Qory Sandioriva (born August 17, 1991), is an Indonesian actress and beauty pageant titleholder. She was crowned as

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on October 9, 2009 by her predecessor,

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. Currently she's the youngest titleholder in Puteri Indonesia's history and the first ever woman from

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to win the title.

Early life

Sandioriva was born in

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to a Gayonese father and a

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mother. She attended the Al-Azhar School for her elementary and secondary education. During high school, Sandioriva joined the Pencak Silat and choir team of her school and won a choir competition. She studied at the University of Indonesia majoring in French literature.

Pageantry

Puteri Indonesia 2009

Her participation in

was controversial because she was representing the province of

, a conservative Muslim province ruled by

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law. Past representatives of

had always worn a headscarf (

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), but Sandioriva did not. Sandioriva later explained that despite not wearing a headscarf, she still upheld traditional values and morals – just like the Acehnese heroine she admired, Cut Nyak Dhien.

Miss Universe 2010

As the official representative of her

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to the 2010

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pageant broadcast live from

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on August 23, Sandioriva participated as one of the 83 delegates who vied for the crown of eventual winner, Ximena Navarrete of

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. When she was asked what was the best advice she could give to a man, she said "I think when you down the women can make you up, and I think the women can be said that "I have advice for you" if you way up, you have to be nice with people, include women, so when you down, women can be nice with you." John Berthelsen of the ''

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'' said "Allowing for the fact that she speaks very little English, Sandioriva’s answer makes a certain amount of sense — put simply, that men should recognize that if you occupy a lofty position, you’d better be nice because when you sink, you will need people’s help."Berthelsen, John.
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''. August 26, 2010. Retrieved on June 3, 2013.

Filmography

Movies

References

External links

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Qory Sandioriva Official Instagram
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