[VIDEO] Miss Grand Indonesia Walked The Pageant Stage As A Plate Of Satay And We Love It
There are two different variations of the costume and she swiftly switched from one to the other mid-catwalk.
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Indonesian beauty queen Aurra Kharishma surely turned heads when she walked across the Miss Grand International stage wearing an outfit embellished with satay
Miss Grand is a beauty pageant franchise based in Thailand and the National Costume Competition took place yesterday, 24 March.
While all of the contestants wore beautiful outfits inspired by their vibrant homelands, Miss Grand Indonesia caught people's attention with her satay dress.
Image via Miss Grand International (Facebook)
Aurra shared the juicy details of her fabulous getup on Instagram
The mastermind behind the design and concept of the costume was a team from the famous Jember Fashion Carnaval (JFC).
In her post, Aurra wrote that the chicken satay is meant to represent Indonesia's rich food culture and its popularity throughout the country.
Dubbed 'The Edacious of Chicken Satay', there are two different variations of the costume and she swiftly switched from one to the other mid-catwalk
Stepping on stage, she strutted confidently while imitating hawkers in Indonesia with the signature red-and-white satay seller shirt and a fan in her hand.
Her skirt appeared to be a grill and she cheekily 'cooked' the perfectly lined skewers on it.
Then, she stopped in her tracks at turned around before revealing that under the skirt, the design was that of a plate of satay, complete with condiments such as raw onions and cucumbers.
Watch the video here and get ready to be blown away:
Netizens absolutely adored costume.
A Twitter user uploaded photos of Aurra in the dress and garnered over 20,300 likes.
They wrote, "Let's go netizens, don't just use your social media to hate. Tonight, we uplift Aurra Kharishma!"
One person commented, "This is pretty f-cking bad-ss!! So so so good! Wtf?"
Image via Twitter
"Bro, with onions and lime? Perfect," another user noted.
Image via Twitter
"These pics evoke an emotion in me that I can't quite describe. It's like 'wow' mixed with 'wtf'", another user shared.
Image via Twitter
Winners of the Miss Grand International National Costume Competition are determined by number of votes
The official pageant Facebook page wrote that each 'like' for every photo is equal to one point. Meanwhile, each 'share' equals two points.
They added that voting is open from 11pm on 24 March until 8am on 26 March.
It's not the first time food has been used as an inspiration for national costume segments in beauty pageants. Here are a few from Malaysia:
And take a look at these extravagant costumes featured on Miss Grand Thailand 2020:
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