Puteri Indonesia 2022, the 25th edition of the national pageant, is all set to be held in March 2022 as the winner will represent Indonesia at Miss Universe 2022. The pageant will also crown the representatives to the upcoming editions of Miss Supranational and Miss International.

For this year’s format, instead of the previous 39, there will be 45 contestants competing for Puteri Indonesia 2022 title as each regional group; Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Eastern Indonesia, will have one extra representative decided from the highest public vote.

All the 45 delegates competing for the national title have been announced recently. So, without any further ado, here are the finalists selected to compete for Puteri Indonesia 2022 –

Sumatra

Eggy Fegri Lindira Putri representing Aceh

Sarah Pia Desideria Panjaitan representing North Sumatra

Erviera Syahnaz Mariam Lovienta representing West Sumatra

Annisya Putri Soraya representing Riau

Charmelita Dhita Oktivia representing Riau Islands

Bela Puspita Dalimi representing Jambi

Extika Florenza representing South Sumatra

Sabrina Daniel representing Bangka Belitung

Syafaniar Virgyen representing Bengkulu

Feby Annisa representing Lampung

Jakarta

Angelia Rizky representing Jakarta SCR 1

Saira Saima representing Jakarta SCR 2

Nitya Paramita Suwandi  representing Jakarta SCR 3

Nurkhotimah Panay representing Jakarta SCR 4

Cindy May McGuire representing Jakarta SCR 5

Maureethania Miranda representing Jakarta SCR 6

Java

Chrissy Fransisca Olivyana Rugian representing Banten

Melanie Theresia Berentz representing West Java

Catherine Widya Putri Stumer representing Central Java

Erina Sofia Gudono representing SR Yogyakarta

Adinda Chresheilla representing East Java

Lesser Sunda Islands

Laksmi Shari Deneefe Suardana representing Bali

Sheilla Intan Permatasari representing West Nusa Tenggara

Breldy Angela Lerrick representing East Nusa Tenggara

Kalimantan

Arisda Oktalia representing West Kalimantan

Stella Bella Elizabeth Maukar reprersenting Central Kalimantan

Fransisca Octaviani representing South Kalimantan

Magiana Ignasia Sinaga representing East Kalimantan

Astrid Nicolien Poluan representing North Kalimantan

Sulawesi

Adila Amalia Irvan representing South Sulawesi 1

Dini Nurfitri Widjaya representing South Sulawesi 2

Defend Azzahra representing West Sulawesi

Arina Rezkyana Arfa representing Southwest Sulawesi

Abigail Pingkan Sanders Kiolol representing Central Sulawesi

Keisy Elfrani Mawey representing North Sulawesi

Rafa Mutiara Putri representing Gorontalo

Eastern Indonesia

Jaswin Kaur Dhillon representing Maluku

Gusti Chairunnysa Kusumayuda representing North Maluku

Kezia Mirella Yung Syaranamual representing West Papua

Dina Ludia Marwa representing Papua

Elisabeth Yarinap representing Papua 2

Indonesia withdrew its participation from Miss Universe 2021. Thus, the country will participate at Miss Universe 2022 after a gap of one year. At Miss Universe 2020, Ayu Maulida represented Indonesia and placed in Top 21. Indonesia is yet to pioneer its win at Miss Universe.

For this year’s edition, Puteri Indonesia 2020 Raden Roro Ayu Maulida Putri of East Java, Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2020 Putu Ayu Saraswati of Bali and Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2020 Jihane Almira Chedid of Central Java, will crown their successors at the end of the event.