Kevin Lilliana Junaedy (born 5 January 1996) is an Indonesian beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss International 2017. She is the first Indonesian and Muslim woman to win Miss International, and was the first to win one of the four major international pageants for Indonesia. Prior to winning Miss International, she had won Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2017.
Early life and career Lilliana was born on 5 January 1996 in Bandung, to a Chinese-Indonesian father Eddie Foe Junaedy and Sundanese mother, Lina Yulianti. Lilliana is the eldest of two siblings. Graduated in 2017, she holds a bachelor degree in interior design from the Faculty of Arts and Design of Maranatha Christian University.『ミス・インターナショナル』頂点にインドネシア代表21歳、ケビン・リリアナさん ＜写真60枚＞Oricon、2017年11月14日『ミキモト真珠島 世界の美女が訪問 現役海女と歓談 ＜写真60枚＞Mainichi Shimbun、2017年11月19日
On February 2, 2020, Lilliana married singer and entertainment producer, Oskar Mahendra. They have two children, and Mahendra has a daughter from a previous relationship.
Pageantry Puteri Indonesia 2017 Lillian entered and won Puteri Indonesia West Java 2017, subsequently competing in Puteri Indonesia 2017. During finals night on March 31, 2017 held in Jakarta Convention Center, she won the title of Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan, in addition she also won Best Traditional Costume and was first runner-up for Miss Talent.
Miss International 2017 As the winner of Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2017, Lilliana represented Indonesia at Miss International 2017, held in the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan on November 14, 2017, and was crowned at the end of the competition by her predecessor, Miss International 2016 Kylie Verzosa from the Philippines.
In addition to winning the crown, she also won the Miss Best Dresser special award. She wore a national costume called "Mbok Jamu Gendong and the Ancient Secret Potion" inspired by Indonesia's traditional herbal-medicine Jamu. Her achievement also marked Indonesia's first win at one of the famed Big Four international beauty pageants.『第57回ミス・インターナショナル世界大会』ケビン リリアナ（21歳・インドネシア代表）がグランプリ＜写真60枚＞WWSチャンネル、2017年11月17日インドネシア代表が優勝 ミス・インターナショナル ＜写真60枚＞ Nishinippon Shimbun、2017年11月14日
During the final round of speech portion of the pageant, each finalist were given a chance to express their plans if crowned Miss International and share their personal advocacies. Lilliana's speech read:
On November 9, 2018, she crowned her successor Mariem Velazco from Venezuela as Miss International 2018 in Tokyo, Japan.
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