Lina Luaces, center, representing Santiago de Cuba, is crowned by Marianela Ancheta after winning the Miss Universe Cuba 2025 beauty pageant at Milander Park on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, in Hialeah, Fla.

CHELSEA Manalo, the Philippines' bet at the 73rd Miss Universe pageant, may not have won the country's fifth crown but took home the fan-voting national costume award for the second consecutive year.

Chelsea Manalo has been proclaimed as Miss Universe 2024 "Best in National Costume" two weeks after the international tilt concluded.

Chelsea Manalo won the National Costume Award at Miss Universe 2024! The international pageant announced the exciting news on Saturday, sharing a video compilation of the award’s Top 3. Chelsea was ...

Miss Universe Cuba caused a splash in her national costume on the preliminary night of Miss Universe 2024 in Mexico City. Marianela Ancheta wore an outfit inspired by the Yoruba goddess of love and ...

Contestants show off their National Costumes and Swimwear at the Miss Universe Competition in Mexico City, November 14, 2024.

USA, we've curated a list of the top 20 most awe-inspiring national costumes from the Miss Universe 2024 stage. Please scroll down to enjoy our gallery of the most memorable and breathtaking looks!

At Miss Universe 2024, it was all those things — and much more — as the annual pageant kicked off with its flamboyant national costume competition Thursday evening.

Discover the stunning national costumes showcased by beauty queens at the 73rd Miss Universe pageant in Mexico.

The most exciting pageant week of the year has finally arrived, as the 73rd annual Miss Universe pageant kicked off in Mexico City. A new Miss Universe will be crowned on Saturday, but contestants ...