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of criticism for her win as Miss Japan due to her bi-racial heritage.</p> <!-- entry_paragraph_1_ad --> <div id="entry_paragraph_1" class="ad_spot desktop-only"> </div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">My message of all time is <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160907145746/https://twitter.com/hashtag/lifeisbeautiful?src=hash">#lifeisbeautiful</a> ❤️ Stay tuned with me on FB PriyankaYoshikawa <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160907145746/https://t.co/9AgGGJCmgh">pic.twitter.com/9AgGGJCmgh</a></p> — PriyankaYoshikawa (@Miss_priyanka20) <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160907145746/https://twitter.com/Miss_priyanka20/status/768425062043037697">August 24, 2016</a></blockquote> <p><script async src="//web.archive.org/web/20160907145746js_/http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <p>Yoshikawa's victory was reportedly discouraged by several critics who felt that a 'pure' Japanese should represent their country at the beauty pageant, leading to outrage on social media on racial inequality.</p> <!-- entry_paragraph_2_ad --> <div id="entry_paragraph_2" class="ad_spot desktop-only"> </div> <p>However, Yoshikawa came prepared to face the slander: in an interview with <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160907145746/http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/priyanka-yoshikawa-a-halfindian-crowned-miss-japan/article9075638.ece" target="_blank"><em>AFP</em></a>, she credited her victory to Ariana Miyamoto, who faced a similar, if not bigger backlash after she became the first black woman to represent Japan last year at the pageant. "Before Ariana, haafu (those born with one Japanese parent) girls couldn't represent Japan," said the 22-year-old who is a certified elephant trainer and kick boxing enthusiast. "That's what I thought too. I didn't doubt it or challenge it until this day. Ariana encouraged me a lot by showing me and showing all mixed girls the way," she said.</p> <!-- entry_paragraph_3_ad --> <div id="entry_paragraph_3" class="ad_spot desktop-only"> <div class="spot-im-recommendations-widget-placeholder" data-rows="1"></div><br/><br/> </div> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="ja">動画撮影のオフショ🙈❤️<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160907145746/https://twitter.com/hashtag/MissworldJapan2016?src=hash">#MissworldJapan2016</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160907145746/https://twitter.com/hashtag/%E5%90%89%E5%B7%9D%E3%83%97%E3%83%AA%E3%82%A2%E3%83%B3%E3%82%AB?src=hash">#吉川プリアンカ</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160907145746/https://twitter.com/hashtag/%E3%83%9F%E3%82%B9%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A3%E3%83%91%E3%83%B3?src=hash">#ミスワールドジャパン</a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160907145746/https://t.co/DS3bEn7KjQ">pic.twitter.com/DS3bEn7KjQ</a></p> — PriyankaYoshikawa (@Miss_priyanka20) <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160907145746/https://twitter.com/Miss_priyanka20/status/767358615782957056">August 21, 2016</a></blockquote> <p><script async src="//web.archive.org/web/20160907145746js_/http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <p>Yoshikawa also said just because she was proud of her Indian roots, it did not mean that she was not Japanese. She also vowed to fight against the existing racial prejudice in Japan that reared its head against her win. "<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160907145746/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/sep/06/hafu-and-proud-miss-world-japan-won-by-mixed-race-woman-for-second-year" target="_blank">We have problems, we've been struggling and it hurts</a>," she admitted in an interview with <em>The Guardian</em>.</p> <!-- entry_paragraph_4_ad --> <div id="entry_paragraph_4" class="ad_spot desktop-only"> <div style="display:table;margin:0 auto;padding:5px 0 15px;"><div id="dfp_MID_300" class="dfp clearfix"> <script> var __dfpLog = function(log){ try { var __t = window.console && window.console.log(log); }catch(e){ } }; googletag.cmd.push(function() { var div = document.getElementById('dfp_MID_300'); var prefix = window.dfpPrefix; var slot = googletag.defineSlot(prefix + '_MID_300', window.dfpSizes['entry_paragraph_4'], 'dfp_MID_300').addService(googletag.pubads()); var loaded = false; var reloadAdHandler = function(jQuery) { jQuery(document).on('reloadAd', function(ev, elem) { if (!elem.contains(div)) { return; } if (loaded) { googletag.pubads().refresh([slot]); } else { loaded = true; } }); }; var ___expr = window.jQuery && reloadAdHandler(jQuery) || window.require && require(['jquery'], reloadAdHandler); if (typeof debugadcode == 'function') { debugadcode('DFP', {placement: 'entry_paragraph_4', slot: window.dfpPrefix + '_MID_300'}); } }); </script> </div> </div> </div> <p>"When I came back to Japan everyone thought I was a germ ... like if they touched me they would be touching something bad. But I'm thankful because that made me really strong....As Miss Japan, hopefully I can help change perceptions so that it can be the same here too. The number of people with mixed race is only going to increase, so people have to accept it."</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">I am very honored to be chosen as Miss World Japan 2016 and would genuinely like to thank everyone who supported me. <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160907145746/https://t.co/qG92tV6ki9">pic.twitter.com/qG92tV6ki9</a></p> — PriyankaYoshikawa (@Miss_priyanka20) <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160907145746/https://twitter.com/Miss_priyanka20/status/773010691577880576">September 6, 2016</a></blockquote> <p><script async src="//web.archive.org/web/20160907145746js_/http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <p>She was congratulated on her win by the Indian Embassy in Tokyo, and will be representing the country in Washington this December.</p> <p>Here are some tweets that supported her win:</p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Haafu word is a <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160907145746/https://twitter.com/hashtag/Racial?src=hash">#Racial</a> comment in Japan. Should be avoid this word in Japan.</p> — KESHAV CHANDRA (@chandra_keshav7) <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160907145746/https://twitter.com/chandra_keshav7/status/773011493205872641">September 6, 2016</a></blockquote> <p><script async src="//web.archive.org/web/20160907145746js_/http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Hard to believe the "haafu" issue is with us again. What year is it again?<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160907145746/https://t.co/ORg58X1sQm">https://t.co/ORg58X1sQm</a></p> — Rachel Mealey (@rachelmealey) <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160907145746/https://twitter.com/rachelmealey/status/772959749147021312">September 6, 2016</a></blockquote> <p><script async src="//web.archive.org/web/20160907145746js_/http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">WOW!~! Congrats to Priyanka Yoshikawa! This is the second year in a row that a haafu has been crowned Miss Japan! Happy for them :)</p> — h.l.n. (@hellohln) <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160907145746/https://twitter.com/hellohln/status/772940291041071104">September 5, 2016</a></blockquote> <p><script async src="//web.archive.org/web/20160907145746js_/http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"> <p dir="ltr" lang="en">Just found out there's a term for mixed kids like me in Japan called haafu, thought we were the pandas of the world hence no racist terms</p> — Marina Lang (@itsyogirlmarina) <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20160907145746/https://twitter.com/itsyogirlmarina/status/772821376486952961">September 5, 2016</a></blockquote> <p><script async src="//web.archive.org/web/20160907145746js_/http://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p> <p></p> <p></p> <p><em>Also See On HuffPost:</em></p> <p> <!-- Slideshow Embed --> <section class="col first"> <div class="slideshow" 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