Artika Sari Devi Kusmayadi (born 29 September 1979) is an Indonesian actress, model and the winner of Puteri Indonesia 2004 (Miss Universe Indonesia), She also representing

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in 2005 Miss Universe pageant in

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. She is the first ever

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and Sumatran to be placed as a finalist in

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history.

Biography

Devi was born in

Pangkal Pinang Pangkal Pinang is the capital and largest city of the Bangka Belitung Islands Province in Indonesia. It is located on Bangka Island's east coast, the city is divided into seven districts (''kecamatan'') and has 42 wards (''kelurahan''). It c ...

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. She holds a law degree from

Gadjah Mada University Gadjah Mada University ( jv, ꦈꦤꦶꦥ꦳ꦼꦂꦱꦶꦠꦱ꧀ꦓꦗꦃꦩꦢ; id, Universitas Gadjah Mada, abbreviated as UGM) is a Public university, public research university located in Sleman Regency, Sleman, Yogyakarta (special region) ...

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. She is married to a singer and musician Ibrahim Imran in 2008, and she gave birth to a daughter, Sarah Abiela Ibrahim (2009) and Dayana Zoelie Ibrahim (2011). Besides being a full-time mother, Devi also runs a fashion line for kids called ''"Sugar Bebe Indonesia"''. In 2016, Artika together with Puteri Indonesia 2013 beauty pageant alumna Whulandary Herman, open the ''"ArtikaWhulandary Beauty Camp"'' to sharpen the skills of Indonesian women who are interested in joining local or international beauty pageants, the beauty camp idea is first initiated in 2013.

Pageantry

Puteri Indonesia 2004

At the age of 25, she represented

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in the Puteri Indonesia 2004 pageant, and was crowned on 6 August 2004 in the

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Miss Universe 2005

Devi represented Indonesia in

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and was the first

n woman to advance to semifinals, competed in the

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Competition finished in the Top 15.

Post-Miss Universe

Although not reported to the police, there was a controversy surrounding her involvement in the

pageant, Devi was accused of breaking the Code of Law 281, edict number 01/U/1984, regarding cultural and educational conducts, Indonesian law forbids any kind of involvement in international beauty pageants and considers such as immoral. In 2006, the winner of Puteri Indonesia 2005 and participant of

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, Nadine Chandrawinata was also reported to the police, which eventually traced back to Artika Sari Devi and the

Puteri Indonesia Puteri Indonesia ( jv, (Hanacaraka) ꦦꦸꦠꦺꦫꦶꦆꦤ꧀ꦢꦺꦴꦤꦺꦱ; 'Princess of Indonesia') is a national beauty pageant in Indonesia that selects the winners to represent the country in two of the Big Four major intern ...

Foundation.

Filmography

Devi started her foray into the world of acting, after starred in a musical Indonesian film called "

Opera Jawa ''Opera Jawa'' (''Requiem from Java'') is a 2006 Indonesian-Austrian musical film directed by Garin Nugroho that features traditional Javanese classical music and dance in a setting of opera that is inspired by the " Abduction of Sita" episode f ...

" (''Requiem from Java'') directed by

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, which was nominated for 2006

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, 2006

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, 2006

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and 2006

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. The movie also being nominated for ''"Best Movie"'' in Indonesian Film Festival,Opera Jawa (2006) Release dates

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; retrieved 2008-01-20 won the Silver Screen Award for Best Film at the 2007

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Movies

Awards and nomination

References

External links

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Artika Sari Devi Kusmayadi Official Instagram

Official Puteri Indonesia Official Website

Official Miss Universe Official Website

{{DEFAULTSORT:Devi, Artika Sari Living people 1979 births Puteri Indonesia winners Indonesian beauty pageant winners Indonesian female models Indonesian film actresses Indonesian Muslims Indonesian people of Malay descent Miss Universe 2005 contestants People from Pangkal Pinang Gadjah Mada University alumni