Karolina Shiino, who won this year's Miss Japan beauty pageant, has apologized to the family of a married man with whom she had an affair.
赢得今年日本小姐选美比赛的椎野卡洛琳娜,于近日向一名与她有婚外情的已婚男子的家人致歉。
The 26-year-old said in a statement released by her agency on Monday that she had relinquished her crown following the saga.
26岁的她在经纪公司于周一发布的一份声明中表示,她已经放弃了自己的桂冠头衔。
Her resignation comes after the Shukan Bunshun magazine reported her relationship with the doctor.
她选择放弃这一称号,是发生在《周刊文春》杂志报道了她与一位医生有染之后。
Shiino said she was unable to speak the truth due to confusion and fear.
椎野卡洛琳娜称,由于困惑和恐惧,她不敢说出真相。
Shiino was born in Ukraine and moved to Japan at age of five when her mother remarried a Japanese man.
椎野卡洛琳娜出生于乌克兰,在她5岁时,她的母亲改嫁给了一名日本男子,于是她就来到了日本。
Her crowning as Miss Japan in January reignited discussions on the essence of the Japanese identity.
今年1月,她摘得了日本小姐的桂冠,再次引发了关于日本人身份重要性的讨论。
In her emotional speech during the crowning, she said she was grateful to be recognized as Japanese.
在加冕典礼上,椎野卡洛琳娜动情地表示,对自己是一名日本人心怀感激。
The Miss Japan Association said it had accepted Shiino's decision to give up her crown.
日本小姐协会称,他们已经接受了椎野卡洛琳娜放弃桂冠的决定。
They said the Miss Japan 2024 title will remain unoccupied for the rest of this year, marking an unprecedented situation in the pageant's history.
他们表示,2024年日本小姐的头衔将在今年剩下的时间里保持空缺,这是选美历史上从未出现过的情况。