Japanese people believe that Kurara Chibana was robbed of the crown because Kurara's interpreter missed a key point in her answer during the final round of the competition.
Maria Celeste Arraras(she was a judge at the Miss Universe 2006 pageant and this is what she had to say about Miss Japan on the topic that she should have won Miss Universe 2006): In the last 15 minutes of the contest, the jury appeared to be rather in doubt as the audience seemed to support Miss Japan.