01-07-2025
National costume competition highlights Borneo heritage and creativity
The top three winners in the Miss & Mister Crocker Range national costume contest.
KENINGAU (July 1): The national costume competition held in conjunction with Miss & Mister Crocker Range Season 8 lit up the night at Dataran Keningau, was one of the highlights of the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (PMKS) Carnival and the Crocker Range Festival.
Jointly organised by the PKMS Carnival and The Crocker Range Festival committee, the competition featured a vibrant display of traditional and modern-themed costumes.
It showcased the uniqueness of Borneo ethnic identities and mythology, strengthening fashion as a medium for mainstreaming cultural heritage.
Fame Lim was crowned winner of the Mister Crocker Range with his costume themed 'The Tale of Bujang Senang', designed by Affendy Ariffin (Madonna).
The Miss Crocker Ranger title went to Divya Flavia Chai who donned the Madon-designed attire 'The Myth of Nunuk Ragang'.
The first runners-up were Alphonsus Marcellinus (Legend of Gombunan, Dusun Liwan Hero – Vellary Aduk) and Dovindra Ashley Alvin (The Power of Lundayeh – Dexter Dylan Dunstan) in the men and women categories respectively.
As for the third placing in both contests, the winner were Khairul Samsuddin (Head Hunter Warrior – Remy Nana) and Feinny Khoo Kim Ni (Mythical God Liwan – Queen Bee Attire).
