NEW DELHI: Carolina Shiino, the Ukrainian-born winner of the 2024 Miss Japan beauty pageant, has voluntarily renounced her title after a magazine published an article detailing her involvement in ...

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 question in a country ...

Carolina Shiino, a 26-year-old model of Ukrainian descent, has made history and sparked a national conversation in Japan by winning the Miss Japan 2024 title. Her victory, however, has been met ...

Ms Shiino had proudly announced on social media that she became a naturalised citizen of Japan in 2022 The Ukraine-born winner of the Miss Japan beauty pageant has given up her crown after a ...

The newly-crowned Miss Japan, Karolina Shiino, is flanked by her court after her coronation in Tokyo "There have been racial barriers, and it has been challenging to be accepted as Japanese." ...

Karolina Shiino was crowned Miss Japan on Jan. 22, setting off renewed public debate over what it means to be Japanese in a country where homogeneity and conformity are still valued. In a message ...