IN A MINUTE: Why Miss Japan gave up her title

[@waxprintmedia7684]

Why is the runner up not crowned instead of empty seat?

[@twainalex996]

The argument is that if you were not pretty enough to win in the 1st place then you don’t deserve the crown 👑 …. It’s really harsh

[@Faesharlyn]

She's not the "most beautiful", second isn't winner, so she will keep her second place and try again if she wants first

[@sharemainemacalintal4532]

?

[@Diamon.d]

Because she didn’t win. Why should she be crowned?

[@_Just_Another_Guy]

​@@Diamon.d Because that's how it's normally done in 99% of other pageants, even Miss Earth Japan and Miss Universe. _"In the event that the winner/reigning beauty queen cannot fulfill her duties and obligations as per the rules and regulations of the organization running the pageant, the 1st place runner-up shall take up the position."_Because that's how it's normally done in 99% of other pageants, even Miss Earth Japan and Miss Universe. _"In the event that the winner/reigning beauty queen cannot fulfill her duties and obligations as per the rules and regulations of the organization running the pageant, the 1st place runner-up shall take up the position."_

[@TheAcizgirl]

Ofcourse the married man is protected and nothing much is revealed about him. Great.

[@melissanasser9777]

I don't understand this mentality. If he is not popular, why should he be revealed? If she hadn't run for office, I don't think anyone would have talked about her

[@Minney-Me]

​@@melissanasser9777 NO, it just goes to show that women get harsher punishments for infidelity while men don't 😊

[@clob3896]

​@@Minney-Meexactly

[@sshpeppermint]

​@@Minney-Me which means don't mess with married men

[@kimmeipkm]

They got to protect Japanese blood 🫣

[@panzwes5993]

She did the right thing by giving up the title - even though affairs seem to be quite common, it is still a scandal. What surprises me is that the title will remain vacant, instead of being given to the first runner-up.

[@deangregoric4735]

i mean it's her thing but it's literally none of our busyness to say anything it's her win and it was decided fair and square

[@deangregoric4735]

@esphaeraspraestans4212 Asian beauty standard is to look unnaturally thin at the waist and have white skin do I need to say more?

[@ck-bs2ms]

She doesn’t have a choice… she lie and she is having an affair to a married man

[@naomiishida7366]

​@@deangregoric4735doesn't mean they have to look like a Caucasian either... Anyway the winner looks waay thinner than other contestants tho.

[@deangregoric4735]

@@naomiishida7366 just saying, it's weird.

[@talkingtochapri]

That married male was shameless to have a relationship with her, a lot of them hide their marriage status and manipulate young women and tell the truth after emotionally trapping them. He is the worse for betraying his wife. Go find that male on put him on blast. It's 2024, stop asking women to follow the vows who isn't even married 💀 Other then that, she shouldn't have won because she isn't Japanese, it's unfair to those women.

[@mayl4152]

It’s 2024 where we preach for gender equality, women needs to take accountability too, the man is a pos but so is this woman who decides to carry on a relationship with a married man

[@lostineggsaisle]

If they were aware that the man is married they are just as much at fault for the infidelity. Both parties share that responsibility. While the man may have a little bit more responsibility at least towards his marriage you can't not blame the woman at all if she knew.

[@talkingtochapri]

​@@lostineggsaislehow many times is the other male get blamed if the wife is cheating 🧐 Never. It's solely the husband fault to not follow the vows, it's basic common sense which a lot of people lack. If my male ever cheats, I will blame him and dump him, not the random woman I barely know. Sometimes a married male is even cheating with prostitutes, you can blame the entire brothel for dusty male cheater husband who lack self-respect and discipline.

[@scorpionic3303]

@@lostineggsaisleyou can’t because she owes that wife no loyalty whatsoever. Unless this woman blackmailed the man, then she is not to blame for the infidelity. But if he was willing, then it is his fault 100% because no matter how hard a person tries to “wreck a home” you can’t wreck one that has an open door.. Not saying what she’s done was right at all but you literally cannot blame her for the choice a husband who swore loyalty and life to death made. It was his decision at the end of the day and he chose to sleep with her. This goes for ANY RELATIONSHIP man or woman etc. The two people in that relationship/marriage are the only ones absolutely responsible of that relationship/marriage, not anybody else.

[@TomikaKelly]

The married man clearly has far less to lose than she did.

[@princessmimithepug6719]

Im sorry but why was she even allowed to compete, if you're not even from the country you shouldn't be allowed in these competitions, it is taking away from all those beautiful actual Japanese ladies. Also why wasn't the runner up crowned? as that's usually the policy.

[@ineedgoldenretriever]

She moved at age 5 to Japan. She probably barely speaks any Ukrainian. So because of it person has to be excluded from society even if she identifies itself with it?

[@sonyasever7625]

can you imagine what would happen if ANY asian woman born in Ukraine won the competition? can you imagine all the hate she would get???? @@ineedgoldenretriever

[@tanokitv734]

@sonyasever7625 she would not get hated instead support

[@ibtissempharm8800]

I really don't know what to think of this. For some reason it feels wrong for her to win the title, probably because we all know that Japan is mostly a homogenous country race wise and she isn't representative of the majority. But in country like the USA, if an Asian or black or whatever race looking woman won the title, it wouldn't feel weird...

