no effort to live up to the expectations of those who support me, and I aim to become a model that everyone will look up to!” ”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/11454/784/11454-784-e5b15921f914895235d61ba0a0b12d33-1333×2000.jpg Midori Kawase (C) Seventeen/Shueisha Photography/Taichi Chiba Suiko Kawase Born March 27, 2012 / Second-year junior high school student Birthplace: Tokyo Her hobbies are drawing, guitar, decorating, makeup, and collecting hairpins. Her special skills are ballet and drawing. Her favorite food is ramen. Although she is the youngest of the Miss Seventeen 2025 contestants, she has extensive modeling experience. [Acceptance Comment] “When the auditions progressed and I was selected as a finalist, I couldn’t believe it was real. I was so surprised that I checked the results several times, and I kept telling myself, ‘It’s okay, have confidence!’ Fighting those anxieties and working hard to improve myself were all valuable experiences! I will never forget my gratitude to everyone who supported me, and I will strive to reach the top with a sense of responsibility as a Seventeen model, so please continue to support me.”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/11454/784/11454-784-f5d17352384ee55b011e6000609e1dbb-1333×2000.jpg Mitsune Sasaki (C) Seventeen/Shueisha Photography/Taichi Chiba Miron Sasaki Born May 14, 2010 / 3rd year junior high school student Birthplace: Hiroshima Prefecture Her hobbies are listening to music and eating delicious food. Her special skill is playing the asarato (an African instrument). Her favorite foods are Korean food and junk food. Grand Prize winner of the “Bishojo Zukan Award 2023.” [Award Winner’s Comments] “My heart was pounding from the day of the audition right up until the voting period, so when I found out I’d passed, I was so relieved that I lost all strength and felt completely exhausted (laughs). I can’t thank everyone enough for their support. Now that I’ve been chosen as Miss Seventeen, I can’t afford to say I’m not confident anymore! I’ll stay focused and continue to improve my skills and awareness as a professional model! ”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/11454/784/11454-784-a66d0c07ce3f015dea8332a1bb60509d-1333×2000.jpg Harada Hanano (C) Seventeen/Shueisha Photography/Chiba Taichi Harada Hanano Born April 4, 2010 / 3rd year of junior high school Birthplace: Hiroshima Prefecture Her hobbies are eating, singing, cooking, and watching dramas. Her special skills are flexible shoulder joints and being able to memorize lines quickly. Her favorite foods are tomatoes and cheese. She’s seeking revenge as a finalist in Miss Seventeen 2024. [Award Winner’s Comments] “After trying for the second time since last year, I finally achieved my dream of becoming a Seventeen model! In order to reach as many people as possible, I put in all my effort, posting on social media every day and putting extra effort into posing and skincare. So when I received the news that I’d been accepted, I hugged my mother and burst into tears. My next goal is to become a model who is respected not only for her appearance but also for her inner self. First of all, I’m going to actively take on any challenge I can so that people will know about my individuality and personality!”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/11454/784/11454-784-e8540e5f4f779caee1d82974f1e4a39e-1333×2000.jpg Maho Horiguchi (C) Seventeen / Shueisha Photography / Chiba Taichi Horiguchi Maho Born October 10, 2008 / Second-year high school student Birthplace: Tokyo Her hobbies are cooking and baking. Her special skills are lifting the ball, table tennis, and dancing. Her favorite food is matcha sweets. She is currently in the spotlight for her role as the heroine Nemu in “Kamen Rider Zetts.” [Award Comment] “I thoroughly studied poses and facial expressions, and approached the audition with the feeling that this year was my last chance. I was nervous during the audition, but I believed in myself, worked hard, and achieved such a good result that I’m beyond happy. I’m truly grateful to everyone who supported me! Being chosen as Miss Seventeen is not just the end goal, but the beginning. I will use my strengths, my cheerfulness and expressiveness, to become a top model and make my dream of appearing on the cover of the magazine come true!” Image
URL: https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/11454/784/11454-784-a0cff85cf6ff27467160391c2e74d60f-2000×1333.jpg (C) Seventeen / Shueisha. Photo by Taichi Chiba. “Miss Seventeen 2025” winners (from left): Mitsune Sasaki (15), Hanano Harada (15), Nozomi Okamoto (14), Midori Kawase (13), Kana Kajiwara (16), and Maho Horiguchi (17). ●About Miss Seventeen Exclusive models for “Seventeen” are selected through public auditions. They are active in a variety of areas, including magazines, websites, social media, and events. Many Miss Seventeen contestants have gone on to become well-known models, actors, and singers. ⚫︎About Shueisha’s “Seventeen”
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/11454/784/11454-784-89d0b65eb8252d7b02c696aeca911fed-1370×1754.png (c) Seventeen Fall 2025 Issue, Juri Uesaka Cover Edition/Shueisha, Photography by Fumiko Shibata Founded in 1968, this teen media outlet for high school girls offers fun, useful, and down-to-earth
information on fashion, beauty, romance, and advice to energetic, sensitive teens, supporting the present and future of high school girls. The media offers a forum for two-way communication, connecting exclusive models, talents, readers/users, and influencers through the web, social media, magazines, and more. Official website
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