The stunning Miss Nagasaki, Ariana Miyamoto, is the first multiracial contestant ever to be crowned Miss Universe Japan and will represent Japan in the 2015 Miss Universe pageant.

Ariana Miyamoto, the first biracial Miss Universe Japan, turns heads on the streets, and she's using that attention to change attitudes ...

"The representative of Nagasaki for Miss Universe Japan is really beautiful, but her face does not look like a representative of Japan," wrote one Twitter critic of Miyamoto.

<p>Winner of Miss Universe Japan 2009 Emiri Miyasaka (R) celebrates with Ines Ligron, the director of Miss Universe Japan 2009, after winning the finals in Tokyo May 11, 2009.

Crowning a Japanese and African American Miss Universe is a big deal for the queen’s country. Like every part of the world, Japan has a set list of beauty standards.

Miss Universe contestants have worn everything from see-through dresses to gowns with plunging necklines during the competition.

Contestants from more than 80 countries have arrived in Mexico City for the Miss Universe 2024 pageant. Mexico is hosting the long-running competition, now in its 73rd year, for the first time ...

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.

Karolina Shiino has stepped down as Miss Universe Japan after it was alleged that she was having an affair with a married man.

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 Japan, Riyo Mori, a dancer, was crowned Miss Universe 2007 during the international competition in Mexico City.