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) ꦦꦸꦠꦺꦫꦶꦆꦤ꧀ꦢꦺꦴꦤꦺꦱ; 'Princess of Indonesia') is a national beauty pageant in Indonesia that selects the winners to represent the country in two of the Big Four major international beauty pageants; namely

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. The pageant also selects representative for

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pageant. Puteri Indonesia is traditionally held in March, alongside the celebration of International Women's Day. The titleholder is Laksmi Shari De-Neefe Suardana of Bali who was crowned Puteri Indonesia 2022 on 27 May 2022 at

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, Jakarta, Indonesia. She will represent Indonesia at the 71st edition of

beauty pageant.

History

The president-owner of Puteri Indonesia are The Royal Highest Family of Surakarta Sunanate, Princess Mooryati Soedibyo and Princess Putri Kuswisnuwardhani. The pageant was established in 1992 and is considered as the oldest national beauty pageant in Indonesia, with the first Puteri Indonesia being Indira Paramarini Sudiro who was crowned as Puteri Indonesia 1992 and won Miss ASEAN 1992 title. Where Puteri Indonesia 1996,

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was held her title for the longest reign in the pageant history, from 1996 to 1999. Puteri Indonesia was started to choose the winner for

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, but by 1996, the winner was forced to withdraw from competing at the

pageant by the former First Lady, Mrs. Tien Suharto who was the wife of the late second president of the Republic of Indonesia, Suharto. Puteri Indonesia winner was again sent to the

and

, after receive a big supports and permissions from

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who was chosen as the first-ever Female President of Indonesia. Since then Puteri Indonesia pageant was held consecutively every year and the winner was sent to the International

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, started with Artika Sari Devi Kusmayadi who was representing Indonesia at the

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in Thailand, following with

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at the

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in Japan, Alessandra Khadijah Usman at the Miss Asia Pacific World 2011 in Chile and later on 2013 Cokorda Istri Krisnanda Widani was competed at the

2013 in

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The Puteri Indonesia pageant is traditionally held in March, alongside the celebration for International Women's Day. Puteri Indonesia is held annually to crown three main winners, namely Puteri Indonesia (

Indonesia), Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan (

Indonesia) and Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata (

Indonesia); each will represent Indonesia in their respective international beauty pageant. The candidates selection of Puteri Indonesia started from the

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, the chosen candidates will be compete in national pageant, held annually in Jakarta. Usually every year, the winner of

and

attended the prestigious crowning of Puteri Indonesia as the main guest stars. Puteri Indonesia Organization is widely supported by the

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and Cabinet of the Republic of Indonesia.
In 2019, Joko Widodo announced the Puteri Indonesia as

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, which carries the values of Indonesian culture and society togetherness, to celebrate the role of women in the creative industry, environment, tourism, education and

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, but the 2007 and

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–present edition was broadcast on SCTV, which means both of SCM Network Televisions is the official broadcaster of Puteri Indonesia.

International crowns

Kevin Lilliana Junaedy With Governor of West Java Ridwan Kamil (cropped)

The following are the Puteri Indonesia titleholders throughout the years, including the highlights of their performance in Big Four, Sub-major international beauty pageants, and Minor international beauty pageants. Winner at

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: * One –

winner:

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(

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) Winner at Sub-major international beauty pageants: * One –

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winner: Ariska Putri Pertiwi (

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)

Placements at international pageants

The following are the placements of Puteri Indonesia titleholders for their participation at international pageants throughout the years. Placements at

: * 8 placements at

( 2005,

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, 2015,

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). The highest placement is Frederika Alexis Cull as Top 10

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* 6 placements at

( 2007,

). The highest placement is

Kevin Lilliana Kevin Lilliana Junaedy (born 5 January 1996) is an Indonesian Ambassador of The National Agency of Drug and Food Control of The Republic of Indonesia, presenter, interior designer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Inte ...

Junaedy as Miss International 2017 Placements at Sub-major international beauty pageants: * 7 placements at

(

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). The highest placement is Jesica Fitriana Martasari as 2nd Runner-up

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* 2 placements at

(

and

). The highest placement is Ariska Putri Pertiwi as Miss Grand International 2016 Placements at Minor international beauty pageants: * 2 placements at

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( 2011 and

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). The highest placement is Alessandra Khadijah Usman as 1st Runner-up Miss Asia Pacific World 2011

Awards

Puteri Indonesia 2019 finalists with Joko Widodo on steps of Bogor Palace

The attribute awards that most frequently presented at the Puteri Indonesia editions each year: ;CURRENT * Puteri Indonesia Persahabatan (''Miss Congeniality'') (1992–present) * Puteri Indonesia Berbakat (''Miss Talent'') (1992–present) * Puteri Indonesia Intelegensia (''Miss Intelligence – all of three winners of Puteri Indonesia Intelegensia will receive the master degree full scholarship programs'') (1995–present) * Best Traditional Costume (2002, 2015–present) * Best Evening Gown (2018–present) * Puteri Indonesia Digital & Sosial Media (''People's Choice Award – voting through Puteri Indonesia Website and Social Media'') (2020–present) * Puteri Indonesia Kepulauan (''Favorite Island's Princesses'') (2007–present) **''Puteri Indonesia Sumatera ( Sumatra)'' **''Puteri Indonesia Jawa (

