Posted on Thursday, 22 July 2010 QORY SANDIORIVA, PUTERI INDONESIA 2009 GOES ON MISS UNIVERSE 2010

Qory Sandioriva is an Indonesian beauty pageant titleholder, Puteri Indonesia 2009 on October 9, 2009. Up to this time, she's the youngest ever winner in Puteri Indonesia's history and the first ever woman from Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam province to win the pageant. Actually, her participation in Puteri Indonesia 2009 was controversial because she was representing the province of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam, a conservative Muslim province ruled by Sharia law. Past representatives of Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam had always worn a headscarf, but Sandioriva did not.


Sandioriva herself was born in Jakarta August 17, 1991. She is the youngest doughter of a Sundanese father and an Acehnese mother. She completed her high school education at Al-Azhar School, one of Indonesia�s most prestigious islamic schools. During high school, Sandioriva joined the Pencak Silat and choir team of her school and won a choir competition. She is currently studying at the University of Indonesia majoring in French literature.

Qory Sandiorina achieved the title as Kanjeng Mas Ayu Qory Mustikaningrum from Keraton Surakarta, Solo (July, 3, 2010)

Due to her winner on as Puteri Indonesia, Qory will be the official representative of Indonesia in the Miss Universe 2010 pageant. Miss Universe 2010 is the 59th edition of the beauty pageant which will be held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA on August 23, 2010.