Elfin Pertiwi Rappa (born 23 September 1995 in

Palembang Palembang (, Palembang: ''Pelémbang'', Mandarin: 巨港 (Jùgǎng), Hokkien: 舊港 (Kū-káng), Jawi: ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of South Sumatra. The city proper covers on both banks of the Musi River in the ea ...

, South Sumatera) is an Indonesian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2014, and represented

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at the

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pageant and achieved a Top 10 position and won Best National Costume.

Early life

Elfin was born in

, South Sumatera,

, to an Indo father and

n mother. She is of Portuguese descent. She holds a

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from Sriwijaya University. Working as well as a model, she reached number of achievements in that field. Elfin was the winner of Cover Guest Aneka Yess Magazine 2009, was the

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at Cardinal Awards 2010, was placed in Top 3 of Star Teen High End Teen Magazine 2011, was placed in Top 3 of Model of Indonesia 2012, the winner of Gadis Palembang 2012 or ''Miss Teen Palembang 2012'' and Gadis South Sumatera 2013.

Pageantry

Elfin Pertiwi Rappa for Ministry of Manpower of the Republic of Indonesia

Puteri Sumatera Selatan 2013

Before stepping into the field of pageantry, Elfin took part in the provincial level of the Puteri Indonesia South Sumatra 2014, at the end of the event, Elfin was crowned ''Puteri Sumatera Selatan'' 2013 and would represent Sumatera Selatan at Puteri Indonesia 2014.

Puteri Indonesia 2014

Elfin represented Sumatera Selatan and eventually finished as first runner-up to Elvira Devinamira and crowned as ''Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2014''. She then represented Indonesia at the Miss International 2014. Elfin was crowned by her successor Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2013, Marisa Sartika Maladewi of

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. Elvira was crowned together with Elvira Devinamira Wirayanti as Puteri Indonesia 2014 (Miss Universe Indonesia 2014) and Lily Estelita Liana as Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2014 (Miss Supranational Indonesia 2014). The final coronation night was graced by the reigning Miss Universe 2013,

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as the selection committee.

Miss International 2014

As Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2014, Elfin represented

at the 54th edition of

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where she placed in the Top 10 in addition to winning a special award of Best National Costume, Elfin's national costume used "Sigar Lampung" from

Lampung Lampung, officially the Province of Lampung (; ), is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the southern tip of the island of Sumatra. It has a short border with the province of Bengkulu to the northwest, and a longer border with the provi ...

and

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as a theme and the main component.

References

External links

Puteri Indonesia Official Website

Miss International Official Website

Elfin Pertiwi Rappa Official Instagram
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rappa, Elfin Pertiwi Living people 1995 births Indo people Puteri Indonesia winners Miss International 2014 delegates Indonesian female models Indonesian beauty pageant winners Indonesian people of Portuguese descent People from South Sumatra People from Palembang Sriwijaya University alumni