Puteri Indonesia is a national beauty pageant in Indonesia that sends its winner to represent the country at Miss International, one of the Big Four international beauty pageants. Puteri Indonesia is traditionally held in March, alongside the celebration of International Women's Day. The pageant also sends representatives to Miss Supranational and Miss Charm pageants, by giving Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan and Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata titles to the 1st runner-up and 2nd runner-up respectively.
Miss Indonesia is a national beauty pageant in Indonesia, organized by MNC Group under Miss Indonesia Organization, chaired by Liliana Tanoesoedibjo and sponsored by Sariayu Martha Tilaar. The winner of Miss Indonesia represents the country in Miss World pageant, one of the Big Four international beauty pageants and participates in various social actions in cooperation with Yayasan Jalinan Kasih, MNC Peduli and Miss World Organization program, Beauty with a Purpose.
The now-called Putri Bumi Indonesia is an annual national environmental-themed beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness in Indonesia. Because in 2022 El John Pageants lost the franchise of Miss Earth to PT Mahakarya Duta Pesona Indonesia, the winners of Putri Bumi Indonesia instead represents Indonesia in the Miss Eco International pageant until 2023 before Miss Mega Bintang Indonesia took the license. Starts from 2023, Putri Bumi Indonesia will represent Indonesia to Miss Environment International. The current Putri Bumi Indonesia titleholder is Wenda Yunita Tarigan from North Sumatra.
Puteri Indonesia 2012-2013, the 17th Annual Puteri Indonesia beauty pageant, was held in Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia on February 1, 2013.
This is a list of Indonesia's official representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants. The country has placed 28 times and won once:
Marisa Sartika Maladewi, is an Indonesian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2013, She represented Indonesia at the Miss International 2013 beauty pageant and ended-up won "Miss Beauty With Voice" and "Best National Costume" awards.
Elfin Pertiwi Rappa is an Indonesian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2014, and represented Indonesia at the Miss International 2014 pageant and achieve a Top 10 position and won Best National Costume.
Chintya Fabyola is an Indonesian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2015, at the 19th Puteri Indonesia 2015 pageant. She is representing Indonesia at the Miss International 2015 pageant.
Puteri Indonesia 2017, the 21st Puteri Indonesia pageant was held on March 31, 2017, at Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta. Kezia Warouw, Puteri Indonesia 2016 of North Sulawesi crowned her successor Bunga Jelitha of Jakarta Special Capital Region 5 at the end of the event. All 38 contestants from 33 provinces competed for the crown. The winner will represent Indonesia at the Miss Universe 2017, while the runners-up will compete at the Miss International 2017, Miss Supranational 2017, and Miss Grand International 2017. Miss Universe 2016 Iris Mittenaere of France and Miss Grand International 2016 Ariska Putri Pertiwi of Indonesia attend at the Grand Final Show. Miss Universe 2005 Natalie Glebova of Canada also attended the show as a judge.
Putri Indonesia 2018, the 22nd Puteri Indonesia pageant, was held on March 9, 2018 at Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia. Bunga Jelitha, Puteri Indonesia 2017 of Jakarta SCR 5, crowned her successor, Sonia Fergina Citra of Bangka Belitung, at the end of the event. She defeated 38 other candidates to win the title of Miss Universe Indonesia 2018 and represented Indonesia at Miss Universe 2018, where she placed as one of the Top 20 finalists.
Sonia Fergina Citra is an Indonesian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Puteri Indonesia 2018. She represented her country at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant held in at IMPACT Arena, Muang Thong Thani in Nonthaburi Province, north of Bangkok, Thailand. Sonia became the sixth Indonesian, third Sumatran and the second representative of Bangka Belitung to place in the semifinals in Miss Universe history.
Cinthia Kusuma Rani is an Indonesian ambassador for the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Indonesia, TV commercial model and a beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Earth Indonesia 2019. She represented Indonesia at the Miss Earth 2019 held in Jesse M. Robredo Coliseum, Naga City, Camarines Sur - Philippines on October 26, 2019.
Puteri Indonesia 2020, the 24th Puteri Indonesia pageant, was held on 6 March 2020 at Jakarta Convention Center in Jakarta, Indonesia. Frederika Alexis Cull, Puteri Indonesia 2019, crowned her successor, Raden Roro Ayu Maulida Putri of East Java at the end of the event. She represented Indonesia at Miss Universe 2020, where she placed among the Top 20 finalists.
Felicia Hwang Yi Xin popularly known as Felicia Hwang is an Indonesian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2016, She represented Indonesia at the Miss International 2016 pageant in Japan, where she finished as "2nd Runner-up" and won "Miss Best Dresser" award. Felicia repeating the same Indri Hapsari Suharto achievement precisely 39 years back in 1977 by finishing as the 2nd Runner-up in the respective Miss International beauty pageant. She is currently serving as the ambassador of the Indonesian National Narcotics Board.
Vania Fitryanti Herlambang is an Indonesian TV host, engineer, fashion model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2018. She represented Indonesia at the Miss International 2018 pageant in Japan, where she placed as the Top 15 semi-finalist, continuing the ongoing 3rd year placement streaks of Indonesia, consecutively since Felicia Hwang Yi Xin in 2016 and Kevin Lilliana Junaedy in 2017.
Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan is a beauty pageant title organised by Puteri Indonesia. In 2008-2022, Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan competed at Miss International. Starting in 2023, the titleholder of Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan will represent Indonesia in Miss Supranational.
Miss Mega Bintang Indonesia is a national beauty pageant in Indonesia that selects the country's representatives in seven international beauty pageants namely Miss Grand International, Miss Face of Humanity, Miss Eco International, Reina Hispanoamericana, World Top Model, Reina Internacional del Cacao, and Miss Aura International.
Monica Fransisca Antoinette Khonado is an Indonesian goodwill ambassador for the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Indonesia, tv host, TV commercial model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss Earth Indonesia 2021, She represented Indonesia at the Miss Earth 2021 pageant. She is the first ever Indonesian and Minahasan to be placed as a finalist in Miss Earth history, ending a 16-year drought for Indonesia since joining Miss Earth in 2005.
Putri Nusantara is a beauty pageant from PT Mahakarya Duta Pesona Indonesia that selected Indonesian representatives in the one of Big Four international beauty pageants, Miss Earth from 2022 also Miss Aesthetic International and Miss Global pageants from 2023. The recent titleholders are Cindy Inanto as Miss Earth Indonesia 2023, Jennifer Calista Joo as Miss Aesthetic Indonesia 2023, and Cynthia Kurniawan Ong as Miss Global Indonesia 2023. Cindy Inanto will represent Indonesia at Miss Earth 2023, Jennifer Calista Joo will represent Indonesia at Miss Aesthetic International 2023, and Cynthia Kurniawan Ong will represent Indonesia at Miss Global 2023.
