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Jesica Fitriana Martasari Alfharisi (born March 31, 1995) is an Indonesian-Pakistani Ambassador for Ministry of Tourism, HIV/AIDS activist, TV commercial model and a beauty pageant titleholder who won the title of Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2019. She represented Indonesia at the Miss Supranational 2019 pageant, where she placed as the 2nd runner-up, the highest placement of Indonesia at the pageant.
Early life and education
Jesica was born in Bogor, West Java - Indonesia, to a Pakistani-Dutch-born Indonesian father, Malik Alfharisi, from Karachi, 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 hobby includes dancing and boxing. She has also been working as a volunteer and Ambassador for Ministry of Tourism of Indonesia since she was crowned as Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2019.
Jesica is an aspirator and activist for an organization that saves and protect toddler and children survivors of HIV/AIDS caused by HIV in Pregnancy issues. To overcome this, in 2016 she collaborated with the local organization to arrange her own NGO, called "ADHA House" in Bogor, which has been active and focusing on "ADHA" (children who fight against HIV/AIDS from their own parents) by giving them access to get free Antiviral therapy, Antiviral therapy, anti-HIV therapy (HAART), proper nutrition for managing this condition and Mental Health for toddler and children. Jesica often joins campaign seminars to eradicate and break the discrimination and stigma of HIV/AIDS sufferers which could make them become depressed and hinder the healing process. She also often visits one of the "ADHA House" houses in the Bogor area to give free HIV vaccine and free check-up.
Pageantry
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 West Java in Puteri Indonesia 2019.
Puteri Indonesia 2019
Jesica was crowned as Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2019 at the grand finale held in Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia on March 8, 2019 (International Women's Day) by the outgoing titleholder of Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2018 and 3rd Runner-up Miss Supranational 2018, Wilda Octaviana Situngkir of West Kalimantan. Jesica represented the West Java province at the pageant, where she was also nominated for the "Best in Talent" award. The finale coronation night of Puteri Indonesia 2019 was attended by the reigning Miss Supranational 2018 - Valeria Vázquez of Puerto Rico as a main Guest-star and Miss Supranational 2017 - Jenny Kim of Korea as part of the selection committee.
At her national competition, during her finale night speech for Puteri Indonesia 2019, Jesica successfully raised the awareness about gender equality topic;
Jesica:"...Due to biological differences between men and women [sic] socially constructed behaviors, attribute, [sic] activity and also rules [sic] that a given society appreciates woman in life. [sic] In the past, gender polarization included rules, prevented women with so many thing, [sic] such as going to school, attending social event and also other things. But nowadays woman [sic] are changing, woman [sic] are changing their world, their traits and their future, therefore we women should no longer being [sic] polarized as a weaker gender. I am Jesica Fitriana Martasari, I am Puteri Indonesia Jawa Barat 2019, Thank You..."
Miss Supranational 2019
As Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2019, Jesica represented Indonesia at the 11th edition of Miss Supranational 2019 pageant in Krynica-Zdrój, Poland which was held on 6 December 2019, where she placed as the 2nd runner-up. Valeria Vázquez of Puerto Rico crowned her successor Anntonia Porsild of Thailand by the end of the event.