Laksmi De-Neefe Suardana

File:Janet DeNeefe And Daughters.jpg founders, Suardana (left), together with her mother Janet De-Neefe (center) and her sister Dewi De-Neefe (right) on 6 October 2018 in Besakih Temple - Bali.]]

Laksmi Shari De-Neefe Suardana was born on 29 January 1996 in Melbourne, Australia, to an Australian mother, Janet De-Neefe, and a Balinese father, Ketut Suardana.{{cite web|url=https://www.afr.com/life-and-luxury/food-and-wine/eating-out-with-the-grand-dame-of-balinese-cuisine-20190710-p525u5|title=Eating out with the grand dame of Balinese cuisine|author=Ian Lloyd Neubauer|work=Australian Financial Review|date=18 July 2019|access-date=30 June 2022|url-access=subscription}}{{Better source needed|reason=Citation is only available as subscription|date=May 2023}} She was raised in Ubud, a village located in Gianyar Regency, Bali, Indonesia. She has three siblings.{{cite web|author=Yefta Christopherus Asia Sanjaya|editor=Wisnubrata|url=https://www.solopos.com/ini-profil-puteri-indonesia-2022-laksmi-shari-de-neefe-suardana-1326894|title=Ini Profil Puteri Indonesia 2022 Laksmi Shari De Neefe Suardana|work=Solopos|date=28 May 2022|access-date=28 May 2022|language=id}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cnnindonesia.com/gaya-hidup/20220528000534-277-802063/berkenalan-dengan-laksmi-suardana-puteri-indonesia-2022|title=Berkenalan dengan Laksmi Suardana, Puteri Indonesia 2022|work=CNN Indonesia|date=28 May 2022|access-date=28 May 2022|language=id}} She is the granddaughter of Australian business tycoon, John De-Neefe.{{cite web|url=https://www.heraldsun.com.au/tributes/notice/death-notices/de-neefe-john/3279789/|title=De NEEFE.— John|work=Herald Sun|date=5 July 2019|access-date=30 June 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cairnspost.com.au/tributes/notice/death-notices/de-neefe-john/3279789/|title=De NEEFE.— John|work=The Cairns Post|date=5 July 2019|access-date=30 June 2022}} Her name was inspired from Lakshmi, a Hindu goddess known for her power to turn dreams into reality. Suardana speaks Indonesian, Balinese, English, Italian, Spanish and French. She learnt Italian while studying and working as a fashion designer in Florence, Italy.{{cite web|url= https://video.grid.id/amp/403318395/kenal-lebih-dekat-laksmi-shari-de-neefe-puteri-indonesia-2022-jago-4-bahasa-dan-blasteran-australia|title=Kenal Lebih Dekat Laksmi Shari De Neefe, Puteri Indonesia 2022, Jago 4 Bahasa dan Blasteran Australia|author=Novita Siaul|work=Grid Network|date=8 June 2022|access-date=8 June 2022|language=id}}

Laksmi received a diploma of arts from Monash College in 2013. She then completed her double degree program, bachelor of design in fashion design from RMIT University in Australia and bachelor of business in fashion from Polimoda, a private fashion school in Italy. She graduated with summa cum-laude.{{cite news |last1=Hodge |first1=Amanda |title=Bali buoyed by the beauty of family |url=https://www.theaustralian.com.au/world/bali-buoyed-by-the-beauty-of-family/news-story/98d8af773803f567089dca7719a29600|accessdate=12 June 2022|work=The Weekend Australian|date=4 June 2022|url-access=subscription}}

In 2018, Laksmi took part as an activist and contributor for UNICEF's Voices of Youth.{{cite web|url=https://www.voicesofyouth.org/blog/its-too-late-ubud-tourism|title=Before it's too late: Ubud tourism|work=UNICEF's Voices of Youth|author=Laksmi De-Neefe Suardana|date=28 August 2019|access-date=30 May 2022}} She now actively promotes literacy and literature engagement in the society as her advocacy, knowing that the interest in writing and reading books in Indonesia is still low. She also volunteers to teach English for a non-governmental organization in Bali.{{cite web|url=https://www.ubudwritersfestival.com/writers/laksmi-deneefe-suardana/|title=Laksmi Deneefe Suardana|work=Ubud Writers & Readers Festival|access-date=28 May 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jawapos.com/entertainment/30/05/2022/laksmi-shari-de-neefe-suardana-satu-buku-tiap-satu-minggu/|title=Laksmi Shari De Neefe Suardana: Satu Buku Tiap Satu Minggu|author=Ilham Safutra|work=Jawa Pos|date=30 May 2022|access-date=30 May 2022|language=id}}