[@allergictohumansnotanimals5671]

Her last name is shiino so she’s probably half Japanese which makes her Japanese regardless of what she looks like. Y’all defend Japan for no reason.

[@leeleevu]

VACANT?!?! ISNT THAT THE JOB OF THE RUNNER UP THEN?!?!

[@Demi1369]

No apparently. That would make too much sense. The vacant seat won and the runner up was second best, so they remain second best. No difference between a western woman and a vacant seat.

[@daldana6639]

Exactly... The truth is: the runner up is just an unemployed :)

[@Lisajed]

Yes that is the point of a runner-up😮

[@obaakitua1]

Runner up is Japanese and they don't want a Japanese woman.

[@bernadettekavanagh9984]

I always thought that the 1st runner up would be next in line. Very strange.

[@PratikParija]

I honestly wasn't happy about her win because it creates an issue with beauty standards for women in Japan.

[@ck-bs2ms]

Even Japanese people isn’t happy about it

[@fritosnlegoshai]

It is and she's not pretty. ​@@bellearena000

[@iamkalixa]

Yes, now they'll have to have their ears enlarged.

[@commonsens3]

She is not prettier than the rest of contestants. Even by western standard, she is not miss universe material. She is typical east european catwalk model who has "unique" feature ​@@bellearena000

[@leila_de_hautjardin]

This girl is average looking. I bet every Japanese woman got a serious ego boost thinking that they are prettier than Miss Japan.

[@moonluna464]

I'm so Confused how she won over all those other women..

[@mycatsgotpinktoebeans381]

Right?!?!??

[@Young_padawan1]

She's white

[@Young_padawan1]

Beauty standards by them is small face, the whiter the skin the better. Her complaining about her hardships, I'm sure weren't as hard as she's making it seem. When the biracial half black half Japanese woman won a couple years ago it was a whole big thing. And she WAS Japanese.

[@mira-uf1ie]

She slept with one of the judge, that's how.

[@CoolNumber1]

She is more beautiful without makeup. Japanese girls are mid without makeup.

[@bethanntay]

The other women were so beautiful... How'd they loose...

[@Ladybug-lz5un]

Obviously this woman is beautiful!

[@HaitianBlackGinger11]

@@Ladybug-lz5un😳. She does have flawless skin. 🤷🏽‍♀️

[@abdulsamukhan]

i really don't know why she won. other beauty contestants are natively beautiful. they are strict to maintain their culture but put that title to other race.😢

[@Cutie-i2t]

I think giving Miss Japan to someone who’s not ethnically Japanese, is not fair on Japanese women unless she was born n bred in Japan or grew up in Japan.

[@motionista]

She grew up in Japan and is a Japanese citizen.

[@Cutie-i2t]

@@motionista then it’s fair.

[@hausofluzon]

So same logic can he applied to any other countries as well we shouldn't give titles to non native people right?

[@victoriadiesattheend.8478]

Her last name is Shiino. She is ethnically at least part Japanese.

[@alaskie1227]

​@@victoriadiesattheend.8478she has no Japanese relatives or bloods, she moved in Japan at the age of 5 with her family from Ukraine.

[@セ千尺丂セ]

Weirdest thing Ive ever seen. This is matrix.

[@muhmuhmachtdieHenne]

The strangest Thing I SAW was an ✨American✨ Knowelge Braun. 🏳️

[@Sa.d.bo26]

Welcome to the matrix where white.people are miss japan

[@potapotapotapotapotapota]

the weirdest thing I ever seen was when KZbin got spammed by millions of north korean accounts saying that NK would nuke America

[@ΥπερδιαγαλαξιακόςΑστροπολεμιστ]

It is because she looks more like Thai rather than japanese.Not saying she was born in Ukraine.And d*mn she is not even beautiful as traditional japanese women.

[@greenteadoll2384]

😅

[@AuthorMorganaSinclayr]

Why leave the title vacant??? It should go to the next eligable canidate

[@perfectpeterpan]

These kind of rules can prevent runner-ups from harming winners in a bid to win post facto

[@UeJPTv]

A huge slap in the face to Japanese people to even consider her. So disrespectful smh.

[@helixxia9320]

lol if someone lived in a place since they were 4-5 and only speaks that language and has citizenship there should they still not be able to compete with ethnic people? like people of all ethnicities can win miss france but not miss japan? the rules dont say anything about racial or ethnic specifics when entering such contests. as it should be

[@scorpionic3303]

@@helixxia9320difference is, places like east asia are more homogenous rather than western countries which are known for being way more diverse in population. let’s also not act like these pageants aren’t *mainly* about appearance. especially to countries that emphasize and push “Beauty” standards a little too much.

[@jenster29]

​@@scorpionic3303 plenty of European countries were homogeneous too until recently and are being bombarded with all other races winning titles like this, important jobs and even being in high political positions. It's Japans time to accept they are becoming more diverse too.. of she won and she's Japanese then there's nothing wrong. Unless everyone is just being a hypocrite

[@scorpionic3303]

@@jenster29 imagine how everywhere else in the world feels. europeans have been occupying other peoples ancestral lands for centuries.

[@shizukagozen777]

They totally disrespected themselves.

[@crying4im63]

Miss Japan should represent Japan, show the beauty of East Asia.

