Dream - Karolina Shiino, a Ukrainian-born model of Japanese nationality who won the Miss Japan 2024 contest, officially resigns and relinquishes her title. The 26-year-old woman relinquished her title after a magazine exposed her affair with a married man.

Shiino, who became a Japanese citizen in 2022, finally admitted to having been in a relationship with a married doctor. Shiino confessed that initially, they were too scared and confused to tell the truth after the article was published.

The Japanese Miss Association said they have received Shiino's request to relinquish her title. The association then apologized to the judges and contest sponsors. They confirmed that the Miss Japan title will remain vacant for the rest of this year. In local media reports, the contest organizers initially supported Shiino because she claimed to have ended the forbidden relationship.

They say that white-skinned women cannot possibly become the "face of Japan". Others state that Shiino has fulfilled the criteria to participate in the contest, where contestants must be Japanese citizens, single, and between 17 and 26 years old at the time of registration.