Biracial Miss Universe Japan brings racial issues to spotlight

Newly crowed Miss Universe Japan Ariana Miyamoto is sparking controversy as the first biracial winner of the pageant. Japan is one of the most homogeneous countries on earth, and the newest beauty queen is prompting a debate about what it means to be Japanese. As Seth Doane reports, the 20-year-old says she wants to represent the new face of Japan.

[@mdavid22]

Ignorance is worldwide

[@imw18]

Magic 8 Ball we all come from Africa even you have darkness is you past

[@alyogagames]

Magic 8 Ball It is true LMAO.. please take a human history class... in America that is.

[@alyogagames]

Alain Byam Yup

[@annabatarowicz]

Race is real ethnicity a what is between race

[@containeduniverse]

+M Franklyn They've been colonized and the skin has been breed out of many them like Austria , Brazil, Cuba, ect. KZbin: "African Asian DNA"/ Google: Indigenous black Chinese/ Google: Negritos.

[@Luvleemae]

Being a half black/half Asian myself, it makes me feel happy and very proud of my heritage and race when I see someone like Ariana! You inspire me to represent my culture!!!

[@neelyUScongress]

Mackenzie P. Well just so you know there's an a****** here who commented that quote she don't belong in Japan perhaps she will feel more welcome in Africa unquote what is a****** create an account just so he can get in here and make that comment and then get out it never ceases to amaze me that when these trolls gets on the internet they hide behind an account that was just created they don't have no video up on the account they don't have nothing about their biography in the About Me section just came in made a nasty comment and then got out these f****** keyboard Warrior they are something else

[@bbee8829]

I realize that its been three years since your post and I hope that you are well. Know that you are loved, and will prosper by the hand of God, who created all. On behalf of my daughter, who is also of dual heritage, is the best daughter and person Ive ever met. Never let anyone put you down.

@@bbee8829 You need to learn to show some tough love for once. You are helping destroy what makes humanity beautiful which are different homogeneous ethnic groups that created their own country, language, culture, and history. These are things you literally all benefit from. Without having the native ethnic group, you will eventually lose the language, and when you lose the language, you lose the culture, and when you lose the culture, you lose the history. Just look at Native Americans and aboriginals. But nah, they were racist for trying to continue to exist.

[@postmodernism06]

you're just a zionist shill (i.e. kalergi plan).

[@thisawesomeperson7684]

Devin Harp Lol first of all, black is a color, not a race. She consists of two or more races, so it’s her decision to which race she wants to consider herself. Change my mind.

[@102mayconfb]

She is beautiful!!! certainly one of the most amazing women to ever win such a title. ❤️❤️❤️🇧🇷🙏👏

[@wonderglory]

Maycon Farias I agree with you.

[@xHaus0fGagax]

Yesssss she is beautiful 😍😍😍

[@cicero1178]

Yeah id hit it

[@DonJuan19755]

+xHaus0fGagax Very beautifull

[@chrisbrown-cx2th]

Maycon Farias she is beautiful coz she is half Japanese

[@AilindaBaptista]

People are so ignorant. OF COURSE SHE SPOKE JAPANESE!! 1. She is IN JAPAN. 2. She is representing JAPAN 3. People kept doubting she was even half so speaking english would probably just perpetuate that in those people's minds.

[@kiyoshim9593]

Black people in Japan is less than 0.3%

[@darkexcalibur87]

@キルビーモーガン It's 2020: time to stop being racist.

[@carsfan1995]

キルビーモーガン Well she’s not exactly African American.

[@yogadarmawan3051]

Can you tell me why milions milions pure japanese not choseen? N panelis prefer this not full blood? Suck

[@-o-light8863]

@@yogadarmawan3051 cause they thought she was the most beautiful most stunning. And she Japanese too

[@UshaBrahma]

She is absolutely Beautiful 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@creativesheep5952]

@abc z hun what are you. At least we know your personality is ugly

[@creativesheep5952]

@abc z then maybe I recommend you to an alien because that's your standard

[@alonelylittlebean6384]

abc z your probably the ugliest person underneath the screen get a life bozo

[@prosperous_berri_x]

abc z she is absolutely beautiful like a beauty queen

[@kseries1981]

"I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character".

