Miss Universe Pageant Puts an End to Age Limit ... from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. The Miss Japan Association has said it accepted Shiino’s decision to step down ...

Japan on November 27th [crown emoji],” said the announcement posted on X (formerly Twitter) and Instagram. It will be a busy November for avid followers of international beauty pageants as the Miss ...

She beat 35 other contestants to the Miss Universe Japan title. “The abolition of the age limit and the inclusion of married women have shown me that women’s empowerment knows no boundaries.

Karolina Shiino was crowned Miss Japan on Jan. 22, setting off renewed public debate over what it means to be Japanese in a country where homogeneity and conformity are still valued.

Ariana Miyamoto, a native of Nagasaki who has a Japanese mother and an African American father, also faced fierce criticism when she was chosen to represent Japan in the Miss Universe pageant in 2015.

Getty (3) The 71st Miss Universe Competition National Costume ... as noted by the organization. Miss Japan Marybelen Sakamoto's costume — a white gown trimmed with gold fabric and topped with ...

After attending the Miss Universe competition, held in El Salvador in November, "I now consider it my calling to explain why we should all be paying attention," wrote Cosmopolitan's fashion editor.