Hosted by leading man, Derek Ramsay and reigning Miss Universe, Pia Wurtzbach, the esteemed Miss Universe pageant held its preliminaries yesterday, January 27 at the SM Mall of Asia Arena with the candidates presenting their evening gowns, swimsuits, and national costumes. The national costumes portion featured a lot of winged contestants reminiscent of a Victoria Secret fashion show. Some countries taking things to another level from large headdresses, contraptions, and even their own backdrop.
While all the women were beautiful and majestic, here are some of our top picks whose national costumes impressed us: