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By Dileep Thekkethil
ABC’s Nightline, a program with in-depth reporting on major developing stories, did a massive blunder on Tuesday night when they mistakenly used the image of Yukta Mookhey instead of Priyanka Chopra, during the promo video of the show , which had an exclusive interview with the Quantico actress.
Yukta Mookhey is an Indian actress and model, who won the Miss World pageant in 1999. It is believed that ABC got confused as Priyanka Chopra had won the Miss World pageant in 2000.
ABC planned a special segment with Chopra, who appears in the role of an FBI agent in Quantico.
ABC faced criticism by the fans of Priyanka Chopra, who questioned the intellect of the channel, which airs Quantico on the same network.
ABC later issued an apology for their error.
During the interview, Chopra discussed in detail about how she overcame racial issues in her career.
Quantico premiered this week, on Sunday. Chopra’s performance has received applause. Quantico is the first American television show to have a Bollywood actress playing the lead.
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