[@madmaxen]

kseries1981 in that case don’t go to Israel

[@kevinmccummings7476]

ercan kilic And I want to deport you back to Europe,Your ignorant and a waste of fresh air

[@sandytruster3292]

God Bless The West Don’t you really mean, GOD BLESS THE WHITES???

[@jinnyzhan8072]

kseries1981 your kid what are they ? Which country their live right now ?

[@penielmaxensia8301]

That day will come. Take heart. Black people wiser

[@pendejo6466]

Whoa! She looks like she could speak english, but she doesn't. Blew my mind...

[@pippalowthorpe9237]

Pendejo I think she does speak English, but she prefers to conduct interviews in Japanese?

[@pendejo6466]

Pippa Lowthorpe Perhaps, but every video I'm seen with her in it, she speaks Japanese, even when the interviewer is speaking english.

[@pippalowthorpe9237]

Pendejo i think it was her choice

[@pendejo6466]

Pippa Lowthorpe Really? A pageant this high profile would seem to make her want to broaden her appeal and communication.

[@DreamyRita]

I think she has enough problems to be accepted as a Japanese representative. So she choose to always respond in Japanese to prove that she belong to that culture despite the criticism. If she respond mainly in English it will be another argument for those who think she's "not Japanese enough"

[@xHaus0fGagax]

She is gorgeous 😍 by far the most beautiful japanese girl i've seen! And people seriously need to get their head out of their ass! The ignorance is real

[@Wifeyedition]

xHaus0fGagax she’s a half breed

[@edithcallaway4316]

Miss half Japanese is the correct title.

[@xxoffsightxx3962]

I never saw a black woman like her

[@Jstm.]

echoedlegend her face is Japanese and this fact won’t change no matter her color

[@trungduyle4192]

Not the most beautiful anywhere. But she is really beautiful

[@annnee6409]

Pretty- looks somewhat like Alicia Keys.

[@kathycarter4368]

Ann Nee It doesn’t matter what race years she’s beautiful or mixed race are beautiful

[@lorrainebanathyasharahla1195]

Nah do not look anything or come close to looking like Alicia keyes.

[@5822huron]

Huh?

[@DaveCeron]

Absolutely beautiful, Hoping her the best, She deserves a spot in the Miss Universe pageant ❤️

[@bitchenglish9095]

Crown a black girl every year. Every country should send a black girl.

[@oishigudiya87]

She's so stunning wow no wonder she won

[@Blake-ld7mx]

shes gorgeous

[@nzvnv_]

Half black and japanese is a beautiful combination. Just like every other biracial person.

[@dorisonesmo8814]

Ana_nz yah it is,She is so beautiful

[@marilynsutherland-hart8315]

She is beautiful .

[@gatheringleaves]

Wow, good for her, I'm sorry she had to experience all that nonsense

[@vermapierceswift2233]

You are beautiful! People are gonna always be jealous. Congratulations! The world is changing. Stay strong!!

[@kingdecebal3123]

+Verma Pierceswift LOL it will change back to tradition and less mixing so your wrong LOL.

[@elainesmith7512]

@Gammadion Cross: Why should YOU care about who mixes with whom? It really is NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS! You and your kind are really sad pieces of work.

[@josebatiles]

she's so pretty and elegant.

[@RobertDigitalArtist]

It's homogenous, *not* "homo-genius" ;)

[@Jenna-zw6zm]

the way that white dude says "homogeneous" oh my god

[@ivanlowjones]

She lived in Arkansas for two years, has an African-American father, yet she can't or won't speak English? Then again I've been to Arkansas and I'm not sure they speak English either.

[@johnelamin65]

Lol! Amen to that! They CAN'T speak , read or write English in Arkansas ! Lol !!!

[@ivanlowjones]

John el-amin Says a guy with a last name of El-Amin. Ironic...lol

[@sp123]

She doesn't want to be considered anything but Japanese, she's only acknowledging her black side for publicity.

[@janjackson4149]

sp123 it's not like she can turn off being black. it is obvious she is black and ppl will point her blackness out for her if she doesn't.

