Astrid Yunadi

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Astrid Ellena
Miss World Indonesia 2011 Introduction.jpg
Miss World Indonesia 2011
Born
Astrid Ellena Indriana Yunadi

(1990-06-08) 8 June 1990 (age 35)
Surabaya, Indonesia
Height1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Miss Indonesia 2011
Hair colorblack
Eye colorbrown
Major
competitions

Astrid Ellena Indriana Yunadi (born 8 June 1990), better known simply as Astrid Ellena, is an Indonesian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Indonesia 2011. She was raised in Surabaya, Indonesia and Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States. [1]

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Early life

Born in Surabaya, Ellen spent her childhood in East Java. An accomplished piano player, and her school years in the United States brought her opportunities to perform live in a few places, including the US State Department. [1] She waa an international relations student at Pelita Harapan University. She won several beauty pageants before winning Miss Indonesia in 2011, including Miss Pelita Harapan University. Yunadi was previously educated at Quince Orchard High School in Maryland, United States, graduating as a distinguished honor student. [1]

Yunadi speaks Indonesian fluently, along with some Spanish, Mandarin, and English. [1] She dreamed to be a diplomat in order to promote Indonesian culture to the world. [2]

Pageantry

Miss Indonesia 2011

Astrid appears in a Miss Indonesia 2011 TV-commercial. Astrid Ellena - Miss Indonesia 2011.jpg
Astrid appears in a Miss Indonesia 2011 TV-commercial.

Astrid Ellena was crowned as Miss Indonesia 2011 on 3 June 2011, at Central Park, Jakarta. In Miss Indonesia 2011 competition she also won Miss Favorite award and Miss Beautiful Skin. She is second East Javanese to win Miss Indonesia after Sandra Angelia who won Miss Indonesia in 2008

Miss World 2011

Astrid Ellena represented Indonesia at the Miss World 2011 Pageant in London, United Kingdom along with contestants from 113 other countries. [3] She earned Top 15 placement as well as won the Miss World Beauty With A Purpose award along with Miss Ghana and one of the Top 10 of Miss World Talent. She was the first Indonesian to place in the semi-finalists in Miss World history.

Personal life

Yunadi's relationship with her father, Fredrich Yunadi, hasn't been very harmonious, due to a conflict between the two. [4] She was raised only by her mother, Linda Indriani Campbell, after her parents' divorce when she was three years old. According to a statement made by Campbell, Yunadi got no financial support from her father, and Campbell is the one who made it possible for Yunadi to go to school in the United States. [5] [6]

Astrid Yunadi's father also had conflict with her boyfriend, Donny Leimena, who has been reported to the police for defaming Fredrich as a lawyer. [7] [8] [9]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Miss Jawa Timur Archived 2011-05-29 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Venezuela Wins Miss World 2011, Indonesia's Astrid Joins Top 15". November 7, 2011. Archived from the original on 2016-03-07.
  3. Astrid Yunadi won Miss Indonesia 2011 Archived 2011-06-05 at the Wayback Machine
  4. "Miss RI no longer my daughter: Father". January 26, 2012.
  5. "Guess what?: 'Miss Indonesia got little support from Dad'". January 30, 2012.
  6. Eko Hendrawan Sofyan, ed. (26 January 2012). "Miss Indonesia Tak Diakui Ayahnya". Kompas . Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  7. "Ribut, Ellen Tunda Nikah Lagi". April 18, 2012.
  8. "Tinggalkan Rumah, Miss Indonesia 2011 Tak Lagi Diakui sebagai Anak?". Detik.com. 25 January 2012. Retrieved 19 January 2017.
  9. Pramudito, Surya Achmad (10 February 2012). "Awalnya Fredrich Restui Hubungan Ellena dan Donny". Tribunnews.com. Retrieved 19 January 2017.