Fashion

The best and worst Miss Universe costumes

Is it a Victoria's Secret show? A sci-fi convention? No – it's the Miss Universe national dress competition.
Miss USA Erin Brady.

Is it a Victoria’s Secret show? A sci-fi convention? No – it’s the Miss Universe national dress competition.

Beauty queens from around the world have taken to the stage in the Russian city of Krasnogorsk dressed in costumes that are supposed to represent their home nations.

Miss USA won the prize for most bizarre outfit, donning a huge plastic Transformers suit. Click through all the weird and wonderful costumes here.

Miss USA Erin Brady.

Miss Great Britain Amy Willerton.

Miss Netherlands Stephanie Tency.

Miss Peru Cindy Meja.

Catherine Miller, Miss Trinidad & Tobago 2013.

Catherine Miller, Miss Trinidad & Tobago 2013.

Miss Venezuela Gabriela Isler.

Erin Brady, Miss USA 2013.

Miss South Africa Marilyn Ramos.

Kerrie Baylis, Miss Jamaica 2013.

Miss Brazil Jakelyne Oliveira.

Anne Julia Hagen, Miss Germany 2013.

Diana Schoutsen, Miss Honduras 2013.

Mondiana Pierre, Miss Haiti 2013.

Patricia Yurena Rodriguez, Miss Spain 2013.

Miss Angola Vaumara Rebelo.

Miss Australia Olivia Wells.

Miss Mexico Cynthia Duque.

Miss Argentina Brenda Gonzalez.

Miss Austria Doris Hofmann.

Miss Bolivia

Miss Canada Riza Santos.

Miss Czech Republic Gabriela Kratochvilova.

Miss Ecuador Constanza Baez.

Miss Korea Yumi Kim.

Miss Nigeria Stephanie Okwu.

Miss Sweden Alexandra Friberg.

Miss Singapore Shi Lim.

Miss Switzerland Dominique Rinerknecht.

Miss Russia Elmira Abdrazakova.

Miss Mauritius Diya Beeltah.

Miss Italy Luna Voce.

Miss India Manasi Moghe.

Miss France Hinarani de Longeaux.

Miss Curacao

Miss Chile Maria-Jesus Matthei.

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