Jesica Fitriana Martasari Alfharisi (born March 31, 1995) is an Indonesian Ministry of Tourism Ambassador,

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, TV commercial model and a beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2019. She represented Indonesia at the

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pageant, where she placed as the 2nd Runner-Up, the highest placement of Indonesia at the

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pageant, became the sixth Indonesian to be placed as a finalist in Miss Supranational history, continuing the fifth year placement streak of Indonesia, consecutively since Gresya Amanda Maaliwuga in 2015,

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and Wilda Octaviana Situngkir in

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Early life and education

Jesica was born in Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, to a

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-born Indonesian father, Malik Alfharisi from

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, and an Indonesian mother, Neneng Nurbaiti Martasari from Sundanese ethnic. She has one younger brother named Alris Alfharisi. She has been working as a model since the age of 15, and her hobbies includes

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and

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. She has also been working as the Ambassador for Ministry of Tourism of Indonesia since she was crowned as Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2019. She holds a

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from

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, Indonesia. After graduated she ran her own

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studio, together with her family. Jesica is an aspirator and activist for an organization that saves and protect

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and

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survivors of

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caused by HIV in Pregnancy issues. To overcome this, in 2016 she collaborated with the local organization to arrange her own

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, called ''"ADHA House"'' in

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, which has been active and focusing on ''"ADHA"'' (children who fight against

from their own parents) by giving them access to get free

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, anti-HIV therapy (HAART), proper nutrition for managing this condition and

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for toddler and children.

Pageantry

Puteri Indonesia 2019 finalists with Joko Widodo on steps of Bogor Palace

Puteri West Java 2018-2019

Jesica competed in the regional pageant of Puteri West Java Pageant two times in 2018 and 2019, before winning the title to represent her province

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Puteri Indonesia 2019

Jesica represented the

province at the pageant, where Jesica was crowned as Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2019 at the grand finale held in

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on March 8, 2019 (

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) by the outgoing titleholder of Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2018 and the 3rd Runner-up Miss Supranational 2018, Wilda Octaviana Situngkir of

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. She was also nominated for the ''"Best in Talent"'' award. At her national competition, during her finale night speech for

, Jesica successfully raised the awareness about

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topic; The finale coronation night of

was attended by the reigning

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- Valeria Vázquez of

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as a main Guest-star and

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- Jenny Kim of

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as part of the selection committee. Jesica was crowned together with

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and Jolene Marie Cholock-Rotinsulu as Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2019.

Miss Supranational 2019

As Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2019, Jesica represented Indonesia at the

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pageant in Katowice International Congress Centre,

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, Silesian - Poland, the finale coronation night was held on 6 December 2019. Jesica competed with the other 77 countries, where she ended-up crowned as the ''"2nd runner-up"'' of

. She is also won several awards; ''"Supra Fan Vote Winner"'', ''"Women of Substance"'', and ''"2nd Runner-up Best National Costume"''. Valeria Vázquez of

crowned her successor Anntonia Porsild of

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by the end of the event.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Fitriana, Jesica Living people 1995 births Puteri Indonesia winners Miss Supranational contestants HIV/AIDS activists Mental health activists Indonesian child activists Indonesian women activists Children's rights activists Bandung Institute of Technology alumni Indonesian beauty pageant winners Indonesian female models Sundanese people Indo people People from Bogor Pakistani expatriates in Indonesia Indonesian people of Pakistani descent Indonesian people of Dutch descent