On 31 May 2022, Suardana and her fellow Puteri Indonesia 2022 winners, Cindy May McGuire and Adinda Cresheilla, were appointed as the 2022 G20 Ambassadors{{Specify|reason=Ambassador not mentioned in ciations, what did they do? See Talk:Laksmi De-Neefe Suardana |date=January 2023}} by the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, at the Merdeka Palace,{{cite web|url=https://www.presidenri.go.id/siaran-pers/presiden-jokowi-terima-kunjungan-puteri-indonesia-2022-dan-miss-universe-2021/|title=Presiden Jokowi Terima Kunjungan Puteri Indonesia 2022 dan Miss Universe 2021|work=President of the Republic of Indonesia|date=30 May 2022|access-date=30 May 2022|language=id}}{{cite web|url=https://www.antaranews.com/berita/2909141/presiden-jokowi-libatkan-puteri-indonesia-2022-promosikan-g20|title=Presiden Jokowi libatkan Puteri Indonesia 2022 promosikan G20|work=Antara (news agency)|author=Gilang Galiartha|date=30 May 2022|access-date=30 May 2022|language=id}} as part of the Indonesian presidency at the upcoming 17th meeting of the G20 in Bali,{{cite web|url=https://www.niaga.asia/presiden-jokowi-minta-puteri-indonesia-2022-terlibat-dalam-event-ktt-g20-di-bali/|title=President Jokowi Asks Miss Indonesia 2022 to be involved in the G20 Summit Event in Bali|work=CIMB Niaga|author=Saud Rosadi|date=30 May 2022|access-date=30 May 2022|language=id}}{{cite web|url=https://www.jawapos.com/nasional/31/05/2022/presiden-jokowi-gandeng-para-puteri-untuk-g20/|title=Presiden Jokowi Gandeng Para Puteri untuk G20|work=Jawa Pos|author=Dhimas Ginanjar|date=31 May 2022|access-date=31 May 2022|language=id}} where the ambassadors were also accompanied by Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno.{{cite web|url=https://voi.id/en/amp/173339/miss-indonesia-2022-help-promote-indonesia-at-the-g20-summit|title=Miss Indonesia 2022 Help Promote Indonesia At The G20 Summit|work=VOI.id|date=30 May 2022|access-date=30 May 2022|language=id|archive-date=6 November 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221106184037/https://voi.id/en/amp/173339/miss-indonesia-2022-help-promote-indonesia-at-the-g20-summit|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|url=https://en.antaranews.com/amp/news/231713/miss-indonesia-2022-to-become-involved-in-g20-promotion-president|title=Miss Indonesia 2022 to become involved in G20 promotion: President|work=Antara (news agency)|author=Sri Haryati|date=30 May 2022|access-date=30 May 2022|language=id}}

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The Ubud Writers & Readers Festival was first conceived by Suardana, together with her parents as a healing project in response to the first 2002 Bali bombings. It has to grown from a very small festival to the largest literary festival in Southeast Asia.{{cite news|url=https://asiancorrespondent.com/2018/10/ubud-writers-readers-festival-2018-what-to-expect/|title=What to expect at Southeast Asia's biggest festival of words and ideas|newspaper=Asian Correspondent|access-date=26 October 2018|archive-date=11 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011120908/https://asiancorrespondent.com/2018/10/ubud-writers-readers-festival-2018-what-to-expect/|url-status=dead}}{{cite news| url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/oct/06/the-show-goes-on-ubud-writers-festival-to-bring-big-names-to-bali-as-mount-agung-settles |title=The show goes on: Ubud writers festival to bring big names to Bali as Mount Agung rumbles|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=26 October 2018|first=Brigid|last=Delaney}}

In 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, Suardana created the Ubud Writers & Readers Fest IG Live Book Club. Suardana was appointed the festival's official ambassador by Yayasan Mudra Swari Saraswati in 2023 in conjunction with the celebration of the festival's twentieth anniversary.{{Cite web |title=Laksmi Deneefe Suardana: Official Ambassador & Main Program Reveal |url=https://ubud-writers.dev.fleava.com/news/yayasan-mudra-swari-saraswati-appoints-laksmi-deneefe-suardana-as-festival-ambassador-announces-the-festivals-20th-anniversary-main-program-lineup |access-date=2024-02-18 |website=uwf |language=en}}

File:Miss Universe 2021 and Puteri Indonesia 2022 winners meet with Joko Widodo at the Merdeka Palace (2).jpg, Harnaaz Sandhu, visiting Merdeka Palace on 31 May 2022.]]

