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Revision as of 08:23, 13 October 2011 by Crisco 1492 (talk | contribs) (expanding)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) Not to be confused with Dewi Sandra.Monica Nicholle Sandra Dewi Gunawan Basri (8 August 1983), better known as Sandra Dewi, is an Indonesian model and actress.
Biography
Dewi was born in Pangkal Pinang, Bangka on 8 August 1983. She is of Chinese extract. After growing up in Pangkal Pinang, she moved to Jakarta with her family in 2001. Shortly afterwards, she won the Miss Enchanteur beauty contest and in 2002 was selected as Tourism Envoy for West Jakarta. She later participated in the Fun Fearless Female contest in 2006, in which she placed second.
Dewi achieved mainstream success with her role in the 2007 film Quickie Express. She was later named "the most searched artist" by Yahoo! Indonesia.
Dewi has posed for Indonesia's version of For Him Magazine; the pictures were considered to possibly be against the then-recently passed Bill against Pornography and Pornoaction. However, she says that she supports the law and would never agree to a "vulgar" shot.
Personal life
Dewi enjoys eating pempek; this was influenced by her father, who was originally from Palembang.
References
- Footnotes
- Bibliography
- Hari, Kurniawa (7 February 2010). "Sandra Dewi: 'I love to just hang out at home'". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- Hari, Kurniawa (25 January 2009). "Sandra Dewi: Success is a heavenly bonus". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 13 October 2011.
- "Sandra Dewi fasting to show solidarity". The Jakarta Post. 23 September 2008. Retrieved 3 September 2011.