[@zeeechanged5352]

I'm a black American I agree

[@iwanttobeontheisland]

I also kinda agree

[@Blaze6432]

@@zeeechanged5352 by your logic no Black person should be allowed in European pageants. I find it funny when Asians want Asian beauty standards its ok, but when White people only want White beauty standards its racist.

[@iwanttobeontheisland]

@@CakeKinski I mean I guess. And I agree with you kinda. I think she's pretty, but maybe not as pretty as some of those other contestants. With America I feel like it doesn't matter as long as they're a citizen, but Japan has been a very homogeneous country for a very long time, unlike the U.S.

[@theunknown1760]

it's funny that if a black win in a white country it's fair but when white won in black and Asian country it isn't fair lol

[@chailavender7997]

No offence, but she would not get that title in Ukraine🤔

[@cocolove9916]

Exactly

[@O.Sea.D]

Or anywhere else LOL

[@morjana679]

I was thinking the same

[@hananokuni2580]

Ukraine has lots of blondes like that. She wouldn't stand out much.

[@peonylee4773]

Agree

[@Dtzeo503]

This just proves Japan values Western beauty but not their own beauty. Makes sense with all the cosmetic surgeries double eyelid surgery and the rhinoplasty.

[@whiteheartsr]

Dude the double eye lids beauty standard is east Asian thing nobody in America would ever care about smth like that 💀 but nose job is probably common everywhere

[@Dtzeo503]

@@whiteheartsr no

[@whiteheartsr]

@@Dtzeo503 no what?

[@Dtzeo503]

@@whiteheartsr you should've done some research before you decided to make that comment.

[@whiteheartsr]

@@Dtzeo503 I would appreciate if you would do that rn

[@violajackson6885]

Lip plump lip gloss is not her friend.

[@4yoon]

she went od with the filler

[@UeJPTv]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@abraxastulammo9940]

Inflatable rubber boat 😂

[@azgal663]

@@abraxastulammo9940 😂🤷‍♀️

[@lavendertease]

Even Kylie is going "woah, too much"

[@mpalmer7800]

She’s a European woman how could she be judged in Japan beauty standards? The other Japanese women should have not competed

[@royalacity]

😂 my boyfriend was stumped and said, "Isn't she supposed to be beautiful? What happened?"

[@SallyStearnsVerified]

YUP

[@nikto7-b1b]

Politics happened

[@shizukagozen777]

@@nikto7-b1b There's no such a thing in Japan, this is not the US...

[@marciloni12]

Smart guy!!😂

[@worm-bri]

@@shizukagozen777there’s no politics in Japan? 💀

[@afterpartynextdoor]

how did she win it in the first place tho. even in ukraine she wouldnt get that title

[@ck-bs2ms]

Because she is naturalize Japanese citizen and also Japanese like western

[@Whatisnottaken]

Maybe she could win in a village queen contest in Ukraine.

[@Young_padawan1]

I asked the same thing. I know the answer but smh. She's not that pretty tbh. Like op said, she wouldn't get that title in Ukraine.

[@cocolove9916]

@@Young_padawan1it’s because she’s white they are obsessed with basic looking white women as long as they have big eyes smh

[@Userkangjihoon23451]

Stolen comment

[@margouxsiren2830]

Im not japanese, but i feel offended that she crowned as japanese, unbelievable

[@Arginne]

She’s Japanese and lived there her whole life. Save us your fake virtue signaling outrage. 😂

[@A-ei4hb]

Thanks for understanding how we feel. We are offended. This is probably to push Japan diversity and to show the world "we stand with Ukraine" thing...unnecessary and it is now creating division in our society.

[@vperez2598]

A complete joke. Japanese people are known to live long healthy lives that exudes beauty in and out! Even Mr Netherlands has this one beat

[@kathleenking47]

They had a black woman, win in Ireland.. She speaks Japanese without an accent

[@vperez2598]

@@kathleenking47 I have a black friend who is from Ireland and is also very tall unlike what tv shows. If you knew history, that wouldn’t be much of a surprise. Throughout time people are bred out or pushed out where you see what the media wants you to see. Anyways, this is an unattractive women with western features and most people see it for what it is. She doesn’t look like a light complected Japanese and I definitely never seen Japanese women with over stuffed lip fillers or any visible fillers at that.

[@Diana734]

Wow! I feel for all those JAPANESE women that competed. The judges are trash.

[@talkativeacademy4528]

Comment sections were full of such remarks when a black woman was crowned in our 97% white country too...

[@merykejt5541]

Those beauty competitions are trash in general

[@Natali-q5x]

But its ok When in europe win black women ? :D same trash like this

[@Bunny11344]

I’m surprised she won.. her lips and ears 😂😂😂😂 the other contestants look better than her

[@nurnadhirahsaing6169]

​​@@JJ-gi1di Sorry, but isn't that the same with the woman in the video. I mean, she's not a Japanese by genetic, but she is by nationality. If someone can win a title based on nationality and not race, why can't she though? The problem here is that Japan is not a diverse country to begin with, so her winning the title Miss Japan is a very huge slap in the face because she contradicts the standards of beauty in Japan, even though she is a Japanese by nationality and have a Japanese last name.

