Elvira Devinamira Wirayanti (born 28 June 1993 in

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) is an Indonesian actress, model, and

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titleholder. She was crowned Puteri Indonesia 2014, and represented her country at the

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pageant at the FIU Arena in

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, where she placed in the Top 15 and won Best National Costume for the second time, after Agni Pratistha in

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. She is the third

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n and first Javanese woman to be a

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finalist.

Early life and education

Elvira was born and raised in

to Javanese parents. She is the elder of two siblings. Elvira has worked as a model since she was 16. She graduated with a

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from

Airlangga University Airlangga University ( Indonesian: ; , abbreviated as UNAIR) is the second-oldest university in Indonesia and also a research public university located in Surabaya, East Java. Despite being officially established by Indonesian Government Regulati ...

–

with

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honour. She was part of the Indonesian delegation on an exchange

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-trip program to

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, for the 24th Harvard Model United Nations Conference in 2011, and was part of the Indonesian delegation at Harvard National Model United Nations Conference 2012 in

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Pageantry

Elvira Devinamira Wirayanti for Jamu Event With Ministry of Industry and Ministry of Youth and Sport of The Republic of Indonesia

Cak Ning
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Before stepping into the field of pageantry, Elvira took part in Local Tourism Beauty Pageant of her hometown

, called ''"Cak Ning

"'', where she was chosen as the 1st Runner-up.

Puteri Indonesia East Java 2014

Elvira joined the contest at the provincial level of the Puteri Indonesia East Java 2014, and was chosen as the winner of Puteri Indonesia East Java 2014.

Puteri Indonesia 2014

After qualifying for the provincial title of Puteri Indonesia East Java 2014, Elvira represented the province of

in the national beauty contest, Puteri Indonesia 2014, which was held in

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on 29 January 2014. Elvira was selected as the winner of Puteri Indonesia 2014 (Miss Universe Indonesia 2014), Elvira was crowned by her predecessor, Whulandary Herman (

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and Top 16

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) of

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. Elvira was crowned together with

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as Puteri Indonesia Lingkungan 2014 (Miss International Indonesia 2014) and Lily Estelita Liana as Puteri Indonesia Pariwisata 2014 (Miss Supranational Indonesia 2014). The final coronation night was graced by the reigning

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as the selection committee.

Miss Universe 2014

As the winner of Puteri Indonesia 2014, Elvira represented

at the 63rd edition of

in Doral,

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, where she continued Indonesia's stake in the

pageant by placing in the semifinals for a consecutive second time, finishing as a "Top 15 semifinalist" and winning "Best National Costume". Elvira brought a

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with the

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-inspired ensemble, the world largest

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, in

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. The costume named ''"The Chronicle of Borobudur"'' designed by Jember Fashion Carnival. This is the second time for

to won ''"Best National Costume"'' award after Agni Pratistha in

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. She is also wearing evening gown named ''" Mystical Silent Maja"'' inspired by

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character, the gown designed by anaz khairunnas. Nicknamed a gown after an ''"

"'' character because of the scalelike

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that change color from silver to pink when she moves her hand up or down the dress, In the comics, Mystique's superpower is mimicking the voice and appearance of any person.

Filmography

After returning to

, Elvira received an offer to act in a film directed by

Ram Soraya Raam Lalchand Pridhani, better known as Raam Soraya or Ram Soraya, is an entrepreneur and film producer from Indonesia. He is the owner of production house Soraya Intercine Films. He was born in an Indian-Indonesian ( Sindhi) family in Surabaya ...

and John de Rantau entitled '' Single,'' and'' Dilarang Menyanyi di Kamar Mandi''. Elvira told media she was proud to have acted with a number of famous actors and actresses such as Raditya Dika, Rina Hasyim, Pandji Pragiwaksono, Surya Saputra and Seno Gumira Ajidarma. Since then, Elvira has appeared in several film and television films in

Movies

TV Films

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Devinamira, Elvira Living people 1993 births Actresses from Jakarta Airlangga University alumni Indonesian beauty pageant winners Indonesian female models Indonesian film actresses Indonesian women activists Javanese people Miss Universe 2014 contestants Miss Universe Indonesia winners People from Surabaya Puteri Indonesia winners