Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Carolina Shiino, a 26-year-old Japanese model of Ukrainian descent, became the center of controversy after winning the title of ...

(CNN) — 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 ...

Pageant bosses claimed Ms Shiino is 'more Japanese than we are' - MISS JAPAN ASSOCIATION A Ukrainian model has won the top prize in the Miss Japan pageant, leading to debates across the country about ...

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 ...