[@stormyskyz7881]

What a slap in the face to the ACTUAL Japanese women… As if they needed this part of their culture gentrified too

[@chorizoramen93]

​@@sofiavicares5948no one was saying that when a blasian girl won that years, and she was actually half Japanese

[@stormyskyz7881]

@@chorizoramen93 CORRECTION THAT BLASIAN GIRL WAS AT LEAST HALF JAPANESE!!! Ariana Miyamoto was both conceived in Japan with one full blooded Japanese parent residing in the household with her. This other woman has NO BLOOD relationship to the country both parent from another country both white. Please I’m done with you. Only a Japanesebo wannabe would try to force themselves onto Japanese people who honestly are just too nice to say it with their chest.

[@realitywins9020]

I hope you feel the same way about the black girl who won the title a couple of years ago!

[@annabizaro-doo-dah]

🤣🤣 Gentrified?! Japan is the epitome of elitism! Japanese society is incredibly racist and so it was an attempt to change this, particularly as she is a refugee feeing a war torn country.

[@Dtzeo503]

It surprises me in 2024 people still don't know the difference between race, ethnicity and nationality. Yes her nationality is Japanese but she is Ukrainian by ethnicity. She don't look Japanese obviously. In today's Japanese society that women would be considered a foreigner because they are homogeneous.

[@suzannafra]

Can someone start a petition to have the runner up get the crown? These pageants are so much work! I’m sure it’s devastating to the other women.

[@Star_dragon]

I feel sorry for the other Japanese who could have been the miss japan but couldn't because of politics

[@michaelwhite9718]

I feel sorry for white women who could have been miss France or Miss Germany, but couldn't because of politics.... Let's see whose comment gets deleted first even though they're saying the same thing..

[@xyeB]

Down with hohols

[@sabrina16477]

its literally not the same 💀 im talking specifically about France. France has been diverse for ages, just like America. There is not "one look" anymore in those countries. Use better examples. @michaelwhite9718

[@enitsu393]

​@@michaelwhite9718 I'm not sure about Germany but for years France has accepted immigrants from around the world and they have contributed to the modern French culture. Even then white French don't consider them French and the French government could careless, literally take one look at the media. Its not even a win their eyes so idk what ur talking abt

[@michaelwhite9718]

@enitsu393 The elites did, the common people didn't and don't.

[@gracemama1987]

Why she is Miss. Japan? Who voted her to be Miss. Japan? I’m confused.

[@stoomkracht]

Not as confused as you would be as when you see "miss" Netherlands

[@putinloh1488]

For all that haters who even can't open google: she is ukrainian, but at 5 years she with her mother has moved to Japan. So, she is european, but she was raised as a japanese person. So, when she told that she had issues with racism - she didn't lied. She has it now too

[@kitzuuuuuu]

Exactly.

[@shizukagozen777]

I'm not sure to understand what you're trying to say...

[@marciloni12]

SO?😂

[@moonfriend1039]

And?

[@algery4678]

The whole ordeal is shocking. Her able to be miss japan without any Japanese beauty characteristics at all, her affair being published right after her winning and her agency straight up betraying her. Its already unbelievable that she could get the winning but its more unbelievable how people really try to bring her down at all cost. What would the agency reason for doing her like that though?

[@nelielsanji1066]

I remember the year a half Japanese lady won ,the Japanese netizens were livid so I'm surprised she; who is a full blooded ukrainian actually won

[@meimeilei]

She's: - taller - paler - has natural hair color - big eyes - small face - prominent chin Which I would say is their beauty standard. The only thing missing is colored eyes. It's not our fault that Japanese and Korean people hate themselves and try to look as white as they can

[@Jj-rq9sp]

She doesn't appear to have the Western beauty characteristics. I wonder if she has eastern European beauty characteristics. I understand if being awarded the win has political symbolism between the countries otherwise it doesn't make sense.

[@nelielsanji1066]

@@Jj-rq9sp believe me when I tell you that if she had entered the contest in her birth country of Ukraine, She would definitely not have won

[@日本ジョリーン]

It's all about reputation. The agency wants nothing to do with her because it makes them look bad, too. People will betray others in a heartbeat if it means saving their reputation

[@wlsarpsngfcet1452]

The judge committee should be blacklisted from attending any such functions

[@przemek1714]

Bo jej kraj jest w trakcie wojny i ona jest tak poszkodowana?

[@Young_padawan1]

​@przemek1714 that has nothing to do with anything. Smh

[@yes-wk3me]

@@przemek1714Japan 🤝 Putin confirmed

[@dianet888]

Those judges are nothing but ornaments ,like everybody else even in politics.They all are only executing orders 😉 Whatever the masters decide is the game, they execute. Payed yesmen who have nothing to say.

[@jenster29]

Why?

[@ajgemini3671]

Really... a japanese women shluld have won in the first place...

[@tabathaterry2998]

I think it's progress because Japanese are so strick about not liking anything non Japanese. But my problem with it is she is not attractive.

[@jenster29]

Why? Irish women aren't winning in Ireland. German women aren't winning in Germany. European countries have to accept other races, why not Japan? Are they racist ?

[@AkariFukada-ys7qe]

How I wish my country would choose the traditional beauty instead of “half- foreigner” beauty. They stood no chance physically and it’s not fair. Big respect to Japan.

[@machojordan.]

We don't even have to think that much to know why she gave up on this. She's not even Japanese on her looks, why she would be "miss Japan". The funnier thing about it is that she's surely a very gorgeous woman but we have to be honest, she would never win the title if she was going for the Miss Ukraine title...

