Priyanka Yoshikawa
Priyanka Yoshikawa | |
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Born |
Priyanka Ghosh 20 January 1994 Tokyo, Japan |
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
Title | Miss World Japan 2016 |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Hair color | Black |
Eye color | Brown |
Major competition(s) |
Miss World Japan 2016 (Winner) Miss World 2016 (Top 20) |
Priyanka Yoshikawa (吉川 プリアンカ Yoshikawa Purianka, born 20 January 1994 in Tokyo) is a Japanese interpreter and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Japan 2016.[1] She is the second hāfu (multiracial) woman to be Miss Japan after Ariana Miyamoto, who won the Miss Universe Japan title in 2015 and fourth who be turned a contestant after Ariyana, Yusuke Fujita (Mister Global Japan 2016) and Yuki Sato (Mister World Japan 2016).[2] Her mother is Japanese.[3]
Personal life
Yoshikawa's mother is Japanese and her father is Bengali Indian. Her great-grandfather Prafulla Chandra Ghosh was the first Chief Minister of West Bengal.[4][5]
Yoshikawa was born in Tokyo. From ages 6 to 9, she lived in Sacramento, California. She also lived in Kolkata for one year before returning to Japan.[6] She speaks fluent Japanese, English and Bengali. Before becoming Miss World Japan 2016, she worked as a translator and art therapist, and also has a license to train elephants.[5]
Miss World Japan 2016
On 6 September 2016, Yoshikawa was crowned as Miss World Japan 2016 (Miss Japan 2016). She competed at Miss World 2016 pageant on December in United States & placed in the top 20.[7][8]
References
- ↑ "Half-Indian Priyanka Yoshikawa Crowned Miss Japan". Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ↑ "Miss Japan won by half Indian Priyanka Yoshikawa - BBC News". Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ↑ "Miss Japan won by half Indian Priyanka Yoshikawa - BBC News". BBC News. 8 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ↑ Kantho, Kaler. "বাংলাদেশি বংশোদ্ভুত প্রিয়াংকাকে নিয়ে ভারতে মাতামাতি - কালের কণ্ঠ". Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- 1 2 Singh, Karan Deep (8 September 2016). "New Miss Japan Priyanka Yoshikawa on Her Indian Origins: I Thought I Wasn't Normal". Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ↑ "Half-Indian Priyanka Yoshikawa crowned Miss Japan, but not everyone's impressed". Hindustan Times. AFP. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ↑ McCurry, Justin (6 September 2016). "'Haafu' and proud: Miss World Japan won by mixed-race contestant". The Guardian. Retrieved 10 September 2016.
- ↑ Kantho, Kaler. "এবার মিস জাপান হলেন বাংলাদেশি কন্যা প্রিয়াঙ্কা - কালের কণ্ঠ". Retrieved 10 September 2016.
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Awards and achievements | ||
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Preceded by Chika Nakagawa |
Miss World Japan 2016 |
Succeeded by Haruka Yamashita |