Cinthia Kusuma Rani (; born 4 November, 1997) is an

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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 Miss Earth 2019, the 19th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on October 26, 2019, at Okada Manila in Parañaque, Metro Manila, Philippines where Nguyễn Phương Khánh of Vietnam was succeeded by Nellys Pimentel of Puerto Rico at ...

held in

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, Naga City, Camarines Sur - Philippines on October 26, 2019.

Personal life

Rani was born and raised in Ketapang, West Kalimantan, Indonesia to a

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Mother and Melayu-Sunda father. Rani moved to

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for her University studies. She is a young beauty-entrepreneur who is also work with her own Non-governmental organization called ''Greenish Pioneer'', an Environmental Ambassador Organization and Environmentalist in Indonesia. Rani managed to bring students in the rural area across Borneo island to understand the concern of planting trees and make the best use of everything in the environment. The beauty was one of the favourites since the beginning of the journey. She has also been working as a volunteer towards promotion of eco-friendly management for Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Indonesia, where she was chosen as an ambassador. She holds a degree in

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from the Pancasila University,

, graduated with ''

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'' (

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Pageantry

Puteri Batik Nusantara 2017

Rani started her foray into the world of pageantry began in 2017, at the age of twenty where she joined the television celebrity beauty pageant contest Puteri Batik Nusantara 2017 representing her home Province West Kalimantan. The finale night was held in

, where she won the title of Puteri Batik Nusantara 2017 and Miss Congeniality award.

Miss Earth Indonesia 2019

Rani was crowned Miss Earth Indonesia 2019 at the grand finale held in

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, Indonesia on August 24, 2019. She bested 29 other delegates to win the national crown. She was crowned by outgoing titleholder

Ratu Vashti Annisa Miss Earth 2018, the 18th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, with the theme "Goddesses of the Earth", was held on November 3, 2018, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay, Metro Manila, Philippines. Karen Ibasco of the Philippines crowned her su ...

of Banten. As Miss Earth Indonesia, Rani will now represent Indonesia in

Miss Earth 2019

As Miss Earth Indonesia 2019, Rani represented Indonesia at

pageant on October 26, 2019 held in

, Naga City, Camarines Sur - the Philippines. where Nguyễn Phương Khánh of Vietnam crowned her successor at the end of the event but Rani failed to secure a placement in the semifinals. During

, Rani was part of the AIR group together with more than 26 other candidates.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Rani, Cinthia Kusuma Living people 1996 births Miss Earth 2019 contestants Indonesian female models Indonesian beauty pageant winners Indonesian Christians People from Ketapang Regency People from West Kalimantan Dayak people Indonesian people of Chinese descent Chinese people of Indonesian descent Pancasila University alumni