Farhana Nariswari Wisandana was born on 28 May 1996 in the city of
Bandung in
West Java, Indonesia. Nariswari is the eldest daughter of two children from her father Wisandana Sanudi, a former West Java provincial
government employee of
Sundanese descent and a mother of
Minangkabau descent from
Solok City,
West Sumatra.[6] Her sister, Rabita Madina from the
Gadjah Mada University, was the winner of the Student Achievement Election (PILMAPRES) in 2020.[7][8]
Growing up in the city of Bandung, Nariswari completed her high school education from Taruna Bakti High School in 2013. After graduating, she took part in the AFS Italy Exchange Program from Liceo Scientifico D'Alessandro located in the
Metropolitan City of Palermo in the
Sicily region, Italy for one year (2013—2014). In 2020, Nariswari completed her undergraduate education by earning a
Bachelor of Medicine (S.Ked.) at the
Faculty of Medicine from
Padjadjaran University in city of Bandung, West Java.[9][10]
In June 2023, Nariswari attended and was entrusted with delivering the World Peace and Prosperity prologue at the 2nd Borobudur International World Peace and Prosperity Event which was held at
Aksobhya Park which is part of
the Borobudur Temple in
Magelang Regency,
Central Java.[14][15] The event was held with the aim of promoting
world peace and global prosperity through dialogue, cooperation and understanding between countries around the world as part of the
2023 Vesak Day celebrations in Indonesia.[16][17]
In 2022, Nariswari competed at Puteri Indonesia Jawa Barat regional pageants and got the title 1st Runner-up.[21]
Puteri Indonesia Jawa Barat 1 2023
In 2023, Nariswari joined the national audition to get the title of Puteri Indonesia Jawa Barat 2023 at Jakarta, when finally she was selected as Puteri Indonesia Jawa Barat 1 2023 and represented her province at
Puteri Indonesia 2023. Her fellow contestant Salma Maulina Wijaya won the public vote and got the sash Puteri Indonesia Jawa Barat 2 2023.[22]
Puteri Indonesia 2023
Nariswari represented Jawa Barat 1 at Puteri Indonesia 2023 held at the
Jakarta Convention Center, Jakarta, Indonesia, on 19 May 2023.[23][24]
During the finale, Nariswari was asked by Putri Kuswisnu Wardani the perception between doing something good and doing something right. She answered:
Good evening Indonesia. I believe that doing something good and doing something right are two different things. Doing something good is when we do something based on our intention, our desire. Helping others is something good for example, but it's not always right. However, doing something right is beyond that. It is doing something involving moral values, involving God, and last but not least when you do something that you really really believe deep inside your heart. Thank you.[25]
At the end of the coronation night, Nariswari successfully won the title, being the first West Java representative to win Puteri Indonesia. She was crowned as Puteri Indonesia 2023 by the outgoing titleholder,
Laksmi Shari De-Neefe Suardana of
Bali. Farhana was crowned along with her fellow Puteri Indonesia queens,
Yasinta Aurellia and
Lulu Zaharani Krisna Widodo.[26]
Nariswari with
Miss World Indonesia 1983Titi Dwi Jayati on 2023, attending Anugerah Desa Wisata Indonesia 2023 at Teater Tanah Airku, Taman Mini Indonesia in Jakarta, Indonesia.