It’s been nine years since Indonesia embarked on the voyage to Miss World. The country is steadily crawling towards the ladder of success and this can be gauged from the idea that 2015 marked the highest and most notable placement of Indonesia on the map of Miss World. The very underrated beauty queen, Maria Harfanti won the second runner up spot at Miss World 2015 after vying with 114 countries across the globe.
Since its participation, Indonesia has been consistently placing at Miss World since 2011. The Indonesian beauty queens have caught the nerve of most significant segment of the pageant, Beauty with a Purpose and have been performing remarkably well at the same. After a series of failures, Astrid Ellena Indriana Yunadi earned the very first placement for Indonesia as a Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss World 2011 after winning Beauty With A Purpose along with placing Top 11 at Miss World Talent.
In the subsequent year, Ines Putri Tjiptadi Chandra yet again placed as Top 15 semi-finalist at Miss World 2012 after becoming Third Runner-up at Beauty With A Purpose, Top 40 at Miss World Beach Beauty and Top 56 at Miss World Top Model.
In 2013, when the Miss World was hosted in Bali, Indonesia itself, Vania Larissa Tan took the nation to another level of triumph by earning the first Top 10 placement for her country. Vania also won Miss World Talent and placed Top 11 at Miss World Beach Beauty.
Miss World 2014 was no less and Maria Asteria Sastrayu Rahajeng continued the fourth consistent placement streak of Indonesia at Miss World by placing as a Top 25 Quarter-Finalist thereby winning Beauty With a Purpose segment yet again.
The country reached its highest placement in 2015, when Maria Harfanti took Indonesia’s sash first time to the Top 5 of Miss World pageant. Not only she won hearts but also many titles including, Miss World Asia Continental Queen of Beauty, Beauty With a Purpose along with placing as a Top 10 finalist at World Fashion Designer Dresses and a Top 13 finalist at Miss World Talent. Maria answered the final segment of Question and Answer with utmost humility and poise, thereby attaining the first runner up title for her nation becoming the Second Runner Up at Miss World 2015.
It would not be surprising if we see an Indonesian beauty walking with the blue crown soon! Julia Morley has always given equal opportunities to all the countries participating at Miss World, irrespective of the sash factor, and Indonesia is certainly treading on the right way! Well done Maria Harfanti and the Miss World Indonesia team!