Priyanka Yoshikawa
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Born |
20 January 1994 Tokyo, Japan |
|---|---|
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Title(s) | Miss World Japan 2016 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss World Japan 2016 (Winner) Miss World 2016 (TBA) |
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.[2] Yoshikawa's father is Bengali by way of India and her mother is Japanese.[3]
Personal life and family
Yoshikawa's mother, Naoko, was born in Japan. Yoshikawa's father, Arun Ghosh, was born to in Dohar Upazila, Dhaka District, Bangladesh. He moved to Japan in 1985. Her great-grandfather Prafulla Chandra Ghosh was the first Chief Minister of West Bengal.[4][5]
Yoshikawa was born in Tokyo. From aged 6 to 9, she lived in Sacramento, California. She, also, lived in Kolkata for one year before returning to Japan, where she was bullied over her mixed ethnicity.[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 will compete at the Miss World 2016 pageant in December in Washington.[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.
External links
| Awards and achievements | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Chika Nakagawa |
Miss World Japan 2016 |
Succeeded by TBA |
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