See the news with lots of pictures of the show at

http://www.mainichi-msn.co.jp/entertainment/geinou/200604/graph/26

some pictures of Kurara at the after-party at the Grand Hyatt:

from left to right
finalists Misa & Rie,
happy Kurara,
my gorgeous team: Takako, Meiko &Asami
Hiroko finalist in 2002 in

withFANS and FRIENDS (including my friend Bobby who flew from Hong Kong for the evening, bottom right)

with Miyako Miyazaki (top 5 in 2003)
Miyako will be coaching Kurara for LA

Japan has a fabulous delegate for Miss Universe!
Kurara has the intelligence, the charisma, the overall beauty and the confidence to aim very high this year! Plus she speaks Japanese, English, French and Spanish….

Lots of love to all our supporters during the past 7 months.

Will post pictures and news of Kurara during her training.