Miss Indonesia wins best national costume with Borobudur-inspired dress

Miss Indonesia, Elvira Devinamira won the Best National Costume category at the 63rd Annual Miss Universe pageant which took place in Miami on Sunday.

As reported in The Jakarta Globe, Elvira's costume had been posted on the organizers Facebook page since last Wednesday, alongside four other finalists from Argentina, Canada, Germany and India.

Elvira's costume titled 'The Chronicles of Borobudur' emerged the favourite among the other four finalists as fans voted for their favourite via Twitter using the contestants hashtag and #MissUniverse.

The costume created by seven Indonesian designers was inspired by Central Java’s Borobudur Temple, a ninth-century Buddhist monument and UNESCO heritage site and reported to be weighed around 20 kilograms.

Elvira also made it to the Top 15 during the finals of the Miss Universe.

Here are some of the reactions from Indonesian fans:

Selamat buat putri Indonesia yang menang best costume, abang #gmz liat mukanya neng~
— Anippp (@hanifansatria) January 26, 2015

Selamat buat Putri Indonesia Kita yang Menang The best national costume di @MissUniverse
— M. Arif Hafiz (@acilehafiz) January 26, 2015

@elviraelph Congrats buat putri indonesia 2014 uda masuk 15 besar dan menangin costume trbaik di ajang miss universe pic.twitter.com/NMSxgetJYN
— andi dwiyanti (@storybrokes) January 26, 2015

Putri indonesia 2014 berhasil mengharumkan nama bangsa dengan menyabet satu piala-best costume (I think) diajang Miss Universe Final Round!
— vivi milandra (@vie_mill) January 26, 2015

The pageant saw Colombia's Paulina Vega crowned this year's Miss Universe Sunday, beating contenders from the United States, Ukraine, Jamaica and The Netherlands.