VietNamNet Bridge – The beauty contest officially began on June 22 with the traditional costume competition. The eighty-one competitors drew the eyes of the audience with their beauty and their unique costumes.
The top ten best traditional costumes:
Miss Albania: Matilda Mecini
Miss Colombia: Taliana Vargas
Miss Dominican Republic: Marianne Cruz
Miss India: Simran Kaur
Miss Kosovo: Zana Krasniqi
Miss Mexico: Elisa Najera
Miss Peru: Karol Castillo
Miss South Africa: Tansey Coetzee
Miss Venezuela: Dayana Mendoza
Miss Vietnam: Nguyen Thuy Lam
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| The top ten traditional costumes |
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| The costume of Miss Albania, Matilda Mecini, has the colours of the Albanian national flag and it was redesigned based on the costume of Albanian hero Skanderbeg. |
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| Miss Colombia, Taliana Vargas, wore a hand-made, colourful traditional costume decorated with Chaquira beads. |
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| Miss Dominican Republic, Marianne Cruz, wore a costume inspired by baseball, the most popular sport in her country. The costume is white, red, blue and silver like the Dominican flag, with hand-made embroidered patterns. |
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| Miss India, Simran Kaur Mundi, was in a silk costume with Farukhabad patterns and ancient gold coins. |
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| Miss Kosova, Zana Krasniqi, wore a costume named dallame, which is a wedding gown. |
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| Miss Mexico, Elisa Najera, wore an outfit inspired by Chichen Itza, an ancient temple of the Maya Civilisation. |
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| Miss South Africa, Tansey Coetzee, was in an impressive costume decorated with Swarovski crystal beads, peacock and ostrich feathers. |
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| Miss Peru, Karol Castillo, wore a traditional costume of Peruvian natives worn during the festival to honour Machu-Picchu. |
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| The costume of Miss Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza, is made of stone, crystal and acrylic. Inspired by the costumes of women in the Amazon, the costume includes guayuco (traditional gown) and a feather scarf. |
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| Miss Vietnam, Nguyễn Thùy Lam, wore an ao dai named “Crane’s dance”, which reproduces the ao dai of Queen Nam Phuong of the Nguyen Dynasty, with hand-made embroidered patterns, crystals, etc. |
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