Ariana Miyamoto (C) from Miyazaki Prefecture, southwestern Japan, makes a speech in Tokyo on March 12 after being chosen to represent the country at this year's Miss Universe contest.

Miss Universe R'Bonney Gabriel Is Unbothered by Haters and Focused on a Passion for Sustainable Style Shiino became a naturalized Japanese citizen in 2022, according to the BBC and The Guardian .

Ukraine-born Carolina Shiino is the latest Miss Japan winner. “I may look different, but I have unwavering confidence that I am Japanese,” she said.

Before Carolina Shiino, biracial model Ariana Miyamoto represented Japan in Miss Universe. Shiino is only the latest to face the repercussions of questions over what makes someone Japanese.

Critics are questioning whether the newest Miss Japan is Japanese enough after a Ukrainian-born model took the crown. Carolina Shiino, 26, took the country’s title Monday night in Tokyo, but not ...

Miss Universe Japan: Kaya Chakrabortty. Born to a Japanese mother and a Bengali father, Chakrabortty, 25, is a figure skating champion. She beat 35 other contestants to the Miss Universe Japan title.

Crowned Miss Japan this week, Ukrainian-born Carolina Shiino cried with joy, ... also faced fierce criticism when she was chosen to represent Japan in the Miss Universe pageant in 2015. ...

The Miss Universe beauty pageant has been around since 1952. ... Miss Japan Ariana Miyamoto looked stunning in a sleek gold dress at the 2015 pageant. Ariana Miyamoto during Miss Universe 2015.

TOKYO (AP) — Crowned Miss Japan this week, Ukrainian-born Carolina Shiino cried with joy, thankful for the recognition of her identity as Japanese. But her Caucasian look rekindled an old ...

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