Miss World 2014 - Contestant From Indonesia: Maria Asteria

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Miss World 2014 - Cum laude with a 3.7 GPA in college, Universitas Pelita Harapan, does not make her complacent. Maria Asteria Rahajeng, the girl who was born on 3 October 1995, has many achievements. She had become one the Indonesian delegation to the APEC Voices of the Future in 2013 in Bali. So, besides her beautiful, Maria also outstanding in academics.

Maria was crowned as Miss Indonesia 2014 and represented West Sulawesi at the pageant. In the pagean held at Hall D2 - Jakarta International Expo Kemayoran, Jakarta, 17 February 2014, Maria success surpassed two other competitors, Ellen Rachel Aragay from West Papua and Hanna Sugialam from East Java. Miss Indoneisa Foundation provides a range of exiting prizes, one of which is a 5-year contract with the MNC group. However, the most the most prestigious is the ticket to Miss World 2014. Miss Indonesia is Indonesia beauty contest held since 2005 by the Miss Indonesia Foundation, chaired by Liliana Tanoesoedibjo and sponsored by cosmetics company Sari Ayu Martha Tilaar. This pageant sends the winner to the Miss World pageant.

Indeed, since the start of judging on the final night Maria always succeeded in stealing the attention of the judges led by Liliana Tanoesoedibjo, Chairwoman of Miss Indonesia Organization. This girl is considered to represent a figure who searched based on criteria Manner, Impressive, Smart, and Social (MISS). With the win, Maria was ready to replace Vania Larissa duties as Miss Indonesia for one year to the next. "We as judges assess all the finalists not only on stage, but all we asked for her opinion. I see, Maria has the talent and speak fluently and confidently," said Liliana at okezone.com.

Miss World 2014 will be the 64th edition of the Miss World pageant. It will be held at London, England. The winner will be crown as Miss Wrold 2014 by out-going Miss World 2013 Megan Young from Philippines. At okezone.com Maria claimed to be ready to carve out the best performance in the Miss World 2014 pegeant. "In Miss World, I'll do my best. Promoting the culture of Indonesia in the international arena, and the world should know how extraordinary Indonesia," she said.

Maria also do not feel burdened due assume the responsibility that quite large in Miss World 2014. Because of earlier year, Vania Larissa, Miss indonesia 2014, made it into the big 7 finalist of Miss World 2013 in Bali, Indonesia. To be sure, she was ready for the pros and cons related with the journey to the Miss World 2014. Can Maria holds the title of Miss World 2014?

Maria Asteria's Profile
	Name: Maria Asteria Sastrayu Rahajeng Title: Miss Indonesia 2014 Born: 3 October 1995 Age: 19 years Height: 165 cm Hair Color: Black Eye Color: Black