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IN PHOTOS: Miss Universe 2016 candidates in their national costumes
Rappler ^ | January 29, 2017 | Staff

Posted on 01/30/2017 6:55:36 AM PST by C19fan

After working the stage in their swimsuits and evening gowns, the 86 candidates of Miss Universe 2016 had some fun as they showed off their national costumes to the audience at the Mall of Asia on Thursday, January 26.

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TOPICS: Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: beauty; pageant
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1 posted on 01/30/2017 6:55:36 AM PST by C19fan
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I thought that the swimsuit part was axed because it was so sexist. Lol. SILLY me.


2 posted on 01/30/2017 6:56:49 AM PST by cloudmountain
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Reminds me of Hunger Games.


3 posted on 01/30/2017 6:57:25 AM PST by Mercat (Men never do evil so fully and cheerfully as when they do it out of conscience.” (Blaise Pascal))
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Miss France (the winner) is drop-dead gorgeous.
Her interpreter was awful. She mentioned that she was in medical school twice and he failed to mention it at all (he butchered some of her other translation too). She did speak fast, but come on!!!


4 posted on 01/30/2017 6:59:25 AM PST by winner3000
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This is the only part of the Miss Universe I am interested. Prefer costumes with historical connotations. My favorites:Austria for the “Sound of Music” theme. China with the pandas. Great Britain as Britannia. Italy as straight out of the Renaissance. Norway as Elsa! Ukraine wearing a traditional folk clothing. What the hell was USA trying to be???


5 posted on 01/30/2017 7:00:54 AM PST by C19fan
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Oh, and her question about whether countries are obliged to take in refugees or whether they should have the right to keep their borders closed, she did say that France and Europe have open borders, and mentioned the advantages of free travel, but said that in the future if France decided to close their border they have the right to do so. The translator forgot to translate that last part. I’m not sure if it’s due to incompetence or political reasons.


6 posted on 01/30/2017 7:01:52 AM PST by winner3000
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My personal favorite...Canada.
It represents more than a country...it represents a generation.


7 posted on 01/30/2017 7:03:21 AM PST by Ouchthatonehurt ("When you're going through hell, keep going." - Sir Winston Churchill)
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Why does Miss USA look like a space viking?

The Miss USA costumes are always stupid compared to the other contestants.


8 posted on 01/30/2017 7:09:28 AM PST by Cowgirl of Justice
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WOW my wardrobe is SO boring after looking at those pictures!


9 posted on 01/30/2017 7:10:22 AM PST by NEMDF
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Why does Miss USA look like a space viking? The Miss USA costumes are always stupid compared to the other contestants.">

I thought THIS was the new look for American women. Shouldn't this be the Miss USA costumer now?


10 posted on 01/30/2017 7:15:42 AM PST by Maceman (Love TRUMPS Hate. Love of America, liberty and the Constitution TRUMPS left wing hatred.)
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11 posted on 01/30/2017 7:18:56 AM PST by RummyChick
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Yes. Miss Mexico looked like Miss Texas, and the Miss USA costume was a hot mess.


12 posted on 01/30/2017 7:20:33 AM PST by pinkandgreenmom
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What the hell was USA trying to be???

A space station?

There is some serious costume engineering going on here. (I hated the shoes.)

13 posted on 01/30/2017 7:20:37 AM PST by stayathomemom ( Read Shadow Men, The Progressive Virus, and The Marxist Playbook by Dr. Anthony Napoleon)
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To: RummyChick
Un mujer de Mexico, si?


14 posted on 01/30/2017 7:21:05 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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To: Cowgirl of Justice

If those are “national costumes” then I’m the King of Spain.


15 posted on 01/30/2017 7:22:05 AM PST by elcid1970 ("The Second Amendment is more important than Islam. Buy ammo.")
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I’m embarrassed for Ms. Germany.


16 posted on 01/30/2017 7:23:28 AM PST by Original Lurker
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Is Miss Israel CARRYING A REAL BOA CONSTRICTER?
AND WTH is Miss USA’s costume representing?


17 posted on 01/30/2017 7:24:46 AM PST by goodnesswins (Say hello to President Trump)
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Why does Miss USA look like a space viking?

Well, it is the Miss Universe contest, not the Miss Earth contest. Space aliens are welcome in the spirit of diversity.

18 posted on 01/30/2017 7:24:55 AM PST by Fresh Wind (Hillary: Go to jail. Go directly to jail. Do not pass GO. Do not collect 2 billion dollars.)
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America must be the Las Vegas show girl.

And Poland was the one with the Polish flag.

Some of the costumes were works of art.


19 posted on 01/30/2017 7:25:37 AM PST by BenLurkin (The above is not a statement of fact. It is either satire or opinion. Or both.)
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Can't believe I scrolled through that whole list to see Miss USA to see that.

Most of them looked like tehy were headed to Carnival or a Mummers parade.

20 posted on 01/30/2017 7:25:55 AM PST by pgkdan (The Silent Majority Stands With TRUMP!)
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