Kristania Virginia Besouw

Kristania Virginia Besouw
Born (1985-05-07) 7 May 1985 (age 39)
Manado, Indonesia
AllegianceUnited States of America
RankSergeant (E-5)[1]
AwardsArmy Commendation Medal

Good Conduct Medal

Army Achievement Medal
Alma materSam Ratulangi University
Spouse(s)
Frank Piay
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(m. 2008; div. 2017)​
James Robert Hall
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(m. 2017)​

Kristania Virginia Besouw (born 7 May 1985) is an Indonesian-American former military nurse and beauty pageant titleholder, notable for being Miss Indonesia 2006. She was the first Miss Indonesia in the Miss World Pageant (2006 in Poland), representing North Sulawesi.[2][3] She placed within the big 24 Miss Sport, and promoted the importance of infant measles vaccination on behalf of UNICEF, earning her the nickname 'Ratu Campak' (Queen of Measles).[4][5]

  1. ^ "Mantan Miss Indonesia 2006 Ini Pilih Jadi US Army, Alasannya Karena Biaya Sekolah di Sana Murah". 21 November 2020.
  2. ^ "Miss Indonesia 2006 Kristania Virginia Besouw (far right) now with the US Army". Coconuts Media. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
  3. ^ "Dipersoalkan, Miss dan Puteri Jalan Terus". Bali Post Media Group. 10 September 2006. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 6 June 2011.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  4. ^ "Beauty Queens and Jihadis Leave Kalla Spelling Out the Law on Citizenship". Jakarta Globe. 18 March 2015. Retrieved March 18, 2015.
  5. ^ "Questions Loom for US Army's New Queen". Jakarta Globe. Retrieved March 17, 2015.