Miss Universe photos: Parade of national costumes causes a stir
Miss USA 2010 Rima Fakih poses for photographers in her national costume at Mandalay Bay on Aug. 16, 2010.
Photo: Patrick Prather/Miss Universe
By Don Chareunsy, Vegas DeLuxe editor
The 2010 Miss Universe Pageant at Mandalay Bay is less than one week away, but the annual international competition is already garnering headlines for unexpected reasons. The 83 contestants wore their national costumes in a parade at Mandalay Bay last night, and the ensembles worn by Miss USA Rima Fakih, Miss Australia Jesinta Campbell and Miss Venezuela Marelisa Gibson raised a few eyebrows.
Fakih’s gold outfit with larger-than-life wings was inspired by a bald eagle and designed by Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show costumer Martin Izquierdo; Campbell’s high-heeled Ugg boots, sheepskin shrug, one-piece swimsuit hand-painted by an Aboriginal artist and multicolored flamenco-style skirt has been lambasted as a “national joke and travesty”; and Gibson’s mirrored costume has been described as part disco ball and part Lady Gaga (that’s not a good thing?!).
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