Miyamoto was born and raised in Nagasaki , and is fluent Japanese . Mixed race beauty queen born to American father and Japanese mother . She has been selected to represent Japan in the Miss Universe pageant . But her selection has prompted a storm of criticism in Japanese media . 20-year-old has been forced to insist that she is 'Japanese on the inside '
Ariana Miyamoto was born and raised in Nagasaki , and is fluent Japanese . Mixed race beauty queen born to American father and Japanese mother . She has been selected to represent Japan in the Miss Universe pageant . But her selection has prompted a storm of criticism in Japanese media . 20-year-old has been forced to insist that she is 'Japanese on the inside '