Puteri Indonesia 2022, the 25th Puteri Indonesia pageant, was held on 27 May 2022 at Jakarta Convention Center in Jakarta, Indonesia. Puteri Indonesia 2020, Raden Roro Ayu Maulida Putri of East Java crowned her successor, Laksmi Shari De-Neefe Suardana of Bali at the end of the event. She represented Indonesia at Miss Universe 2022. Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2020, Putu Ayu Saraswati of Bali and Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2020, Jihane Almira Chedid of Central Java also crowned their successors, Cindy May McGuire of Jakarta SCR 5 and Adinda Cresheilla of East Java. Cresheilla represented the country at Miss Supranational 2022 where she placed 3rd runner-up, while McGuire competed at Miss International 2022 but unplaced.

The finale was attended by Miss Universe 2021, Harnaaz Sandhu of India, and Miss International 2019, Sireethorn Leearamwat of Thailand. Miss Supranational 2021, Chanique Rabe of Namibia was replaced by her first runner-up, Karla Guilfu of Puerto Rico, since she was not able to attend the show.

Background Location and date Puteri Indonesia 2022 was originally scheduled to be held on 18 March 2022. However, on 17 February, Yayasan Puteri Indonesia postponed the show due to rising COVID-19 cases. It was finally held on 27 May at the Plenary Hall, Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta.

Host and performers and Patricia Gouw returned to host Puteri Indonesia 2022. This was Sitohang's eleventh and Gouw's second time to host the pageant; they previously hosted Puteri Indonesia 2020 together. and served as the backstage hosts. Bunga Citra Lestari, Mawar Eva de Jongh, and Vidi Aldiano performed.

Selection of participants 10 contestants were chosen from the regional competition held in their respective provinces. 29 contestants were selected by judges through an audition held in Jakarta and six by audiences through public voting. On 9 May 2022, Jazmine Callista Rowe of Bali 2 withdrew before the pre-quarantine started for an unknown reason. In total, 44 contestants competed for the title. This edition also marked the first time that provinces other than Jakarta SCR had more than one representative.

Results Main Puteri Indonesia 2022 Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2022 Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2022 Final results Contestant International resultsPuteri Indonesia 2022(Miss Universe Indonesia) Bali – Laksmi Shari De-Neefe Suardana Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2022(Miss International Indonesia) Jakarta SCR 5 – Cindy May McGuirePuteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2022(Miss Supranational Indonesia) East Java – Adinda Cresheilla Top 6 3rd Runner-upWest Java – Melanie Theresia Berentz 4th Runner-upBanten 1 – Chrissy Fransisca Olivyana Rugian 5th Runner-upSoutheast Sulawesi – Arina Rezkyana Arfa Δ Top 11 Jakarta SCR 3 – Nitya Paramita Suwandi § South Sulawesi 2 – Dini Nurfitri Widjaya Special Region of Yogyakarta – Erina Sofia Gudono West Nusa Tenggara – Sheilla Intan Permatasari West Sumatra – Erviera Syahnaz Maryam Lovienta Δ Voted into the top 6 by viewers § Voted into the top 11 by viewers

Special awards Title ContestantPuteri Indonesia Persahabatan(Miss Congeniality)Central Java – Catherine Widya Putri StumerPuteri Indonesia Favorit(Miss Favorite)Jakarta SCR 3 – Nitya Paramita SuwandiPuteri Indonesia Intelegensia(Miss Intelligence) East Kalimantan – Magiana Ignasia Sinaga East Java – Adinda Cresheilla South Kalimantan – Fransisca Octaviani HardiputriPuteri Indonesia Berbakat(Miss Talent) Jakarta SCR 1 – Angelia Rizky Jakarta SCR 5 – Cindy May McGuire North Sumatra – Sarah Pia Desideria PandjaitanBest Traditional Costume Maluku – Jaswin Kaur Dhillon Lampung 2 – Irene Garcia Papua 1 – Dina Ludia MarwaBest Evening Gown Banten 2 – Shinta Yuliasmi West Nusa Tenggara – Sheilla Intan Permatasari Maluku – Jaswin Kaur Dhillon

Pageant

Format

Puteri Indonesia Favorit Daerah

All thirty-four provinces had one favorite delegate decided from the highest public vote. The winner competed against other favorite delegates from their regions to be one of Puteri Indonesia 2022 contestants.

