The Ukraine-born model faced controversies and could not even celebrate being chosen as Miss Japan. Although he speaks Japanese, he has been surrounded by controversy regarding his European origins
Carolina has won the Miss Japan title, almost 10 years after Ariana Miyamoto became the first hybrid woman to win the Miss Japan title in 2015. At the time, Ariana's mother was Japanese and her father was African American.
Posting on Instagram last year, Carolina said that although she "doesn't look Japanese", growing up in Japan has left her with a "Japanese" brain. She said that winning the title of Miss Japan 2024 is a "lifelong dream".