She auditioned for Miss Jakarta in 2012 and 2013 for Puteri Indonesia pageant but was not lucky enough to win in these years.
Bunga Jelitha Ibrani of DKI Jakarta 5 is now Miss Universe Indonesia 2017 (Puteri Indonesia 2017) and will now represent 18,307 islands of Indonesia at the 66th edition of Miss Universe.
25-year-old Bunga Jelitha bested 37 other candidates and succeeded last year's winner Kezia Warouw. She won the Supermodel of Asia Pacific (now Supermodel International) in the year 2011.
Complete Results:
Puteri Indonesia/ Miss Universe Indonesia 2017- Bunga Jelitha Ibrani (DKI Jakarta 5)
Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan/ Miss International Indonesia 2017 - Kevin Liliana (Jawa Barat),
Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata/ Miss Supranational Indonesia 2017 - Karina Nadila (Nusa Tenggara Timur)
Top 11 Semi-Finalists
DKI Jakarta 2 – Dita Fakhrani Utami
Papua – Fredrika Mitra Munua
Jawa Tengah – Dea Rizkita
Jambi – Syella Afsari
Jawa Barat – Kevin Lilliana
Kalimantan Timur – Gituen Miracline Samantha
Nusa Tenggara Timur – Karina Nadila
Sumatera Selatan – Nur Harisyah Pratiwi
Sumatera Barat – Puji Chegana
DKI Jakarta 5 – Bunga Jelitha Ibrani
Sumatera Utara – Putri Mentari Sitanggang
Top 6 Finalists
DKI 5 – Bunga Jelitha Ibrani
NTT – Karina Nadila
Jambi – Syella Afsari
Sumatera Utara – Putri Mentari Sitanggang
Jawa Tengah – Dea Rizkita
Jawa Barat – Kevin Lilliana
Subtitle Winners
Puteri Friendship – Suci Marliani
Puteri Talented – Sarjia Samin Ibrahim, Kevin Liliana and Fatma Ayu Husnasari
Best Traditional Outift – Kevin Liliana, Puji Chegana and Dita Fakhrana Utami
Puteri Intelligent – Suci Marliani
Puteri Indonesia Islands
Sumatra – Aceh
Java – East Java
Kalimantan – South Kalimantan
Bali and Nusa Tenggara – East Nusa Tenggara
Sulawesi – South Sulawesi
Eastern Indonesia – West Papua