Province Puteri Indonesia Favorit DaerahSumatraAcehCindy Bella Difia ∆North SumatraVeren Ferita KosasieWest SumatraDhiyara Diah SrikandiRiauNaomy AngelicaRiau IslandsSalwa Rafila ∆JambiSindy NovelaSouth SumatraRizki RamadhaniBangka BelitungMaria SefaniBengkuluDesvina Cleopatra Aija AlpimaLampungIrene Garcia §JavaJakarta SCREvita Febriyanti TaufanBantenShinta Yuliasmi §West JavaAnggi RosdianiCentral JavaFriscla Aulia Zahwa PriyantoSR YogyakartaVania ZerlindaEast JavaMelati TedjaLesser Sunda IslandsBali Jazmine Callista Rowe §West Nusa TenggaraElisabeth Ariani DelhaesEast Nusa TenggaraAyu Munandar AlamKalimantan West KalimantanWella SantanaSouth KalimantanBianca Florian ∆Central KalimantanYasmin Deliana §East KalimantanDessy Paramita Dewi ∆North KalimantanImelda ∆SulawesiSouth SulawesiDini Nurfitri Widjaya §West SulawesiAndi Aisamawar Hardy ∆Southeast SulawesiFaizah Salsabila KurniawanCentral SulawesiWidi Asih UtamiNorth SulawesiGladys Claudia KembuanGorontaloNor FarinaEastern IndonesiaMalukuCalista Sarah Desya Tutuarima ∆North MalukuChichi Nurul MaryamWest PapuaReny Yohana Lende Mere ∆PapuaElisabeth Yarinap Murib § ∆ Withdrew before voting started§ Won the public vote

Puteri Indonesia Favorit Kepulauan

Instead of the previous 39, there will be 44 contestants competing for Puteri Indonesia 2022 title. Each regional group (Sumatra, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Eastern Indonesia) had one extra representative decided from the highest public vote.

Region Province Puteri Indonesia Favorit Kepulauan Sumatra Lampung 2Irene Garcia Java Banten 2Shinta Yuliasmi Lesser Sunda Islands Bali 2Jazmine Callista Rowe ∆ Kalimantan Central Kalimantan 2Yasmin Deliana Sulawesi South Sulawesi 2Dini Nurfitri Widjaya Eastern Indonesia Papua 2Elisabeth Yarinap Murib ∆ Withdrew before the pre-quarantine started

Pre-quarantine

The pre-quarantine of Puteri Indonesia 2022 was held from 11 May to 17 May 2022. Many activities, such as contestant's introduction, sashing ceremony, makeup class, catwalk class, official photoshoot and videoshoot, choreography practice, and COVID-19 test, were done during this period of time.

Quarantine Quarantine was held from 18 May to 26 May 2022. A new version of the Borobudur Crown was introduced during the press conference on the first day. Other activities, such as welcome dinner, Fashion Show Indonesia Berbasis Budaya (Indonesian Fashion Show With Culture; including evening gown, talent, and traditional costume competition), Jakarta Muslim Fashion Week, visit to the Corruption Eradication Commission and National Agency of Drug and Food Control's office, psychology test, deep interview, and rehearsal, were also carried out.

Selection committee There were nine selection committee members. Kusuma Dewi Sutanto – Head of Organization of Puteri Indonesia Mega Angkasa – Head of Communications of Puteri Indonesia Kusuma Ida Anjani – Director of PT Mustika Ratu Frederika Alexis Cull – Puteri Indonesia 2019 from Jakarta SCR 1 and Top 10 Miss Universe 2019 Sireethorn Leearamwat – Miss International 2019 from Thailand Anya Geraldine – Actress Puan Maharani – Speaker of People's Representative Council – Chairman of Garuda Indonesia Budi Gunadi Sadikin – Minister of Health of Indonesia

Challenge events

Catwalk Challenge In this challenge, 45 contestants had to show off their catwalk skills through a short video.

