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Ukrainian-born model wins Miss Japan 2024, sparks identity controversy (globalnews.ca)

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[–] tiredofsametab@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The netuyo are probably whinging about it, but I stay away from those corners of the internet. Osaka Naomi and others have faced issues as well. Mostly, from what I remember, it's been sports competitions where this comes up

[–] Trudge@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 year ago

Naomi Osaka definitely sparked a convo about whether she was Japanese enough to represent Japan, but she hasn't lived in the country since she was three.

The exact opposite of what's going on with Carolina, the model in question.