13 things about Miss World Indonesia 2025 Monica Kezia Sembiring

Monica Kezia Sembiring represented Indonesia in the 72nd edition of Miss World. The country is home to Miss World 2015 second runner-up Maria Harfanti and Miss World 2016 second runner-up Natasha Mannuela Halim.

BIOGRAPHY

Sembiring is an Indonesian pianist, public speaker, environment sustainability advocate and beauty queen. She enjoys collecting ethnic materials.

Aside from the piano, Sembiring also plays the ukulele. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She is a native of Medan, Sumatera Utara, Indonesia.
2. Her father Rezeki Sembiring Kembaren is from Kutambaru, Langkat, Sumatera Utara.
3. Her mother Debora Munthe is from Kabanjaje, Karo, Sumatera Utara.
4. She is an alumna of SMA Negeri 1 Medan in Medan.
5. She earned her bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering from the Universitas Diponegoro in Semarang, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia.
6. She is the second of two siblings.
7. She received a platinum award at the Indonesia National Piano Festival 2014.
8. In 2020, she visited the United Kingdom.
9. She is Miss Sumatera Utara 2024.
10. She won Miss Indonesia 2024.
11. She was a Karya Kreatif Sumatera Utara 2024 speaker and Indonesian Fashion Parade 2024 model.
12. On January 5, 2025, she turned 23.
13. She was a Miss World 2025 quarterfinalist.

TIMELINE

Monica is 5’8″ tall. She speaks Indonesian and English.

2020

• In August 2020, she traveled to Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K.

2022

• In February 2022, she visited Bali, Indonesia.

2024

• On May 29, 2024, she represented Sumatera Utara at Miss Indonesia 2024 and competed against 37 other candidates at the Studio RCTI+ in Kebon Jeruk, Jakarta, Indonesia. She won the title.
• She and Miss World 2023 Krystyna Pyszková graced the cover of the June 2024 issue of the Highend magazine. In the same month, she walked for Budi Utomo at the Indonesian Fashion Parade 2024 at Yuan Garden Pasar Baru in Jakarta, Indonesia.
• In July 2024, she delivered a speech about the importance of sustainable tourism at Karya Kreatif Sumatera Utara 2024.

2025

• On May 22, 2025, she won the talent competition of Miss World 2025 at Shilpakala Vedika in Hyderabad, Telangana, India.
• On May 31, 2025, she represented Indonesia at Miss World 2025 and competed against 107 other candidates at the HITEX Exhibition Centre in Hyderabad. She won the Beauty With a Purpose challenge and finished in the Top 40.