Placement Contestant Winner East Nusa Tenggara – Breldy Angela Lerrick 1st runner-up Banten 1 – Chrissy Fransisca Olivyana Rugian 2nd runner-up Bali 1 – Laksmi Shari De-Neefe Suardana Top 6 Aceh – Eggy Fegri Lindira Putri East Kalimantan – Magiana Ignasia Sinaga Southeast Sulawesi – Arina Rezkyana Arfa

#AskForHer Challenge In this challenge, 45 contestants were divided into nine groups and they had to answer some questions given by Yayasan Puteri Indonesia. The winner from each group competed again in the semifinal round, before went head-to-head in the grand final round.

Preliminary round Advanced to the semifinal round

Group Province 1 Province 2 Province 3 Province 4 Province 5 1 North Sumatra Lampung 1Banten 2 South Kalimantan Central Sulawesi 2 Aceh Lampung 2 West Java Central Kalimantan 1North Sulawesi 3West Sumatra Jakarta SCR 1 Central Java Central Kalimantan 2 Gorontalo 4 RiauJakarta SCR 2 East Java East Kalimantan Maluku 5 Riau Islands Jakarta SCR 3 West Nusa TenggaraWest Kalimantan North Maluku 6Jambi Jakarta SCR 4 SR Yogyakarta South Sulawesi 1 West Papua 7 South Sumatra Jakarta SCR 5Bali 1 South Sulawesi 2 Papua 1 8Bangka Belitung Jakarta SCR 6 Bali 2 West Sulawesi Papua 2 9 BengkuluBanten 1 East Nusa Tenggara North Kalimantan Southeast Sulawesi

Semifinal round Advanced to the grand final round

Group Province 1 Province 2 Province 3 1Jakarta SCR 2 Banten 2 Bali 1 2 Bangka Belitung West Kalimantan North Sulawesi 3 West SumatraJambi Banten 1

Grand final round

Final result Contestant Winner Jambi – Bela Puspita Dalimi 1st runner-up North Sulawesi – Keisy Elfrani Mawey 2nd runner-up Jakarta SCR 2 – Saira Milenia Saima Rao

Personal Branding and Advocacy Challenge

In this challenge, 45 contestants had to introduce themselves and promote their advocacy through a short video. The winners were invited to be speakers in EdHeroes Australia Forum 2022 on 30 April 2022.

Final result Contestant Winners Banten 1 – Chrissy Fransisca Olivyana Rugian East Kalimantan – Magiana Ignasia Sinaga SR Yogyakarta – Erina Sofia Gudono Top 10 Bali 1 – Laksmi Shari De-Neefe Suardana East Java – Adinda Cresheilla East Nusa Tenggara – Breldy Angela Lerrick Jakarta SCR 1 – Angelia Rizky North Sumatra – Sarah Pia Desideria Pandjaitan South Sulawesi 1 – Adila Amalia Irvan West Sumatra – Erviera Syahnaz Maryam Lovienta

Motion Challenge In this challenge, contestants were given a motion and they had to state whether they agree or not and elaborate it with their thoughts in 105 seconds. No winner was announced.

Group Province 1 Province 2 Province 3 Province 4 1 Jakarta SCR 2 North Maluku Southeast Sulawesi North Sumatra 2 Jambi Central Kalimantan 2 South Sulawesi 2 Jakarta SCR 4 3 Bangka Belitung West Sulawesi West Nusa Tenggara Jakarta SCR 1 4 Central Java Jakarta SCR 6 Bengkulu North Sulawesi 5 South Kalimantan East Java South Sumatra Riau 6 Bali Aceh Jakarta SCR 3 Maluku 7 Jakarta SCR 5 Lampung 1 SR Yogyakarta Riau Islands 8 Banten 1 North Kalimantan Lampung 2 West Java 9 Banten 2 Papua 2 West Papua Gorontalo 10 Central Sulawesi Central Kalimantan 1 West Kalimantan East Nusa Tenggara 11 West Sumatra Papua 1 South Sulawesi 1 East Kalimantan

Contestants Forty-four contestants competed for the title.