Priyanka Yoshikawa (centre) reacts with joy moments after winning the Miss Japan title during the Miss World Japan 2016 Beauty Pageant in Tokyo on Monday. Photo: AFPTokyo: A half-Indian beauty queen with an elephant trainer’s licence was crowned Miss Japan on Monday, striking a fresh blow for racial equality. “Before Ariana, haafu girls couldn’t represent Japan,” Yoshikawa told AFP in an interview after her exotic Bollywood looks helped sweep her to the title. Priyanka Yoshikawa smiles as she holds the trophy after winning the Miss Japan title during the Miss World Japan 2016 Beauty Pageant in Tokyo on Monday. “As Miss Japan, hopefully I can help change perceptions so that it can be the same here too.

Source: Mint September 05, 2016 16:07 UTC