[@ivanlowjones]

Silvia Rotela​ I'm not sure what point you're trying to make. We usually learn enough Spanish in school to get a passing grade and maintain our GPA. It comes in handy for the spring break trip to Cancun, Mexico at least. I can remember enough high school Spanish to converse with my landscaper to make sure he doesn't screw up my yard. Other than that we Americans don't need to converse in Spanish. We just learn enough to make sure the work we want done, is done sufficiently. To be fair though, I don't go out of my way to learn the languages of other minority immigrants who work in service related industries either.

[@hadeelabuelhassan2111]

So proud of how Black people teach this world humanitarian lessons.

[@karshaps7648]

"black and asian" .. not just black :)

[@Laurie111981]

Dang she's gorgeous... I'm a woman but when I saw her it took me a couple of minutes to remember that I don't swing that way... And that I'm married. Anyway, first a black president in America and now a black miss Japan... I guess it's safe to say that hell has frozen over. The end of times is clearly near. Any day now they're going to find Jimmy Hoffa's grave, I'm telling you. But seriously, I see lots of hot Japanese chicks on TV. Did they all call sick on that day? I hate having to say that but Ms. Miyamoto didn't have real competition for that beauty contest. The other contestants were average at best , clumsy, fidgety and awkward. I mean, if trying to represent your country, shouldn't you try to exhibit a certain amount of poise and dignity? The way some of these girls were handling themselves, you would have thought they were at some frathouse party, entertaining aspiring gentlemen.

[@ivanlowjones]

@ Laurie111981 Hmmm.....maybe you and your husband should discuss your "reaction" to first seeing her. Some men like to discover their girl likes girls too.....lol.

[@SunburstFender18]

Laurie111981 They are biracial not completely one or the other. We still don't have a black president..

[@snnadede001]

We have Trump now, so please think again, hun.

[@stripmakah215610]

Do you know that Jesus was black. Do you know that the blacks in America are the real jews of the Bible? Even king James was a black man. Research (Tribe of Judah). You will know that we are the chosen children of The Most High!

[@lilarodrigues2698]

There isn't a Black Miss Japan, nor a black American president. There is a biracial American president and a biracial Miss Japan.

[@ketfoen]

Gorgeous lady on the inside and definitely not hard on the eyes as well. A big fat applause to the Japanese judges who judged by perfect beauty and not being bias at all. What an inspirational story, it would have been amazing if she also won the entire pageant. Maybe Steve Harvey wouldn't have messed it up then, lol.

[@radrook4481]

True, she is very attractive. But the pageant winner is not determined only on physical beauty. There are personality factors that are also take into serious consideration. If a competitor is pretty but messes up in the other areas, such as lacking poise, ability to converse intelligently, then she has no chance of winning.

[@Embargoman]

Or Donald Trump

[@blessparco]

So far, Miss Japan is included in my top 5 bets for MU, aside from Philippines, USA, Peru and Russia. She isn't just a beauty, but she is having a beautiful profile as well. Good Luck Miss Universe Japan! :)

[@BlakeBarbieDoll]

+Bless Parco Miss Phillipines won!!! I thought Miss Russia was beautiful

[@chantalmannheimer2285]

0:32 lol if you trying to make a picture (background jumper)

[@twittea10]

I'm from the Philippines and ever since I was a child, growing up, Biracials here are very welcomed. In fact, when people here tell us they're half-blood Filipino they earn certain praises. So, after watching Ariana Miyamoto and how she's treated in Japan was a shock to me. I never knew Japan has its doors closed to "haafu"

[@Nelsonhmhpub]

Filipinos only like BiRacial if it is half Euro or White American, certainly NOT BLACK. There is much prejudice for Black Filipinos

[@RowanBuchananroabie]

Meanwhile, my mom begs her children to have biracial kids because she finds biracial people to be the most stunning. This girl is fucking beautiful, lmao, and a lot of her features are definitely Eastern Asian.

[@Zoza15]

+Rowan Buchanan The last thing you want to do is to beg your children to have biracial children. Their choice their life..

[@Thesinistereyes1]

+Morph Verse no the last thing you wanna do is kill your children and cannibalize them... or leave them and run away while you have a margarita in the beach of mexico while you child is homeless. there are more things you can do that are worse than being biracial... if your living in the US its even better for you since people think you're better cause your a hybrid.

