Kerenina Sunny Halim

Who is Kerenina Sunny Halim?

Kerenina Sunny Halim, an Indonesian American, was Miss Indonesia 2009. She represented Indonesia at the Miss World 2009 in South Africa in November–December the same year.

Kerenina is of mixed descent, her mother is from Montana, United States and her father from Bandung, Indonesia. She has five siblings, one of whom is also a well-known celebrity in Indonesia, Steve Emmanuel, who had starred in several TV soap operas.

Kerenina was homeschooled in her early years until graduation, and in her teen years actively participated in several humanitarian projects throughout the Indonesian archipelago. By the age of 22, Kerenina had received 6 diplomas for her college studies, Public Relations, Sales and Marketing, Primary Teaching, Economics, Performing Arts, and Music and Arts, all of which were issued by Christian Vocational Academy, a long-distance learning institution.

In her last year of high school, Kerenina completed a performing arts course while she lived in Bali. She performed with a dance troupe which participated in several competitions, and attained first place in the Jakarta Arts festival 2001. In addition, she also took a music course learning drums, and attended vocals lessons. During her first year of college, she spent a year in India, where she helped to set up a school for deaf children. She also played an active role in consolidating women's rights in the women's correctional institute in New Delhi.