26-year-old Ukraine-born model crowned Miss Japan, sparks debate

Carolina Shiino, a 26-year-old model who was born to Ukrainian parents has sparked a debate after being crowned Miss Japan 2024. She became the first naturalised Japanese citizen to win the pageant in Tokyo. Shiino moved to Japan when she was five after her mother remarried a Japanese man. "She's ethnically 0% Japanese," an X user wrote.