[@RowanBuchananroabie]

Morph Verse It's not as if she demands it, but she goes out of her way to try and matchmake us with people of other races. She lets us choose our own partners, but she always insists. I don't find it to be a bad thing, it's just amusing... especially when people get up in arms over biracials.

[@Zoza15]

+Thesinistereyes1 That is automatically assumed, not really something you need to think about really but to be aware instead.. But still, thanks for your contribution, if it makes you feel better.

[@Zoza15]

+Rowan Buchanan My little brother is biracial, i have several members in my family that are biracial and my family is predominately black. Of course people should choose whomever they part with, I love my mother but i'll make my own life choices either she likes it or not.

[@dct4lif]

Why waste your time in Japan while you can move to the US where people can appreciate your beauty. Theres limitless opportunities with a girl with exotic looks such as yours.

[@SunburstFender18]

Adnan Kashogi You got that right...

[@ayuanabradford3206]

Because that's her home

[@beaniegreen4849]

+Amie Jung Our president and many cabinet ministers are black; and many of the whites in leading positions in the Executive branch are muslim, although they've kept it on the down low.

[@user-vi4xy1jw7e]

+beanie green Our president is mixed.

[@HannahNguyen1995]

b/c it's her home? b/c her english is moat likely limited. she considers herself black-japanese.

[@arletsamuel344]

What about Naomi Osaka? She is also biracial, and from Japan.

[@lalakuma9]

She's so strong and courageous. She deserves to win.

[@helsiclife]

I doesn't matter if he is half or fully Japanese, she is truly stunning and gorgeous! just look at her face omg!

[@capricorn5649]

The panel of judges made a great decision, she looks so stunning!

[@donnabarrera2597]

I'm also bi racial & know that my heart is just as proud of my Japanese heritage as it is of my Caucasian. Miss Universe 2015 Japan is beautiful & most definately Japanese! Good luck to her, she represents the "world" today!

[@Scorpio70ish]

I hope she does well at Miss Universe...she is beautiful

[@darrenharrison2746]

You can tell she has japanese features aa well

[@megn.ahirega-amaichigh536]

Seascorp Scorpio Amen.

[@samderivera728]

She made it in the top 10

[@MiniLumpa]

Glad to see her breaking old concepts and representing Japan 🇯🇵 She is absolutely gorgeous

[@BlazinNSoul]

This sounds similer to Crystal Kay. Probably one of the most talented artists of mixed orgion in Japan. Yet gets continually stereotyped because she's a halu. Tasha which is Korean half black as well. Is also extremely gifted and among Korea's best R&B Soul rap artists. Ai is also a halfu and another extremely talented artist. Yet when we come to someone like Namie Amuro. Which is half Italian half Japanese. It's a completely different story. She is one of the biggest pop artists in all of Japan. Why not the backlash there? Not taking anything away from Namie though. As is one of my favirite J-Pop artists of all time. The point being is there seems to be double standards at work here. Now to be fair Japan never had a civil rights movement. So when i bring it up most Japanese i've talked never understood the context. However when i compared it to their own. As in the case of Okinawan's not being treated as real Japanese. They understood the reference and felt ashamed afterwords. It's not right how Okinawan's are treated as they are Japanese two. What about 5 and 6th generation Korean Japanese? They have known no other language. They speak Japanese, think Japanese and in all rights are Japanese. Because my family came to America from Germany. Some 300+ years ago. Does that make me any less american? Japan has it's good points but they just like all of us have their bad. We all can stand a few lessons in how to be better human beings. To treat each other with respect & dignity. Before using race as a means of justifying our own culturial superiority, just saying.

[@newyoungsgi]

She deserves to be a miss japan. The race coudn't be a problem for that. In new times like now it will be more common.

[@blue3374]

I'm upset yet not really surprised at the hate she gets. A lot of people are jealous of us halfies because we're exotic and most are good looking, just like any other race. A lot if it is also being a more homogeneous country and unused to diversity as she has stated.