In January 2022, she competed for the title of Puteri Bali 2022 through an open audition in Jakarta, ended up winning the title.{{cite news|url=http://www.bm-news.com/headlines/laksmi-sds-terpilih-wakili-putri-bali-dalam-ajang-ppi-2022-|title=Laksmi SDS Terpilih Wakili Putri Bali dalam Ajang PPI 2022|author=Gustra|work=Bali Post Media Group|date=21 February 2022|accessdate=28 May 2022|language=id}}{{cite web|url=https://www.tribunnews.com/seleb/2022/02/22/putri-bali-laksmi-siap-bertarung-ke-ajang-putri-nasional-tahun-2022-cok-ace-beri-wejangan|title=Putri Bali Laksmi Siap Bertarung ke Ajang Putri Nasional Tahun 2022, Cok Ace Beri Wejangan|author=Cecep Burdansyah|work=Tribun Network|date=22 February 2022|access-date=28 May 2022|language=id}}

File:Laksmi De-Neefe Suardana winner Puteri Indonesia 2022.jpg and Putri Kuswisnuwardhani.]]

As the winner of Puteri Bali 2022, Suardana represented Bali at Puteri Indonesia 2022 held at the Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia, on 27 May 2022.{{cite web|url=https://bali.pdiperjuangan.id/artikel/cok-ace-terima-audiensi-dan-beri-pesan-untuk-putri-indonesia-bali-DDfhPgfaDhDD|title=Cok Ace Terima Audiensi dan Beri Pesan untuk Putri Indonesia Bali|work=Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle|date=21 February 2022|access-date=28 May 2022|language=id}}{{cite web|url=https://bali.antaranews.com/berita/270065/wagub-minta-putri-bali-bawa-vibrasi-positif-di-ajang-putri-indonesia|title=Wagub minta Putri Bali bawa vibrasi positif di ajang Putri Indonesia|author=Adi Lazuardi|work=Antara|date=21 February 2022|access-date=28 May 2022|language=id}} Originally, she wore the sash of Bali 1 since there was another candidate from Bali, Jazmine Callista Seymour Rowe, who was publicly voted as one of the official candidates. However, she changed her sash into Bali before the pre-quarantine since Jazmine decided to withdraw for unknown reason.{{cite web|url=https://www.agtvnews.com/nasional/pr-583365994/ini-kata-jazmine-rowe-wakil-bali-yang-mundur-dari-peserta-puteri-indonesia|title=Ini Kata Jazmine Rowe, Wakil Bali yang Mundur Dari Peserta Puteri Indonesia|author=Nur Ana Alana|work=Antara|date=9 May 2022|access-date=28 May 2022|language=id}}

During the finale, Suardana was asked by Putri Kuswisnuwardhani whether she had any experiences that she would like to change. She answered:

{{Blockquote|I don't have any experience in my life that I regret however bad it is. I believe that the Universe has made plans for me, and it has helped me grow into a stronger, wiser, and more righteous person. And that is why I can stand here in front of you tonight because of all the experience that has taught me, and it made me a new person and I am courageous, and I know I can conquer anything. Thank you.{{cite web|author=Daniel Ngantung|title=Pemenang Puteri Indonesia 2022: Laksmi Shari De Neefe dari Bali|url=https://wolipop.detik.com/entertainment-news/d-6098809/pemenang-puteri-indonesia-2022-laksmi-shari-de-neefe-dari-bali|work=Detik News|date=28 May 2022|access-date=2 June 2022|language=id}}}}

