Miss Universe West Java 2023 Audition Held In May

Audition of beauty pageants at Parahyangan Catholic University and Mariantha Christian University (Photo: Antara)

JAKARTA - PT Solusi Global Group, as the organizer of the Miss Universe Indonesia West Java (West Java) event, will hold auditions for beauty pageants at two universities in Bandung City, namely Parahyangan Catholic University and Maranatha Christian University.

"Roadshows to campus, namely Parahyangan University and Maranata will take place in May 2023," said Director of Miss Universe West Java Province, Rizky Ananda Musa, quoted from Antara, Sunday.

At the provincial level, said Rizky, the audition for Miss Universe West Java will begin in April 2023. Registration opens on April 2-15 May 2023.

He said that during this period there would also be a roadshow with registration on the spot to two campuses and three shopping centers in Bandung, namely Ciwalk, BIP, and TBD. The Miss Universe Indonesia West Java event aims to find and develop the complete female talent of West Java to become a representative at the world level.

After holding the roadshow, the Miss Universe Indonesia West Java event continued with offline auditions on 20-21 May 2023 to select 20 contestants who were then trained in the bootcamp event.

Audition will assess several aspects of the criteria, namely speech, catwalk, photos and videos, questions and answers to speak in public and in-depth interviews.

The jury involved were individual West Java cultural figures, photographers, senior models, provincial officials, and judges from sponsors.

The bootscamp session, which was attended by 20 contestants, is scheduled to take place on May 30-21 June 2023. During the session, 20 contestants Miss Universe West Java received brief education on several aspects directly by professional instructors in their respective fields.

The education includes public speaking by DJ Arie, catwalk, choreography, and beauty classes.

In addition, Miss Universe West Java finalists will also take part in tours to increase insight into the creative industry in West Java and promote Miss Universe West Java.

Miss Universe West Java finalists will visit Saung Angklung Udjo, Batik Komar, and Gedung Sate tourist destinations. In addition, they will also visit the Cosmetic Skinsol Industrial Factory and the mass media.

After going through the bootscamp stage, 20 Miss Universe contestants from West Java will enter the regional final stage which will be held at the Sabilulangan Building, Bandung Regency, on June 3, 2023. In this grand final event, the contestants will face the jury which consists of representatives of Miss Universe Indonesia, Miss Universe Director of West Java Province, important West Java cultural figures, and sponsor judges., and the Indonesian population consists of women, Miss Universe Indonesia's Miss Universe's National Director Poppy Capella said, Miss Universe intends to provide a forum for Indonesian women to show extraordinary talents and quality. Through Miss Universe Indonesia, Poppy hopes to help young women shine, increase self-esteem, embrace Indonesian identity, and strengthen themselves with confidence. "With 49.5 percent of Indonesia's population consisting of women, Miss Universe Indonesia is ready to transform current organizations as well as provide open opportunities for women to collaborate in the improvement of several social problems that have occurred in Indonesia," said Poppy who is also the CEO of PT Capella Swastika Karya.

According to Poppy, Indonesian women still have many opportunities to develop and spread. Moreover, she said, Miss Universe upholds the principle of women's empowerment. The wife of West Java Deputy Governor Lina Marlina Ruzhanul Ulum hopes that the audition for the Miss Universe Indonesia beauty pageant can trigger women in West Java to introduce the potential of West Java to the world. "Hopefully later representatives of West Java can bring West Java not only famous in Indonesia, but also abroad. Hopefully West Java representatives can open the eyes of the world to be able to come here, to enjoy tourism and other advantages," said Lina.