Kevin Lilliana Junaedy (born 5 January 1996) is an Indonesian Ambassador of The National Agency of Drug and Food Control of The Republic of Indonesia, presenter, interior designer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned

Miss International 2017 Miss International 2017, the 57th Miss International pageant, was held on November 14, 2017 at Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Kylie Verzosa of the Philippines crowned her successor Kevin Lilliana of Indonesia at the end of the event. Thi ...

. She is the first

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and the first Muslim women to win

Miss International Miss International (''Miss International Beauty'' or ''The International Beauty Pageant'') is a Japan-based international beauty pageant organized by the International Culture Association. First held in 1960, it is the fourth largest pageant i ...

, and was the first to win one of the four major international pageants for Indonesia. Prior to winning Miss International, she was previously crowned as Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2017.

Early life and career

Lilliana was born on 5 January 1996 in

Bandung Bandung ( su, ᮘᮔ᮪ᮓᮥᮀ, Bandung, ; ) is the capital city of the Indonesian province of West Java. It has a population of 2,452,943 within its city limits according to the official estimates as at mid 2021, making it the fourth most ...

, to

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father Eddie Foe Junaedy and

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mother, Lina Yulianti. Lilliana is the eldest of two siblings, she has a younger brother named Audi Danendra. Graduated in 2017, 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 ...

interior design Interior design is the art and science of enhancing the interior of a building to achieve a healthier and more aesthetically pleasing environment for the people using the space. An interior designer is someone who plans, researches, coordina ...

from the Faculty of Arts and Design of

Maranatha Christian University Maranatha Christian University (''Universitas Kristen Maranatha'') is a private university in Bandung, the largest metropolitan city and the capital city of West Java, Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a countr ...

, a private university in

–

West Java West Java ( id, Jawa Barat, su, ᮏᮝ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪, romanized ''Jawa Kulon'') is a province of Indonesia on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten ...

. On 25 November 2019, Lilliana was elected as The Ambassador of The National Agency of Drug and Food Control of The Republic of Indonesia by the Minister Penny Kusumastuti Lukito. Outside of pageantry, Lilliana works as a TV Presenter and Interior Designer. On February 2, 2020, Lilliana married Oskar Mahendra, a singer and entertainment producer. Their wedding ceremony was carried in the traditional

theme. Mahendra is ten years older than Lilliana, and has a daughter from a previous relationship. On 21 October 2020, she gave birth to her only daughter, Seraphine Zaylina Mahendra.

Pageantry

Puteri Indonesia West Java 2017

At the age of 21, Lilliana joined the contest at the provincial level of the Puteri Indonesia West Java 2017, she ended as the winner of Puteri Indonesia West Java 2017.

Puteri Indonesia 2017

Lilliana competed in

Puteri Indonesia 2017 Puteri Indonesia 2017, the 21st Puteri Indonesia pageant was held on March 31, 2017, at Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta. Kezia Warouw, Puteri Indonesia 2016 of North Sulawesi crowned her successor Bunga Jelitha of Jakarta, Jakarta Special Capi ...

, representing the province of

. During finals night on

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, 2017 held in

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, she won the title of

Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan ("Princess Indonesia Environment" or "Miss Supranational Indonesia") is a beauty pageant title organised by Puteri Indonesia. In 2008-2022, Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan competed at Miss International. Starting in 20 ...

, in addition she also winning ''"Best Traditional Costume"'' and being ''"1st runner-up for Miss Talent"'' award.

Miss International 2017

As Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2017, Lilliana represented Indonesia in

, held in the

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, Japan on November 14, 2017, and was crowned at the end of the competition by her predecessor,

Miss International 2016 Miss International 2016, the 56th Miss International pageant, was held on October 27, 2016 at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Edymar Martínez from Venezuela crowned her successor Kylie Verzosa from the Philippines at the end of the ev ...