[@blue3374]

dw Zhang I don't think you're getting my point at all. I wasn't in any way trying to say that halfies are better than any other single race, I was merely trying to address the people who say that mixed racial people are inferior, to say that we are in fact on the same level as any other person who is only mono raced hence the "just like any other race" I said previously (if you read my comment at all.) If you can't acknowledge that halfies are in fact beautiful just like any other mono raced people and also have issues (just like any mono raced person even if it's not necessarily the same issues being faced) then that's your problem not mine. Also if you're trying to be racist or at the very least, rude to the idea of biracial people, I don't see any point in trying to explain this simple and true fact to a close minded bigot like you. Thanks :)

[@dieterhofner7043]

As an half Japanese i think she is great:)

[@alyogagames]

The comments... as usual baffle me.Because it's a black male with a Asian women, if it was a white male who did the same thing it wouldn't be as negative in the comments about why her father isn't around. Black men do the same shit in America with their own race ... but since this is with a non black women people want to generalize and this becomes the topic of discussion instead of what else might have happened between her parents. White men do this on the regular in Southeast Asian countries with men/female asians but i guess since this has become public its a big deal. People don't ever think that maybe the father wanted a divorce based off of race issues in Japan? Maybe the mother wanted a divorce because something he did or well hmm MAYBE the racism in Japan?? Maybe he just bounced out who knows? And also who cares?? The father didn't win the pageant Ariana did. Think out of the box people, so many assumptions. I'm not backing up black men who do this on purpose one bit... but jesus christ broaden your thoughts on this subject other than thinking the father in this situation was trash. I love all races, white, green, yellow, purple, gold, pink just wish people weren't as dense as they are.

[@hakbug]

Aly Bebop well said. it could've been a different story for the father. I don't understand how these people can dismiss him that way without even knowing the real story.

[@alyogagames]

Paulvanlalmalsawm Gangte We didn't need the public service announcement about how you "detest" people you don't even know. "But its a open forum"... yes it is but you pretty much said what you did to express your ignorance sooo here we go :) You do realize you are most likely mixed? Even if its the same color of race you are mixed unless you have a legit lineage to ONE race you ARE mixed. Btw, did you ever take a world history class? I'm all for mixed race, I dont discriminate if people want to mix or if they don't want to, but I will discriminate people who just don't plain like others (mixed or not) based off ignorance. People are mixing regardless soooo dont discriminate, your ignorance is showing. And btw in MANY many years away, everyone will be mixed, but you we will be dead by then hopefully most of this idiot talk about race bashing will be dead by then too!

[@jubeetobbe5025]

Paulvanlalmalsawm Gangte that is b.s..it's more so the attractive ones.

[@alyogagames]

+ken r sweetheart that is you and your kind who can't look pAss hair and call someone a Uncle Tom? Please broaden your mind.

[@alyogagames]

+ken r last time I checked I could style my hair whichever way I please?? It saddens me people like you think I need kinky hair to be truly black. Lol please don't ever respond to me unless it's an educated comment.

[@markstephan8523]

Thank you Miss Japan for shedding light on those of us who are half Japanese. My white father married a wonderful Japanese woman and had three sons. When I lived in Japan the Japanese kids constantly teased us. I wasn't Japanese enough. When we live in the US I was made fun of by the non asian communities. Only when my dad was stationed in Hawaii did I feel like I fit in because off base it seemed like everyone was mixed race. Today I live in Tennessee and for years I was constantly asked where I was from.

[@bing5001]

Pure Japanese women never won international pageants. Why is that?

[@gratius1394]

Miss Universe 1959

[@gratius1394]

@Its8million It's not our fault that Japanese women aren't as stunningly beautiful as some ohters are. I wouldn't care too much about Miyamoto's Miss Universe title, it is obvious she had won for political reasons.

[@noticemesenpai69]

East Asian women are best looking with some genetic admixture

[@gratius1394]

@Its8million Maybe but at least back then it would serve a purpose different than simple pandering.

[@umarscamartistjohnson1784]

😂

[@AromaDelightBeautyCareProducts]

What a brave young lady! She is truly making a difference for sure! Much love!

[@brandenwalker2582]

I recall this astonishing moment. But once again, congraulations Miss Japane. You really did earn and deserve to win and the title. And in turn, you make some of the other hafus (like myself) feel proud and a bit more comfortable in our shells and skin so thank you very much for that. Stay safe, healthy, & happy.

[@annefullante]

i don't know, but this makes me cry. I'm just so proud of her, and I don't know her. first time I saw her on tv yrs ago, I thought "really? she's japanese?" now I watched her say she doesn't know anything but Japanese culture, she's Japanese. Pls accept her. It's been 2 yrs, so I wish she feele "belong" now and any other hafu.

