Filipina beauty queens in their evening gown at Miss Universe pageant
Many pageant fans would argue, but if you asked them what is their favorite part of beauty contests, the evening gown competition always rises to the top. Fashion has been long associated with pageantry, and that sense is best depicted in the said segment. Although pageant organizers have made it clear that the evening gown part of the show is all about how candidates elegantly carry themselves, the muse-designer aspect of it still plays an important role in the chances of a candidate bringing home the crown.
This couldn’t be more true in the case of Filipina beauty queens hoping to snag a Miss Universe crown. With beauty queen dressing now becoming more of a statement, a lot goes into the dress Pinay candidates wore on the coronation night in the past years. Just a rewind of the pageant’s 68th edition, candidates’ voices can be heard, describing what they are wearing and how their dress represents them as they sashay down the runway.