Harashta Haifa Zahra

Biography

Harashta Haifa Zahra (Sundanese: ᮠᮛᮞ᮪ᮂᮒ ᮠᮄᮖ ᮐᮠᮁ; born September 5, 2003) is an Indonesian beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Supranational 2024 and Puteri Indonesia 2024. She is the first Indonesian to win Miss Supranational.

== Early life and education == Harashta Haifa Zahra was born on September 5, 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, Zahra began SMA Negeri 2 Bandung high school, graduating in 2020. In 2024, she began a Bachelor of Engineering (S.T.) degree at the National Institute of Technology Bandung (ITENAS).

== Pageantry ==

Zahra'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, Zahra took part and won the Puteri Indonesia 2024 selection event at Graha Mustika Ratu in Jakarta. As the winner, Zahra represented West Java at Puteri Indonesia 2024.

=== Puteri Indonesia 2024 ===

On March 8, 2024, coinciding with International Women's Day, Zahra won Puteri Indonesia 2024 at the Plenary Hall, Jakarta Convention Center in Central Jakarta. In the final round, Zahra 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 replied, "The role of women in accelerating national development is certainly very important and requires working together between women and men." Zahra was crowned by her predecessor, Puteri Indonesia 2023 Farhana Nariswari from West Java. Zahra became the second Sundanese representative to win this title, and the first time the same province had won for two consecutive years at the contest.

=== Miss Supranational 2024 ===