Dylan Sada

Aldila Wulandari Kusumashanty Pranadjaja (May 27 1984 – November 9 2020), better known as Dylan Sada, was an Indonesian–American model, photographer, and singer. She was the granddaughter of singer Citra Pranadjaja.

Early life

Dylan Sada was born on May 27, 1984, in Jakarta, Indonesia, as the daughter of Watty Pranadjaja.^[1] She had a younger brother named Dimas Radityo.^[2] Her maternal grandfather, Citra Pranadjaja, was a singer who founded the Bina Vokalia music school.^[3] Dylan attended London Public School Jakarta and later pursued higher education at Limkokwing University of Creative Technology, although she eventually dropped out of the university and moved to the United States,^[3][4] later citing familial trauma from her youth as the reason for her relocation.

Personal life

Dylan shared details of her life with her Instagram followers, including her experiences of divorce and sexual abuse.^[5]

She died in 2020, at the age of 36.^[4]

Career

Dylan Sada began her career as a photographer after a meeting with Ivanho Halim, a Kalimantan-born professional photographer based in Singapore^[6] and maintained the belief that photography was not only about capturing images but also about combining ideas, dreams, and visions in life.^[6] Throughout her life, Dylan worked as a model in New York, collaborating with various companies such as Elle magazine, Nylon, L’Officiel, ID Magazine, Dior, Inez and Vinoodh, and photographer Ryan McGinley.^[6] Dylan was often credited as being an eccentric and bold model. Additionally, she worked as a singer for television commercial jingles and often sang independently, sharing her music on SoundCloud.^[2]