Kylie Fausto Verzosa from the Philippines. Beside winning the crown, she is also manage to won the ''"Miss Best Dresser"'' special award. She wore a national costume called ''"Mbok Jamu Gendong and the Ancient Secret Potion"'' inspired by Indonesia's traditional herbal-medicine

Jamu Jamu ( Van Ophuijsen Spelling: Djamoe; Javanese: ) is a traditional medicine from Indonesia. It is predominantly a herbal medicine made from natural materials, such as roots, bark, flowers, seeds, leaves and fruits. Materials acquired from a ...

. Her achievement also marked

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's first win at one of the famed

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. During the final round of speech portion of the pageant, each finalist were given a chance to express their plans if crowned

and share their personal advocacies. Lilliana's speech read:

In her capacity as

, Lilliana has traveled to

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New Zealand New Zealand ( mi, Aotearoa ) is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and over 700 smaller islands. It is the sixth-largest island count ...

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ...

Macau Macau or Macao (; ; ; ), officially the Macao Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (MSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China in the western Pearl River Delta by the South China Sea. With a pop ...

Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...

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Myanmar Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John C. Wells, Joh ...

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, various cities within

Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north ...

, and her home country of

. On November 9, 2018, she crowned her successor

Mariem Velazco Mariem Claret Velazco García (born 9 November 1998 in San Tomé, Venezuela, San Tomé, Anzoátegui) is a Venezuelans, Venezuelan TV host, model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss International 2018 in Tokyo, Japan. She won both her Miss Ven ...

from Venezuela as

Miss International 2018 Miss International 2018, the 58th Miss International pageant, was held on November 9, 2018, at the Tokyo Dome City Hall in Tokyo, Japan. Kevin Liliana from Indonesia crowned her successor Mariem Velazco from Venezuela at the end of the event. T ...

, Japan. She finished her reign at 11 months, 3 weeks, and 5 days.

Gallery

File:Kevin Lilliana With Mikimoto Crown.jpg, Lilliana on

Media Indonesia ''Media Indonesia'' is an Indonesian daily newspaper published in Jakarta. Reports say ''Media Indonesia'' is the second largest newspaper in Indonesia after the ''Kompas'' daily. ''Media Indonesias market share was growing from one percent to ...

homecoming interview File:Kevin Lilliana Junaedy and Fumiaki Matsumoto 20171122.jpg, Lilliana with Senior Vice-Minister of Cabinet Office (CAO), Fumiaki Matsumoto on November 22, 2017 File:Kevin Lilliana Junaedy Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2017 From Jawa Barat.jpg, Lilliana representing

Jawa Barat West Java ( id, Jawa Barat, su, ᮏᮝ ᮊᮥᮜᮧᮔ᮪, romanized ''Jawa Kulon'') is a province of Indonesia on the western part of the island of Java, with its provincial capital in Bandung. West Java is bordered by the province of Banten ...

, competed in

File:Kevin Lilliana Junaedy With Governor of West Java Ridwan Kamil.jpg, Lilliana meeting with Governor of

Ridwan Kamil Mochamad Ridwan Kamil (born 4 October 1971) is an Indonesian architect and politician who is the 15th Governor of West Java, the most populous province of Indonesia. He was also the mayor of Bandung from 2013 to 2018. As an architect, he design ...

on 3 December 2017, stands in front of

Bhinneka Tunggal Ika ''Bhinneka Tunggal Ika'' is the official national motto of Indonesia, inscribed in the National emblem of Indonesia, the Garuda Pancasila, written on the scroll gripped by the Garuda's claws. The phrase comes from the Kawi language, Old Javanes ...

emblem Pancasila

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Lilliana, Kevin Living people 1996 births Miss International 2017 delegates Miss International winners Puteri Indonesia contestants Puteri Indonesia winners Sundanese people Indonesian beauty pageant winners Indonesian female models Indonesian people of Chinese descent Indonesian activists Indonesian Muslims People from Bandung