Priyanka Chopra joins Oprah Winfrey, Meryl Streep on 50 most powerful women list

By Team MyNation  |  First Published Mar 19, 2019, 4:55 PM IST

Priyanka features in the list alongside Meryl Streep, Oprah Winfrey, Beyoncé, Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Lawrence, and Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon and Tina Fey.
 

Global icon Priyanka Chopra Jonas has joined international celebrities including Oprah Winfrey and Meryl Streep in USA Today's list of "50 most powerful women in entertainment".

Honoured on getting featured in the list, Priyanka said in a statement: "I feel privileged to share this platform with these amazing women who have each pushed through their own challenges and created their own realities and today stand shoulders above everyone in their chosen careers. It does give one a feeling of achievement."

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A source close to her shares, “Priyanka recently featured in husband and musician Nick Jonas’ video Sucker, which topped the Billboard Hot 100 chart. After her marriage to Nick in December, Priyanka has been going through a great phase, personally as well as professionally.”

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Priyanka became a popular name in the West through her lead role of Alex Parrish in the American TV drama thriller series "Quantico". She made her Hollywood debut opposite Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Zac Efron in the action-comedy "Baywatch" in 2017.

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The list also included the names of singer Beyonce, television star Ellen Degeneres, Oscar winner Jennifer Lawrence and international pop icon Jennifer Lopez among many others.

On the film front, Priyanka will be next seen in "The Sky is Pink" alongside Farhan Akhtar and Zaira Wasim.

(Inputs from Agency)

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