Miss Grand Indonesia was an Indonesian female

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, held annually from 2018 to 2020. The winners of the contest represented

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at its parent international stage,

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, in which an Indonesian delegate, Ariska Putri Pertiwi, won the title in 2016. Before the establishment of the Miss Grand Indonesia pageant, the Indonesian representatives for the aforementioned international stage were appointed or determined through other national pageants. The pageant was discontinued in 2021 when the country representative was instead handpicked, and since 2023, Miss Grand Indonesia titleholders have been determined through a newly established

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. In addition to winning the main title in 2016, Indonesian delegates also qualified for the top 5 in the

pageant in 2018, 2020, and 2022, as well as obtaining the Best National Costume Award in 2016 and 2017.

History

Early years: 2013–2017

In the first edition of the

pageant, the right to send an Indonesian candidate was granted to

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 ...

, and the 3rd runner-up

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, Novia Indriani Mamuaja, was appointed as the first Miss Grand Indonesia titleholder. The country representatives for the four following international editions were also appointed: by El John Pageants from 2014 to 2015, and back to

from 2016 to 2017 with giving its 3rd runner-up with Puteri Indonesia Perdamaian title.

As Miss Grand Indonesia pageant: 2018–2020

Under the management of the Yayasan Dharma Gantari with former Miss Tourism Indonesia 2016 Dikna Faradiba as director, the first edition of the Miss Grand Indonesia pageant was organized in July 2018 in the capital,

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. The auditions was held in 18 cities countrywide to elected the qualified candidates for the national stage. Yayasan Dharma Gantari also held a stand-alone Miss Grand national pageant the following year until the franchise was lost to Yayasan Dunia Mega Bintang of Ivan Gunawan in 2020. In 2020, under the direction of Ivan Gunawan, the Miss Grand Indonesia pageant was conducted as a pageant reality show with a total of 5 contestants. In addition to

, the runner-up was also sent to compete internationally in the Miss Intercontinental pageant.

Under Yayasan Dunia Mega Bintang: 2020–Present

After acquiring the license in 2020, Yayasan Dunia Mega Bintang continued to organize Miss Grand Indonesia as a stand-alone in the first year. However, the two following representatives, for the 2021 and 2022

, were instead appointed. Beginning in 2023, the Indonesian candidates for such an international pageant have been elected through a newly established

, in which the runners-up were also sent to compete in other international pageants.

Editions

Date and venue

Competition results

International competition

Miss Grand International

Other international pageants

Some runners-up of the Miss Grand Indonesia pageant, which was held as a stand-alone contest from 2018 to 2020, were also sent to compete internationally, as detailed below.

Gallery

File:Ritassya Wellgreat.png, Miss Grand Indonesia 2023
Ritassya Wellgreat File:Andina Julie.png, Miss Grand Indonesia 2022
Andina Julie File:Sophia Rogan, Miss Grand Indonesia 2021.jpg, Miss Grand Indonesia 2021
Sophie Rogan,
(Bali) File:Aurra Kharishma, Miss Grand Indonesia 2020.jpg, Miss Grand Indonesia 2020
Kharisma Aura,
(West Java) File:Sarlin Delee Jones, Miss Grand Indonesia 2019 registering tax at Kupang Tax Office (cropped).jpg, Miss Grand Indonesia 2019
Sarlin Jones,
(East Nusa Tenggara) File:Nadia Purwoko (cropped).jpg, Miss Grand Indonesia 2018
Nadia Sristi Purwoko,
(Bengkulu) File:Dea Goesti Rizkita Koswara Netmediatama.jpg, Miss Grand Indonesia 2017
Dea Rizkita,
(Central Java) File:Ariska 2.png, Miss Grand Indonesia 2016
Ariska Putri Pertiwi,
(North Sumatra)

References

{{Miss Grand International titleholders Beauty pageants in Indonesia

Recurring events established in 2018 2018 establishments in Indonesia