Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:38:52 +0200https://english.radio.cz/miss-czech-republic-her-japanese-and-moravian-identity-beauty-and-miss-universe-8892829© 2026 Radio Prague International The 22-year-old Miss Czech Republic, Sophia Osako, will represent the country at Miss Universe in Puerto Rico this November. Born to a Czech-Moravian mother and a Japanese father, and raised speaking mostly English, she spoke to me about how the competition has deepened her connection to Czech culture, why beauty pageants still matter, and how she hopes to showcase Czechia on the world stage. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/27c8f16a46dc30ab335ee39404466f1b.jpg?timestamp=1784792211 https://english.radio.cz/miss-czech-republic-her-japanese-and-moravian-identity-beauty-and-miss-universe-8892829 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9