Imelda Fransisca (born 24 September 1982 in

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) was the first

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in 2005. She went on to compete in the Miss

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2005 pageant, where she was the first runner up.(20 March 2005)
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'', Retrieved 2 December 2010 She also wrote a motivational book titled ''You Can Be Anything and Make Changes'' (2006) where she discussed abuse she suffered as a child in Singapore. Her only "friend" during that ordeal became food, and she became somewhat overweight, but later lost the weight due to anorexia.(2 May 2006). "You can be Anything" dari Imelda Francisca, ''

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'' (in Indonesian), Reviewed 2 December 2010(29 August 2006)
Rilis Buku - Imelda Fransisca
''KapanLagi.com'' (in Indonesian), Retrieved 2 December 2010 She attended college at

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in the United States and graduated in 2004. After the

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, Fransisca accompanied Miss World 2004, Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia,

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, and

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to visit hard hit areas of

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.(19 April 2005)
Hong Kong artists believe Aceh will recover after tsunami
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'', Retrieved 2 December 2010

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