10-Year-Old Rinoa Wins Grand Prix at “Ciao Girl 2025 Audition” with Double Award Including Oha Suta Prize

In the opening, the five current Ciao Girls—Hono Nakae, Mizuki Nohana, Sawaka Izumi, Akira Minakami, and Nagisa Ihara—performed “Will” by IVE, encouraging the nervous finalists. As guest judges, Naho Maita, the creator of the currently serialized “Shining!”, and Yasuko from the Oha Suta Family as the cheering squad leader, livened up the event.

At the results announcement, following the “Oha Suta Prize,” Rinoa’s Grand Prix win was revealed. Surprised, she covered her mouth with her hands, but walked to the center of the stage with a smile. Receiving a tiara from Nagisa Ihara, last year’s Grand Prix winner, she commented, “I’m happy because I didn’t think I could win,” and “I’m also really happy to get the Oha Suta Prize.”

Going forward, Rinoa will join Amuse and is expected to be active in the magazine and on YouTube. An interview video of her just after winning the Grand Prix is available on “Ciao Channel,” the official YouTube channel of “Ciao.”

The “Ciao Summer Festival 2025” was held at Pacifico Yokohama on August 9 and 10, drawing approximately 40,000 visitors.