The 56th Miss Japan Contest 2024 judging panel declared Carolina Shiino, a 26-year-old model from Nagoya, the grand prize winner. Shiino was born to Ukrainian parents in Ternopil, Ukraine, and moved to Japan at age five. She acquired Japanese citizenship in 2022. After winning the contest, Shiino expressed joy and gratitude, saying she had faced racial barriers and was not always accepted as a Japanese. She tearfully stated that being recognized as a Japanese in this competition was like a dream.
At the 56th Miss Japan Contest 2024 held on Monday in Tokyo, model Carolina Shiino, 26, born in Ukraine and raised in Nagoya, was declared the grand prize winner.
CNN on the Ukrainian-born Miss Japan, Karolina Shiino, whose crowning allegedly sparked a debate on cultural identity. I might have missed it, but I haven't heard anything about her in the Japanese news.
As for the opinion that a woman having ancestors in Ukraine is critical for "Miss Japan Grand Prix" on SNS, what is ... "beauty that seems to be Japan"? [N studio commentary]
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The woman who had the origin in "Miss Japan" which competed for "beauty like Japan" contest in Ukraine was chosen as the grand prix.
How would it be taken abroad while the voice to doubt the election on SNS broke out in Japan?
■I argue in "beauty like Japan" SNS
Anchor Kato Silvia:
As for what won the grand prix of Miss Japan this time, parents were the Ukrainian.
It is Shiino Karo Lena, 26 years old that won the grand prix of the Miss Japan contest.
I was born to Ukrainian parents and visited Japan at 5 years old. I live in Japan since the age of 5 years old all the time, and you introduce that own contents are Japanese itself, too. And I announce that I acquired Japanese nationality in 2023.
About having won the grand prix this time, various comment arrives on SNS.
[negation group]
With "the beauty like ... Japan which I cannot understand despite Japanese nationality"
"Do you not respect a candidate inheriting a noble mountain and a gene of the dianthus?"
[affirmation group]
Which "will not be the thing which beauty like Japan is decided on by a race" "a Japanese from foreign countries plays an active part in the sports. Miss Japan had new comment such as one step.
About there being such a various opinions, the BBC of the British media reports, "an identity debate recurs".
Anchor Horan Chiaki:
What kind of impression did Imamura have?
History, times novelist Shogo Imamura:
I did not understand the feeling of the negation group at all.
It is a story "what are a noble mountain and a gene of the dianthus?", and who thinks "what is beauty like Japan?" to have possibilities to explain. In the first place I think whether there is the misunderstanding that a Japanese thinks to be a single race in the root.
Anchor Horan Chiaki:
This is not so much Shiino-san's opinion, but rather my own personal impression. Although I have roots overseas, I was born in Japan, grew up in Japan, and have Japanese nationality. When I was involved in news programs, I was often asked, `Why are you mentioning Japan if you're not even Japanese?'' `Is Chiaki Horan Japanese in the first place?''
It thinks, but it thinks that it is of the number of the uniformity that pursuing "a quality of Japan" in the place such as "purity of the blood" comes.
But I thought that I was very sorry that some raised the negation group while the imagination that the which the various gene, origin entered at various places might be surely thought whether there was the part that it was readily difficult (not equal) if in the first place I sailed it up for several generations.
Anchor Takahiro Inoue:
Some said that I was accepted when it was the field of sports.
But, actually, the Aya Suzuki luster of the goal keeper having the origin is attacked by a remark of the racial discrimination by practiced Asian Cup very hard now on SNS by Ghana and Japan.
Though Japan is going to change little by little, I go ahead three steps and go down by 2.5 steps after all.
But the racial discrimination remains extremely firmly abroad whether foreign countries are good, and feel like not being such a story.
Should it change not discussing a quality of Japan or these abstract words in an unsociable frame triggered by news of Miss Japan?
In any case, I want to have Shiino stick out the chest.
■What is the selection standard "three beauty" of "Miss Japan?"
What will a standard chosen by Miss Japan have?
The purpose of the contest is beauty like Japan, and make society better more. The qualifications are 17-26-year-old unmarried women of the Japanese nationality.
A selection standard has "three beauty".
The beauty of "the inside:" The beauty of "the appearance" with the will to grow up: The beauty of "the action" with the will to improve beauty: There is a will to contribute to contribution to society
Wada Ai of the meeting chairperson says, "all people to "want to make Japan better" are targeted for selection".
I see the point that Shiino was chosen as.
The application reason of Shiino "suffered from the gap without being treated as a Japanese. Still I love Japan and am, I applied to expose light to the existence similar to oneself.
It is said, "she felt that it is a Japanese than us while she selects it" according to Wada.
But association of Miss Japan "has surprised much because detailed explanation was insufficient. I'm very sorry, I comment.
Shogo Imamura:
Though understand that Wada of the meeting chairperson says repeatedly, defend it; I think that is not necessary, speaking frankly.
Because and it feels like not being what I defend, e.g., is the Ryukyu, and it was divided into a more various race to be the Ainu if it sails it up until the Heian era though may well know, as for this, as for me, the meaning that the to criticize says to does not understand.
Anchor Inoue:
It may be such news to receive it, and to put a hand on the chest including each addressee, oneself.
As for the opinion that a woman having ancestors in Ukraine is critical for "Miss Japan Grand Prix" on SNS, what is ... "beauty that seems to be Japan"? [N studio commentary]
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As won, so vanished: Ms Shiino lost her crown, as she was found to be in a relationship with a prominent surgeon who happens to be married. Allegedly, he'd told her he had already divorced.
The valid point Ms Kopp tried to make was why SHE had to relinquish her crown and career while HE will continue his medical career Scot-free. He told her he was divorced, she eventually found out that he wasn't but went on with their affair.
The valid point Ms Kopp tried to make was why SHE had to relinquish her crown and career while HE will continue his medical career Scot-free. He told her he was divorced, she eventually found out that he wasn't but went on with their affair.
"but went on with their affair" if this is true then that's your answer. She broke the contest rules she agreed to. There are no such rules to be a doctor. And of course the patriarchy has something to do with it.
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