Kareina Sunny Halim Miss Indonesia 2009

Miss World 2008 Ksenia Sukhinova (L) of Russia and Miss Indonesia 2008 Sandra Angelia (R) crown the winner of Miss Indonesia 2009 Kerenina Sunny Halim during the pageant's final in Jakarta June 6, 2009. Thirty-three contestants from 33 provinces in Indonesia took part in the pageant. The winner of the Miss Indonesia beauty contest has pledged to brush up on her Indonesian language skills after raising eyebrows for answering the pageant judges' questions in English.

Kerenina Sunny Halim, a 22-year-old teacher who has an American mother and an Indonesian father, beat 32 other contestants to be crowned Miss Indonesia last week.

Her brother, TV star Yusuf Iman, told reporters that she could not speak Bahasa Indonesia fluently because she was schooled at home and had few chances to practice.