Kalista Iskandar di Mata Putu Ayu Saraswati Runner Up Puteri Indonesia

 

 

 

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I love Kalista because she has a beautiful heart that shines out of her like sunbeams ??? She’s really smart. When she’s in class she always write down notes very very neatly, and she would ask the best questions that made the other girls go “dang Kal why didn’t i think of that?!” . She’s very hardworking. She’s always on time and came real prepared. Even when she’s super sick, she still would not miss an event with us, she never once complained, always so energetic and kind to everyone. . She’s humble and always herself. I remember the first time I met her during the audition. We were discussing how expensive human hairclips are, and she went “HUH i didnt know it had to be so expensive aku beli online kemarin 50 ribu” . She has a pure soul and noble purpose. She has been fighting for underprivileged kids so they would have a chance at being educated based on their passion. And she’s been doing that eversince she was 12. Imagine being only 12 year old yet already having the drive to serve others. . She’s very proud of her roots. Everytime she was asked what her biggest strength is, she would answer, her Padang-Chinese-American ethnicities. She said she owes who she is to the different cultures that she was exposed to growing up. And she would always wear her traditional fabrics and she would proudly talk about rendang to EVERYONE and promise to send them some, including Miss Universe. . And that’s why I love you, @kalistaiskandar. Kalau kalian bagaimana? Why do you love Kalista? Come share with me in the comments ??????

Sebuah kiriman dibagikan oleh Putu Ayu Saraswati (@ayusarasw) pada 9 Mar 2020 jam 10:11 PDT

Kalista Iskandar juga disebut sangat bangga dengan daerah asalnya dimana dalam dirinya mengalir darah Padang, Cina dan Amerika.

“Dia bilang dia berhutang pada budaya yang berbeda yang memengaruhinya hingga tumbuh dewasa. Dan dia akan selalu memakai pakaian tradisionalnya dan dia dengan bangga akan berbicara tentang rendang kepada SEMUA ORANG dan berjanji untuk mengirimkannya, termasuk Miss Universe,” tulisnya.

“Dan itulah sebabnya aku mencintaimu, @kalistaiskandar. Kalau kalian bagaimana? Mengapa kamu mencintai Kalista? Ayo berbagi dengan saya di komentar,” pungkas Putu Ayu Saraswati.

Sebelumnya, nama Kalista Iskandar menjadi perbincangan setelah gagal melafalkan Pancasila saat memasuki sila keempat dan kelima. Hal itu terjadi dalam sesi tanya jawab dari dewan juri dan media sosial pada Top 6 Indonseia 2020.

Pada kesempatan itu, Kalista diminta melafalkan ke-5 sila dari Pancasila oleh Ketua MPR RI, Bambang Soesatyo.

Meski gagal menjawab dengan baik, Yayasan Puteri Indonesia (YPI) lantas menobatkan Kalista Iskandar perwakilan dari provinsi Sumatera Barat sebagai 3rd Runner Up Puteri Indonesia 2020.

Baca juga: Top 6 Finalis Puteri Indonesia 2020 Tak Berhasil Lafalkan Pancasila