Alya Nurshabrina Samadikun (born 21 January 1996) is an Indonesian model, and beauty pageant titleholder. She represented province of

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, where she won and was crowned by the Miss Indonesia 2017 titleholder,

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, in the finale held on 22 February 2018. She then represented Indonesia at the

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pageant in China. Previously, Samadikun was a top 40 finalist of GADIS Sampul 2012 and the face of femina 2014.

Early life and education

Samadikun was born in Bandung on 21 January 1996, daughter of Ina Nuraini and Rudyandi Praditya, and currently lives in Jakarta. Samadikun has said that her passion is art. Although she often participated in various academic competitions with her schoolmates, English is the subject she mostly received awards for. In middle school, she began to learn and love fashion as well as performance arts, typically dancing and singing. Due to the nature of Samadikun, who likes to stay busy, eventually she entered the world of modeling. Samadikun has a

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from

Parahyangan Catholic University Parahyangan Catholic University, also referred to by its acronym ''UNPAR'', is one of the oldest and most prestigious private universities in Indonesia, located in Bandung. The main campus is on Ciumbuleuit street, and other campuses are on Merd ...

(UNPAR) Bandung, majoring in

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, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences with summa cum laude. Since 2011, Samadikun has been a coach and motivator at

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Learning Technologies Group (AKLTG), an institution from Singapore that provides learning skills and life motivation for teenagers and children. Samadikun also works as a freelance fashion model.

Social activities

Outside her academic and modelling activities, Samadikun is also active in charities. In 2016, she was acting as a volunteer of ''Chay Ya Nepal'', where she participated in a school building program in Yamunadanda Village,

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that collapsed after the earthquake that strikes the area in 2015. She was also a volunteer of the non-profit group ''Sahabat Peduli Indonesia'', co-designing the logo and participating in their education initiatives. She taught art, teamwork activities and recycled garbage for children around Ngurbloat Beach, Maluku Tenggara in 2017. She was also the co-initiator & illustrator of

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children storybook about recycling plastic wastes.

Pageantry

Wajah Femina 2014

Samadikun was the 1st Winner of Wajah Femina 2014, at the XXI Ballroom Djakarta Theater, Jakarta on Thursday, 4 December 2014. As the winner of Wajah Femina, Samadikun took part in Femina's road show. In addition, she represented Femina at the ''World Wide Views on Climate and Energy'' public consultation event. In 2015, Samadikun represented her university at the ''Melaka International Youth Dialogue'' held in Melaka, Malaysia.

Miss Indonesia 2018

Samadikun represented the province of

, and was chosen as a top 16 finalist by winning ''

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'', and went on to win the competition as well. She successfully wowed the jury when the jury chairwoman Liliana Tanoesoedibjo gave a question about her integrity when she faces a test. Samadikun replied: After winning Miss Indonesia, Samadikun represented Indonesia at

in China.

References

External links

Miss Indonesia Official Website
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