Monica Fransisca Antoinette Khonado (; born December 31, 1996) is an Indonesian

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for the Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Indonesia,

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, TV commercial model and a beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss Earth Indonesia 2021, She represented

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at the

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pageant. She is the first ever

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and

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to be placed as a finalist in

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history, ending a 16-year drought for

since joining

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Early life and education

Khonado was born and raised in

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to a

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parents. She is a young beauty-entrepreneur who is also work with her own

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called ''”Sekolah Alkitab Batu”'', an Environmental Ambassador Organization and Environmentalist in

, where she managed to bring students in the rural area across Indonesian islands to understand the concern of education, faith and make the best use of everything in the environment. She has also been working as a

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towards promotion of eco-friendly management for Ministry of Environment and Forestry of Indonesia, where she was chosen as a goodwill ambassador. Khonado begin her career at the early age as a

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and

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. She was graduated from Manado International School and holds a degree in

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from the

Sam Ratulangi University Sam Ratulangi University ( id, Universitas Sam Ratulangi, abbreviated as ) is a state university in Manado, North Sulawesi, Indonesia. It was established on September 14, 1965. The current rector is Prof. Dr. Ir. Ellen Joan Kumaat, M.Sc., DEA. Hi ...

, graduated with ''

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'' (

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), and now continuing her

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. After completing her education, Khonado began working as a full-time professional TV presenter on

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and moved to

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since then.

Pageantry

Miss Earth Indonesia 2021

In 2021, Khonado joined the Miss Earth Indonesia 2021 competition, at the grand finale held in

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on August 17, 2021, She bested 29 other delegates to win the national crown representing her home province

. At the end of the event, she was crowned Miss Earth Indonesia 2021 by outgoing titleholder Safira Rumimper of

Miss Earth 2021

Khonado represented

pageant that would be held via virtual coronation night on November 21, 2021 due to the

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caused by the

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of the

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crowned

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as her successor at the end of the event. Khonado was the first

n woman to advance to semifinals of

, competed in the

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and

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Competition finished in the Top 20.

Filmography

Khonado has presenting on several variety

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and

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Talk show

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Khonado, Monica Fransisca Antoinette 1996 births Living people Miss Earth 2021 contestants University of Indonesia alumni Indonesian female models Indonesian beauty pageant winners Indonesian Christians People from Manado Indo people Minahasa people Indonesian people of Dutch descent