Fabienne Nicole

Biography

Fabiënne Nicole Groeneveld (Dutch pronunciation: [faːbiˈjɛn(ə) niˈkɔl ˈɣrunəvɛlt]; born 27 December 1999) is an Indonesian-Dutch beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe Indonesia 2023. She represented Indonesia at the Miss Universe 2023 competition in San Salvador. Groeneveld previously won Miss Global Indonesia 2018 and competed at Miss Global 2018 pageant in Manila, Philippines where she finished in the top 20.

== Early life and education == Fabiënne Nicole Groeneveld was born on 27 December 1999, in Spijkenisse, South Holland in Netherlands, to a Chinese-Indonesian politician and businesswoman, Natalia Cecilia Tanudjaja. Groeneveld was born and raised in Spijkenisse and The Hague in the province of South Holland, where she spent her childhood time before the family moved to her mother hometown in Surabaya, East Java - Indonesia in 2010, Groeneveld is a polyglot, she fluently speaks Indonesian, Dutch and English. Groeneveld attended Pelita Harapan University in Surabaya and graduated in 2017, with a Bachelor of International Business Management (B.IBM). In 2019, she completed her Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of New South Wales in Sydney, and she also completed her Professional certification in Business Administration and Management essentials from the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) in 2021.

== Pageantry ==

=== Miss Global Indonesia 2018 === On 15 September 2018, Groeneveld won Miss Global Indonesia 2018 at the Jakarta Convention Centre, Jakarta, Indonesia. The finals night comprised competitions in swimwear, evening gown, and two question and answer rounds. She Groeneveld competed against thirty-nine other delegates, and was crowned by outgoing Miss Global Indonesia 2017 Cynthya Monica Rizkyawati.

=== Miss Global 2018 === As Miss Global Indonesia 2018, Groeneveld represented Indonesia Miss Global 2018 in Newport World Resorts, Manila, The Philippines on 11 February 2019. During the preliminaries, Groeneveld won two special awards, Best in Evening Gown and 'Miss Photogenic.

=== Miss Universe Indonesia 2023 === Groeneveld won Miss Universe Indonesia 2023 at the Beach City International Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia, on 3 August 2023, competing against other 29 delegates. Sshe was crowned by the reigning Miss Universe 2022 R'Bonney Gabriel from the US. Groeneveld was crowned with the new Miss Universe Indonesia crown named The Shimmering Hope. During the final top three, Groeneveld was asked by the Miss Universe organization representative Shameera Shah whether she has any important lesson for us to takeaway from technology that impacted Indonesia's young generation. She answered:

Those who are so far can feel so close, and those so close can feel so far, technology really helps us in communication. However it is our responsibility on how we utilize that, I believe technology can be a force for good, we can empower, we can inspire and we can connect those from far away, because I believe with the power of technology and what is in our hearts, that we as a human at the end of the day all connects with hearts. Thank You.

==== Background ==== In January 2023, she competed for the title of Miss Universe Indonesia 2023 under a new organization headed by Datin Wira Poppy Capella Swastika, through an open audition in Jakarta, where she gained the right to represent Jakarta SCR at Miss Universe Indonesia 2023. During the preliminary events, Groeneveld won the Miss Confidently Beautiful special award.