Audrey Vanessa | |
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| Born | Audrey Vanessa Susilo 8 July 2000 Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia |
| Education | Manado Independent School |
| Alma mater | Monash University |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
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| Eye color | Black[ citation needed ] |
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Audrey Vanessa Susilo, (born 8 July 2000) better known as Audrey Vanessa, is an Indonesian beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Miss Indonesia 2022 representing North Sulawesi.
Audrey represented Indonesia at Miss World 2023, where and reached the top forty.
Audrey was born on December 23, 1999, and raised in Manado, North Sulawesi. She is the daughter of Chinese-Minahasan Bantik parents, Rudy Susilo and Grace Shella Muljanto. Audrey is also a devout Catholic and a member of the Catholic Youth (OMK) of St. Theresia de Lisieux Malalayang Parish, Diocese of Manado, and a member of the Holy Trinity Community, Manado. [1] [2] [3]
In 2021, Audrey earned her bachelor's degree in Accounting from Monash University in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. In 2023 is Audrey earned her master's degree in Banking and Finance at the same university.
Audrey is active in a non-governmental organization together with her friends, the organization is called REEFORMERS which focuses on saving coral reefs and reviving the economy and potential of traditional fishermen in the outermost islands of Indonesia, especially in the Sangihe Islands and Talaud Islands in North Sulawesi which directly borders the neighboring country of the Philippines.
Audrey began her beauty pageant career by qualifying as a North Sulawesi representative for the Miss Indonesia 2022 pageant, held on September 15, 2022, at RCTI+ Studios in Jakarta, after a one-year delay due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Indonesia.
In the Top 5 round, Audrey was asked by judge Liliana Tanoesoedibjo about her opinion on the Beauty with a Purpose title that Miss Indonesia 2022 holds in carrying out her duties. She answered:
"Miss Indonesia dengan 'Beauty with a Purpose' lebih dari sekadar titel, harus mau bertanggung jawab. Angkat suaraku bukan untuk berteriak, tapi untuk mereka yang putus asa. Tidak semua dari kita bisa melakukan hal besar, tapi kita bisa melakukan hal kecil dengan cinta yang besar. Terima kasih."
At the end of the event, she successfully emerged and was announced as the winner, crowned by Carla Yules from South Sulawesi as the previous title holder. Audrey's victory made her the second woman from North Sulawesi to win the title after Kristania Virginia Besouw in 2006. In addition to being the winner, she also received special awards as Miss Social Media and Miss Talent.
As the grand winner of Miss Indonesia 2022, Audrey earned the right to compete on behalf of Indonesia at the Miss World 2023 pageant, held on March 9, 2024, in India. She made it to the top 40.