Jolene Marie Cholock-Rotinsulu (; born May 15, 1996) is an

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Paralympic Games committee member,

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, TV commercial model, actress, singer, and beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2019. She represented Indonesia at the

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pageant at the

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in Tokyo, Japan where she finished as Top 8, continuing the ongoing 4th year placement streaks of

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, consecutively since

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and Vania Fitryanti in

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Early life, education and career

Rotinsulu was born in Santa Ana, California to a

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n born father, Roy Guustaf Rotinsulu from

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, and an American mother, Allery Lee Cholock, from Los Angeles, California. Sirena Elizabeth Cholock-Rotinsulu, her older sister, was the past winner of Miss Celebrity Indonesia 2011. Rotinsulu holds a

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from

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and Institut Agama Kristen Negeri (IAKN) Manado. Rotinsulu has been a

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from age 10. She appeared on several

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as a model and co-singer. She began her career as an actress by starring on the movie I AM HOPE (2016); a movie dedicated to cancer survivors. In addition, she obtained a certificate in outdoor recreation and an Indonesian national equestrian athlete for dressage disciplines in

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. Since 2017, Rotinsulu is an official member of the

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for preparing 2018 Asian Para Games. She is known for receiving a Satyalancana Kebhaktian Sosial ("Social Welfare Medal") from the

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, Joko Widodo.

Activist background

Jolene Marie Cholock-Rotinsulu at Miss International 2019

Rotinsulu is a

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who advocates for the elderly and people with disabilities, she built her own

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called ''"Saya Bisa"'', located in her hometown in

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, that helped disabled elderly people with the movement of ''"1001 wheelchairs"'' and other physical disability support equipment. She also helped to develop the elderly skills with a project called ''"Du’Anyam"'', a forum to empower mothers and fathers to increase financial income by raising the culture of "

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". Rotinsulu works together with Ministry of Education and Culture of Indonesia, build a local NGO ''"Rumah Karya Sahabat Anak Grogol"'', a school that provides free education for the homeless and street children in Grogol District, Jakarta. In addition, Rotinsulu also helps the children in isolated remote area, where she built ''"Nisnde Papua Foundation"'' in

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, Papua Province, a foundation to provide routine medical checkup,

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and mainly education in various subjects and technologies and General Insights.

Pageantry

Jolene Marie Cholock-Rotinsulu at Miss International 2019 (2)

Miss Celebrity Indonesia 2010

Rotinsulu started her foray into the world of pageantry in 2010, at the age of fourteen where she joined the television celebrity beauty pageant contest Miss Celebrity Indonesia 2010 representing the city of

–

. The finale night was held in Jakarta, where she won 1st runner-up position and Miss Photogenic special award.

Puteri Indonesia 2019

Rotinsulu was crowned as Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2019 ( Miss International Indonesia 2019), at the grand finale held in

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, Jakarta on March 8, 2019 ( International Women's Day) by the outgoing titleholder of Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2018 and Top-15 Miss International 2018, Vania Fitryanti Herlambang of

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. She represented

province at the pageant and gained a special award as Puteri Indonesia of Sulawesi Islands. The finale coronation night of

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was also attended by the reigning

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– Mariem Claret Velazco García of

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as a main Guest-star, and

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as a part of the selection committee. During her finale night speech for

, Jolene successfully raised the awareness of a modern society effect topic, which is stereotypical beauty; Puteri Indonesia 2019 finalists with Joko Widodo on steps of Bogor Palace

Puteri Indonesia 2019 finalists with Joko Widodo on steps of Bogor Palace

During her reign as Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2019, She was a speaker at

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–

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on September 28, 2019.

Miss International 2019

After being crowned as Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2019, Cholock-Rotinsulu represented Indonesia at the 59th edition of

beauty pageant, in Tokyo, Japan which was held on 12 November 2019. Where she finished in the Top 8. Mariem Claret Velazco García of Venezuela crowned her successor Sireethorn Leearamwat of

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at the end of the pageant.

Filmography

Rotinsulu has appeared on several music videos as a model and singer. She has acted in several television and cinema film.

Movies

Television films

Television Shows

Music videos

Awards and nomination

Jolene received trophy for their contribution to Indonesian modeling and acting world.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Rotinsulu, Jolene Marie Living people 1996 births Puteri Indonesia winners Miss International 2019 delegates Paralympic Games Indonesian disability rights activists Academy of Art University alumni Indonesian beauty pageant winners Indonesian Christians Indonesian female models Indonesian television actresses 21st-century Indonesian actresses 21st-century Indonesian women singers Actresses from Jakarta Actresses from North Sulawesi Actresses from Santa Ana, California People from Manado Indo people Minahasa people Indonesian people of Dutch descent American people of Indonesian descent American people of Dutch descent American people of Dutch-Indonesian descent American Christians