Meet Wakana, an ex self-defence force member with a passion for dance at Cooly Rocks Pin-Up Pageant!

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Credit: Ms. Wakana Honda

Cooly Rocks On is a festival that celebrates cultures from 50s, 60s, and 70s, held annually in Coolangatta, Queensland.


The festival is full of exciting programs, one of them being the Pin-Up Pageant, in which women across Australia showcase their creativity and rockability styles.

Ms. Wakana Honda will be amongst the 12 finalists at this year's contest. She is the first Japanese woman to be selected as a finalist since the inception of this contest!

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海とダンスが大好きな和香菜さん。普段はswing danceをしていますが、今回のコンテストに向けて日本舞踊を練習中なんだそう!Credit: Ms Wakana Honda
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