Imelda Fransisca (born 24 September 1982 in Bogor, West Java) was the first Miss Indonesia in 2005. She went on to compete in the Miss ASEAN 2005 pageant, where she was the first runner up.(20 March 2005). 23-year-old Philipino [sic] crowned as Miss ASEAN , Xinhua News Agency, 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, Suara Pembaruan (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 Ohio State University in the United States and graduated in 2004.
After the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami, Fransisca accompanied Miss World 2004, Maria Julia Mantilla Garcia, Eric Tsang, and Jackie Chan to visit hard hit areas of Sumatra.
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