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☆ Ukrainian-born Miss Japan has given back her crown after accusations of an affair and outrage over her heritage
  + stars: | 2024-02-06 | by ( Mikhaila Friel | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
The 2024 Miss Japan winner has given up her title following backlash over her Ukrainian heritage and a newspaper report detailing her alleged affair with a married man. AdvertisementMiss Japan winner Karolina Shiino, MISS JAPAN ASSOCIATION/ReutersHowever, the conversation around Shiino's heritage came to an abrupt end when she announced plans to give up her title on Monday. According to the BBC, The Miss Japan Association initially defended Shiino and said that she hadn't known the man was married. Representatives for The Miss Japan Association could not be reached. As The Japan Times reported, the model received criticism from some viewers, who argued that she didn't represent "true Japanese beauty," which is listed as the official goal of the Miss Japan Association.
Persons: Karolina Shiino, Bunshun, Shiino, Shiino's, Hiroe Yamashita, Karolina Shiino's, There's, Shaimaa Khalil Organizations: Miss, MISS JAPAN ASSOCIATION, Reuters, BBC News, BBC, Miss Japan Association, Politico, The Miss Japan Association, Japan Times, Miss Nippon, CNN, TSN, New Locations: Ternopil, Ukraine, Japan, Tokyo
☆ Ukrainian-born model sparks debate by winning Miss Japan pageant
  + stars: | 2024-01-26 | by ( Christy Choi | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +5 min
CNN —The face of Japanese beauty is now a Ukrainian-born model — at least according to pageant judges who sparked a debate on cultural identity by naming 26-year-old Karolina Shiino as Miss Japan on Monday. Ukrainian-born model Karolina Shiino was crowned Miss Nippon on Monday. Miss Japan Association/Handout via ReutersShiino’s win comes almost 10 years after Ariana Miyamoto became the first biracial contestant to be crowned Miss Universe Japan, one of several other national-level pageant titles. Miss Nippon is not part of the international beauty pageant circuit and is unaffiliated with global competitions like Miss World and Miss Universe. The first Miss Nippon contest, held in 1950, was sponsored by one of Japan’s largest newspapers, the Yomiuri Shimbun.
Persons: Karolina Shiino, “, ”, Shiino, Kazuki Oishi, I’m, Karolina, ” Karolina Shiino, Hiroe Yamashita, Karolina Shiino’s, Ariana Miyamoto, Miyamoto, Fujiko Yamamoto, Shizuo Wada, Ai Wada Organizations: CNN, Japan, Miss Nippon, Miss, Pew, Miss Japan Association, Handout, Reuters Shiino’s, Miss Universe Japan, Yomiuri Shimbun, Miss Nippon contest’s Locations: Ukrainian, Nagoya, Tokyo, Miss Japan, Japan, United States
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