Miss Universe 2010 national costumes

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Miss Great Britain Tara Vaitiere Hoyos poses in her national costume - a Beefeater's uniform with wet-look leggings.
Because that's what we all wear in Great Britain, obviously.

Rima Fakih, Miss USA 2010, wears a costume inspired by the Seal of the President of the United States as a tribute to Barack Obama.
She apparently drew a basic design, and then Victoria's Secret Fashion Show designer Martin Izquierdo came up with the final creation.
We haven't heard what Mr Obama thinks of the tribute.

Name a famous Belgian. Kim Clijsters, you say? So that's why Miss Belgium Cilou Annys is decked out in tennis paraphernalia.


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Think "France" and you think berets, the Tricolour and the Eiffel Tower. All Miss France Malika Menard is missing is a bicycle and a string of onions

The costume worn by Jesinta Campbell, Miss Australia 2010, was described as "a dingo's breakfast" by some, though the Telegraph's Fashion Director,
Hilary Alexander, quite liked it, saying: "the sheepskin shrug is bang on trend, the Ugg boots are as quintessentially Australian as Aussie Rules, and having the 'togs' hand-painted by an Aboriginal artist is a master-stroke"

Organisers originally claimed that the costume worn by Maiko Itai, Miss Japan 2010, was designed by John Galliano. But when a missosology.org forum member pointed out that the dress was ripped off from a Yumi Katsura 2008 collection, the claim was retracted


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[Chewbacca]

Poor Miss Zambia 2010, Alice Musukwa. Not only does she have to carry a large calabash,
she also has two gourds for a bra, and phallic gourds on her dress

Asselina Kuchukova, Miss Kazakhstan 2010, seems to be courting favour by wearing all of the other countries' flags in her elaborate headdress

Miss Venezuela Marelisa Gibson wears a costume covered in glittering shards in tribute to a glass monument to revolutionary icon Ernesto "Che" Guevara that was shot up and destroyed less than two weeks after it was unveiled by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's government


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[Chewbacca]

Miss Colombia Natalia Navarro is dressed as India Catalina, an indigenous woman who acted as interpreter and intermediary for the Spanish invaders.
To many people in Colombia, she is an icon of the extermination of the Precolumbian inhabitants

The costume worn by Miss Bahamas Braneka Bassett is called The Flamingo. We assume that's the Las Vegas casino

Miss Curacao Safira de Wit has sequined hibiscus flowers on her head, a dress that opens to reveal a harbour scene, and ruby slippers.
There's no place like home!


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[Chewbacca]

Miss Ukraine Anna Poslavska poses in a dress which appears to be covered in wheat, while her hairstyle seems to be a nod to
former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko

Miss Albania Angela Martini wears a costume inspired by the country's flag - and a trip to Ann Summers

Miss Italy Jessica Cecchini wears a Roman Gladiator costume. We give it a thumbs-down


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[Chewbacca]

Miss Switzerland Linda Faeh seems to be prepared for battle with her sword and shield. We thought they always remained neutral

The designer of the costume worn by Miss Ireland Rozanna Purcell says it "incorporates Irish lace, Celtic Symbols, and the rich colours of Ireland".
We can't help thinking she looks more like a swords and sorcery fantasy illustration

Miss Kosovo Keshtjella Pepshi has a gold antelope head on her head and a sceptre. No, we don't know why


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[Chewbacca]

Miss Angola Jurema Ferraz clearly doesn't believe in the maxim "less is more"

Kenia Martinez, Miss Honduras. Where the tigers come from, right?

Miss Guam Vanessa Torres seems to have had a long run through lush tropical foliage on her way to the pageant


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Awurama Simpson, Miss Ghana 2010, wears an adaptation of traditional West African women's wear

Many of the Caribbean and Latin American countries have chosen flamboyant Carnival costumes.
Here's Miss Nicaragua Scharllette Allen Moses

Anyoli Abrego, Miss Panama 2010


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Miss Dominican Republic Eva Arias

Miss Paraguay Johana Benitez Olmedo

Miss British Virgin Islands Josefina Nunez


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Miss U.S. Virgin Islands 2010 Janeisha John - neither from the U.S. nor an island

Miss Haiti Sarodj Bertin

Cunningly, Elena Semikina, Miss Canada, distracts attention from the fur she seems to be wearing by flashing a bit of leg


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Miss Australia FTW

The costume worn by Jesinta Campbell, Miss Australia 2010, was described as "a dingo's breakfast" by some, though the Telegraph's Fashion Director,
Hilary Alexander, quite liked it, saying: "the sheepskin shrug is bang on trend, the Ugg boots are as quintessentially Australian as Aussie Rules, and having the 'togs' hand-painted by an Aboriginal artist is a master-stroke"


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[halsey02]

I like Miss Zambia, with the two gourds....

Where is Miss Xing Jia Por???

 

[Chewbacca]

Jamaica seems to be going all out to win the national costume competition at the Miss Universe pageant,
dressing Yendi Phillipps as a giant butterfly. We approve.

Jimena Navarrete, Miss Mexico, is giving her a run for her money with this fabulously over-the-top creation.

Full marks for effort, also, to Miss Panama Anyoli Abrego.



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[Chewbacca]

Brandishing a silver whip, it's Eva Arias, Miss Dominatrix - sorry, Miss Dominican Republic

Miss Korea, Joori Kim, has a mean backhand serve

Miss Costa Rica Marva Wright wears a peacock-inspired dress with plumes in her head.
We're not sure why, considering the peacock hails from Asia


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[Chewbacca]

The costume worn by Miss Malaysia Nadine Ann Thomas gives new meaning to the term "gold leaf".
It is apparently inspired by a Malay warrior princess

The designers of the costume worn by Sonia Cruz, Miss El Salvador 2010, have basically just glued a load of beads onto a bra.
Must try harder

Miss Finland Viivi Pumpanen seems to be under the impression that this is the evening wear category.
And the poor thing has put her false eyelashes on upside down


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[Chewbacca]

Lana Obad, Miss Croatia, seems to think this is the swimwear round.
A few strings of beads on a bikini does not a national costume make

Ria van Dyke, Miss New Zealand, has stuck silver ferns on her head, on her ears, and on her hands.
Still, it beats dressing as a large kiwi, we suppose

Miss Great Britain Tara Vaitiere Hoyos twirls her Beefeater costume to reveal that she's lost the wet-look leggings, thankfully

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[Chewbacca]

Miss Philippines Venus Raj seems to wish she was representing Spain.
Perhaps the designers confused "Manila" with "mantilla"

Well, Hello Dolly, it's Dalysha Doorga, Miss Mauritius

Miss Egypt Donia Hamed wears the symbol of the ancient Egyptian goddess Hathor on her head


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Maria Nowakowska, Miss Poland 2010, has a dress that turns into the Polish flag

Miss Czech Republic Jitka Valkova. She will make music wherever she goes

Kristiana Rohder, Miss Germany, wears a dirndl. And it's as dull as that sounds


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Melinda Elvenes, Miss Norway, won't be forced to wear a silly costume. Far too tasteful

It's curtains for Miss Georgia Nana Gogichaishvili

Another one who hasn't really bothered is Demetra Olymbiou, Miss Cyprus.
Where are the feathers? The beads? The silver whip and alien headdress?



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[Han Solo]

I like Miss Zambia, with the two gourds....

Where is Miss Xing Jia Por???

Good question. I am still wondering why and when.