Alessandra Khadijah Usman (born December 21, 1988) is an Indonesian film actress, Ambassador for Ministry of Tourism of Indonesia, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the

Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata (; literally translates into: "Tourism Princess of Indonesia") is one of the titles granted by the Puteri Indonesia beauty pageant. The titleholders of Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata represent Indonesia in the internat ...

Puteri Indonesia 2010 Puteri Indonesia 2010, the 15th Annual Puteri Indonesia beauty pageant, was held in Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia on October 8, 2010. Thirty eight contestants from all 33 provinces of Indonesia competed for the title of Puteri Ind ...

, and automatically acquired the title Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2010. She represented

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in Miss Asia Pacific World 2011, where she ended-up won 1st Runner-up and Best Style Dress award in the pageant.

Early life and education

Alessandra was born in

Jakarta Jakarta (; , Betawi language, Betawi: ''Jakartè''), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (; ''DKI Jakarta'') and formerly known as Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia and ...

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, to a

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mother Lunggi Nodie and Gorontaloan father, Mohamad El Idris Usman. She has one older sister, Sarah Marhula Usman and two younger brother named Mohammad Salman Usman ''(died on June 4, 2011)'' and Mohammad Salahuddin Usman. She has been working as a model since the age of 15, and her hobby includes dancing and

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. She has also been working as a Ambassador for Ministry of Tourism of Indonesia, since she was crowned as Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2019. She holds a

bachelor degree A bachelor's degree (from Medieval Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six years (d ...

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from

Bandung Institute of Technology The Bandung Institute of Technology (; , abbreviated as ITB) is a public research university located in Bandung, Indonesia. It has produced many notable leaders in science, engineering, politics, business, academia, and culture. ITB is one of th ...

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, Indonesia. On September 14, 2017, Alessandra was married with an Indonesian property businessman, Agga Diguci, the wedding reception was held in

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with a Gorontaloan tradition and heritage theme. she is giving birth to her first daughter Salma Rosevella Diguci on June 12, 2018.

Pageantry

Puteri Indonesia 2010

Alessandra Usman, competed in

national pageant as the representative of her hometown province

Gorontalo Gorontalo ( Gorontaloan: ''Hulontalo'') is a province of Indonesia on the island of Sulawesi. Located on the Minahasa Peninsula, Gorontalo was formerly part of the province of North Sulawesi until its inauguration as a separate province on 5 De ...

, Alessandra was crowned Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2010 at the finals held at the

Jakarta Convention Center Jakarta International Convention Center or JICC is a convention center located in Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia. It is one of earliest as well as popular convention center in Jakarta. Since its inauguration in 1974, many ...

, on October 8, 2010, by the outgoing titleholder of Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2005, Isti Ayu Pratiwi of

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. Alessandra was crowned together with her two bestfriends, Nadine Alexandra Dewi Ames as

and Reisa Kartikasari Broto Asmoro as Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2010.

Miss Asia Pacific World 2011

As Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2010, Sandra represented

in Miss Asia Pacific World 2011 on October 15, broadcast live from

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, South Korea. Before the pageant begin, she was the most favourite to win the Miss Asia Pacific World 2011 crown in many pageant-polis. She placed as the 1st runner-up, and won the Best Style Dress award in the pageant.

Filmography

Alessandra has appeared on several television film and cinema film. On 2016, Alessandra started her foray into the world of acting career where she is starred on I am Hope, together with actress Tatjana Saphira and actor

Tio Pakusadewo Kanjeng Raden Tumenggung Irwan Susetyo Pakusadewo or better known as Tio Pakusadewo (born in Jakarta, Indonesia on 2 September 1963) is an Indonesian actor of Javanese descent. Life and career Tio was born on 2 September 1963 in Jakarta. He sho ...

Movies

References

External links

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Official Puteri Indonesia Official Website

Official Miss Universe Official Website
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