Priyanka Yoshikawa, who was crowned Miss Japan on 5th September, 2016 at ANA Inter Continental Tokyo, has great affinity for India and nurtures a deep desire to work in Bollywood movies.
“I love Bollywood movies. I have been watching them since I was a child. It would be my pleasure to work with such an amazing industry,” remarked Priyanka in an exclusive email interview with Stree.
A big fan of Aishwarya Rai Bachhan and Esha Deol, Priyanka, if given opportunity, would love to be cast opposite Varun Dhawan. “While Varun Dhawan is my favorite, it would be my honor to work with anyone from Bollywood,” she added.
Priyanka Yoshikawa, whose father is Indian and mother Japanese, lived in Kolkata for a year when she was 9 years old. “India is a beautiful country and I wish to visit as many places there as possible” she says.
Although Priyanka was interested in modeling right from childhood, Miss World was her first major International beauty contest. “While I was the only mixed race contestant or “haffu” (a term used in Japan for mixed race), I did not face any difficulties or discrimination. “Infact it is my honor to be the first “haffu” to be crowned Miss Japan,” says Priyanka.
A qualified elephant trainer, who counts kickboxing among her hobbies, Priyanka wants to be a strong Japanese woman who would stand out with passion and undertake as many roles as possible. “I want to use my gift to make a difference in this world as given the opportunity through Miss World Japan 2016,” she adds.
Priyanka will now be representing Japan at the Miss World contest in Washington in December this year.
