Beating all odds, half-Indian, half-Japanese, Priyanka Yoshikawa on Monday was crowned Miss Japan 2016.
Priyanka became only the second biracial beauty queen in the country’s history.
Born to an Indian father and a Japanese mother in Tokyo, the 22-year-old’s big win came just a year after Ariana Miyamoto, a half-black, half Japanese woman, won the title of Miss Universe Japan 2015.
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As quoted ina report Priyanka said “I don’t know Ariana in person, but I’ve been a big fan of her. She has inspired me to win the competition.”
After Yoshikawa’s win on Monday, social media commentators have been mostly supportive.
Some wished her fame, others are proud that she is representing Japan in the Miss World competition in Washington, DC this December.