[@kimberlythermond7993]

She's quite ordinary. She's plain, not pretty.

[@SoldierofYAHUAH88]

Is this contest judged on beauty? If so she should have never won over those other women. I'm not trying to be mean at all, just being objective here.

[@user-kf2oi4sq5b]

Agreed

[@Sa.d.bo26]

Judged on power

[@SoldierofYAHUAH88]

@@Sa.d.bo26 lol what power?

[@HCPW]

Agreed

[@jumsaesiaw6890]

Totally agree with you.

[@foxyloxyBABE]

Instead of shaming the married man, who is already in a committed relationship, they shame the woman. 😂 typical

[@akwa2273]

So? They're both to blame. How do you know that they're not shaming the man? She knew he was married but still dated him.

[@alejandronopasanada5302]

They acted in their lane. What’s more typical is that when a woman is called out for something the first comment is not accountability but “hey look over there”.

[@archaeopteryx981]

The guy was stripped of his crown too.

[@mightyshield1444]

It’s both their fault

[@ck-bs2ms]

Probably the man resign or quit as a doctor🤣

[@alejandronopasanada5302]

You know Japanese people who have power and care about their culture and not the pageant wasn’t having that at all and made some phone calls.

[@clintonmallard8447]

Weeb

[@clintonmallard8447]

Weeb

[@Plaid-k9p]

Sore losers it’s a racist country

[@alejandronopasanada5302]

@@clintonmallard8447 oh no, not name calling on others behalf🤣😂🤣

[@clintonmallard8447]

@@alejandronopasanada5302 weeb

[@pteh2958]

Get rid of the judges ...... this winner dont represent the japanese . She was not even born in japan for goodness sake !

[@CloudHeady]

as a Mexican.. this just feels disrespectful to Japan and it's culture.. she seriously shouldn't even be on that stage

[@Bunny11344]

I agree and she’s not even pretty I thought it was a he at first

[@itsybitsykrafter]

Why? But people in the sports industry are welcome.

[@Bunny11344]

@@itsybitsykrafter sports is skills and talent. Beauty contest not so much. Also she ain’t much of a looker those Japanese contestants look better than dumbo ears

[@helixxia9320]

hope you keep that energy for all the other pageants in other countries where people of foreigner blood has won

[@jenster29]

African women are winning in Ireland? Is that ok ?

[@emolingling101]

How did she even win 💀

[@yoloswaggins1579]

She's mid. Like so many of these beauty pageants. The gaijin thirst is real.

[@Yonglix_Juju]

East Asia is becoming something else. Mongolia is the only east Asian country I don't get to hear are obsessed with it. Or maybe it's because the country is not popular yet.

[@multatuli1]

​@@Yonglix_Juju china is still somewhat okay their tribal traditions and culture is still there, except in Beijing is the same like Korea and Japan. Middle east white washed. South East Asia still okay.

[@Yonglix_Juju]

@@multatuli1 true

[@yourname4531]

​@@Yonglix_JujuTrust me, the CIS has no established beauty standard. Everyone here has their own standards. But I can point out how Western and East Asian beauty culture is starting to affect us.

[@xx133]

No, Europeans, specifically. A black woman would be laughed off of the stage. Blame western stereotypes imprinted on the population via US tv shows and pop culture.

[@eltonbritt1502]

She probably won only because of pity...

[@deangregoric4735]

pity lol first stage of jealousy

[@SasukeAmin]

​@@deangregoric4735just look at her..she's like 3/10

[@deangregoric4735]

@@SasukeAmin then other were at best 2/10🤷‍♂️

[@tia5055]

She is pretty..but she is not what I would consider as a Japanese beauty....she should not represent Japan

[@scorpionic3303]

@@deangregoric4735delusional take

[@anneanne6077]

What I want to know is why was a non-japanese representing Japan this is unacceptable this isn't like a Russian girl representing the United States where it's more believable this is a Ukrainian girl representing a completely different race that should never ever have happened I am from Ukraine myself I understand the thing is you are not representing authentically the country you're saying you're representing this is nothing to do with racism you are of A different race and this is a situation where you have to be of the race that you say you represent

[@AJManol]

And yet, at LEAST she’s an actual Woman. Wish these narcissistic Men would have this much class.

[@fernandaabreu5625]

PREACH! 😂😂😂😂😂😂 100%!

[@saphiquefemme]

But the fact still remains, there are native Japanese whose families immigrated to Japan. While they appear foreign, they are natives who speak the Japanese and deeply respect the nation and its culture. If this woman was crowned, the judges observation of her was for her Japanese roots. Japan is beautiful but so few realize or acknowledge just how diverse the nation is. Thanks to social media, we are learning of more biracial Japanese and descendants of immigrants who are born and raised. Despite what happened, she handled stepping down honorably and that speaks volumes beyond any title. Regardless, she is opening doors for those born and raised in Japan with multiracial lineage and immigration history.

[@Avigailish]

She was born in Ukraine.

[@SLuMberMoOn7]

Exactly

[@jenster29]

​@kamilaalvarado673Ireland has been a homogeneous country for centuries. Only in the last 2 decades has immigration exploded but women of all races, not born in the country, are winning these titles How is that OK?

