Agni Pratistha

Agni Pratistha Arkadewi Kuswardono (born 8 December 1987) is an actress and beauty queen who has competed in the Miss Universe pageant. She is sister of actress Sigi Wimala.

Agni Pratistha
Born	Agni Pratistha Arkadewi Kuswardono (1987-12-08) 8 December 1987 Canberra, Australia
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Title	Puteri Indonesia 2006 Miss Universe Indonesia 2007
Spouse(s)	Ryan Anthony Monoarfa ( m. 2013)
Children	Rudra Arka Monoarfa
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair color	black
Eye color	brown
Major competition(s)	Puteri Indonesia 2006 (Winner) Miss Universe 2007 (Unplaced) (Best National Costume)

The name Agni means God of Fire in Sanskrit whereas Pratistha means invocation. Thus Agni Pratistha means invocation of the God of fire. This procedure is done before commencing Fire Sacrifices in Hindu rituals. Kuswardono was raised in Jakarta, Indonesia, was the winner of Puteri Indonesia (Miss Indonesia Universe) 2006 title and went on to represent Indonesia in the Miss Universe 2007 held in Mexico City, Mexico in May 2007.

She worked at Cosmogirl Indonesia as an Executive Editor from 2007–2012, and now she's an entrepreneur. She founded Chubby Max cookies and Ark Motion Images with his Husband, Ryan Anthony Monoarfa.

Early career

Before winning the title of Miss Indonesia 2006, she was a runner-up for Cosmogirl of The Year 2003 competition. She was in the movie Mengejar Matahari (Chasing The Sun) as the main character love interest. The Javanese woman then was chosen and won the title of Miss Indonesia 2006 in Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta. She defeated Ananda from South Kalimantan, and Rahma M. Landy from Jakarta. The ceremony was held on 25 August 2006.

Miss Universe 2007

As Indonesia's representative in the Miss Universe 2007 pageant, Agni travelled to Mexico City, Mexico in end of April to participate in four weeks of events, rehearsals and preliminary competitions with the other seventy-seven delegates. Agni was the close friend of the crowned Miss Universe 2007, Riyo Mori. The ceremony was held at Auditorium National, Mexico City on 28 May 2007.

Award

Agni Pratistha received trophy for their contribution to Indonesian modeling and acting world at the 2012 Asia Model Festival Awards in Seoul, South Korea.[1]

Personal life

Agni married with an ex-karting racer, Ryan Anthony Monoarfa on 17 June 2013 in Las Vegas, USA and then made a wedding reception on 14 December 2013 in Jakarta and also noted the wedding in Jakarta Civil Notarial Office (Catatan Sipil).[2] Agni didn't want to answer the question about her married in USA as it is related to religions difference.[3]

Films

• Mengejar Matahari (2004)
• Cinta Tapi Beda (2012)
• Jakarta Hati (2012)
• 9 Summers 10 Autumns (2013)
• Pinky Promise (2016)
• Message Man (2018)[4]

References

1. "Guess what?: Agni Pratistha nabs modeling award". 6 February 2012.
2. "Agni Sebar Kabar Hamil Di Instagram". 15 January 2014. Archived from the original on 16 January 2014. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
3. "Agni Pratistha Ternyata Menikah Juni 2013". 14 December 2013.
4. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2787302/fullcredits/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm

External links

• Official site
• https://web.archive.org/web/20071007183711/http://missuniverse.exposuremanager.com/g/universe_eveninggown_portraits

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Anggina Maharani	Puteri Central Java 2006	Succeeded by Elvaretta Nathania Gunawan
Preceded by  Jakarta SCR 4 – Nadine Chandrawinata	Puteri Indonesia 2006	Succeeded by  East Java – Putri Raemawasti

Puteri Indonesia titleholders (2006)
Puteri Indonesia 2006 (Miss Universe Indonesia 2007)  Central Java – Agni Pratistha Arkadewi Kuswardono	Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2006 (Miss International Indonesia 2007)  Jakarta SCR 5 – Rahma Landy Sjahruddin	Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2006 (Miss Asia Pacific Indonesia 2007)  South Kalimantan – Ananda