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Putri Indonesia 2017 competes at Miss Universe 2017
Putri Indonesia 2017 Bunga Jelitha Ibrani is currently in Las Vegas, the United States, competing for the Miss Universe 2017 beauty pageant.
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Recently, the first runner-up of Putri Indonesia 2017, Kevin Lilliana, was crowned as Miss International 2017.
Putri Indonesia 2017 Bunga Jelitha Ibrani is currently in Las Vegas, the United States, competing for the Miss Universe 2017 beauty pageant.
On Nov. 20, Bunga along with other 92 contestants competed in the preliminary show where during the evening gown round Bunga showed up in a fuschia dress by Andreas Odang.
Prior to that, Bunga wore a costume called Warrior of Orang Utan by Rinaldy A. Yunardi during the national costume competition that was held on Nov. 18.
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“Bunga is currently competing for the top 16, the support from the Indonesian people will increase her chance,” said Tourism Minister Arief Yahya.
The grand finale will be held at The Axis, Planet Hollywood on Nov.26. On this night, the judges will choose the top 15 contestants along with one contestant who has the highest online votes.
“That’s why I’m asking [everyone] to vote to help Bunga get into the top 16 list at the grand finale,” he added.
The voting is done through this website vote.missuniverse.com, the voting period is available from Nov. 21 to the 25th. (asw)