[@svshimmershimmer4872]

The doctor dude whom she was trying to steal said he had NO intention of divorcing his wife will probably have no choice now since this blew up! As for this Miss "Japan" she really ruined herself by lying about her not knowing her mans marital status and even after knowing, still persuing him. This girl is triffling.!!

[@lauren8627]

No. The doctor is in the wrong. Obviously. Dude can't keep it in his pants 😂

[@berryn5774]

​@@lauren8627they both r in the wrong. Being unfaithful to his spouse and being a homewrecker and hurt other woman

[@LEOPHITES]

both should be equally blame

[@svshimmershimmer4872]

I left a whole bunch of msgs but All was deleted

[@svshimmershimmer4872]

There is def. No freedlm of speech

[@salem2584]

Odd reason to give up her title. She shouldn’t have won in the first place but her personal relationships have nothing to do with a beauty contest

[@BlueberrySummertime]

Why shouldn’t she win?

[@Mrsmifff]

​@@BlueberrySummertimebecause she's not Japanese.

[@marod5552]

The beauty standard of Japan can be seen in Anime. Big eyes, child face

[@user-kys673]

@@BlueberrySummertimeShe just doesn’t look like a Japanese person and it’s a Japanese beauty pageant. She’s white. Her parents are Ukrainian.

[@krunkle5136]

Everything's personal there for better or worse.

[@kattheshrink]

I agree about her losing/giving up the title, but I have a comment regarding the race and politics questions. She moved to Japan when she was 5 and her mother married a Japanese man. She grew up in Japan, speaks Japanese, and is a Japanese citizen. She is not Japanese by blood, but she is Japanese in her own right.

[@I.am.hooked]

Yet, she is by citizenship, but not an ethnic Japanese. She has no Asian features. And there were other Japanese women there. Very disrespectful to them

[@leew.4987]

Yeah I’m not really for beauty pageants but from what I’ve seen she grew up and did all her schooling in Japan, doesn’t even speak Ukrainian anymore, and naturalized as a Japanese citizen so she was totally eligible to compete. At this point I don’t think someone like her could call anywhere else “home,” a situation lots of other immigrants, third-culture kids, etc. find themselves in. I live in Japan and whether people like or not, the birthrate is diving and there are more and more immigrants and mixed-race kids growing up here. Arguments like “not Japanese enough for XYZ” aren’t going to stay sustainable 🤷

[@hausofluzon]

​@@I.am.hookedso i guess it would be disrespectful to Caucasian women too if a black woman wins European pageantry no?

[@I.am.hooked]

@@hausofluzon I see you a comparing the politics of the west to the east. In the west due to mass migration and slavery, (since you are talking about black people specifically), you will see a lot of mixed blood people black people, African french, German swiss, and African Americans of course. They have lived there for generations, so they have eventually become what you would expect when you think of a country in the West. You wouldn't expect to only see white people. Now in the east there isn't mass migration that causes the population to become mixed. Japan for example, prefers to preserve that. They prefer full blood Japanese people. It's part of their values. You will hear from a lot of biracial kids that they went to bullying, especially the black kids. A majority of the population is full blooded Japanese. Even Europe was like that and still is in some places. It's only become more acceptable. And you won't come across a lot of biracial people in japan. Neither did their ancestors take masses black people and Made them into slaves, though they did also participate in their slavery. Now let's say If Japanese people were to have gone to Europe, years ago, they brought white people as slaves, now centuries later there are European Japanese people. It would make sense for a white person to participate in the competition. And even win.

[@WanderlustHomebody]

​@@hausofluzon How did Black people get in this? Leave Black people alone.

[@IamHumanWoman]

This is as bad as giving a “woman of the year” award to a man.

[@NestlaysChaulkolateChips]

No it ain't, she's basically Japanese. Japanese name, fluency, lived there

[@katfromjax]

Objectively speaking, she was NOT the best candidate for this title!

[@nadpor68]

Completely disgraceful episode from start to finish.

[@cocolove9916]

Exactly it was so hard to watch

[@ck-bs2ms]

Did She became hard headed and stubborn? Even her agency exposed her for telling a lie…

[@Sa.d.bo26]

Crazy i thought agency will keep it hush

[@mira-uf1ie]

​@@Sa.d.bo26Why should they?

[@ruthtapiwa6311]

Probably because the newspaper was going to expose the full story. They only exposed enough to make them admit it, they are probably other judges who also get these types of favors from the female contestants.

[@LaBoricuaOG]

Sounds like it is a LIE - the agency was probably trying to save face and lied about her continuing the relationship anyway after finding out he was married. They were prob threatened by the rich doctor dude. Not surprised

[@mira-uf1ie]

@@LaBoricuaOG The agency exposed her because she lied to them too.

[@911Sept]

It was rigged !!!

[@alison4316]

I think she should have given up the title _without_ being exposed as The Other Woman. It feels as though she only gave it up due to shame. I feel Miss Japan should be, I dunno, culturally and physically Japanese? That may sound racist, but I think a Japanese woman should be crowned "Miss Japan".

[@Candacellin]

Seems like a lot wrong with this um lady’s situation but as far as Being crowned miss japan I think it should be someone that is actually a Japanese woman of which I’m sure there is no shortage of beautiful ones…

[@Dorothyredshz]

During her speech ....absolutely not a tear, fake emotion !!!!!

