The Winner Of Miss Indonesia 2009
12:46 AM Tuesday, June 9, 2009
JAKARTA: The newly crowned Miss Indonesia Kerenina Sunny Halim might have amazed people with her fluent English, but surprised just as many with her poor ability to speak Indonesian.
On the final night of the Miss Indonesia pageant last week, Kerenina needed a translator to help her understand the judges' questions. Kerenina admits this is a weakness but has promised to improve her Indonesian language skills.
"It's been hard for me *to speak Indonesian*, because I use English every day," says the half-American woman. "But I will learn. Indonesian is an easy language, as long as we're willing to learn."
Kerenina's brother, actor Steve Emmanuel (now Yusuf Iman), reveals that his sister was not exposed to Indonesian as a child because she didn't go to a formal school. "She was with homeschooling," Steve says. "She barely uses Indonesian at home, and doesn't go out often *so she can't practice Indonesian*."
The 23-year-old has also promised to learn more about the local culture in preparing for this year's Miss World competition in Johannesburg, South Africa. "Currently, I don't know much *about Indonesian culture*," says the girlfriend of actor Nino Fernandez. "But within six months, I'm going to learn about it all, because I represent Indonesia at the international level."
Kerenina, who holds six diplomas - in public relations; sales and marketing; primary school teaching; economics; performing arts; and music and art - won the competition over the two other finalists, Viviane (from Bali) and Melati Putri Kusuma Dewi (West Sulawesi). Kerenina impressed the judges with her fluent English, and was considered to meet the contest's criteria of MISS (Manners, Impressive, Smart and Social).
Miss Indonesia 2009 Beauty Contest Results
* Miss Indenesia 2009 : Karenina Sunny Halim (DKI Jakarta)
* The 1st Runner-up : Melati Putri Dewi (Sulawesi Barat)
* The 2nd Runner-up : Viviane (Bali)
TOP 5
* Ratu Vicka Dewi Asri (Jawa Tengah)
* Leida Margaretha (Sumatera Selatan)
TOP 10
* Thirzza Puspita Chandra (Kalimantan Barat)
* Desvita Feranika (NAD)
* Lani Karma (Sulawesi Utara)
* Maria Dyer Achsahinta Sinaga (Sumatera Utara)
* Nurastuti Wijareni (DI Yogyakarta)
SPECIAL AWARDS
* Miss Adeline : Nadia Persahabatan (Papua Barat)
* Miss Beautiful Skin : Viviane (Bali)
* Miss EMMI Healthy Body : Asmin (Sumatera Selatan)
* Miss Favorite : Thirzza Puspita Chandra (Kalimantan Barat)
* Miss Sporty : Lani Karma (Sulawesi Utara)
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On the final night of the Miss Indonesia pageant last week, Kerenina needed a translator to help her understand the judges' questions. Kerenina admits this is a weakness but has promised to improve her Indonesian language skills.
"It's been hard for me *to speak Indonesian*, because I use English every day," says the half-American woman. "But I will learn. Indonesian is an easy language, as long as we're willing to learn."
Kerenina's brother, actor Steve Emmanuel (now Yusuf Iman), reveals that his sister was not exposed to Indonesian as a child because she didn't go to a formal school. "She was with homeschooling," Steve says. "She barely uses Indonesian at home, and doesn't go out often *so she can't practice Indonesian*."
The 23-year-old has also promised to learn more about the local culture in preparing for this year's Miss World competition in Johannesburg, South Africa. "Currently, I don't know much *about Indonesian culture*," says the girlfriend of actor Nino Fernandez. "But within six months, I'm going to learn about it all, because I represent Indonesia at the international level."
Kerenina, who holds six diplomas - in public relations; sales and marketing; primary school teaching; economics; performing arts; and music and art - won the competition over the two other finalists, Viviane (from Bali) and Melati Putri Kusuma Dewi (West Sulawesi). Kerenina impressed the judges with her fluent English, and was considered to meet the contest's criteria of MISS (Manners, Impressive, Smart and Social).
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Miss Indonesia 2009 Beauty Contest Results
* Miss Indenesia 2009 : Karenina Sunny Halim (DKI Jakarta)
* The 1st Runner-up : Melati Putri Dewi (Sulawesi Barat)
* The 2nd Runner-up : Viviane (Bali)
TOP 5
* Ratu Vicka Dewi Asri (Jawa Tengah)
* Leida Margaretha (Sumatera Selatan)
TOP 10
* Thirzza Puspita Chandra (Kalimantan Barat)
* Desvita Feranika (NAD)
* Lani Karma (Sulawesi Utara)
* Maria Dyer Achsahinta Sinaga (Sumatera Utara)
* Nurastuti Wijareni (DI Yogyakarta)
SPECIAL AWARDS
* Miss Adeline : Nadia Persahabatan (Papua Barat)
* Miss Beautiful Skin : Viviane (Bali)
* Miss EMMI Healthy Body : Asmin (Sumatera Selatan)
* Miss Favorite : Thirzza Puspita Chandra (Kalimantan Barat)
* Miss Sporty : Lani Karma (Sulawesi Utara)
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