
Pasadena Japanese Cultural Institute
Miss Pasadena JCI
The Miss Pasadena JCI Committee is committed to sponsoring young women who share the mission of PJCI to preserve and promote Japanese and Japanese-American culture and values. Through PJCI’s many programs such as Japanese language school, cultural and martial arts education, youth and senior programs, the Miss Pasadena JCI Committee seeks candidates who will commit themselves to engage in PJCI and Miss Pasadena JCI Committee efforts now and into the future.
Interested in representing the Pasadena Japanese Cultural Institute and the Miss Pasadena JCI Program in the 2022 Nisei Week Festival and Court? Participating in the Nisei Week Court Program is an experience of a lifetime and participants gain invaluable experience in public speaking, poise, time management, and leadership, and also receive exposure to Japanese cultural arts. Court members attend numerous community events in the Greater Los Angeles area and are invited to travel to Japan, Honolulu, and San Francisco – all while making lifelong relationships with fellow court members.
2022 Miss Pasadena JCI

Lorie Hatsuko Meza
Princess – 2022 Nisei Week Court
Lorie is 23 years old and graduated from Willamette University with a Bachelor’s Degree in Environmental Science. She is a paralega for a civil litigation law firm. Lorie loves all things Star Wars and Marvel. You can find her on the weekends dressed up as a princess or superhero volunteering at events for underprivileged or ill children. The platform she is supporting this year is Okaeri.
Miss Pasadena JCI hall of fame

Brianne Mari Yasukochi
2021 Nisei Week
First Princess

Marika Gotschall
2019 Nisei Week Princess

Juli Ann Drindak
2018 Nisei Week
Miss Tomodachi

Tomi Okuno
2017 Nisei Week Princess

Julia Kiyomi Tani
2016 Nisei Week
Miss Tomodachi

Veronica Toyomi Ota
2015 Nisei Week
First Princess

Tori Nishinaka-Leon
2014 Nisei Week
Queen

Ashley Mieko Honma
2013 Nisei Week
First Princess

Erika Hayami Fisher
2012 Nisei Week
Princess

Erika Mariko Olsen
2011 Nisei Week
Queen

Jamie Hagiya
2010 Nisei Week
Miss Tomodachi

Dana Fujiko Heatherton
2009 Nisei Week
Queen