Japan's First Lady Presented 'Best Jeanist Award': "This Is The Prize I Have Long Wished To Win"

Japan's new first lady and former UFO passenger Miyuki Hatoyama was bestowed the "Best Jeanist Award" on Monday as part of Tokyo Fashion Week. The AFP reports the honor is given by the Japan Jeans Association.

Mrs. Hatoyama, who told the audience that she and her husband were wearing jeans when they met at Stanford University in 1975, was delighted:

"This is the prize I have long wished to win," Hatoyama told a press conference, wearing traditional blue jeans. "I'm a jeans lover. I'm always putting on jeans as they're easy to wear."

This isn't the first time the first lady has flirted with the fashion world. Two weeks ago, she and her husband walked in a charity fashion show where they strutted while doing jazz hands. See video here.

Miyuki Hatoyama, right, wife of Japanese Prime Minister Yuko Hatoyama, speaks after being awarded the Japan Jeans Association prize, as Japanese singer Kumi Koda, who won the general public category prize, smiles during an awarding ceremony of the 26th Best Jeanist Awards in Tokyo, Japan, Monday, Oct. 19, 2009. The selection of Japan's first lady is the first time in 26 years history of the awards that have been given annually by the association to celebrities who often wear jeans to promote jeans products among the Japanese. (AP Phioto/Koji Sasahara)

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Comments

[LMPE]

03:25 PM on 10/21/2009

I dream of jeanist.

[KIVPossum]

03:14 AM on 10/20/2009

Little wonder she won. Compared to the other jeans, she was miles above the competitio­n. It was like a dress competitio­n between a designer gown and something off the goodwill rack.

[KataVideo]

09:37 PM on 10/19/2009

She's an actress who believes in UFOs and spiritual/­psychic stuff. Which sounds a little too much like nancy reagan.

[BettyMcDonalds]

03:09 AM on 10/20/2009

how about christian believing in angels, satan, etc?

[DEEPYA]

06:59 PM on 10/20/2009

Oooow, Ouch!

[KataVideo]

07:14 PM on 10/20/2009

That's not an improvrmen­t.

[HC4BO]

09:31 PM on 10/19/2009

Hey there , wait a minute ...

Where was President Obama's name during the nomination process ... ?

[theredqueen]

05:37 PM on 10/19/2009

Mrs. Hatoyama is a very attractive lady and fun looking. She dresses well for her petite shape and size, I also love her hairstyle and makeup.

[Two Cents]

06:28 PM on 10/19/2009

I agree. She seems easy going, accessible and (no intention of condescens­ion) is as cute as a button. :o)

[yearlin]

03:02 PM on 10/19/2009

the girl on the left looks like she belongs in a 80s music video staged in brooklyn

[KataVideo]

09:31 PM on 10/19/2009

japanese hip-hop hasn't really let go of fresh prince-ism­s.

[mssreader]

01:08 PM on 10/19/2009

Japan's first lady is very cute and looks great in jeans. I like the fact that she met her husband at Stanford both wearing jeans. I do believe she met Michelle at the recent leaders conference in the USA earlier this month. The two are very different. Miyuki is very different from Michelle in every way and dresses much more becomingly in my opinion even in her jeans.

[thrugreeneyez]

12:55 PM on 10/19/2009

The Japanese First Lady is so interestin­g! She is fun, creative, and unafraid to break social norms. She is a breath of fresh air against what is sometimes a boring political landscape. She has said that she would love to meet Michelle Obama and I think that would be neat if the FLOTUS and the JFL could meet someday.