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MANILA, Philippines – Miss Universe’s national costume showcase remains to be the most highly anticipated segment of the pageant each year. Beauty queens from all around the world are given the chance to celebrate and represent their respective cultures in creative garb, and viewers get to hear the interesting backstories behind these costumes.
This year, Michelle Dee, the Philippines’ bet, paid homage to her role as an Air Force reservist. She donned an original piece by designer Michael Barrasi – sporting airplane-like wings and a bodysuit, cap, and parts of her gloves woven into the solihiya pattern typically seen in the tropics. At the back of the airplane wings is an elaborate mural inspired by Filipino culture.
Meanwhile, other Filipino beauty queens from past editions of the pageant drew inspiration from different aspects of Filipino culture, such as folklore, the country’s flag, the Philippine eagle, and more.
To look back on these iconic outfits, we rounded up the national costume looks of the Philippines’ Miss Universe bets from 2018 to 2023.
Michelle Dee (2023)
Celeste Cortesi (2022)
Beatrice Luigi Gomez (2021)
Rabiya Mateo (2020)
Gazini Ganados (2019)
Catriona Gray (2018)
Whose look was your favorite? – Rappler.com
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Santisima! San Lazaro, Santa Barbara, Santa Ana, Santa Filomena Kailan naging national costumes yang mga iyan. Even the one by Catriona is not our national costumes. We really are so colonial and an avid fan of bandwagons that we cannot promote our own.