[@inquizative44]

She looks like her father, great teeth.

[@Changamira]

We humans love to over complicate our lives with labels, and invisible lines to quantify the information we receive. Sort of like the first computers had to do, before big data crunching smart phones ever came into being. Does that mean we are actually slow as a species? DO WE REALLY HAVE THAT FAR to go, in terms of evolution? Are we really that slow as a species? I love to come across random stories like this from around the globe, because it really blurs the lines of the concept of race and gives one an immersive sense of UNIVERSAL pride as appose to just national pride and HOPE.

[@ericp0012]

The Real- Exactly, it seems that Sovereign Nations and Self Governing Territories are becoming more outdated in a globalized world.

[@SC-uq2jf]

Her Dad wearing the doo-rag, as an African American, it made me smile. Good for her and her mother and father have raised a lovely, confident young woman.

[@THER00BILLZ]

Love how she always smiles yet been through so much

[@AboAlriyan]

This an eyes opening report. I always thought that Japanese are more tolerant toward other races. Well, this report prove my wrong. As the report stated that Japan had been isolated of the rest of the world until 19 century is one reason for this less tolerant. I may add another reason for that is Japanese language being very unique and difficult to learn has limited the communication between Japanese culture and the other cultures.

[@dopier12]

Abo AlRiyan Perhaps you hadn't been exposed to enough humans? Sorry, I couldn't resist. I know you mean well. But this is a human thing.

[@Kneeanderthal]

Abo AlRiyan This is a news cast, it doesn't represent reality. For every negative comment there are a dozen more positive ones.

[@Tracymmo]

Abo AlRiyan They can be very closed-minded, and the minority Korean population has often had a hard time in Japan.

[@enilehcodramramlised8716]

Da Walker people would say other like Korea more likely

[@enilehcodramramlised8716]

Da Walker i agree 100%

[@markg.7865]

God bless her, she's a very courageous person!

[@jameslongstaff2762]

I'm mixed race and how people perceive me because of my features and skin color is always on my mind. Some of my friends are surprised when I tell them this. As a multi-racial person I interact with different circles that don't usually meet.

[@emmanuelmanalo8947]

reminds me of Miss Venus Raj, While watching her. For me as long as she represents Japan I dont think thats theres a problem with that. She is beautiful . She may not Be a pure japanese woman but she has a heart of a pure japanese and i bet it would be enough.. :) Love her from the Philippines..

[@kimflash4602]

Clap! Clap! Clap! This is what i'm talking 'bout...And Still l Rise! by Maya Angelou (RIP) So much good is coming out of the sisters (Queens) from all over the world. Clap! Clap! Clap! Other countries can also be more supportive as a kind outlet 4 these innocent and oppressed souls.

[@empress_loyvlog1290]

She will be the next MU

[@Iamwhoiam993]

She is absolutely brave and very beautiful. In my opinion she look more black than anything from her skin to her hair texture, not to mention she doesn't even have slanted eyes. She's the spitting image of her father! Lol

[@melodies2013]

I would like to meet the judges of the beauty pageant and publicly applaud for them ...

[@arceliacody3546]

HALLELUJAH!! FINALLY, someone stood up. This is the breaking point. AM part Japanese and very glad someone made it to represents the country as one. MS Japan Universe, GOOD LUCK! LOVE LOVE FROM THE BEAUTIFUL DEEP BLUE PACIFIC ISLANDS.

[@paonquinho]

Has the very characteristic and very beautiful Japanese buck teeth :)

[@cryptosavy9716]

mixed kids are beautiful.

[@TressBraga]

The correct spelling of this word, meaning 'of the same kind, nature or character', is homogeneous. The variant spelling homogenous is labelled erroneous by the OED, although it does cite numerous instances dating back to 1956.

[@ferdinandmillendez5875]

I'm happy for her, to win as miss Japan.well, some Philippine candidates for beauty pageants competing around the world are biracial too.but I'm not agree with it, but anyway it's fine, as long as they are at least 85% Filipina to be representing for miss universe and or what ever beauty title they are participating in, and also I wanted that their last names must be filipino name not foreigner names.

