UKRAINE-BORN WINS MISS JAPAN 2024

Posted on January 27, 2024

The 56th Miss Japan Contest 2024 was held in Tokyo on March 22, and model Carolina Shiino (26) won the Grand Prix.

Ms. Shiino was born in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture, and started living in Japan with her Ukrainian mother at the age of five. After winning out of 12 finalists, she said, “It was like a dream, and the moment they called my name, I couldn’t stop crying. There is a racial barrier, and I am filled with gratitude that I was recognized as a Japanese,” she said, shedding tears of joy.

Her hope for the future is to become a woman who respects the spirit of harmony and is modest. I want to create a society where people are not judged by their appearance,” she emphasized.

Ukraine, where she spent her childhood and has fond memories of her grandparents, is still in a difficult situation due to the ongoing war with Russia. When I first saw the news (of the war), I was shocked,” she recalled. I have to be interested in the war.