Nicole Fujita, born in New Zealand to a Polish-Russian father and a Japanese mother, quickly won over Japan with her charisma. She began her career in 2009 by winning the prestigious Nicola Model ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. EXCLUSIVE: Japanese model Hikari Mori will present the launch episode of Seasons, a multi-platform CNN series dropping this week.

(CNN) — The face of Japanese beauty is now a Ukrainian-born model — at least according to pageant judges who sparked a debate on cultural identity by naming 26-year-old Karolina Shiino as Miss Japan ...