Elfin Pertiwi Rappa (born September 23, 1995 in Palembang,

South Sumatera South Sumatra ( id, Sumatra Selatan) is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the southeast of the island of Sumatra, The province spans and had a population of 8,467,432 at the 2020 Census. The capital of the province is Palembang. The prov ...

) is an Indonesian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2014, and represented

Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...

at the Miss International 2014 pageant and achieve a Top 10 position and won Best National Costume.

Early life

Elfin was born in Palembang,

, to

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father and

n mother. She is of

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descent. She holds a

bachelor degree A bachelor's degree (from Middle Latin ''baccalaureus'') or baccalaureate (from Modern Latin ''baccalaureatus'') is an undergraduate academic degree awarded by colleges and universities upon completion of a course of study lasting three to six ye ...

Business Management Business administration, also known as business management, is the administration of a commercial enterprise. It includes all aspects of overseeing and supervising the business operations of an organization. From the point of view of managemen ...

from

Sriwijaya University Sriwijaya University ( id, Universitas Sriwijaya; abbreviated as UNSRI) is a research, teaching and learning center which has contributed significantly in the development and advancement of sciences, technologies, arts and cultures. Being one of ...

. Working as well as a model, she reached number of achievements in that field. Elfin was the winner of Cover Guest Aneka Yess Magazine 2009, was the

Brand Ambassador A brand ambassador (sometimes also called a corporate ambassador) is a person engaged by an organization or company to represent its brand in a positive light, helping to increase brand awareness and sales. The brand ambassador is meant to emb ...

at Cardinal Awards 2010, was placed in Top 3 of Star Teen High End Teen Magazine 2011, was placed in Top 3 of Model of Indonesia 2012, the winner of Gadis Palembang 2012 or ''Miss Teen Palembang 2012'' and Gadis

2013.

Pageantry

Elfin Pertiwi Rappa for Ministry of Manpower of the Republic of Indonesia

Puteri Sumatera Selatan 2013

Elfin was crowned ''Puteri Sumatera Selatan'' 2013 and would represent Sumatera Selatan at

Puteri Indonesia 2014 Puteri Indonesia 2014, the 18th Annual Puteri Indonesia beauty pageant, was held in Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia on January 29, 2014. Thirty eight contestants from all 33 provinces of Indonesia competed for the title of Puteri In ...

Puteri Indonesia 2014

Elfin represented Sumatera Selatan and eventually finished as first runner-up to

Elvira Devinamira Elvira Devinamira Wirayanti (born June 28, 1993 in Surabaya, East Java) is an Indonesian actress, Model, Beauty Pageant titleholder who was crowned Puteri Indonesia 2014, and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2014 pageant held at the ...

and crowned as ''Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2014''. She then represented Indonesia at upcoming Miss International 2014.

Miss International 2014

As Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2014, Elfin represented

at the 54th edition of Miss International 2014 in

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, Japan where she placed in the Top 10 in addition to winning a special award of Best National Costume, Elfin's national costume using "Sigar Lampung" from

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and

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as a theme and the main component.

References

External links

Puteri Indonesia Official Website

Miss International Official Website

Elfin Pertiwi Rappa Official Instagram
{{DEFAULTSORT:Rappa, Elfin Pertiwi Living people 1995 births Indo people Puteri Indonesia winners Miss International 2014 delegates Indonesian female models Indonesian beauty pageant winners Indonesian people of Portuguese descent People from South Sumatra People from Palembang Sriwijaya University alumni