The Miss Universe 2017 has drawn its curtain to reveal Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters as the new Miss Universe last Sunday. Miss Colombia Laura Gonzalez was crowned as runner-up while Miss Jamaica Davina Bennett claimed second runner-up at The AXIS theater at Planet Hollywood casino-resort on the Las Vegas Strip.
What caught the public attention was, however, the national costumes donned by the contestants of the pageant who came from all over the world. See some of the jaw-dropping national costumes below including Malaysia’s own ‘Nasi Lemak’ dress worn by Miss Malaysia Samantha Katie James.
Miss South Africa – Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters (Miss Universe 2017)
Miss Thailand – Maria Poonlertlarp
Miss USA – Kara McCullough
Miss Indonesia – Bunga Jelitha
Miss Malaysia – Samantha Katie James
Miss Venezuela – Keysi Sayago
Miss Honduras – April Tobie
Miss China – Roxette Qiu
Miss Myanmar – Zun Than Sin
Miss Philippines – Rachel Peters
Miss Cambodia – By Sotheary
Miss Laos – Souphaphone Somvichith
Miss Japan – Momoko Abe
Miss Barbados – Lesley Chapman-Andrews
Miss Nepal – Nagma Shrestha
Miss Malta – Tiffany Pisani
Miss Russia – Kseniya Alexandrova
Source: rappler.com & cosmopolitan.com
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