Get ready to witness the majestic coronation night of Puteri Indonesia 2018, all set to take place on 9th March 2018 in Jakarta, Indonesia, where the reigning Miss Universe Indonesia 2017 Bunga Jelitha will crown her successor for Miss Universe 2018.
Along with this other titleholders to be crowned at the grand finale night are Miss International Indonesia 2018 who will be crowned by Miss International 2017 Kevin Lilliana of Indonesia, Miss Supranational Indonesia 2018 who will be crowned by reigning Miss Supranational Indonesia Karina Nadila. Also, Miss Grand Indonesia 2017 Dea Rizkita will crown her successor for the title of Miss Grand Indonesia 2018.
Currently, the applications are open to search for the state representatives for the competition. As of now, three finalists have been crowned for the national pageant.
Bunga Rizky from Sumatera Utara province
Sonia Fergina Citra from Bangka Belitung province
Yuliana Fonataba from Papua province
Also read - Puteri Indonesia 2018 registrations open till 26th January 2018!
Once all the candidates will be crowned, they will be attending a month-long boot camp in the competition where they will also be taking part in the preliminary activities of the contest.
Indonesia has had quite an amazing run in the international pageants over the years. In Miss Universe pageant, it has placed 5 times in semi-finals while in Miss World it has placed 7 times, which includes being 2nd runner-up in 2015 and 2016, with the representation of Natasha Mannuela Halim and Maria Harfanti respectively. If we talk about Miss International pageant, the current Miss International 2017 is Kevin Lilliana from Indonesia. Also, Felicia Hwang was 2nd runner-up of Miss International 2016.
Only time can tell whether Indonesia will continue its good run in the international beauty pageants this year, till then we will keep you updated about the latest happenings of Puteri Indonesia 2018.