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)'' **''Puteri Indonesia Bali Nusa Tenggara ( Lesser Sunda Islands)'' **''Puteri Indonesia Kalimantan (

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)'' **''Puteri Indonesia Sulawesi (

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)'' **''Puteri Indonesia Timur (

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)'' ;PAST * Puteri Indonesia Favorit (''People's Choice Award'') (1992–2011) * Puteri Indonesia Fotogenik (''Miss Photogenic'') (1992–2001) * Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan (''Miss Environment'') (1993–1996, 2004–2005) * Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata (''Miss Tourism'') (1994–1996, 2004–2005)

Titles

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'' (1992–present) * ''

'' (2007–present) * ''

'' (2013–present) ;Past * '' Miss World'' (2005) * ''

'' (2013, 2016–2017) * ''

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'' (1995)

Awarding of winners

The Puteri Indonesia Organization is the organization that currently owns and runs the Puteri Indonesia beauty contest which also give the Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan and Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata titles for the 1st Runner-up and 2nd Runner-up of Puteri Indonesia in the end of the competition. Based in Jakarta, the organization is owned by Puteri Indonesia Charities, Inc. The current president is The Royal Highest Princess Mooryati Soedibyo of Surakarta Sunanate. The following is the Puteri Indonesia titleholders from 1992–present with their specific titles. *Puteri Indonesia – Miss Universe Indonesia (1992–present) *Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan – Miss International Indonesia (2008–present) *Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata – Miss Supranational Indonesia (2013–present) *Puteri Indonesia Perdamaian (2016–2018) – (2016–2017, Miss Grand Indonesia)

Gallery of winners

File:Laksmi Shari De-Neefe Suardana as G20 Ambassador.jpg, Puteri Indonesia 2022
Laksmi Shari De-Neefe Suardana,
of Bali File:Cindy May McGuire as G20 Ambassador.jpg, Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2022
Cindy May McGuire,
of Jakarta SCR File:Adinda Chresheilla as G20 Ambassador.jpg, Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2022

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,
of

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Raden Roro Ayu Maulida Putri,
of

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Putu Ayu Saraswati,
of Bali File:Jihane Almira Chedid Lintas Imaji Netmediatama Psychometry Scene (cropped).jpg, Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2020-2021
Jihane Almira Chedid,
of Central Java

International achievements

Overall titleholders

;Color keys Here the Puteri Indonesia Queens achievement with their placements.

Details

Puteri Indonesia (Miss Universe Indonesia)

In addition to crowning the new Puteri Indonesia, at the end of election night event, Puteri Indonesia will elect the princesses as determined by the judges. The Puteri Indonesia winner automatically becomes Miss Universe Indonesia and represents Indonesia at the

pageant. In 2012 edition was not held because Miss Universe 2012 was held in December 2012, the organization decided to rescheduled the event to February 2013. *''No contest in 1993, 1997–1999 and 2012''.

Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan (Miss International Indonesia)

;Color key In addition to crowning the new Puteri Indonesia, at the end of election night event, Puteri Indonesia will elect the princesses as determined by the judges. The Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan winner automatically becomes Miss International Indonesia and represents Indonesia at the

pageant since 2008. *''No contest in 1993, 1997–1999 and 2012''.

Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata (Miss Supranational Indonesia)

;Color key In addition to crowning the new Puteri Indonesia, at the end of election night event, Puteri Indonesia will elect the princesses as determined by the judges. The Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata winner automatically becomes Miss Supranational Indonesia and represents Indonesia at the

pageant since 2013, before was represent at

in 2011-2012. *''No contest in 1993, 1997–1999 and 2012''.

Puteri Indonesia Top 5/6

;Color key In 1992–1996 the 3rd Runner-up announced at the Puteri Indonesia contest. Since 2000 the rule makes in the Top 6 or Top 5 and then runners-up will be calling. Beside on Top 3 Puteri Indonesia who focus in

and

Pageants, since 2013 for the first time, the 3rd Runner-up selected to compete at the Miss Grand International pageant. In 2016, Puteri Indonesia has signed to be national franchise of Miss Grand International again after the pageant dropped Miss Grand International in 2014. In 2017, the Puteri Indonesia Foundation decided to name their 3rd Runner-up as "Puteri Indonesia Perdamaian". The title aims to be an Ambassador of Peace under Puteri Indonesia. *''No contest in 1993, 1997–1999 and 2012''.

Before Puteri Indonesia

;Color key Below are the Indonesian representatives to the most prestigious pageant in 1960–1983 before Yayasan Puteri Indonesia (YPI) took the licenses in 1992. In 1974–1983, Indonesian representatives crowned from closed election in under Indonesia beauty management in that era.

Miss Universe Indonesia

Miss World Indonesia

Miss International Indonesia

Miss Asia Pacific Indonesia

Queen of the Pacific Indonesia

References

External links

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