Miss North Sulawesi, Audrey Vanessa Susilo was crowned Miss Indonesia 2022 on Thursday, September 15 at Studio RCTI+ in Jakarta.
The 22-year-old Monash University student representing North Sulawesi province beat 36 other contestants to win her national title. Before the final, she won the “Talent” and “Social Media” quick challenges.
Rounding out the top 5 finalists were first runner-up Ida Ayu Laksmi from Bali, second runner-up Alyssandra Winyoto from Jawa Timur, third runner-up Angelina Aqila from Kalimantan Barat and fourth runner-up Naomy Angelica Sembiring from Riau.
At the end of the pageant, last year’s winner and Miss World Asia, Pricilia Carla Yules passed the crown to her successor, who will now prepare to represent her country at the 71st Miss World pageant.
The reigning Miss World, Karolina Bielawska from Poland, graced the glittering event as a special guest.
Young Miss Indonesia plays an active role in her community and has a very high concern for the issues of poverty and education in her country. She believes that education is a very powerful tool to fight poverty. A quote from Mother Teresa “Not all of us can do great things, but we can do small things with great love” is her motto in life.
Indonesia has yet to win the Miss World crown, but has done very well in the international pageant in recent years with a number of placings and two runner-up finishes courtesy of Maria Harfanti and Natasha Mannuela Halim in 2015 and 2016 respectively.
Photos: Martha Suherman / Miss Indonesia
