Cindy May McGuire

Cindy May McGuire is an Indonesian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2022. She was also a 2022 G20 Ambassador in this role. She represented Indonesia in the Miss International 2022 pageant held in Tokyo, Japan.

Early life and education McGuire was born in Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia to an American father Lex R McGuire from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and a Sundanese-Betawis mother Nelly Yulistine from Ciamis Regency, West Java.

McGuire studied at Leongatha Secondary College in Leongatha, Victoria, Australia.

Career

On 31 May 2022, together with her fellow Puteri Indonesia 2022 winners, Laksmi Shari De-Neefe Suardana and Adinda Cresheilla, McGuire was appointed as the 2022 G20 Ambassador by the President of the Republic of Indonesia, Joko Widodo, at the Merdeka Palace, as part of the Indonesian presidency at the upcoming seventeenth meeting of the Group of Twenty (G20) in Bali, where the ambassadors also accompanied by Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy, Sandiaga Uno.

Pageantry McGuire (second from the left) together with Puteri Indonesia 2022 winners and Miss Universe 2021, Harnaaz Sandhu, visiting Merdeka Palace on 31 May 2022.

Miss Tourism World Indonesia 2021 At the end of 2020, the Miss Tourism World Indonesia organization officially announced that they had appointed McGuire as Miss Tourism World Indonesia 2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the Miss Tourism World organization has canceled the annual international pageant, which going to be held in Antalya, Turkey. where she was successfully selected as the representative of Jakarta SCR-5. During the pageant quarantine, she was selected as one of the 3 winners for the "Miss Talent" award, with her Beksi Silat performance.

During the finale, McGuire was asked by Minister of Health of The Republic of Indonesia, Budi Gunadi Sadikin whether she has any solution that she would like to change to bring awareness for stunted growth prevalence. She answered,

At the end of the event, she was successfully crowned as the winner of "Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2022" by her predecessor Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2020, Putu Ayu Saraswati of Bali. McGuire was crowned along with her fellow Puteri Indonesia 2022 titleholders; Laksmi Shari De-Neefe Suardana and Adinda Cresheilla.

During the finale coronation night, Putu Ayu Saraswati announced that she was withdrawing from the Miss International competition, and handed over her duties as Miss International Indonesia 2022 to McGuire.

Miss International 2022

As the winner of Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2022, McGuire represented Indonesia at the 60th edition of the Miss International competition, held at Tokyo Dome City Hall, Tokyo, Japan on December 13, 2022, and was unplaced.

Filmography McGuire began her acting career in the Television show Opera Van Java in 2020, Anak Sekolah in 2021, and Lapor Pak! in 2021, which produced and aired by Trans7.

Television shows Year Title Genre Role Production Ref. 2020–2021 Opera Van Java Wayang wong – Sitcom as herself Trans7 2021–present Anak Sekolah Drama – Sitcom 2021–2022 Lapor Pak! Drama – Sitcom 2022 Puteri Indonesia 2022 Beauty Pageant Contestant SCTV 2022 Insert Siang Talk Show Guest star Trans TV 2023 Puteri Indonesia 2023 Beauty Pageant Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2022 SCTV 2023, 2025 Hidup Sehat Health Talk Show Guest star tvOne 2023 Dokter Traveler Travel – Medical Talk Show Host Trans TV 2023 Family 100 Game Show Guest star MNCTV 2024 Dream Box Indonesia Game Show Guest star Trans TV 2024 Bikin Asik Aja Variety Show Guest star TVRI 2024 Ketoprak Milenial Traditional Drama – Sitcom Guest star TVRI 2024–present Halo Dokter! Health Talk Show Host TVRI 2024 Jendela Rumah Kita Season 2 Family Drama as Dr. Cindy TVRI 2025 Marbot Ali Drama as Dr. Cindy TVRI 2025 Asmara Gen Z Drama – Soap opera Bianca's mother SCTV 2026 Di Luar Nurul Drama – Romance Ratu Screenplay Films 2026–present Hai Dok Health Talk Show Host Trans TV