sentences:  When the Miss Universe Japan pageant was founded in 1998, it was run by French national director Ines Ligron.Until 2007, the organisation managed to produce one winner, two top 5 runners-up and one top 15 semifinalist at the Miss Universe pageant.Ligron was catapulted to the international spotlight when Riyo Mori won the second Miss Universe crown for Japan in 2007.