Earlier this week, the Miss Universe National Costume Contest took place in New Orleans, Louisiana. It is, IMO, the best part of the pageant, as the contestants represent their home countries with costumes that range from meaningful and understated to...well, what Miss USA wore.
Here's what every contestant wore for the costume contest:
1. Miss Albania, Deta Kokomani
2. Miss Angola, Swelia Da Silva Antonio
3. Miss Argentina, Barbara Cabrera
4. Miss Armenia, Kristina Ayanian
5. Miss Aruba, Kiara Arends
6. Miss Australia, Monique Riley
7. Miss Bahrain, Evlin Khalifa
8. Miss Belgium, Chayenne Van Aarle
9. Miss Belize, Ashley Lightburn
10. Miss Bhutan, Tashi Choden
11. Miss Bolivia, Maria Camila Sanabria Pereyra
12. Miss Brazil, Mia Mamede
(That shell detail on the costume flipped up, so here's another look.)
13. Miss British Virgin Islands, Lia Claxton
14. Miss Bulgaria, Kristina Plamenova
15. Miss Cambodia, Manita Hang
16. Miss Cameroon, Mouketey Lynette Monalisa Jelly
17. Miss Canada, Amelia Tu
And here's Miss Canada's costume underneath the cape:
18. Miss Cayman Islands, Chloe Powery-Doxey
19. Miss Chile, Sofia Depassier
20. Miss China, Sichen Jiang
21. Miss Colombia, Maria Fernanda Aristizabal
22. Miss Costa Rica, Maria Fernanda Rodriguez Avila
23. Miss Croatia, Arijana Podgajski
24. Miss Curacao, Gabriela Dos Santos
25. Miss Czech Republic, Sara Mikulenkova
26. Miss Dominican Republic, Andreina Martinez
27. Miss Ecuador, Nayelhi Gonzalez
28. Miss El Salvador, Alexjandra Guajardo Sada
And here's the back of Miss El Salvador's costume:
29. Miss Equatorial Guinea, Alba Isabel Obama Moliko
30. Miss Finland, Petra Hamalainen
31. Miss France, Floriane Bascou
32. Miss Germany, Soraya Kohlmann
33. Miss Ghana, Engracia Mofuman
34. Miss Great Britain, Noky Simbani
35. Miss Greece, Korina Emmanouilidou
36. Miss Guatemala, Ivana Batchelor
37. Miss Haiti, Mideline Phelizor
38. Miss Honduras, Rebeca Rodriguez
39. Miss Iceland, Hrafnhildur Haraldsdottir
40. Miss India, Divita Rai
41. Miss Indonesia, Laksmi De Neefe Suardana
42. Miss Italy, Virginia Stablum
43. Miss Jamaica, Toshami Calvin
44. Miss Japan, Marybelen Sakamoto
45. Miss Korea, Hanna Kim
46. Miss Kosovo, Roksana Ibrahimi
And here's Miss Kosovo's costume without the veil:
47. Miss Kyrgyzstan, Altynai Botoyarova
48. Miss Laos, Payengxa Lor
49. Miss Lebanon, Yasmina Zaytoun
50. Miss Malaysia, Cheam Wei Yeng
51. Miss Malta, Maxine Formosa
52. Miss Mauritius, Alexandrine Belle-Etoile
53. Miss Mexico, Irma Cristina Miranda Valenzuela
54. Miss Myanmar, Zar Li Moe
And here's a view of the train on Miss Myanmar's costume:
55. Miss Namibia, Cassia Sharpley
56. Miss Nepal, Sophiya Bhujel
57. Miss Netherlands, Ona Moody
58. Miss Nicaragua, Norma Huembes
59. Miss Nigeria, Hannah Iribhogbe
60. Miss Norway, Ida Hauan
61. Miss Panama, Solaris Barba
62. Miss Paraguay, Lia Aymara Duarte Ashmore
And here's the back of Miss Paraguay's costume:
63. Miss Peru, Alessia Rovegno
64. Miss Philippines, Celeste Cortesi
65. Miss Poland, Aleksandra Klepaczka
66. Miss Portugal, Telma Madeira
67. Miss Puerto Rico, Ashley Carino
And here's the back of Miss Puerto Rico's costume:
68. Miss Russia, Anna Linnikova
69. Miss Saint Lucia, Sheris Paul
70. Miss Seychelles, Gabriella Gonthier
71. Miss Singapore, Carissa Yap
72. Miss Slovak Republic, Karolina Michalcikova
73. Miss South Africa, Ndavi Nokeri
74. Miss Spain, Alicia Faubel
75. Miss Switzerland, Alia Guindi
76. Miss Thailand, Anna Sueangam-Iam
77. Miss The Bahamas, Angel J. Cartwright
78. Miss Trinidad and Tobago, Tya Jane Ramey
79. Miss Turkey, Aleyna Sirin
80. Miss Ukraine, Viktoriia Apanasenko
Here's a clip of Miss Ukraine so you can watch those wings spread:
Ukraine is SLAYING on stage, along with her beautiful feathered wings. What an inspiration to all. π #MissUniverse
81. Miss USA, R'bonney Gabriel
Here's a clip of Miss USA walking out, since that photo is a bit obstructed:
the United States of America, a country known for restraint and modesty
82. Miss Venezuela, Amanda Dudamel
83. And finally, Miss Vietnam, Neuyen Thi Ngoc Chau
