Harashta Haifa Zahra
Harashta Haifa Zahra is an Indonesian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Supranational 2024. Having previously been crowned Puteri Indonesia 2024, she is the first Indonesian to win Miss Supranational.
Early life and education
Harashta Haifa Zahra was born on 5 September 2003 in Garut Regency, West Java and grew up in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. Her father, Ginanjar, is an entrepreneur from Bandung, and her mother, Yeni Yuliani, is from Peundeuy, Garut Regency.In 2017, Harashta started attending high school, graduating in 2020., she is pursuing Bachelor of Engineering degree by studying environmental engineering at National Institute of Technology Bandung.
Pageantry
Harashta's first pageant was Bandung Regency Mojang Jajaka Kabupaten Bandung regional ambassador selection competition in 2022, where she was selected as Wakil II as Mojang Kabupaten Bandung 2022.Puteri Jawa Barat 2024
In 2024, Harashta took part in the provincial selection of participants for Puteri Indonesia Jawa Barat 2024 for the Puteri Indonesia 2024 selection event at Graha Mustika Ratu in Jakarta, and won. As Puteri Indonesia Jawa Barat 2024, Harashta was set to represent West Java at Puteri Indonesia 2024.Puteri Indonesia 2024
On March 8, 2024, coinciding with International Women's Day, Harashta won the national pageant Puteri Indonesia 2024 at the Plenary Hall, Jakarta Convention Center in Central Jakarta, representing her province West Java.In the final round, Harashta was asked by the chair of the advisory board of the Yayasan Puteri Indonesia, Putri Kuswisnu Wardani about the role of women in accelerating nation development. She answered that "The role of women in accelerating national development is certainly very important and requires working together between women and men."
Harashta was crowned by her predecessor, Puteri Indonesia 2023 Farhana Nariswari from West Java. Harashta became the second Sundanese representative to win this title–also marking the first time the same province won for two consecutive years in the history of Puteri Indonesia.