Ariana Miyamoto: First Black Japanese Beauty Queen

Ariana Miyamoto, 25, is the first Afro Asian to be crowned Miss Japan. The reigning queen will go forth as the first Afro Asian representative of the country in the Miss Universe pageant. Eriana was born to a black American father and a Japanese mother in Nagasaki. She briefly studied abroad in the U.S. and has a 5th degree of mastery in Japanese calligraphy. She’s also a licensed motorcyclist. Bonus: She loves Mariah Carey. She voiced her fears on being a contestant in the pageant: she said....

“I thought ‘I wonder if a hafu (biracial) like me would be okay’ and had insecurities,

There has been an outcry on social media criticizing her as a representation for her country. Negative messages like...

“Because this is Miss Universe Japan, don’t you think hafu are a no-no?” 

“It makes me uncomfortable to say she is representing Japan."