Well, howdy there! Let’s yak about them Miss Universe costumes, ya know, the fancy get-ups them gals wear. It’s a real hootenanny, all them sparkles and feathers and whatnots.
Miss Universe Pageant, that’s somethin’ ain’t it? I reckon it’s a big deal. They have this here competition, see, where the girls strut around in outfits that are supposed to tell ya somethin’ about where they come from. Like, if you’re from, say, Holland, maybe you’d wear somethin’ with windmills on it or somethin’. I dunno, just guessin’. One time, I saw a girl wearin’ somethin’ that looked like a whole dang farm on her head! Crazy, I tell ya.
- They call it the “National Costume Competition”. Fancy name, huh?
- It’s my favorite part, ’cause you get to see all sorts of crazy stuff.
Now, this year, they had this competition down in Mexico City. Hot down there, I bet. Anyway, all these purty girls, they come out in these costumes, and some of ’em are real eye-catchers. I mean, some are just plain weird, but some are real purty. Like this girl from the Philippines, Chelsea Manalo her name was. Folks say her costume was a real winner. I ain’t seen it myself, but I heard it was somethin’ special. They said she got the “Best National Costume” award. Good for her, I say.
Them designers, they get real creative, ya know? They use all sorts of stuff. Sometimes they use things that have been around forever, like old stories and such. Other times, they come up with somethin’ brand new. It’s all about showin’ off their country, I guess. Tellin’ a story in just a few seconds, that’s what they say. Imagine that! Telling a whole story with just a bunch of clothes. Makes my head spin, it does.
I reckon it ain’t easy, makin’ them costumes. All that sewin’ and gluin’ and whatnot. And you gotta make sure it stays on the girl, right? Can’t have it fallin’ apart on stage! That’d be a real mess. And it can’t be too heavy neither, ’cause them girls gotta walk around in it. And smile! Lordy, I don’t know how they do it.
They had a bunch of favorites, ya know, costumes that people really liked. Like that Philippines girl’s costume I was talkin’ about. Some designer fella, Ehrran Montoya, he just loved it. Said it was a winner. And there was this other girl, from the Netherlands, Faith Landman. Heard her costume was somethin’ too. See, that’s what I like, everyone gettin’ a chance to shine.
It’s all about sharin’, I reckon. Sharin’ their stories, sharin’ their culture. And doin’ it with a whole lotta sparkle and pizzazz. That’s what makes it fun to watch. Makes ya think about all them different places in the world and all them different folks. It’s a big world out there, ya know. Bigger than my backyard, that’s for sure.
So, there ya have it. That’s the lowdown on them Miss Universe costumes. A whole lotta fuss and feathers, but it’s fun to watch. And it makes ya think a little bit too, about where these girls come from and what makes their homes special. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I gotta go make myself a cup of coffee. All this talkin’ has made me thirsty.
Miss Universe Costumes, they are somethin’ else. If you ever get a chance to see ‘em, you should. It’s a real spectacle. And who knows, maybe you’ll learn a thing or two about a place you never even heard of before. That’d be somethin’ wouldn’t it?
Now, I heard they have these things every year. So I reckon there’ll be more crazy costumes next year too. Can’t wait to see what them designers come up with next. Maybe someone will wear a whole dang spaceship on their head! You never know!
And don’t forget, it ain’t just about the clothes. It’s about the girls wearing them too. They gotta be brave and confident to walk out there in front of all them people. So good on ‘em, I say. Good on ‘em all.
Okay, I’m done talkin’ now. My throat’s gettin’ dry. Y’all take care now, ya hear?
