Karenina Sunny Halim
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Kerenina Sunny Halim is a Indonesian American
was Miss Indonesia
(DKI Jakarta) 2009. She represented Indonesia
at the Miss World 2009
in South Africa
in November–December the same year.
Nina was homeschooled all her life and received six diplomas, all of which were issued by Christian Vocational Academy, a non-accredited distance learning institution.
She was criticised in Indonesia for her poor command of Indonesian
, requiring questions to be translated into English.
Her mother is from Montana
, United States
and is active in the religious group The Family International, formerly known as the "Children of God". Kerenina was born-and-raised in the same group and is still an active member. She grew up in various countries throughout Asia. She has five siblings and one of them, her older brother, Steve Emmanuel (a sinetron / TV soap opera actor in Indonesia), changed his name to Yusuf Iman after converting to Islam.
Indonesian American
Indonesian Americans comprise immigrants from the multiethnic country of Indonesia to the United States, and their U.S.-born descendants. As of the 2000 United States Census, they were the 15th largest group of Asian Americans...
was Miss Indonesia
Miss Indonesia
Miss Indonesia may refer to:* Indonesia's representatives at Miss Universe, see Puteri Indonesia.* Indonesia's representatives at Miss World, see Miss Indonesia.* Indonesia's representatives at Miss Tourism International, see Putri Pariwisata Indonesia....
(DKI Jakarta) 2009. She represented Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
at the Miss World 2009
Miss World 2009
Miss World 2009, the 59th Miss World pageant, was held on December 12, 2009 at the Gallagher Convention Centre in Johannesburg, South Africa. 112 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown, marking the biggest turnout in the pageant's history...
in South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
in November–December the same year.
Nina was homeschooled all her life and received six diplomas, all of which were issued by Christian Vocational Academy, a non-accredited distance learning institution.
She was criticised in Indonesia for her poor command of Indonesian
Indonesian language
Indonesian is the official language of Indonesia. Indonesian is a normative form of the Riau Islands dialect of Malay, an Austronesian language which has been used as a lingua franca in the Indonesian archipelago for centuries....
, requiring questions to be translated into English.
Her mother is from Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...
, United States
United States
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and is active in the religious group The Family International, formerly known as the "Children of God". Kerenina was born-and-raised in the same group and is still an active member. She grew up in various countries throughout Asia. She has five siblings and one of them, her older brother, Steve Emmanuel (a sinetron / TV soap opera actor in Indonesia), changed his name to Yusuf Iman after converting to Islam.
Achievements in Miss World 2009
- In Miss Sport, although unplaced. Her team won gold medals.
- In Miss TalentMiss World TalentMiss World Talent is a talent or fast track competition in the Miss World pageant, in which a number of contestants show their abilities in singing, dancing, poetry, etc. Introduced in Miss World 2001, the winner of the event automatically makes it into the semifinals starting 2003.-Miss World...
, she placed in top 22. - In Beach beauty, she became first Indonesian delegates in Miss WorldMiss WorldThe Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...
called as semifinalist and placed in top 12.