Karolina Shiino, 26, stepped down as Miss Japan after a local publication released an article detailing her affair with a married man Abigail Adams is a Human Interest Writer and Reporter for PEOPLE.

The foreign-born Miss Japan winner, who shook up the country's sense of self, has given up her title following a newspaper report detailing her alleged affair with a married man. Model Karolina ...

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.

Ukraine-born Miss Japan has relinquished her title following a tabloid report that she was having an affair with a married man and weeks of heated public debate on her eligibility. Karolina Shiino ...

At this year’s Miss Japan contest, Ukrainian-born Karolina Shiino was selected as the Grand Prix winner, causing an uproar on social networking sites. They were filled with slanderous posts ...