Alya Nurshabrina

Alya Nurshabrina Samadikun is an Indonesian model, and former beauty pageant titleholder. She represented province of West Java at Miss Indonesia 2018, where she won and was crowned by the Miss Indonesia 2017 titleholder, Achintya Holte Nilsen, in the finale held on 22 February 2018.[1] She then represented Indonesia at the Miss World 2018 pageant in China.[2]

Alya Nurshabrina
Samadikun as Miss Indonesia 2018
Born
Alya Nurshabrina Samadikun

(1996-01-21) 21 January 1996
Bandung, West Java - Indonesia
Alma materParahyangan Catholic University - Indonesia (International Relations)
Occupations
  • Illustrator
  • model
  • beauty pageant titleholder
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)
  • GADIS Sampul 2012 (top 40)
  • The Face of Femina 2014 (winner)
  • Miss West Java 2018 (winner)
  • Miss Indonesia 2018 (Winner)
  • Miss World 2018 (top 30)
  • (Beauty with a Purpose)
  • (top 5 Miss World Multimedia)
  • (top 18 Miss World Talent)

Previously, Samadikun was a top 40 finalist of GADIS Sampul 2012 and the face of femina 2014.[3]

Early life and education

Samadikun was born in Bandung on 21 January 1996, to Ina Nuraini and Rudyandi Praditya, and currently lives in Jakarta.

Samadikun has a bachelor's degree from Parahyangan Catholic University (UNPAR) Bandung, majoring in International Relations, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences with summa cum laude.

Since 2011, Samadikun has been a coach and motivator at Adam Khoo Learning Technologies Group (AKLTG), an institution from Singapore that provides learning skills and life motivation for teenagers and children.[4][5]

Samadikun also works as a freelance fashion model.

Social activities

Outside her academic and modelling activities, Samadikun is also active in charity work. In 2016, was a volunteer at Chay Ya Nepal, where she participated in a school building program in Yamunadanda Village, Sindhupalchok District, Nepal that collapsed after the earthquake that strikes the area in 2015. She also a volunteered at the non-profit group Sahabat Peduli Indonesia, co-designing the logo and participating in their education initiatives. She taught art, teamwork activities and recycled garbage for children around Ngurbloat Beach, Maluku Tenggara in 2017. She was also the co-initiator & illustrator of Kabayan children storybook about recycling plastic wastes.[6]

Pageantry

Wajah Femina 2014

Samadikun was the 1st Winner of Wajah Femina 2014, at the XXI Ballroom Djakarta Theater, Jakarta on Thursday, 4 December 2014.[7]

As the winner of Wajah Femina, Samadikun took part in Femina's road show. In addition, she represented Femina at the World Wide Views on Climate and Energy public consultation event. In 2015, Samadikun represented her university at the Melaka International Youth Dialogue held in Melaka, Malaysia.[8]

Miss Indonesia 2018

Samadikun represented the province of West Java at Miss Indonesia 2018, and was chosen as a top 16 finalist by winning Beauty with a Purpose, and went on to win the competition as well.[9] In a question about her integrity when she faces a test, Samadikun replied:

I think to face that, my formula is and always has been the same; E plus R equals O, that is Event plus Response equals Outcome. Therefore, no matter what kind of challenges I may face, when I decide to put a positive response, I will get a positive outcome as well. That, to me, is integrity.[10]

After winning Miss Indonesia, Samadikun represented Indonesia at Miss World 2018 in China.[11]

References
  1. Santhika, Eka (23 February 2018). "Miss Jawa Barat, Alya Nurshabrina Menang Miss Indonesia 2018". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  2. Setuningsih, Novianti (23 February 2018). "Yuk, Kenalan dengan Miss Indonesia 2018 Alya Nurshabrina". Jawa Pos (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 24 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. "Pemenang Wajah Femina 2014!". Femina (in Indonesian). 4 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  4. Aprilia, Riski (4 January 2017). "Alya Nurshabrina di Antara Mahasiswa, Modelling dan Pelukis". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Archived from the original on 25 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  5. Liswijayanti, Faunda (21 January 2015). "Alya Nurshabrina: Learning, Not Studying". Femina (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 January 2015.
  6. Ananda, Pradita (23 February 2018). "Berkenalan dengan Alya Nurshabrina, Peraih Mahkota Miss Indonesia 2018". Okezone.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  7. "Alya Nurshabrina Terpilih Sebagai Pemenang Wajah Femina 2014". Indonesian Pageants (in Indonesian). 5 December 2014. Archived from the original on 23 February 2018. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
  8. Soegijatno, Nursasongko (24 November 2015). "Alya Nur Shabrina, Dari Lukisan, Puisi, Hingga Organisasi". Femina (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 December 2015.
  9. "Cantik dan Cerdas, Alya Nurshabrina Raih Gelar Miss Indonesia 2018". Pos Kota (in Indonesian). 23 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  10. Ananda, Pradita (23 February 2018). "Ini Jawaban yang Antarkan Alya Nurshabrina Jadi Miss Indonesia 2018". Okezone.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  11. "Alya Nurshabrina Juara Miss Indonesia 2018". Viva.co.id (in Indonesian). 23 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
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