Priyanka Yoshikawa,whose father is Indian, says she was inspired by Ariana Miyamoto, or the 2015 Miss Universe Japan winner who faced racial backlashJapan will be represented at this year’s Miss World contest by a woman with a Japanese mother and Indian father after Priyanka Yoshikawa became the country’s second mixed-race contestant in a row chosen for a major international pageant.
The qualified elephant trainer who counts kickboxing among her hobbies said she would consume her title to promote greater inclusiveness in Japan where,according to government statistics, haafu – those born with one non-Japanese parent – comprised 2% of all children born in 2012.
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Source: theguardian.com