Indonesia at the Big Four international beauty pageants
This is a list of Indonesia's official representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants. The country has placed 27 times and won once: Hundreds of beauty pageants are conducted yearly, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious, widely covered and broadcast by media. The Wall Street Journal, BBC News, CNN, Xinhua News Agency, and global news agencies such as Reuters and Agence France-Presse collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth. National  franchises and organizations. The Indonesian franchise holders of the four major beauty pageants are the following: History. Indonesia's representatives to the Miss Universe pageant in 1974, 1975, 1976 1977, 1980, 1982, and 1983 were chosen by a local pageant organizer. The title was awarded through the Ratu Indonesia Organization. In 1995, Puteri Indonesia took over the license. Indonesia's representatives to the Miss International pageant in 1960, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1974, 1975, 1976, and 1977 were chosen by a local pageant organizer. The title was awarded through the Puteri Remaja Indonesia Organization. In 2007, Puteri Indonesia took over the  license. Indonesia's representatives to the Miss World pageant in 1982 and 1983 were also chosen by a local pageant organizer. The title was awarded through the Ratu Indonesia Organization. In 2005, Puteri Indonesia took over the license and in 2006, Miss Indonesia was esthablished and started to send its winner to the Miss World pageant. Later in 2007, Miss Earth Indonesia was established and the winner would represent the country at the Miss Earth pageant. Achievements. Indonesia got its first Big Four placement in 1976 when Treesye Ratri Astuti advanced as one of the top 15 finalists of Miss  International 1976. A year later, Indri Hapsari Suharto secured the 2nd Runner-Up position at Miss International 1977. This was Indonesia's highest placement in any Big Four pageants until 2015 when Maria Harfanti also ended up as the 2nd Runner-Up at Miss World 2015. It was surpassed in 2017 when Kevin Lilliana won Miss International 2017, being Indonesia's highest placement and its only victory so far. Indonesia has been dubbed as the rising powerhouse in pageantry in the 2010s as it consistently placed in Big Four pageants (except Miss Earth) during the decade. At Miss Universe, Indonesia  has placed as one of the semi-finalists since 2013, except in 2017 (unplaced) and 2021 (did not participate). Indonesia currently has a 10-year-long ongoing placement streak at Miss World since 2011, the longest by any country. The country also won Beauty With A Purpose award consecutively from 2014 to 2017, a milestone that no other countries have done before. In 2021, Indonesia finally got its first Miss Earth placement after participated 17 years. × "Did not compete" Indonesia's Big Four titleholders. ↑ "No pageant held"