Karolina Shiino, the Ukrainian-born Japanese model has given up her Miss Japan crown and title and people are wondering why. They also want to know more about her affair with a married doctor and its connection to her title relinquishment. Here is all you ...

Japan is the only nation where married couples must use the same surname. Critics say it violates women's rights and, unless the rule is scrapped, all Japanese could be surnamed Sato in 500 years. Women's rights advocates in Japan have struggled for ...

The controversial Ukrainian-born winner of the Miss Japan beauty pageant has given up her crown after a magazine exposed her affair with a married man. Karolina Shiino, 26, wrote on Instagram Monday that she offered to renounce her title just two weeks ...

CORRECTS NAME SPELLING: Contestants including Carolina Shiino, who won the Miss Nippon (Japan) Grand Prix, center, pose for a photo after the contest in Tokyo, Monday, Jan. 22, 2024. Crowned Miss Japan this week, Ukrainian-born Carolina Shiino cried with ...

Miss Japan Carolina Shiino is reportedly in a “close relationship” with a married cosmetic doctor, according to an investigation by Japanese weekly Shukan Bunshun. The Ukraine-born Miss Japan, who has worked as a model since the age of 15, "is dating a ...

In short: The Ukrainian-born winner of the 2024 Miss Japan competition, Karolina Shiino, has handed back her title. A magazine article revealed she had an affair with a married man. What's next? The Miss Japan title will remain vacant for 2024.