Was Miss Japans Miss Universe Title Lost in Translation?
Asian fans claim that Miss Japan lost the 2006 Miss Universe contest because of an interpreter’s bad translation. Miss Japan, Kurara Chibana, lost to Miss Puerto Rico, Zuleyka Rivera Mendoza. During the Q&A section, she was asked: “If you had the opportunity to change the history of humanity, what would you change and why?” According to blogger Yumi Toyama’s translation, Miss Chibana’s response was that if exploitation and violence against women could be eliminated, ‘the world would be better’ However, it was alleged that the official Miss Universe interpreter missed out the feminist element of her answer, an error that cost her the crown.