[@SymphonicMotion]

I almost tear up when listening to her story. I really hope she wins this year's Miss Universe, I think she deserves it because unlike the rest of the cookie-cutter contestants, she has a story to tell. Unfortunately, I think the title will most likely go to a latina in order to appease the Trump controversy (I am latina myself and have nothing against a latina winning but I think Ariana deserves it more than anyone this year).

[@paulbarnes755]

She very beautiful to hell with racist's.

[@WoodChoppa911]

I think being a representative means knowing their culture and social norms, country of origin doesn't matter, usually what matter is how much time you spend on a country, usually the country you grew up

[@shinjikomoda3857]

I am also Filipino - Japanese and yeah, Mariah Carey is my biggest inspiration! Truly, she is an epitome of hope for the biracial, for the LGBT Community, and simply for every person in the world that has been downed. I love you to Infinity, Mariah Carey!

[@solemio09]

Linda, Beautiful, Gorgeous, Marvellous.... An absolute BEAUTY! :)

[@dest1012008]

You go girl!

[@toypoodle7206]

I am half and grew up in Japan. Bullied as well. My brothers got it worst when boys would put his face in the toilet everyday at school. he could not go use the school bathroom without fear of getting abused (where teacher's are not looking). Things will not likely change, as it is a cultural issue. In fact, his teacher would hit him for being different.

[@Brutipra]

What about chinese plus japanese? Is it pure japanese or mixed

[@kevin001806]

she resembles Alicia keys....i personally think shes gorgeous and should not think about other peoples opinion..

[@joyleath07]

Kevin Francis have you seen Amerie the singer? I think she looks like her as well

[@megn.ahirega-amaichigh536]

Congrats 🎉 🎈🎊 , Miss Japan 🇯🇵...GOD crown all your bonafide efforts too indeed my dear, in CHRIST JESUS name...Amen!

[@AnyoneCanSee]

I know you don't mean anything negative but only 1% of Japan is Christian. Also, the contest already took please she came in the top 10 in Miss Universe and a different woman in Miss Universe Japan now.

[@Gamebred-Nightmare]

Where's a video of her speaking english?

[@junehelafine]

Being biracial is something old countrys have a hard time accepting. even in my culturw they would have the best compete bit when a mix race makes it they would place her 2nd place not because she's also talented and smart but because she is not a pure blood smh... some ppl and country's cant accepted it's a shame.

[@ctcole77]

SOOOOOOOOOO SMOKING HOT!!!!...................BEAUTIFUL SWEETHEART!!!!!

[@vpartworld]

She is gorgeous, her face remind me of Alicia Keys

[@TjSamson]

Believe it or not guys, she finished Top 10 in Miss Universe 2015 representing Japan. Yes, in the pageant that Steve Harvey got mistaken announcing the winner.

[@haveabeer123]

It's obvious she was raised by the mother, and judging by the father's picture, he's a typical dead beat who probably abandoned her and didn't pay child support.

[@issabrat2]

Her mother and father was marry and got a divorce. She lived with her father in US for about 2 years

[@skiguru99]

Wow so interesting. Love Japan and her!

[@thommxiong4461]

exotic and so beautiful

[@lieuthompson886]

What an amazing woman and story. I definitely can relate ; being African American / Vietnamese myself and now in my 40’s . Times have changed and I believe today’s world is more acceptable to biracial children , especially ones’s who are part Asian . .

[@evettephillips6871]

Just happened to stumble across this,I'm happy I did. She is a beautiful young lady. Racial Hate is taught & programed into a child. When racists parents hate people because of the color of their skin, that color of skin, their children will love. She a beautiful & perfect example.Those same children that bullied her,now see her on TV & billboards.❤️❤️❤️

[@abase6118]

She's more beautiful than most %100 japanese women in my opinion.

[@dlx6028]

*I agree. Japan needs 2 stay as homogenous as possible. Di-versity = Di-vision*

[@vanessaloy1049]

WRONG!

[@chi2om]

why was the ending so awkward lmao

[@user-lalulei]

You can call that narrow-minded, but many East Asian don’t want their countries to be like America or France😢

[@crunchecarat3769]

I'm blasian!!!!!!!!!!!!! I'm happy :)

[@WarPigs413]

Bad representation of Japan. Is she beautiful? Sure. But not the standard of beauty in Japan. They prefer light skin, sorry it's the truth.

