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Ukraine-born Miss Japan winner relinquishes crown following affair (www.bbc.com)

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The Ukraine-born winner of the Miss Japan beauty pageant has given up her crown after a tabloid report revealed her affair with a married man.

Karolina Shiino, 26, was crowned Miss Japan two weeks ago but her win sparked public debate due to her heritage.

While some welcomed the naturalised citizen's crowning, others said she didn't represent traditional Japanese beauty ideals.

Amid the furore, a local magazine published an expose alleging an affair.

The article in the Shukan Bunshun reported that Ms Shiino had engaged in a relationship with a married influencer and doctor. The man has not provided any public comment.

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[-] vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone 105 points 11 months ago

Abject misogyny and xenophobia in Japan? I’m shocked. Shocked I tell you.

[-] chakan2@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago

She fucked a married guy and that's misogyny? How does that work exactly?

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 8 points 11 months ago

Like you think Mr Japan would have to give up his golden mankini for cucking someone.

[-] SchizoDenji@lemm.ee 8 points 11 months ago

Is there a Mr Japan? And if so, why aren't the men's beauty contests popular?

[-] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 9 points 11 months ago

My first guess would be that women are simply less interested in the concept, and male standards for males just turn into body building contests.

[-] KairuByte@lemmy.dbzer0.com 63 points 11 months ago

I don’t really get any an affair would matter after the fact for what is essentially a popularity contest, but… sure I guess?

[-] CosmoNova@lemmy.world 34 points 11 months ago

Participants can‘t even be married so it‘s probably quite big of a deal to them. And that might be shocking to some, but in many aspects the oh so praised Japanese culture is really lacking behind the west in many aspects.

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[-] Lath@kbin.social 13 points 11 months ago

Because the miss thing is supposed to represent the epitome of Japanese women on the international stage and having an affair is bad PR.

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[-] SmokumJoe@lemmy.world 31 points 11 months ago

Why do people still pay attention to this weird beauty contest bullshit? Why is it news? How is it still a thing?

[-] YoorWeb@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

Downvote the post (which has no place in WorldNews) and move on.

[-] SmokumJoe@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Or comment.

[-] callouscomic@lemm.ee 21 points 11 months ago

Wow. People don't have enough problems as it is, they have time to care who people fuck?

[-] maness300@lemmy.world 8 points 11 months ago

I mean, you're talking about the people who care about beauty pageants.

[-] autotldr@lemmings.world 7 points 11 months ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:

The Ukraine-born winner of the Miss Japan beauty pageant has given up her crown after a tabloid report revealed her affair with a married man.

Karolina Shiino, 26, was crowned Miss Japan two weeks ago but her win sparked public debate due to her heritage.

While some welcomed the naturalised citizen's crowning, others said she didn't represent traditional Japanese beauty ideals.

The article in the Shukan Bunshun reported that Ms Shiino had engaged in a relationship with a married influencer and doctor.

In its initial response to the report last week, the pageant organisers defended Ms Shiino, saying she hadn't known the man was married.

Ms Shiino also apologised to her fans and the general public in a statement on Monday, where she said she had acted out of fear and panic in response to the report.

The original article contains 320 words, the summary contains 137 words. Saved 57%. I'm a bot and I'm open source!

[-] kemsat@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

That can’t possibly be the prettiest woman in Japan.

[-] maness300@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

My thoughts exactly.

This must be rigged.

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