Yasinta, Aurellia (2025) THE CONSTRUCTION OF WOMEN IN BEAUTY PAGEANTS (An Autoethnographic Study of the Puteri Indonesia 2023 Titleholders). Undergraduate thesis, UPN Veteran Jawa Timur.
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Abstract
The Puteri Indonesia beauty pageant is one of the most prominent national competitions in Indonesia, widely recognized not only for showcasing physical beauty, but also for promoting cultural representation, social advocacy, and women's empowerment. This study explores how women are constructed within the framework of beauty pageants, particularly through the experiences of the three titleholders of Puteri Indonesia 2023. Using an autoethnographic approach, this study positions the researcher, who is also one of the titleholders (Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2023), as both subject and observer. Along with two fellow titleholders as additional informants, the researcher reflects on insider experiences during the selection process to post-crowning responsibilities. Findings indicate that the ideal woman in Puteri Indonesia has evolved beyond physical appearance to include intellect, personality, leadership, communication, and social engagement, as captured by the pageant’s 5B values (Brain, Beauty, Behaviour, Brave, and Be Right). However, implicit beauty standards such as height and facial proportions continue to shape the selection process, suggesting that inclusivity remains limited structurally. Overall, this study demonstrates that Puteri Indonesia is a complex site of negotiation where women are not merely objects of representation, but also agents who actively participate in constructing and redefining the meaning of femininity, beauty, and power through beauty pageant in Indonesia. Keywords: Puteri Indonesia, Women’s Empowerment, Inclusivity, Autoethnographic
| Item Type: | Thesis (Undergraduate) | ||||||||
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| Subjects: | H Social Sciences > H Social Sciences (General) H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Social and Political Sciences > Departement of Communication | ||||||||
| Depositing User: | Yasinta Aurellia | ||||||||
| Date Deposited: | 13 Jun 2025 01:47 | ||||||||
| Last Modified: | 13 Jun 2025 01:47 | ||||||||
| URI: | https://repository.upnjatim.ac.id/id/eprint/37306 |
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