Elfin Pertiwi Rappa (born 23 September 1995 in Palembang, South Sumatera) is an Indonesian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2014,[2] and represented Indonesia at the Miss International 2014 pageant and achieve a Top 10 position and won Best National Costume.[3][4][5]

Elfin Pertiwi Rappa
Rappa in KIPRAH PU magazine in 2014
Born
Elfin Pertiwi Rappa

(1995-09-23) 23 September 1995 (age 29)[1]
Alma materSriwijaya University, Palembang, South Sumatera, Indonesia
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Spouse
Putra Ryan
(m. 2017)
Children1
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2015
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBlack
Major
competition(s)
Puteri Indonesia 2014
(Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan)
Miss International 2014
(Top 10)
(Best National Costume)

Early life

 
Rappa (left) as a guest speaker in Ministry of Youth and Sports of The Republic of Indonesia in 2015.

Elfin was born in Palembang, South Sumatera, Indonesia, to Indo father and Indonesian mother. She is of Portuguese descent.[6] She holds a bachelor degree in Business Management from Sriwijaya University.[7] Working as well as a model, she reached number of achievements in that field. Elfin was the winner of Cover Guest Aneka Yess Magazine 2009, was the Brand Ambassador at Cardinal Awards 2010, was placed in Top 3 of Star Teen High End Teen Magazine 2011, was placed in Top 3 of Model of Indonesia 2012, the winner of Gadis Palembang 2012 or Miss Teen Palembang 2012 and Gadis South Sumatera 2013.[8][7]

Pageantry

 
Rappa attending Ministry of Manpower of the Republic of Indonesia Event in 2015.

Puteri Sumatera Selatan 2013

Before stepping into the field of pageantry, Elfin took part in the provincial level of the Puteri Indonesia South Sumatra 2014, at the end of the event, Elfin was crowned Puteri Sumatera Selatan 2013 and would represent Sumatera Selatan at Puteri Indonesia 2014.[9]

Puteri Indonesia 2014

Elfin represented Sumatera Selatan and eventually finished as first runner-up to Elvira Devinamira and crowned as Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2014. She then represented Indonesia at upcoming Miss International 2014.[9][10]

Elfin was crowned by her successor Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2013, Marisa Sartika Maladewi of South Sumatra.[11][12] Elvira was crowned together with Elvira Devinamira Wirayanti as Puteri Indonesia 2014 (Miss Universe Indonesia 2014) and Lily Estelita Liana as Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2014 (Miss Supranational Indonesia 2014).[13][14][15] The final coronation night was graced by the reigning Miss Universe 2013, Gabriela Isler of Venezuela as the selection committee.[16][17]

Miss International 2014

As Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2014, Elfin represented Indonesia at the 54th edition of Miss International 2014 in Tokyo, Japan[18][19][20][21] where she placed in the Top 10 in addition to winning a special award of Best National Costume,[3] Elfin's national costume using "Sigar Lampung" from Lampung and Batik as a theme and the main component.[4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ Interview : Puteri Indonesia Sumatera Selatan 2013/2014 – Elfin Pertiwi
  2. ^ Puteri Indonesia 2014 Results
  3. ^ a b "Cerita Bangga Indonesia di Ajang Miss International" (in Indonesian). CNN Indonesia. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  4. ^ a b "Elfin Pertiwi Percaya Diri Pamer Bikini 'Two Pieces'" (in Indonesian). Liputan 6 News. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  5. ^ a b "Elfin Pertiwi Rappa Raih Penghargaan Best Nastional Costume di Miss International" (in Indonesian). Grid Magazine. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  6. ^ tnr, Subkhan (2014-11-12). "Miss International Indonesia Elfin Rappa". Tempo. Retrieved 2023-05-23.
  7. ^ a b "Elfin Pertiwi Rappa Miss Internasional Indonesia dari UNSRI" (in Indonesian). Info Kampus. Retrieved November 14, 2014.
  8. ^ Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2014 Achievements
  9. ^ a b "Ingat Elfin Pertiwi Runner Up Puteri Indonesia 2014, Akhirnya Dia Lepas Masa Lajang, Lihat Fotonya" (in Indonesian). Kompas News Indonesia. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  10. ^ "Elfin Pertiwi Putri Lingkungan Hidup 2014′ Digaet Seorang Perwira Polisi" (in Indonesian). newshanter.com. Retrieved November 17, 2017.
  11. ^ "Elvira Devinamira crowned Puteri Indonesia 2014". China People's Daily. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  12. ^ "Miss Indonesia 2014 Says Scandalous Pics With KPK Chief Abraham Samad Not Real". Coconuts Media. Retrieved January 15, 2015.
  13. ^ "Puteri Indonesia 2014 Queens". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  14. ^ "Elvira Devinamira jadi Puteri Indonesia 2014". Antara (news agency). Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  15. ^ "Elvira Devinamira Wirayanti terpilih memenangkan gelar Puteri Indonesia 2014". Liputan 6. Retrieved January 30, 2014.
  16. ^ "Beauty queen; Miss Universe 2013, Gabriela Isler was happy to be back in Indonesia". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved January 27, 2014.
  17. ^ "The Grand Final Putri Indonesia Pageant (PPI) 2014". Jakarta Convention Center. Archived from the original on May 4, 2017. Retrieved January 29, 2014.
  18. ^ "Elfin Pertiwi Rappa siap kompetisi di Miss International 2014" (in Indonesian). Merdeka News. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  19. ^ "Elfin Pertiwi Rappa Siap Kompetisi di Miss International 2014" (in Indonesian). Kapanlagi News. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
  20. ^ "Miss Internasional Elfin Pacaran Jarak Jauh" (in Indonesian). Tribun News. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
  21. ^ "Ikuti Ajang Miss International 2014, Elfin Pertiwi Rappa Mengaku "Deg-degan"" (in Indonesian). Suara News. Retrieved November 13, 2014.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Puteri South Sumatra
2014
Succeeded by
Preceded by Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan
2014
Succeeded by