Miss Indonesia

Indonesian Business conglomerate, Media tycoon and Politician, Liliana Tanaja Tanoesoedibjo as the President and Chief Executive Officer of MNC Group[4] and Miss Indonesia Org.[5][6]

Miss Indonesia Organization together with Puteri Indonesia Organization is widely supported by the President and Cabinet of the Republic of Indonesia. In 2019, Joko Widodo announced the Miss Indonesia and Puteri Indonesia as the "National Intangible Cultural Heritage of Indonesia",[7] which carries the values of Indonesian culture and society togetherness,[8] to celebrate the role of women in the creative industry, environment, tourism, education and social awareness.[9][10][11] In line with that, Angela Tanoesoedibjo the eldest daughter of media magnate MNC Group Hary Tanoesoedibjo and Miss Indonesia President and Chief Executive Officer Liliana Tanaja Tanoesoedibjo chosen as The Deputy of Ministry of tourism and Creative Economy of The Republic of Indonesia by the President of Indonesia, Joko Widodo at the Istana Negara Palace in Central Jakarta.[12]

In 2005, the Miss Indonesia org. was established, is a national beauty pageant in Indonesia, organized by their own media company MNC Group[4] under Miss Indonesia Organization,[6] chaired by the Indonesian Business conglomerate, Media tycoon and Politician Hary Tanoesoedibjo wife - Liliana Tanaja Tanoesoedibjo[5][6][13] and sponsored by Sariayu Martha Tilaar.[14] The winner of Miss Indonesia represents the country in Miss World pageant, one of the Big Four international beauty pageants and participates in various social actions in cooperation with Yayasan Jalinan Kasih,[15] MNC Peduli and Miss World Organization program, Beauty with a Purpose.[16] The first Miss Indonesia to compete at Miss World beauty pageant is the former Indonesian National Armed Forces Reservist and United States Army Nurse Corps, Kristania Virginia Besouw who competed in Miss World 2006 in Palace of Culture and Science, Warsaw, Poland.[17][18][19]

In order to represent her province at the National Finals, each delegate must go through an audition process conducted in major cities of Indonesia. Each year, a total of 34 delegates are selected to participate at the final round, one from each province.[20]

In 2005, the Miss Indonesia winner for the first time competed at the Miss ASEAN pageant, where the second edition was held in Jakarta, Indonesia and placed as the 1st Runner-up. In 2006, Miss Indonesia lost the franchise of the Miss ASEAN pageant and repositioned as Miss World Indonesia to represent Indonesia at the Miss World pageant. On occasions, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.

The winner of the contest receives the title Miss Indonesia and is eligible to represent Indonesia in the Miss World pageant. Miss Indonesia wears a crown of white gold with swarovski, presented by Untung Bersama Sejahtera (UBS Gold) since 2009.

In 2016, UBS Gold introduced the new Miss Indonesia crown model. The philosophy of the crown is Beauty with a Purpose that Miss Indonesia joins hands with the weak and children to make the world better.[21]

In 2020, Miss Indonesia and UBS Gold again introduced the new Miss Indonesia crown model entitled "Spirit of Indonesia". The crown consists of a frame made of white gold, encrusted with swarovski zirconia to give it a red accent. The combination of red and white symbolizes Indonesia. This new crown is expected to bring fighting spirit to Indonesian women in the global arena.[22]

