The Best and The Most Brash of the Miss Universe Pageant Country Costumes
By Ani Bundel
Honorable Mentions
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Singapore. Taste the rainbow.
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Curacao, as a bird in hot pants.
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It doesn’t really represent anything, but I’m pretty sure that’s the moon in Miss Haiti’s hand.
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Honduras is supposed to be an orchid.
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Mauritius is supposed to be a volcano, you guys.
Argentina, representing the goddess Pachamama, creator of the universe.
Turkey’s dress was bigger on the inside.
Bolivia, based on a folk festival.
Panama, with men on her hips.
Portugal, as a “wall of hope”.
Uruguay as a national flower.
US Virgin Islands, only honorable mention for size.
The dress was great, but nothing about this says “mermaid,” Venezuela.