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

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at the

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pageant. She is the fourth

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n and the second Javanese to be called as

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Finalist.

Early life and career

Anindya was born and raised in

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and graduated in 2016 as Bachelor of Engineering from Urban and Regional Planning at Diponegoro University,

. Previously, she was President of the

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International Youth Organization at her university and did social projects. In 2008, she won the title of Gadis Sampul 2008. In 2011, she placed as the 1st Runner-up of Puteri Indonesia Central Java 2011 where Maria Selena won the title and was later crowned as the

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. She represented Indonesia at The 41st Ship for South East Asian and Japanese Youth Program in 2014 and was selected as chairwoman for Sub-Committee of Solidarity Group. In 2015 she returned to compete at the same pageant and won. She represented her

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at the 19th annual Puteri Indonesia 2015 pageant and became the winner. Eleven months after her winning, she went to

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, represented Indonesia in the 64th

competition. Following the Miss Universe, Anindya worked as the Spokesperson for the Minister of Youth and Sports of the Republic of Indonesia in 2017–2018. She resigned from her role in the Ministry after she got accepted in a business school in

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and finished her second Diploma of Business of Administration in August 2019.

Pageantry

Puteri Indonesia 2015

Anindya is the third woman from Central Java to win

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after Agni Pratistha in 2006 and Maria Selena in 2011. Anindya was crowned as the winner of Puteri Indonesia 2015 on February 20, 2015, at

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. The runners-up were Chintya Fabyola of West Kalimantan and Gresya Amanda Maaliwuga of North Sulawesi. Altogether, thirty seven ladies from 33 provinces competed at the 19th Puteri Indonesia 2015 pageant.

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attended the event and accompanied Anindya in her victory walk.

Miss Universe 2015

As Puteri Indonesia 2015, Anindya competed at the

pageant where she placed in the top fifteen.

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of the

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won the title of Miss Universe 2015. After the competition, she has successfully organized and hosted the Miss Universe 2015 reunion in Indonesia twice (2018 and 2019).

Filmography

Anindya has appeared in several movies. She has acted in the cinema box-office film.

Movies

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Putri, Anindya Kusuma Living people 1992 births Miss Universe 2015 contestants People from Semarang Javanese people Diponegoro University alumni Indonesian beauty pageant winners Indonesian female models Indonesian Muslims Puteri Indonesia winners