[@foxxy1851]

liver666 she's not even that dark.

[@karshaps7648]

she is going to represent Japan for the rest of the world. Not represent Japan to the rest of Japan.

[@AbeJacoby]

liver666 JAPAN "BEAUTY"? GIVE US A BREAK. LOKK AT THE TYPICAL ASIAN OVER 40. THANK GOD I AM NOT BRAIN WASHED.

[@linetbhoke4472]

Light skin and dark skin ain't beautiful but once you mix it becomes something extraordinary

[@bossteamentertainment6836]

July 6, 2018 and this is this first I have ever heard of this beautiful Japanese woman.

[@tavias48]

A Hearty Congratulations Miss Universe Japan, Ariana Miyamoto! #YouAreBeautifulYouAreLovedYouAreImportant Stay Strong... Rise Above The Bigotry and Hate... Keep Soaring And May GOD Bless You With All Of Your Hopes And Dreams Coming TRUE!!! Greetings To All Of My Fellow Biracial Beings! #GodLovesUsALL

[@sheltonator12]

diversity is not a good thing.

[@TheLadyinRed17]

young mula why?

[@sheltonator12]

Dancing_colours it creates tension

[@TheLadyinRed17]

young mula explain yourself better

[@sheltonator12]

Dancing_colours wherever there's diversity there's also a lot of controversy, look at the united states, all the riots, if it wasnt for diversity it would be pretty calm

[@TheLadyinRed17]

young mula Soo according to your argumentation the Europeans should have never colonize America, isn't it? whenever you'll be you will always find diversity, even among the same race (social status, religion, physical features, etc.). Your argumentation is too simplistic

[@kimzapanta91ify]

She deserved to be on the finals last 2015 at the Miss Universe pageant. I still wish that she could have made it to the top 3.

[@serafinayoung7237]

This is 2019. People are getting more closely connected, through social media and the ease of air transport. People are living in a global community. Bi-racial marriages are to be expected. The people who ostracised others based on their skin colour and outward appearance must have been living under a rock. This beauty queen was chosen and crowned by a panel of Japanese judges,I believe. I myself live in a multi-racial nation. Our past beauty queens have included Pan-asians and Eurasians. They have all been cheered on and congratulated. Societies must be more inclusive to all, especially towards their own home-grown citizens who just happen to look unique & are representing their own country on an international platform.

[@MrChisparo]

She is beautiful!!! She inspires me as a mestizo white/American native and I understand her trials! More power to you Miss Japan!

[@whitekitty01]

Im from Philippines and most of our representatives for our country are half filipina half foreigner and it’s not a big deal for us as long as our candidate loves and respect filipino culture and we support them.

[@Jewel193]

Great effort.

[@teyjanetroman85]

I am half Mexican (through my mom's side) and half Salvadorian (through my dad's side) When I was in school a lot of ppl thought I was white and they were surprised when I spoke Spanish. When my dad picked me up one day from school, and they thought he was arabic and I told them that he's central american. My mom's side is white complected and I do have bi racial relatives. My cuzin on my dad's side is White and Salvadorian, my cuzin's are half Mexican and half Jordanian. I also have an extended niece and nephew who are half black and half Salvadorian.

[@larryroberts8809]

One race ,different shades. As long as people keep separateing. The hate inspires anger,resentment, fighting, killing. Lets learn from past and present. Make change so future will be full of love and respect

[@davidrogers8532]

I love how she's proud and she strong

[@rachelwang7693]

No one is fully anything and everyone is commenting on This because she looks different. No one would say anything if she was e.g. Chinese/Japanese would they.

[@kathylee9110]

It's bc her phenotype does not correlate with the vast majority of Japan's appearance, and they're a fairly homogenous society without much access to other races so of course the people would be conflicted since they don't see that much mixed race Japanese on a daily basis. People need to put this into perspective

[@kiyeni8605]

why is no one talking about how her fiend killed him self because ppl were making fun of him being half Japanese

[@yaoifreak9618]

Shes so beautiful why would she be treated like that? If i were her i would have been doing the same thing i hope she has a happy life and she desreves that award i wish her the best.