[@nupurmali8111]

She won on basis of the affair. The man had heavy influence in the beauty pageant, and her victory was decided even before the competition started

[@Bunny11344]

@@nupurmali8111really?!!! That would make a lot of sense!!

[@helixxia9320]

@nupurmali8111 how did that man have influence in the pageant. he was a doctor

[@ineedgoldenretriever]

@@nupurmali8111oh come on, did you just come up with this lie? Man is a doctor. But what is pretty sure that you’re jealous asf because someone is gonna be 🥴 for the rest of its life

[@dllm1234]

Why let her win in the first place blows my mind

[@ck-bs2ms]

Obviously the organization doesn’t know that… the agency telling her to stop their relationship but she didn’t…

[@xin0]

​@@ck-bs2mshe asked a question, why let her win in the first place not about affair. She doesn't look beautiful enough to win

[@Young_padawan1]

Because the whiter you are the prettier, atleast there. 🤷

[@deangregoric4735]

she the prettiest thats why

[@deangregoric4735]

@@xin0 they look even less to be honest

[@SofiaSangar-dd2ih]

In countries like the us a woman of colour would be representative of the diverse country but when you have a country which is 99 percent women of colour and you pass them all for a white woman, you have to be infer if it has anything to do with the whitewashed beauty standards over there.

[@littlefootnanak7178]

Everyone's a person of "color." White skin isn't transparent and many japanese are naturally fair skinned as well

[@mrrepma50]

A natural born Japanese and one who really has the physical beauty of a Japanese should have won the title.

[@Shaheeda-fn2pr]

All those stunningly beautiful Japanese women ..and she won???...WHAT???

[@TheShahkulu]

The reason why I give her win a side eye is because her features are painfully average, and some of her features would even be considered unattractive in the West. This is a beauty contest so I don't feel this is a harsh assesment. It begs the question, did she win because she's considered gorgeous or did she win simply because she's white (thus has Caucasian features) and Japan have fetishized these features so much they consider her beautiful. Living in Japan im inclined to believe this is true as I observe happening a lot here.

[@mhtxi9486]

4 and 12 are beautiful and also 3 . 3 is so young she looks so elegant. I mean all of them so beautiful. Just how they did not win.

[@Robin-v6t2c]

How can she even be in the contest. I lived there for many years, it's rude of her to even enter. I'm glad she was exposed.....

[@rikkygoh974]

She’s pretty but no that pretty as to be Miss Japan!

[@Sa.d.bo26]

It was a setup to ruin her life cause the japan people do not like her they made her win and they knew she'll get hate for it eventually she'll have no choice but to go back to her home.of origin

[@cocolove9916]

Exactly

[@おしん田倉]

Carolina's affair partner is a cosmetic surgeon. In 2020, he won Best Body Japan along with Carolina. Last year, Carolina's mother won the Best Body Japan . And last month, Carolina was crowned Miss Japan. The darkness of the contest is deep.

[@siaitsme6800]

The other women were more beautiful.. in my opinion...

[@hanayorri7522]

She's not japanese I don't know how she had win in the first place in a competition about japanese beauty when she has Ukrainian beauty

[@ThatFluffyMofo]

Why are you all surprised at this when they got men winning miss universe lol

[@narendramishra6953]

😂

[@aivel3973]

Japan should be ashamed of itself. The purpose of a person representing their country in a beauty pageant used to mean, they were an express representation of their countries physical as well as social demographic. This lady is not a physical representation of their countries demographic. So my question is who was the married man she was in the relationship with? Sounds like there is some Nepotism going on in Japan’s beauty pageant.

[@suraya1224]

Did she win bcs the pageant judges were "woke", & wanted to make a political statement abt Ukraine's war/bcs she's Ukranian? A slap in the face to the beautiful Japanese competitors.

[@lizschmidt4233]

This is kinda like when a biological MAN wins any "miss or mrs" pagent 😂

[@zakkrouse1404]

Well at least they crowned a woman...

[@rocketfire8416]

She won sympathy award 😅😂

[@fn7mdzxksl3618]

She bullied a disabled girl at the uni

[@brigittelikeslanguages8916]

Really? 😥😔 If so, that's very cruel.

[@jennifersolomon2769]

Lots of folks saying she didnt deserve the title based on her looks, etc. etc. I read elsewhere that the married man was actually one of the judges on the panel so yeah ....

[@miaamor1387]

It's not because of the racial barriers.. It's the title itself, Miss JAPAN!!! DON'T CONFUSE PEOPLE and other nations the way Japanese women look like.. I'm a Filipino and I love Japanese people.. Japanese women are beautiful and they have their own unique features.. If you're going to represent Japan in the world stage,. Many will questions "is that how Japanese women look like?" don't get it wrong girl. It's not because you're being discriminate, Miss JAPAN MUST BE REPRESENTED BY JAPANESE WOMEN!! You can join other beauty contest but not Miss Japan, pleaseeee

[@siaitsme6800]

Totally agree with you

[@fernandaabreu5625]

Completely agree. Protect what's still left of ethnicities AT ALL COST.

