Pricilia Carla Saputri Yules, (born 8 July 1996) better known as Carla Yules, is an Indonesian beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss Indonesia 2020 representing

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. Yules represented Indonesia at

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, where and reached the top six, and also won the '' Miss World Asia & Oceania'' title. Yules is the fourth Indonesian to win the title and the tenth Indonesian to place as finalist in

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history.

Early life and education

Yules was born on 8 July 1996 in

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, Indonesia to

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parents, Joe Fredy Yules and Yunny Chandra from

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. After graduating from high school, Yules took a gap year before moving to

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, Australia in 2015 to pursue her culinary study. Yules finished junior high school at St. Agnes Catholic Junior High School and continued her study at in

, Indonesia. She received her diploma in Hospitality Management & Cookery from

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in Melbourne, Australia During her time in Melbourne, Australia, Yules worked as a cook at well-known restaurants, and as volunteer cook for homeless shelters. On returning to Indonesia, she resumed her social work with MNC Peduli.

Pageantry

Miss Indonesia 2020

Yules entered her first pageant in 2020, aged 23. She represented

and won Miss Indonesia 2020 in

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, competing against 33 other contestants. During the final question and answer round, the top five contestants were each given different topics to speak on, which they picked through a draw. The question was asked by , president and chief executive officer of MNC Group and

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Organization; ''"Knowledge will give you power, but character gives you respect, can you elaborate this sentence?," asked Liliana. Yules answered:'' The grand finale was held at MNC Studio, Jakarta, Indonesia, on 20 February 2020. Yules was crowned by the outgoing titleholder of Miss Indonesia 2019 and the

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top 40 finalist, Princess Megonondo of

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of Jamaica attended the awarding night.

Miss World 2021

As Miss Indonesia 2020, Yules represented Indonesia at

, held in the

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, Puerto Rico, on 16 March 2022. During the pageant pre-quarantine, Yules won several awards, winning the Head To Head Challenge (Group 2) and advancing to the Top 27 semifinal round of The Miss World Talent fast track by showcasing and traditional Buginese cloths,

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and

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. On 14 December, the Miss World Indonesia] organization announced that Yules and others tested positive for

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, and the event was rescheduled. The finale took place on 16 March 2022, with the 40 semifinalists at Puerto Rico's

, Yules finished as a top six finalist, with her ''Can we ever overcome inequality?'' answer; Yules also won Miss World Asia & Oceania. This is the tenth consecutive year (a decade) Indonesia placed in the semifinalist, also the third time Indonesia placed in the Top 6 of

history and the third highest placement Indonesia has ever achieved since Maria Harfanti and Natasha Mannuela Halim both placed as the second runner-up consecutively in

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and

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. Yules is the fourth Indonesians to win the ''" Miss World Asia & Oceania"'' title.

of Jamaica crowned her successor Karolina Bielawska of Poland as the new titleholder at the end of the event.

Filmography

Yules has appeared in several music videos as a model and co-singer. She has acted in television and talk shows.

Television

Music video

Awards and nominations

References

External links

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