# Lulu Zaharani

Lulu Zaharani Krisna Widodo (born December 16, 2003) is an Indonesian Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy Ambassador, model, athlete, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2023. Zaharani was scheduled to represent Indonesia at Miss Charm 2024, but she chose to withdraw and replaced by the next titleholder.

## Early life and education

Zaharani was born on December 16, 2003, in Bandar Lampung in Lampung, Indonesia. She completed her high school education from SMAN 1 Tumijajar in Tulang Bawang Barat Regency, Lampung. Currently, she is a Communication Science student from Bandar Lampung University in Bandar Lampung, Lampung. Zaharani started her career as a retired Paskibraka for Lampung Province in 2019.

## Career

In May 2023, along with fellow winners Puteri Indonesia 2023, Farhana Nariswari Wisandana and Yasinta Aurellia, Zaharani was appointed as one of brand ambassadors for Bank Central Asia (BCA) Indonesia. The appointment was conveyed by Mustika Ratu Entertainment (MRE) which is a subsidiary of PT Mustika Ratu Tbk. Apart from that, the appointment of brand ambassadors is also part of a collaboration between PT Bank Central Asia and Puteri Indonesia 2023 to find women with potential to promote products from Bank Central Asia.

## Pageantry

Zaharani started her beauty pageant career by taking part in the Muli Menganai Tulang Bawang Barat Election and was selected as 1st Runner-Up in Muli Tulang Bawang Barat 2020, then took part in the Muli Menganai ambassador contest for Tulang Bawang Regency and was successfully selected as Muli Tulang Bawang 2022. Then in August 2022, Zaharani was selected as Muli Lampung 2022 in the 2022 Muli Mekhanai Lampung Province contest.

### Puteri Indonesia Lampung 2023

At the end of 2022, not long after being selected as Muli Lampung 2022, Zaharani began to participate in beauty pageants by competing in the provincial level contest Puteri Indonesia 2023 which was held at the Radisson Hotel in Bandar Lampung on December 24, 2022. At the end of the event, she was successfully selected as the title winner. After successfully holding the title of Puteri Indonesia Lampung 2023, Zaharani has the right to represent the province of Lampung in the national level beauty pageant Puteri Indonesia 2023.

### Puteri Indonesia 2023

After holding the title of Puteri Indonesia Lampung 2023, Zaharani represented the province of Lampung in the national beauty contest Puteri Indonesia 2023 which was held at the Plenary Hall, Jakarta Convention Center in Central Jakarta on May 19, 2023.
In the final round, Zaharani was asked by the Chair of the Advisory Board of Puteri Indonesia Foundation, Putri Kus Wisnu Wardani about whether there is a difference between doing good and doing right. She answered:
   "In my opinion, doing good and doing right are two different things. Doing good is when we say something that can be accepted by many people, doing it from heart to heart. But doing the right thing is doing it logically, it's true in the situation. Thank You."
Zaharani was crowned 2nd Runner-Up with the title Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2023 by Adinda Cresheilla from East Java as the previous titleholder. She also placed in the top three for Best Make-Up and Best Evening Gown. As Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2023, Zaharani has the right to compete representing Indonesia in the Miss Charm 2024 pageant. Due to the postponement of the contest, she then withdrew and was replaced by Melati Tedja, the next titleholder.