Alya Nurshabrina
Alya Nurshabrina | |
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| Born | Alya Nurshabrina Samadikun January 21, 1996 |
| Alma mater | Universitas Katolik Parahyangan, Bandung (International Relations) |
| Occupation(s) | Model, Visual Arts, Painting, Design |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Wajah Femina 2014 Miss Indonesia 2018 |
| Hair color | Black |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | Wajah Femina 2014 (Winner) Miss Indonesia 2018 (Winner) Miss World 2018 (TBA) |
Alya Nurshabrina Samadikun (born January 21, 1996) is an Indonesian fashion model and beauty queen. She represented province of West Java at the Miss Indonesia 2018 pageant, where she won the title and crowned by the Miss Indonesia 2017 titleholder, Achintya Holte Nilsen from West Nusa Tenggara, in the finale held on 22 February 2018.[1] She earned the right to represent Indonesia at the Miss World 2018 pageant in China.[2]
Previously, Alya was a finalist on GADIS Sampul 2012 and won Wajah Femina 2014.[3]
Early life and education
Alya was born in Jakarta on January 21, 1996, daughter of Ina Nuraini and Rudyandi Praditya, and is currently domiciled in Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. She is of Javanese and Sundanese descent.
Alya went to SD Islam Dwi Matra (islamic private elementary school), SMP Bakti Mulya 400 (private middle school) and SMA Negeri 55 Jakarta (public high school).
Alya have said many times that her passion is in art. Although she often participated in various academic competitions with her schoolmates, English is the subject she mostly receive awards for. Since middle school, she began to learn and love fashion as well as performance arts, typically dancing and singing. Due to the nature of Alya, who likes to stay busy, eventually she flunk to the world of modeling.[4]
To pursue a higher education, Alya moved from Jakarta to Bandung. Alya is a graduate of bachelor degree from Universitas Katolik Parahyangan (UNPAR) Bandung, majoring in International Relations, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences. During her time in college, Alya was active in the major's student body/organization and was chosen as a lecturing assistant. She assisted Prof. V. Bob Sugeng Hadiwinata, Ph.D at Parahyangan Cenre for European Studies (PACES) during her 5th Semester, and she assisted Asmadiyanti Dinar at Aesthetics class afterwards. Alya incised a number of achievements during her 4 years of pursuing her degree. She represented the university, both as a single delegate or within a delegation team, on many international events abroad. The most notable one was when she was appointed to be the Head Delegate of UNPAR's delegation for Harvard National Model United Nations 2017, held by Harvard University, in Boston, United States. In that competition, her team successfully won the Social Venture Challenge. It was then that Alya and her teammates were rewarded with Resolution Fellowship by the Resolution Project.
Since 2011, Alya is a coach or motivator at Adam Khoo Learning Technologies Group (AKLTG), an institution from Singapore that provides learning skills and life motivation for teenagers and children.[5] Her job, being a coach at I'm Gifted Camp hosted by the Adam Khoo Organization, acknowledged to provide plenty of space for her to learn many new things about teaching as well as public speaking. Not only that it was an opportunity to motivate the participants consisting of children and adolescents, but also to increase her self-motivation and general outlook upon her own future.[6]
Beyond undergoing activities as a coach/motivator at Adam Khoo and as a freelance fashion model, Alya also likes to fill her spare time with painting, a hobby that she has possessed since her childhood. Alya has even produced a lot of works, which she began to participate in the exhibitions during her time when she lived in Bandung.
Social activities
Outside her academic and modeling activities, Alya is also active in various social activities. In 2016, she was acting as a volunteer of Chay Ya Nepal, where she participated in a school building program in Yamunadanda Village, Sindhupalchok District, Nepal that collapsed after the earthquake that strikes the area in 2015. Alya once lined up to be the chairperson of This Is Us! Youth Unite for Autism event, held by the Bandung Youth & Sports Department in 2017. She is also active as a volunteer of the Sahabat Peduli Indonesia, the movement that teaches art and recycled garbage around Ngurbloat Beach, Maluku Tenggara in 2017. She also being co-initiator & illustrator of Kabayan children storybook about recycling plastic wastes.[7]
Pageantry
Wajah Femina 2014
Alya was successfully crowned as the 1st Winner of Wajah Femina 2014 on the finale which took place at XXI Ballroom Djakarta Theater, Jakarta on Thursday, December 4, 2014. Alya successfully became the winner after setting aside 19 other finalists who were screened from thousands of participants.[8] In this contest, 2nd Winner is won by Astrini Faustina while Meiyola Berlina is crowned as the 3rd Winner.
As the winner of Wajah Femina, Alya is active as a performer in Femina's road show which is held from campus to campus to share her experiences. In addition to the 'road show', one of the most impressive invitations, was when she had the opportunity to represent Femina at the World Wide Views on Climate and Energy public consultation event. Being the finalist of Wajah Femina also adds her confidence. In 2015, Alya got an opportunity to attend Melaka International Youth Dialogue held in Melaka, Malaysia.[4]
Miss Indonesia 2018
Alya represented the province of West Java on Miss Indonesia 2018 pageant. Alya was chosen as Top 16 finalist by winning Beauty with a Purpose fast track event, and went on to win the competition as well.[9] She successfully wowed the jury when the jury chairwoman Liliana Tanoesoedibjo gave a question about her integrity when she faces a test. Alya replied:
I think to face that my formula is always has been the same, E plus R equals O, that is Event plus Response equals Outcome. Therefore no matter what kind of challenges I may face, when I decide to put a positive response, I will get a positive outcome as well. That to me is a integrity.[10]
After her winning as Miss Indonesia, Alya earn the right to represent Indonesia in Miss World 2018 pageant in China.[11]
References
- ^ Santhika, Eka (23 February 2018). "Miss Jawa Barat, Alya Nurshabrina Menang Miss Indonesia 2018". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ Setuningsih, Novianti (23 February 2018). "Yuk, Kenalan dengan Miss Indonesia 2018 Alya Nurshabrina". Jawa Pos (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "Pemenang Wajah Femina 2014!". Femina (in Indonesian). 4 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ a b Soegijatno, Nursasongko (24 November 2015). "Alya Nur Shabrina, Dari Lukisan, Puisi, Hingga Organisasi". Femina (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2 December 2015.
- ^ Aprilia, Riski (4 January 2017). "Alya Nurshabrina di Antara Mahasiswa, Modelling dan Pelukis". CNN Indonesia (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ Liswijayanti, Faunda (21 January 2015). "Alya Nurshabrina: Learning, Not Studying". Femina (in Indonesian). Retrieved 28 January 2015.
- ^ Ananda, Pradita (23 February 2018). "Berkenalan dengan Alya Nurshabrina, Peraih Mahkota Miss Indonesia 2018". Okezone.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "Alya Nurshabrina Terpilih Sebagai Pemenang Wajah Femina 2014". Indonesian Pageants (in Indonesian). 5 December 2014. Retrieved 13 December 2014.
- ^ "Cantik dan Cerdas, Alya Nurshabrina Raih Gelar Miss Indonesia 2018". Pos Kota (in Indonesian). 23 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ Ananda, Pradita (23 February 2018). "Ini Jawaban yang Antarkan Alya Nurshabrina Jadi Miss Indonesia 2018". Okezone.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- ^ "Alya Nurshabrina Juara Miss Indonesia 2018". Viva.co.id (in Indonesian). 23 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
External links
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