A variety of fairly attractive models wearing outlandish caricatures of their supposed national costumes were on display at the Miss Universe 2009 event, and the results make interesting (and frequently rather bizarre) viewing:
I like the UK costume, the India costume and... Mongolia, I think? The one with the scorpion stinger-looking hat and the bow who ISN'T posed like she's about the fire it.
Ireland just looks trashy and awful and it makes me ashamed to be part Irish. :(
I loved several of them. Once like the one I think belongs to India were simply beautiful.
Then you had Japan's and the opening picture's...
Oh, and there is the pure fail like USA's. I know that the closest we have to ancient mythology is the wild west (this is of course, ignoring the native American culture which most people think of as 'feather headdresses' and is probably better off not being used since we'd butcher it) but a gaudy cowboy getup is more dignified than... than that!
Yeah, I'm just butthurt my county managed to fail in making a costume so badly that it makes the freakshows look better. At least they were interesting.
Now, I'm going to save all of the ones I liked in mass and stare at them all day.
As bizarre as some of these are, Ireland really seems to be the worst to me. It's like they weren't even trying. What I assume to be Egypt(Whole golden wing thing) is my favorite really.
The thought of a national symbol seems to have been lost on a lot of the designers. Lets just throw shit together and have our flag in the middle.
Agreed. I think it would be nice to see them actually design things based off of the spirit of the country. I'd like to see what it is that separates one country's culture from another, not just a pretty dress. Even though they look a little strange in some cases, I like the ones based on mythology because they were interesting, even if eye-boobs are a little creepy.
Egypt's was certainly the best design in both the outfit and incorporating the country's culture as far as I'm concerned. It wasn't my favorite outfit (I'm biased towards the one I suspect to be India, as I love saree) but it was my favorite costume.
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Miss Universe? Where are the women not from Earth? Like the Navi from Pandora... she's 9 foot tall, blue with a very strong body...
How about Miss Earth?
Where's Miss Macross?
RANKA-CHAN
its 2009, it should be lyn minmei, duh! go read your macross history book
there not weird there interesting costumes since there supposed to represent there country and it's culture
Needs more lolis...
Needs more OL.
Im scared and aroused. Conflicting emotions.
It depends on your fetishes, really.
I like the UK costume, the India costume and... Mongolia, I think? The one with the scorpion stinger-looking hat and the bow who ISN'T posed like she's about the fire it.
Ireland just looks trashy and awful and it makes me ashamed to be part Irish. :(
Hell yeah, Ireland~
None of this women are attractive...
something is the matter with you.
I loved several of them. Once like the one I think belongs to India were simply beautiful.
Then you had Japan's and the opening picture's...
Oh, and there is the pure fail like USA's. I know that the closest we have to ancient mythology is the wild west (this is of course, ignoring the native American culture which most people think of as 'feather headdresses' and is probably better off not being used since we'd butcher it) but a gaudy cowboy getup is more dignified than... than that!
Yeah, I'm just butthurt my county managed to fail in making a costume so badly that it makes the freakshows look better. At least they were interesting.
Now, I'm going to save all of the ones I liked in mass and stare at them all day.
Uh, the 4th is supposed to be?
Some are actually quite elegant.
"Some are quite elegant"
Indeed, look at no.18, pretty nice, anyone knows who she is?
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/wp-content/gallery/misc-images-xxviii/miss-universe-2009-cosplay-freakshow-018.jpg
Some of them look like final bosses of some RPG.
They should stick with the bikinis and leave these costumes to the circus shows.
thanks for wasting my 5minute life time.
There were a few costumes there were kind of normal. The US one made me laugh.
#26 is definitely my favorite.
Looks like monsters from a Kamen Rider/Flashmen/Power Rangers series.
I uh.... I can't tell which girl is supposed to be representing my country..... I'm a brownie, can any one tell me where should I be looking?
rather than cosplay
i think it's the costume that represent your country
mine is 23, from indonesia
That's what I was talking about. I'm Mexican, but none of those weird-ass costumes give me any hint of my country.
JESUS CHRIST IRELAND DID YOU EVEN TRY?
Just give me the women in bikinis. No need for some fancy shmancy retarded costumes.
scary
I'm kinda upset that the United States is represented by NASCAR.
This is actually a really nice show imo
is this Ms. Cosplay Universe 2009, oh well....
Why is there so man ugly women in the Miss Universe pageants these days?
Only seeing a couple in there that are really attractive...
Someone needs to show the designers Haydee's gown to the opera from Gankutsuou and see what they can make of it...
http://www.sankakucomplex.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/49193__468x_miss-universe-2009-cosplay-freakshow-035.jpg
LOL WUT?
a couple of these costumes looked like a bush held together with tape and prayers
Ohh goshhh, i see Miss colombia, yayyyyy
Looks like designs for the next Touhou Project game. Is ZUN involved in this?
So America gets NASCAR, huh? DX
I think that Race-Queen-like one was Monaco...
The helmet looks like US ;)
number 23 -- from Indonesia -- is hot (promotes, promotes)
I concur, Miss Indonesia looks good to me. Miss Japan looks creepy with that mask.
not 2d, check
not loli, check
not (enough) dfc, check.
ok, 3DPD it is!
yeah, i also think that one looks good than the others...
Disgusting 3D pigs.
Talk to your hand crepy otaku
These outfits must have been designed by people who want to make women look ugly.
Numbers 5, 16, 37, and 42 looked pretty good.
Number 35 looked like a man, with that squared-off jaw.
Where the hell is Miss Korea?
same, didnt notice one yet...
I have the sudden urge to go to Ireland.
As bizarre as some of these are, Ireland really seems to be the worst to me. It's like they weren't even trying. What I assume to be Egypt(Whole golden wing thing) is my favorite really.
The thought of a national symbol seems to have been lost on a lot of the designers. Lets just throw shit together and have our flag in the middle.
See Finland? Nr.13 (http://www.sankakucomplex.com/wp-content/gallery/cache/49171__468x_miss-universe-2009-cosplay-freakshow-013.jpg) She's wearing a simple dress (and hueg hat) made of fabric with the Marimekko floral pattern, which doesn't look all that special but is one of the most successful (although obscure) Finnish trademarks internationally.
Agreed. I think it would be nice to see them actually design things based off of the spirit of the country. I'd like to see what it is that separates one country's culture from another, not just a pretty dress. Even though they look a little strange in some cases, I like the ones based on mythology because they were interesting, even if eye-boobs are a little creepy.
Egypt's was certainly the best design in both the outfit and incorporating the country's culture as far as I'm concerned. It wasn't my favorite outfit (I'm biased towards the one I suspect to be India, as I love saree) but it was my favorite costume.
same here. miss egypt's costume is truly awesome.
Lol. That's what I was thinking. It was like they walked up to her and went "Here's a flag an a leprechaun hat, now go, you're on!"
*and