Nadine Chandrawinata (born May 8, 1984 in Hannover, Germany) was Miss Indonesia 2005, and a delegate representing Indonesia in the 2006 Miss Universe Pageant. Nadine Chandrawinata was the second Miss Indonesia to participate in the pageant (preceded by Artika Sari Devi) after a long hiatus in 1996. Her mother is German and her father is Chinese-Indonesian. She has two siblings, twins Marcel and Mischa, who are also models and actors. She measures 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) in height and 114 lb (52 kg) in weightDespite her stunning beauty and modelesque figure, many doubted her public speaking ability since she stuttered a lot during interviews. Nadine Chandrawinata has also repeatedly used incorrect words from time to time. Her English is limited, which was made obvious in an interview published in the Miss Universe 2006 website. For subsequent question and answer sessions, she used a translator.Although she was born in Hannover and is of German descent, her family relocated to Jakarta when she was 3 years old, which explains her limited German. Currently, Nadine Chandrawinata is pursuing her studies at the London School of Public Relations in Jakarta. During her Miss Universe 2006 interview, Nadine Chandrawinata mistakenly stated that "Indonesia is a beautiful 'city'".Her ethnicity was one of the reasons she was being criticized. Her physical features were deemed 'too foreign' and not representative of the typical Indonesian women. Some people, however, commended her victory as there were not many people of minority ethnic groups who had accomplished such fea
