Culture of Indonesia influences ranging from neighbouring Asian countries; such as India, China, and Middle East to European western styles through colonisation. Each ethnic group has their own distinct dances; makes total dances in Indonesia are more than 3000 Indonesian original dances. However, the dances of Indonesia can be divided into three eras; the Prehistoric Era, the Hindu/Buddhist Era and the Era of Islam, and into two genres; court dance and folk dance. There is a continuum in the traditional dances depicting episodes from the Ramayana and Mahabharata from India, ranging through Thailand, all the way to Bali. There is a marked difference,
Miss Indonesia of 34 delegates are selected to participate at the final round, one from each province. In 2005 for the first time, Miss Indonesia winner competed at the Miss ASEAN pageant where the second edition was held in Jakarta, Indonesia and placed as the 1st Runner-up. In 2006 Miss Indonesia lost the franchise of Miss ASEAN pageant and repositioned as Miss World Indonesia and will represent Indonesia at the Miss World pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent. The main winner of the contest will receive the title as