Achintya Holte Nilsen

Achintya Holte Nilsen (born 1 January 1999)[1] is an Indonesian-Norwegian supermodel, singer and Greenpeace activist, who was crowned Miss Indonesia 2017, She represented Indonesia at the Miss World 2017 pageant and finished as Top 10 finalists and won "Beauty with a Purpose" and "Best Designer Award".[2][3]

This person's surname is Nilsen, her Norwegian patronymic surname; Holte is her middle name .
Achintya Holte Nilsen
Born
Achintya Holte Nilsen

(1999-01-01) 1 January 1999
Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia
Alma mater
OccupationModel
Home townDenpasar, Bali, Indonesia
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
TitleMiss West Nusa Tenggara 2017
Miss Indonesia 2017
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorHazel brown
Major
competition(s)		Miss Indonesia 2017
(Winner)
Miss World 2017
(Top 10)
(Beauty With a Purpose)
(Best Designer Award)
Biodiversity International Contest 2018
(Top 5)
Websitehttps://www.tyanilsen.com/

Early life

Nilsen was born in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia, on 1 January 1999 to a Balinese mother, Ni Nyoman Parvati from Denpasar – Bali and Norwegian father, Terje Holte Nilsen from Risør – Østre Agder County.[4][5] She has two younger sisters, named Gayatri Holte Nilsen and Ananda Holte Nilsen.[6][7] She work as a singer and her musical instrument speciality is Marimba.[8] Nilsen is a trilingual speaker, she is fluently speak in Norsk, English and Bahasa Indonesia.[4][9] She attended Bali International Green School (primary-secondary) and graduated in 2017 where she is also taking part as an activist on Greenpeace Indonesia,[10] and holds a bachelor degree on Cinematography and Filmmaking from New York University in New York City, United States.[11][12][13]

Pageantry

Miss Indonesia 2017

Nilsen representing West Nusa Tenggara on Miss Indonesia 2017,[14] and she ended up won Miss Indonesia 2017 beating 33 other contestants from other provinces in Indonesia. The grand finale held in MNC Studio, Jakarta, Indonesia on 22 April 2017, Nilsen was crowned by the outgoing titleholder of Miss Indonesia 2016 and the Miss World 2016 2nd Runner-up, Natasha Mannuela Halim of Bangka Belitung.[15] Her final answer on the pageant itself is praised by the current President Joko Widodo;[16]

If chosen as Miss Indonesia, it is my hope to starts working on my Beauty with a Purpose project which benefits villagers still living in extreme poverty. My belief is that by lifting Indonesia out of poverty, we also create equality and we raised our position in the world's eye.[17]

Miss World 2017

As Miss Indonesia 2017, Nilsen represented Indonesia at the 67th edition of the Miss World 2017 pageant held in Sanya City Arena, Sanya, China, on 18 November 2017.[18] During the pageant, she won a Head-to-Head Challenge, beating other countries in the group with her Olympic rings answer.[19]

I think one symbol that best represents Indonesia would have to be the Olympic symbol, because there's a variety of colors which i think connects to our diversity, and differences, and all the creativity in Indonesia. But it (the ring on the symbol) also all connected which i believe represents our unity.[20]

At the Finale, Nilsen was placed in the Top 10 finalists and was also declared as the winner of "Beauty with a Purpose" and "Best Designer Award" in the pageant.[21] Stephanie Del Valle of Puerto Rico crowned Manushi Chhillar of India as the new titleholder at the end of the event.[22][23][24][25]

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References
  1. "Achintya Nilsen – NTB". Miss Indonesia. Archived from the original on 17 November 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. "5 Prestasi Achintya Nilsen di Ajang Miss World 2017". Koran Sindo. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. "Masuk 10 Besar Miss World, Indonesia Raih Kostum Terbaik" (in Indonesian). LINE News Indonesia. 28 October 2016. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  4. "Halvt norske Achintya er Miss Indonesia". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 1 May 2017.
  5. "MISS INDONESIA 2017: Achintya Nilsen, Perempuan Penyayang dari NTB". Bisnis Indonesia. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  6. "Miss Indonesia 2017 Achintya Nilsen, Seperti Apa Profilnya". Tempo. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  7. "Inilah Profil Achintya Nilsen, Pemenang Miss Indonesia 2017 yang Berjiwa Sosial Tinggi". yukepo.com. Retrieved 23 April 2018.
  8. "Achintya Holte dari NTB Terpilih Sebagai Miss Indonesia 2017". CNN Indonesia. 23 April 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  9. "18-åring med risørrøtter vant Miss Indonesia". Irisør.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  10. "Green School Student Is Miss Indonesia". Bamboo News Magazine – Green School Bali. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  11. "Achintya Nilsen Ingin Jadi Sutradara Film". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  12. "Rencana Achintya Nilsen setelah Lepas Mahkota Miss Indonesia". Tempo. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  13. "Lepas Mahkota Miss Indonesia, Apa Kegiatan Achintya Nilsen ?". cantika.com. 10 May 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  14. Kukuh, Thomas, ed. (26 April 2017). "Penjelasan Resmi RCTI, Miss Indonesia 2017 Asal NTB Itu Ternyata..." Jawa Pos. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  15. Deddy S, CNN Indonesia (2 February 2017). "Achintya Holte dari NTB Terpilih Sebagai Miss Indonesia 2017". CNN Indonesia. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  16. "MISS INDONESIA 2017: Ini Profil Achintya Nilsen, Peraih Mahkota Miss Indonesia 2017!". Okezone.com. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  17. "Siapa Sebenarnya Achintya Holte, Miss Indonesia 2017 yang Disebut Wakili NTB?". Kicknews Today. 25 April 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  18. "Achintya Nilsen optimis memperoleh hasil terbaik di 'Miss World 2017'". Rappler. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  19. Aprilia, Annisa (11 November 2017). "Keren! Achintya Nilsen Jadi Pemenang Head to Head Challenge Grup 10 di Miss World 2017". Okezone.com. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  20. Anggraeni, Rina (10 November 2017). "Jawaban Mengagumkan Achintya Nilsen di Miss World 2017". Koran Sindo. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  21. Rafikasari, Diana; Nastain, Inin (12 November 2017). "Gaun Achintya Nilsen Menangkan Best World Designer Award Miss World". Koran Sindo. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
  22. Ranjan, Richa (18 November 2017). "Manushi Chhillar crowned as Miss World 2017". Femina.
  23. "India's Manushi Chillar crowned 'Miss World 2017'". India TV. Retrieved 18 November 2017.
  24. "Miss World 2017: Top 20 finalists of Beauty With A Purpose Fast Track". The Great Pageant Community. 13 November 2017.
  25. "Miss World 2017: Top 30 of Top Model Fast Track". The Great Pageant Community. 11 November 2017.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Natasha Mannuela		 Miss Indonesia
2017		 Succeeded by
Alya Nurshabrina
Preceded by
Natasha Mannuela		 Beauty with a Purpose
2017		 Shrinkhala Khatiwada
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