Miss International Indonesia is one of the beauty pageant title by Puteri Indonesia Org., the winners of Puteri Indonesia will represent Indonesia in one of the oldest Big Four international beauty pageants, Miss International. Indonesia start its debut in pageantry on 1960. The first pageant appointing Indonesia's delegates to this contest was Miss Java held on 1960, 1968, and 1969. In the early 1970s the founder of Beauty Salon "Andy's Beauty", Mrs. Andi Nurhayati together with 7th Governor of Jakarta Special Capital Region, Mr. Ali Sadikin took off the franchise.
Due to its absence regarding the governmental regulation towards pageantry from 1978 to 2006, Andi's Beauty loses its franchise to Miss International Pageant and is moving to Puteri Indonesia, a national pageant held by Mustika Ratu; Indonesia's oldest and biggest cosmetics herbal company. Began in 2007, Puteri Indonesia select Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2006 to Miss International 2007 and Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2007-2022 and 2024 to Miss International 2008-2022 and 2024. In 2023, the winner of Puteri Indonesia represented Indonesia on Miss International Beauty Pageants. Since 2024, Puteri Indonesia Org stated that the international competition for Top 4 Puteri Indonesia will be decided after the final night. The president-owner of Puteri Indonesia are The Highest Royal Family of Surakarta Sunanate, Mooryati Soedibyo and Putri Kuswisnuwardhani. The 25th Miss International Indonesia is Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2025, Melliza Xaviera of DKI Jakarta who was crowned on 2 May 2025 at Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia.
Titleholders Below are the Indonesian representatives to the Miss International pageant according to the year in which they participated. The special awards received and their final placements in the aforementioned global beauty competition are also displayed. Color key
YearNameNational TitleProvince Placement Special Awards 1960 Wiana Sulastini Miss Java Jakarta SCR colspan=6 1968 Sylvia Taliwongso Miss Indonesia Programme Jakarta SCR 1969 Irma Priscilla Hadisurya Miss Indonesia Programme Central Java 1970 Louise Marie Dominique Maengkom Putri Indonesia Runner-up North Sulawesi colspan=6 1974 Lydia Arlini Wahab Putri Indonesia Jakarta SCR 1975 Yayuk Rahayu Sosiawati Putri Indonesia Runner-up Central Java 1976 Treesye Ratri Astuti Putri Nusantara IndonesiaCentral Java 1977 Indri Hapsari Suharto Putri Indonesia 2nd Runner-up Central Java 2nd Runner-up colspan=6 2007 Rahma Landy Sjahruddin Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2006 Jakarta SCR Top 15 2008 Duma Riris Silalahi Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2007 North Sumatera 2009 Ayu Diandra Sari Tjakra Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2008 Bali 2010 Zukhriatul Hafizah Muhammad Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2009 West Sumatera Miss Friendship 2011 Reisa Kartikasari Brotoasmoro Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2010 D.I. Yogyakarta 2012 Liza Elly Purnamasari Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2011 East Java 2013 Marissa Sartika Maladewi Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2013 South Sumatera 2014 Elfin Pertiwi Rappa Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2014 South Sumatera Top 10 Best National Costume 2015 Chintya Fabyola Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2015 West Kalimantan 2016 Felicia Hwang Yi Xin Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2016 Lampung 2nd Runner-upMiss Best Dresser 2017 Kevin Lilliana Junaedy Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2017 West Java Miss International 2017Miss Best Dresser 2018 Vania Fitryanti Herlambang Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2018 Banten Top 15Miss Panasonic Beauty Ambassador 2019 Jolene Marie Cholock Rotinsulu Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2019 North Sulawesi Top 8Miss Panasonic Beauty Ambassador colspan="6" 2022 Cindy May McGuire Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2022 Jakarta SCR 2023 Farhana Nariswari Wisandana Puteri Indonesia 2023 West JavaBest in Evening Gown 2024 Sophie Kirana Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2024 D.I. Yogyakarta 4th Runner-up 2025 Melliza Xaviera Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2025 Jakarta SCR 3rd Runner-up 2026 Victoria Titisari Kosasieputri Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2026 Bali TBA TBA
Crossovers to other international pageants
Name Competition Placement Irma Priscilla Hadisurya Miss Asia Pacific International 1970 Miss Friendship Louise Marie Dominique Maengkom Queen of The Pacific 1970 Lydia Arlini Wahab Queen of The Pacific 1974 Miss Crowning Glory Lydia Arlini Wahab Miss Universe 1975
Indonesia's Placement at Miss International
Name of Pageant Winner 2nd Runner-up 3rd Runner-up 4th Runner-up Top 8-10 Top 15-20 Total Placements Miss International 2017 1977 • 2016 2025 2024 2014 • 2019 2007 • 20189 Total1 Winner2 Runners-up1 Runner-up1 Runner-up2 Finalists2 Semi-Finalists9
See also Miss International Puteri Indonesia Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata Puteri Indonesia Pendidikan Miss Universe Indonesia Miss Indonesia Putri Nusantara List of Miss Indonesia Earth Indonesia at major beauty pageants
Notes Irma Priscilla Hardisurya is now working as a journalist, artist, and fashion consultant. Lydia Arlini Wahab is a mother of Indonesian female singer named Prisa Rianzi. Indri Hapsari Soeharto was Putri Remaja 1976 contestant (Miss Teen Indonesia 1976) and awarded as Miss Personality. Later, she made appearance in a movie titled Bulu-Bulu Cendrawasih on 1978, directed by Umar Kayam Rahma Landy Sjahruddin work as an actress, later continue her career as a dentist. Duma Riris Silalahi is married to Indonesian Idol 2005's runner up, Judika Sihotang. Zukhriatul Hafizah Muhammad now well known as an anti-cigarette activist and currently working as a staff in Ministry of Tourism. Recently she and her team opened a beauty camp called "Ratu Sejagad" who also handling the preparation of Indonesia's first ever Miss International, Kevin Liliana. Reisa Kartikasari Brotoasmoro later married a Prince of Surakarta and named as Princess of Surakarta. She's also host the Dr. Oz Indonesia. Liza Elly Purnamasari was crowned Miss Earth Indonesia 2010, but she was unable to compete in Miss Earth 2010 and was replaced by Jessica Tji, her first runner up in the following year. Kevin Lilliana Junaedy is currently working as journalist and news anchor in SCTV Jolene Marie Cholock-Rotinsulu is an actress, singer and volunteered for 2018 Asian Para Games and Tokyo, 2020 Olympic Games.
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