Tokyo: The newly crowned Miss World Japan is hardly a typical Japanese woman. A national debate was sparked in largely homogeneous Japan last year when Ariana Miyamoto, a half-American of African descent, was chosen Miss Universe Japan, another international beauty contest. Miyamoto faced criticism that she doesn’t look Japanese enough, even though she mostly grew up in Japan. Then when she returned to Japan with her family, she was struck again with how clean and safe it was. Beyond Miss World, she wants to achieve her ambitions in India — in Bollywood’s film industry and Kolkata.

Source: Mint September 07, 2016 15:45 UTC