[@mierahusna4488]

I agree, but somehow, some people still doesn't understand 🥲

[@rainorshine7816]

She don’t look Asian to me. Miss Japan should be someone who looks Asian? Or now anyone can look and be anything in any country. I can be white and then go and take Miss India how would that look I dunno 🤷‍♀️

[@reneecaballero9624]

Men can win these beauty pageants now. Miss Netherland is a ma who looks like he got slapped several times with a crow bar. The fact that people are more outraged over a woman who lived her entire life in Japan winning, but are clapping seals for the man who won for the Netherlands blows my effing mind..😑

[@AnaPres-x6b]

I think all other countries are welcoming except Japan. In the west you’ll see all races participating. Japan is racist

[@helixxia9320]

many european pageants have had mixed or 2nd gen immigrant contestants win. caring about skin color that much is pretty racist/xenophobic wouldnt you think

[@simonak9769]

I dont wanna be mean, but those Japneese women are defnitely more beautiful, they are stunning and full of grace

[@FortuneSushi]

😂 Theyre just using this to DISQUALIFY her. So many BRUISED EGOS. CHEATING is as common as BREAKFAST in Japan. Just ask your ordinary salaryman or woman. 😂 Lets not be hypocrites here.

[@odetteverano7146]

Both of them are adults and are fully aware of what it is to come for having such a relationship. If either one doesnt want to get the backlash of having illicit relationahip, then from the start they should have mutually ended it. Its that simple. It takes 2 to tango.

[@VictoriaGirlBC]

The Japanese women were way more beautiful than the winner.

[@MJluvrr9220]

I’m a mixed Japanese, but I don’t look too Japanese and I wasn’t born there. Living there and actually BEING ethnically Japanese is different… I believe a native Japanese should’ve won 🥲🥲

[@katiekawaii]

She needs to fire her agent.

[@albertomartinez2345]

WHAT A DOOR KNOVE, SHE MADE HER SELF LOOK BAD, AND THE INTIRE WORLD ❤️ 🌎

[@irenereg1952]

She does not look like she is a mix race.She is 100 person Ukranian look

[@Trysaratop]

The man is clearly the one who runs this whole beauty thing.

[@katrinas8128]

That's disgusting that this non- Japanese woman won. How insulting!!!

[@helixxia9320]

would you say this for a european country if someone who is second gen immigrant of half blood wanted to compete but they dont look white

[@sle7936]

Fraudulent from the beginning! 😮Retribution was swift!

[@REMNANTRising2005]

This is Ludacris to crown someone who is not even Japanese 😮look how the other woman have a disgusted look on their face, i don't blame them , rolling my eyes 🙄

[@miki3234]

the "married man" participate as a judge! and, her mean story that she insulted to the disabled japanese women spread on internet. Beauty not only for outside beauty, but...

[@maralfniqle5092]

That poor girl, anyway the runner up should have win the title

[@lolitarouge]

The question is, out of curiosity, I am interested to know WHO IS THE MAN??

[@fml3131]

He's a neurosurgeon. And he's very muscular with abs

[@melchiorlise2466]

We won't know, he is not the one being punished despite being the one most at fault.

[@btspavedthewaythefact157]

That man is one of jury😂😂😂😂😂

[@lolitarouge]

@@btspavedthewaythefact157 aaaa One of the judges you mean??

[@Ballet1111]

Takuma Maeda

[@colb9260]

These reporters need to stop ruining people's lives by digging up dirt. They should have published that story while she was in the preliminary round and save her the embarrassment

[@angeldust12]

Some of these adults forget that they’re role models for our youth.

[@Mochi-xo5cb]

She is not beautiful, why she won the competition? 🙄

[@zelulu1000]

She's white, that's enough. The self hate akd white worshipping in eastern Asia is to the roof.

[@LittleLouieLagazza]

Collective West politics that demand Ukraine be prioritized above all.

[@aironkai245]

I thought the same. She is not beautiful at all. And I am sure there were pretty japanese women, so why?..

[@teaparteh]

I agree. The only thing she got going for her, is that she's skinny.

[@Zianne28]

Ang ganda nya ay common lang.. Hindi ma-appeal

[@Kimmyko15]

Actually she's not supposed to be in the contest or win the contest if she's actually not Japanese

[@Greenballoffire]

she's beautiful!! and so was everyone else competing!!

[@nabihawaqar3721]

She is pretty and looked beautiful that day, whatever happened i feel bad for her hope she finds best in life

[@shizukagozen777]

🧢🧢🧢 Plus you FEEL BAD FOR HER when she cheated to win ??? You're the reason why this world is messed up...

[@kimberlythermond7993]

I disagree. She is not pretty to me. Every othet woman I see on that stage is gorgeous. She doesn't rank among them in looks. I don't get it.

[@mercenario26]

Com uma agência dessas não precisa de inimigo

[@aaronyt6944]

Sleeping and cheating around? Yup, she seems Japanese to me.

[@ck-bs2ms]

Yup seems you are racist to me

[@mssannysanderson9203]

Its seems to be a thing from what ive heard. Cultural or something.

[@twinconceptsdesign]

Japan, the home of the sexless marriage you say?

[@Dtzeo503]

@@mssannysanderson9203 yes I remember seeing a video about that it is so weird

[@SLuMberMoOn7]

Wait.. what?? Are you speaking on Japanese women as a whole? Chill dude. Dont blame a whole group of women in their country just because of what some European woman did

[@Jojo247rightnow]

…the same feeling when Kaitlin Jenner won “woman of the year”

[@KatherineKent-t1l]

Morality matters. Period. 🌷🩷🪷🌟✨✨✨