Kezia Roslin Cikita Warouw (born 17 April 1991) is an

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National Narcotics Board of the Republic of Indonesia Ambassador, TV presenter, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won

Puteri Indonesia 2016 Puteri Indonesia 2016, the 20th Puteri Indonesia pageant, was held on February 19, 2016 at Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia. Anindya Kusuma Putri, Puteri Indonesia 2015 of Central Java, crowned her successor Kezia Warouw of North S ...

. She represented

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at the

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pageant, and placed "Top 13", the second highest placement that an

representative has achieved. She also won "Miss Phoenix Smile" and placed as a ''Top 10 in Best in National Costume competition'' at

. She is the fifth

n and the first

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to be called as

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Finalists.

Personal life, career and education

Kezia was born and grew up in

North Sulawesi North Sulawesi ( id, Sulawesi Utara) is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the Minahasa Peninsula of Sulawesi, south of the Philippines and southeast of Sabah, Malaysia. It borders the Philippine province of Davao Occidental and Soccsks ...

, with a

tribe descent. She started in a contest as Noni

and Puteri Indonesia North Sulawesi 2016. She graduated from the Esa Unggul University with a degree in engineering informatics. Kezia worked as a

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. She also made her own

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in order to promote

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. On 16 May 2016, Kezia was chosen as The Ambassador of National Narcotics Board of the Republic of Indonesia by head of National Narcotics Board of the Republic of Indonesia, Budi Waseso. On 2 September 2018, Kezia Warouw married to an Indonesian National Police Officer Christian Rante Padang, Kezia and Christian had previously been engaged on September 1, 2017. On 24 November 2020, she gave birth to her only daughter, Kylie Dyke Rantepadang in

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Pageantry

Puteri Indonesia 2016

On 19 February 2016, Kezia represented the

province at

. Kezia was crowned

at the finals held at the

Jakarta Convention Center Jakarta Convention Center or JCC ( id, Balai Sidang Jakarta) is a convention center located in Gelora Bung Karno Sports Complex, Jakarta, Indonesia. It is one of earliest as well as popular convention center in Jakarta. Since its inauguration in ...

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, by the outgoing predecessor of

Puteri Indonesia 2015 Puteri Indonesia 2015, the 19th Puteri Indonesia pageant, held on February 20, 2015 at Plenary Hall, Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia. Elvira Devinamira, Puteri Indonesia 2014 of East Java crowned her successor Anindya Kusuma Putri ...

and Top 15

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Anindya Kusuma Putri Anindya Kusuma Putri (born 3 February 1992) is an Indonesian actress, television host, beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Puteri Indonesia 2015. She represented her country at the Miss Universe 2015 pageant. She is the fourth Indones ...

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. Kezia was the second woman from

to be selected as the winner of 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 ...

, after

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in 2001. As

she began volunteering for Smile Train Indonesia. Kezia crowned together with another

Queens;

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 ...

;

Felicia Hwang Yi Xin Felicia Hwang Yi Xin popularly known as Felicia Hwang (; born 18 April 1992) is an Indonesian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2016, She represented Indonesia at the Miss International 2016 pagea ...

Lampung Lampung (Lampung: ), officially the Province of Lampung ( id, Provinsi Lampung) is a province of Indonesia. It is located on the southern tip of the island of Sumatra. It has a short border with the province of Bengkulu to the northwest, and a ...

Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata ( jv, (Hanacaraka) ꦦꦸꦠꦺꦫꦶꦆꦤ꧀ꦢꦺꦴꦤꦺꦱꦦꦫꦶꦮꦶꦱꦠ; literally translates into: "Princess Indonesia Tourism" or "Miss Supranational Indonesia") is one of the titles granted b ...

; Intan Aletrinö of

West Sumatra West Sumatra ( id, Sumatra Barat) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia. It is located on the west coast of the island of Sumatra and includes the Mentawai Islands off that coast. The province has an area of , with a population of 5, ...

and Puteri Indonesia Perdamaian; Ariska Putri Pertiwi of

North Sumatra North Sumatra ( id, Sumatra Utara) is a province of Indonesia located on the northern part of the island of Sumatra. Its capital and largest city is Medan. North Sumatra is Indonesia's fourth most populous province after West Java, East Java and ...

Kezia Roslin Cikita Warouw on Promo Satu Indonesia Netmediatama

Miss Universe 2016

Kezia represented

at the

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, in

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on January 30, 2017. where she continued

's stake in the

pageant by placing in the semifinals for a fourth consecutive time finishing as a "Top 13 finalist" and become one of the Top 10 in Best National Costume with '' Golden Garuda Pancasila'' National Costume designed by

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. She is also wearing evening gown designed by Ivan Gunawan. During pre-pageant activities Kezia was a catwalk model for Mindanao Tapestry: The Neo-Ethnic Fashion of Renee Salud and the Mindanao Weavers (T'nalak), held in

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. During Mindanao Tapestry: The Neo-Ethnic Fashion week, Kezia won "Miss Phoenix Smile" by local sponsor

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Filmography

Kezia has presenting on several variety

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Talk show

References

External links

*
Official Puteri Indonesia Official Website

Official Miss Universe Official Website

Kezia Warouw Official Instagram
{{DEFAULTSORT:Warouw, Kezia Living people 1991 births Indo people Minahasa people Puteri Indonesia winners Miss Universe 2016 contestants Indonesian beauty pageant winners Indonesian female models Indonesian people of Chinese descent Indonesian people of Dutch descent Actresses from Jakarta Actresses from North Sulawesi