Priyanka Chopra wins People’s Choice Award for ‘Quantico’

Priyanka becomes the first Indian actor to register a win at the People's Choice Awards.

January 07, 2016 10:59 am | Updated September 22, 2016 10:42 pm IST - Los Angeles

Priyanka Chopra poses with her People's Choice Award.

Priyanka Chopra poses with her People's Choice Award.

Bollywood star Priyanka Chopra has bagged the favourite actor in new TV series honour at the 2016 People's Choice Awards for her performance of an FBI recruit on American show Quantico .

Priyanka becomes the first Indian actor to register a win at the People's Choice Awards. She beat popular Hollywood and TV actors like Emma Roberts, Jamie Lee Curtis, Lea Michele and Marcia Gay Harden to bag the award. The 33-year-old actor took to Twitter to thank her fans, who voted for her.

“I am so fortunate! Thank you to everyone who voted for me at the #PCAs! My #PCManiacs-I am nothing without you! Big love,” she tweeted alongside a photo of her posing with the black trophy.

Priyanka looked stunning in a glittering gold and silver dress by American fashion designer Vera Wang.

Quantico marks the actor’s first Hollywood project. She has received a lot of praise for her portrayal of Alex Parrish, suspected of committing a terrorist attack, in the thriller series.

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