At the end of the coronation night, Suardana successfully defeated other 43 delegates from across Indonesia, becoming the first Balinese to win Puteri Indonesia.{{cite web|url=https://coconuts.co/bali/lifestyle/laksmi-de-neefe-suardana-becomes-balis-first-puteri-indonesia/|title=Laksmi De-Neefe Suardana becomes Bali's first Puteri Indonesia|work=Coconuts Media|date=30 May 2022|access-date=30 May 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thebalitimes.com/headlines/ubud-woman-crowned-miss-indonesia-2022/|title=Ubud Woman Crowned Miss Indonesia 2022|work=The Bali Times|date=30 May 2022|access-date=30 May 2022}} She was crowned as Puteri Indonesia 2022 by the outgoing titleholder, Raden Roro Ayu Maulida Putri of East Java.{{cite web|url=https://indonesiatatler.com/society/5-fakta-pemenang-puteri-indonesia-2022|title=5 Fakta Laksmi Shari De Neefe Suardana, Puteri Indonesia 2022|work=Tatler Indonesia|date=31 May 2022|access-date=31 May 2022|language=id}}{{cite web|url=https://en.antaranews.com/news/231517/miss-indonesia-2022-expresses-commitment-to-promote-tourism|title=Miss Indonesia 2022 expresses commitment to promote tourism|author=Sri Haryati|work=Antara|date=28 May 2022|access-date=30 May 2022}} Suardana was crowned along with her fellow Puteri Indonesia queens, Cindy May McGuire and Adinda Cresheilla.{{Cite web|url=https://www.puteri-indonesia.com/index.php/fr/component/content/article/141-yayasan-puteri-indonesia-dan-mustika-ratu-sukses-selenggarakan-ppi-ke-25-tahun-2022?catid=92&Itemid=542|title=Yayasan Puteri Indonesia dan Mustika Ratu Sukses Selenggarakan PPI ke 25 Tahun 2022|work=Puteri Indonesia|date=31 May 2022 |access-date=31 May 2022|language=id}}{{Cite web|url=https://fia.ui.ac.id/fia-ui-beri-beasiswa-full-bagi-puteri-indonesia-2022/|title=FIA UI Beri Beasiswa Full bagi Puteri Indonesia 2022|work=University of Indonesia|date=June 2022 |access-date=1 June 2022|language=id}}

As the winner of Puteri Indonesia 2022, Suardana represented Indonesia at the 71st edition of the Miss Universe competition,{{cite web|url=https://voi.id/en/lifestyle/173105/puteri-indonesia-2022-laksmi-siap-maju-ke-ajang-miss-universe|title=Miss Indonesia 2022, Laksmi Is Ready To Advance To The Miss Universe Event|work=VOI.id|date=30 May 2022|access-date=30 May 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thejakartapost.com/amp/front-row/2022/12/22/puteri-indonesia-laksmi-de-neefe-suardana-set-to-represent-indonesia-at-miss-universe-2022.html|title=FRONT ROW: Puteri Indonesia Laksmi De Neefe Suardana set to represent Indonesia at Miss Universe 2022|publisher=The Jakarta Post|date=December 22, 2022|accessdate=December 22, 2022}}{{cite web|url=https://www.thenationalnews.com/lifestyle/fashion/2022/06/12/miss-universe-2022-beauty-queens-who-have-already-been-crowned-from-philippines-to-ghana/?outputType=amp|title= Miss Universe 2022 beauty queens crowned: from Ukraine to United Kingdom|work=The National (Abu Dhabi)|author=Katy Gillett|date=10 July 2022|access-date=10 July 2022}} but was unplaced.{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/beauty-queen-takes-leaf-out-of-mother-s-book-in-miss-universe-bid-20230109-p5cbe6.html|title=Beauty queen takes leaf out of mother's book in Miss Universe bid|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|author=Chris Barrett|date=11 January 2023|access-date=11 January 2023}}

Together with her older sister, Dewi De-Neefe, Suardana started her acting career as an extra in the film of Elizabeth Gilbert's book entitled Eat Pray Love in 2010 by Columbia Pictures and Plan B Entertainment.{{cite web|url=https://kedu.pikiran-rakyat.com/seleb/pr-2384580751/profil-laksmi-de-neefe-puteri-indonesia-bali-2022-si-cantik-multitalenta-dari-tanah-dewata|title=Profil Laksmi De-Neefe, Puteri Indonesia Bali 2022, Si Cantik Multitalenta dari Tanah Dewata|author=Nisa Hidayat|work=Pikiran Rakyat|date=27 May 2022|access-date=27 May 2022|language=id}}{{cite web|url=https://www.smh.com.au/entertainment/books/melbourne-woman-behind-the-ubud-writers-and-readers-festival-20140924-10ldjc.html|title=Melbourne woman behind the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival|author=Peter Wilmoth|work=The Sydney Morning Herald|date=30 May 2022|access-date=28 September 2014}}

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• [https://www.missuniverse.com/ Official Miss Universe Official Website]

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