It isn't easy to be Hiroko Mima. Sure, the new Miss Japan may be tall (5' 8"), slender, 21, stunningly gorgeous and able to high jump over 5' 5" when she competes with her college's track-and-field team -- but it's going to be tough for her to win the Miss Universe title. Why? Last year, the Universe crown was taken by Miss Japan Ryo Mori. Two Miss Japans winning two years in a row won't be easy. Oh, how we feel for you, Hiroko. We really feel for you. Let us know how we can comfort your tortured soul.
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Contestant Hiroko Mima reacts after winning the Miss Universe Japan competition in Tokyo April 3, 2008. REUTERS/Michael Caronna (JAPAN)
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Contestant Hiroko Mima poses during the Miss Universe Japan competition in Tokyo April 3, 2008. Mima won the Japan competition and goes on to compete against other contestants from around the world in Vietnam. REUTERS/Michael Caronna (JAPAN)
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Contestant Hiroko Mima reacts after winning the Miss Universe Japan competition in Tokyo April 3, 2008. REUTERS/Michael Caronna (JAPAN)
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Contestant Hiroko Mima reacts after winning the Miss Universe Japan competition in Tokyo April 3, 2008. REUTERS/Michael Caronna (JAPAN)
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Hiroko Mima, center, celebrates with other participants as she was announced to become the Miss Universe Japan 2008 in Tokyo Thursday, April 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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Hiroko Mima, left, performs during the Miss Universe pageant Japan 2008 in Tokyo Thursday, April 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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TOKYO - APRIL 03: Hiroko Mima celebrates after being chosen as Miss Japan 2008 during Miss Universe Japan 2008 Final Competition "Fashion Island" at Tokyo International Forum on April 3, 2008 in Tokyo, Japan. Hiroko Mima will attend 2008 Miss Universe final on July 14 in Vietnam. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)
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Riyo Mori, Miss Universe 2007, right, puts the winner's crown on Hiroko Mima, Miss Japan, after she was nominated as the Miss Universe Japan in Tokyo, Thursday, April 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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Hiroko Mima celebrates as she was selected as the Miss Universe Japan in Tokyo, Thursday, April 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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Hiroko Mima reacts as she was selected as the Miss Universe Japan 2008 in Tokyo Thursday, April 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara)
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