All inspired national costumes on display at the 2023 Miss Universe pageant. What do dictionaries, plantains, ... Alex Peña/Getty Images South America/Getty Images.

The 72nd annual Miss Universe national costume contest took place on Thursday. Contestants wore feathers, ... Orrego previously won the Miss Latin America of the World pageant in 2017.

And good God, did the National Costume Contest deliver. America’s first Filipino American Miss USA, R’Bonney Gabriel, was crowned the 71st Miss Universe on Saturday night, beating out Amanda ...

It's Miss Universe Season! The "national costume" part of the Miss Universe pageant has, and will always be, my favorite part of the Miss Universe pageant. That's Canada. The United States has had ...

Miss United States of America, Alma Cooper (center), speaks during The 73rd Miss Universe Competition – show at Arena Ciudad de Mexico on November 16, 2024 in Mexico City, Mexico. Cooper did not ...

The 2021 Miss Universe is back and better than ever. Last year's pageant was postponed because of the coronavirus pandemic, but now, it's time for the 74 contestants to show the judges what they got.

It’s the most campy time of year. Yes, the Miss Universe pageant (airing Sunday at 8 p.m. on FYI), and that over-the-top, crazy event: the national costume contest.

So this year’s Miss Universe will be crowned in Russia on Saturday, and the ladies of the sundry countries around the world are going through preliminary rounds of competition. There’s the ...

Miss Great Britain dressed like a sexy Buckingham palace guard, Miss France wore a beret, every contestant from South America wore giant brightly-colored feather-related regalia , and Miss Canada ...

You never know WHAT you’re going to get when the Miss Universe contestants show off their national costumes, and in 2019, the looks were inspired by the ladies’ home countries and cultures!

Miss USA Cheslie Kryst reveals the creative inspirations behind her outfit for the National Costume competition at the Miss Universe 2019 pageant in Atlanta. “Oh my God, stop it,” cries ...

Miss USA Goes For Subtlety With Her National Costume For Miss Universe Tonight is the Miss Universe Pageant, and it's very important that you see what Miss USA will be wearing.