Ukrainian-born model sparks debate by winning Miss Japan pageant

Karolina Shiino (center), the winner of Miss Nippon 2024, poses with other contestants at the pageant in Tokyo, Japan, on Jan, 22nd, 2024.

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Ukrainian-born model sparks debate by winning Miss Japan

January 28, 2024July 7, 2024 George Awiadem Maclean

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.