The Miss Grand Malaysia beauty pageant has unveiled the stunning ethnic costume that winner Jasebel Robert will display at the international judging next week.

Robert, 25, dazzles viewers at Miss Grand International in a gold, red and silver ensemble inspired by traditional dance Makyon and iconic dancer Khatija Awan. This costume, designed by Ain Mohammad, includes a headdress.

“My first impression was just in awe of the detail in the costumes,” she said. coconut I added this today. “My headgear has Twin Towers and Tgunegara details.” [National Monument] Too. ”

Robert will join 63 other hopefuls at Shaw DC Mall and Entertainment Hall in Bangkok next Wednesday. She has already arrived in Thailand and she is currently in quarantine.

The traditional dance, which originated in Thailand, was named a “Masterpiece of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity” by the World Heritage Organization UNESCO in 2005. Until the 1920s, this dance was performed in Kelantan for entertainment and spiritual purposes. . People also believed that watching dance would cure diseases.

However, in 1991, the Kelantan government issued a province-wide ban. Makyon Performances with “un-Islamic” elements such as associations with spiritual worship and costumes that expose women’s arms.

The ban was lifted in 2019 to promote the performance as part of a tourism campaign.

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