Year	Miss Indonesia	1st Runner-up	2nd Runner-up	3rd Runner-up	Runners-up, in order 4th through 6th
2005	Imelda Fransisca  West Java	Joice Triatman  Central Java	Kiki Agustina  South Sumatra	Not awarded from 2005 to 2015	Not awarded from 2005 to 2015
2006	Kristania Virginia Besouw  North Sulawesi	Putu Yunita Oktarini  Bali	Josephine Amelia Widagdo  Central Java
2007	Kamidia Radisti  West Java	Verna Gladies Merry Inkiriwang  Central Sulawesi	I Gusti Ayu Agung Ary Kusumawardhani  Bali
2008	Sandra Angelia  East Java	Kartika Indah Pelapory  Maluku	Priscilla Yvonne Supit  North Sulawesi
2009	Kerenina Sunny Halim  Jakarta	Melati Putri Kusuma Dewi  West Sulawesi	Lia Angela Laksono  Bali
2010	Asyifa Latief  West Java	Clarashinta Arumdani  D.I Yogyakarta	Kartika Kusumaningtyas  East Java
2011	Astrid Yunadi  East Java	Amanda Roberta Zevannya  West Papua	Nadya Siddiqa  Banten
2012	Ines Putri  Bali	Ovi Dian Aryani Putri  East Java	Jennifer Sumia  Jakarta SCR
2013	Vania Larissa  West Kalimantan	Jovita Dwijayanti  Central Java	Shinta Nur Safira Azzahra  West Java
2014	Maria Asteria Sastrayu Rahajeng  West Sulawesi	Ellen Rachel Aragay  West Papua	Hanna Christiany Sugialam  East Java
2015	Maria Harfanti  D.I Yogyakarta	Savina Wibowo  South Sumatra	Yona Luvitalice Miagan  Papua
2016	Natasha Mannuela Halim  Bangka Belitung	Editha Aldillasari Rodianto  Bengkulu	Dian Bernika Ayuningtyas Silalahi  North Sumatra	Kidung Paramadita  Lampung	Nabilla Astrid Novianthy  Riau Islands
2017	Achintya Holte Nilsen  West Nusa Tenggara	Astrini Putri  Bengkulu	Ivhanrel Eltrisna Sumerah  North Sulawesi	Dinda Ayu Saraswati  Central Java	Anja Litani Ariella  D.I Yogyakarta
2018	Alya Nurshabrina  West Java	Narda Virelia  West Sumatra	Nadya Astrella Juliana  Central Java	Harini Merly Betrix Sondakh  North Sulawesi	Raudha Kasmir  Aceh
2019	Princess Mikhaelia Audrey Megonondo  Jambi	Elisa Jonathan  Banten	Sharon Margriet Sumolang  North Sulawesi	Tamara Dewi Gondo  East Java	Magdalena Rosari Ndona  East Nusa Tenggara Yolanda Lucia Tuasela  Maluku Vebbiantri Hananto  West Sulawesi
2020	Pricilia Carla Yules[23][24]  South Sulawesi	Christella Fenisianti  Bangka Belitung Islands	Nadia Riwu Kaho  East Nusa Tenggara	Larissa Amelinda Soerayana  Jambi	Salma Effendi  North Sumatra
2022	Audrey Vanessa Susilo[25]  North Sulawesi	Ida Ayu Laksmi Anjali  Bali	Alyssandra Yemima Gabe Winyoto  East Java	Angelina Aqila Suryadi  West Kalimantan	Naomy Angelica Sembiring  Riau

Number of wins by province

Province	Titles	Year(s)
West Java	4	2005, 2007, 2010, 2018
North Sulawesi	2	2006, 2022
East Java		2008, 2011
South Sulawesi	1	2020
Jakarta SCR		2009
Bali		2012
West Kalimantan		2013
West Sulawesi		2014
Special Region of Yogyakarta		2015
Bangka Belitung Islands		2016
West Nusa Tenggara		2017
Jambi		2019

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The following are the placements of Miss Indonesia titleholders for their participation at international pageants throughout the years.

• 10 Placements at Miss World (2011-2021). The highest placements are Maria Harfanti and Natasha Mannuela Halim as 2nd Runner-up Miss World 2015 and 2016
• 1 Placement at Miss ASEAN (2005). The highest placement is Imelda Fransisca as 1st Runner-up Miss ASEAN 2015

In recent years, there has been criticism that some participants do not come from, and have never even set foot in, the area they represent. This is because Miss Indonesia auditions are generally held only in major cities, so not all regions can be represented. Potential participants may hold a sash from particular province, although they have no connection with that province.[27][28][29]

• Miss World
• Puteri Indonesia
• Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan
• Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata
• Miss Earth Indonesia
• Miss Grand Indonesia
• Indonesia at major beauty pageants

• Official website (in Indonesian)