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title: "The 72nd Miss Universe Competition National Costume Show"
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# The 72nd Miss Universe Competition National Costume Show

> This is a selection of images from the 72nd Miss Universe competition's national costume show.

By Maverick Life Editors · Published 17 November 2023, 22:37 SAST · Updated 18 November 2023, 11:33 SAST

## Key points
- Miss Universe contestants turned heads at the National Costume Show in San Salvador, El Salvador.
- Miss Universe contestants from around the world showcase national costumes.
- South African contestant Bryoni Natalie Govender attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition.
- Contestants from Peru, Bolivia, Nigeria, Cameroon, Bulgaria, Albania and El Salvador also attend.
- Other countries represented include Chile, Denmark, Guyana, Panama and Myanmar.

## Content

![SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - NOVEMBER 16: Miss South Africa Bryoni Natalie Govender attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/0Irwfh3HpOmhBd_RnbUc3BF-S3c=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1797839244.jpg)

*Miss South Africa Bryoni Natalie Govender attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)*

![Miss South Africa Bryoni Natalie Govender attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/bT92-7y-zMDvTxq-s-Rd-csbYo4=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1797839239.jpg)

*Miss South Africa Bryoni Natalie Govender attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)*

![Miss Peru Camila Escribens during the 72nd Miss Universe Competition National Costume Show on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/u-MaQyWGiBXXoHDrQqP6uAfaldg=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1786611124.jpg)

*Miss Peru Camila Escribens during the 72nd Miss Universe Competition National Costume Show on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images)*

![Miss Bolivia Estefany Rivero attends the The 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/neKYZh0uoYJYnEmSOoo3mhrVjHE=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1797803453.jpg)

*Miss Bolivia Estefany Rivero attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)*

![Miss Nigeria Mitchel Ihezue attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/XCdrAXd52j3xYmPzD7RzYPLfzdY=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1797918350.jpg)

*Miss Nigeria Mitchel Ihezue attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)*

![Miss Cameroon Issie Princess during the 72nd Miss Universe Competition National Costume Show on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/4AC9fFPUEirE3OzZ4Il5yPDnVb4=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1786609602.jpg)

*Miss Cameroon Issie Princess during the 72nd Miss Universe Competition National Costume Show on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images)*

![Miss Bulgaria Yullia Pavlikova during the 72nd Miss Universe Competition National Costume Show on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/2D-RkyLCQcChZBsUcI2BCNlh1Js=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1786609768.jpg)

*Miss Bulgaria Yullia Pavlikova during the 72nd Miss Universe Competition National Costume Show on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images)*

![Miss Albania Endi Demneri attends the The 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/3arFqt6rJ-DGFTygP-UQQeuzblQ=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1798044462.jpg)

*Miss Albania Endi Demneri attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)*

![Miss El Salvador Isabella Garcia-Manzo attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/PdpMlHRyhjTU3NtLq_ONHQ5eqWM=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1797863086.jpg)

*Miss El Salvador Isabella Garcia-Manzo attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)*

![SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - NOVEMBER 16: Miss Chile Celeste Viel attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/JXU3RLZgr5lvbAiQvG_MwJq3_Xg=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1798039601.jpg)

*Miss Chile Celeste Viel attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)*

![Miss Denmark Nikoline Uhrenholt Hansen attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/TzCfljR6H24fiBm88_2ZZMWxj4k=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1798035289.jpg)

*Miss Denmark Nikoline Uhrenholt Hansen attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)*

![Miss Guyana Lisa Andrea Narine attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/ZG7qtmBctS98-pYKly6taKALdHk=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1798021323.jpg)

*Miss Guyana Lisa Andrea Narine attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)*

![Miss Panamá Natasha Lineth Vargas Moreno attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/wme3SJNueIc5IISdMS1Q0Ko8ue0=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1797983951.jpg)

*Miss Panamá Natasha Lineth Vargas Moreno attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)*

![Miss Guatemala Michelle Cohn during the 72nd Miss Universe Competition National Costume Show on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/k5QS6F6mtRT9QhaHp9gNUPnkuAc=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1786613521.jpg)

*Miss Guatemala Michelle Cohn during the 72nd Miss Universe Competition National Costume Show on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images)*

![Miss Myanmar Amara Bo attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/1fyJXSbwl3kH9x3sl1Pk1kXLs3M=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1797914716.jpg)

*Miss Myanmar Amara Bo attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)*

![Miss Ireland Aishah Akorede attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/eokvYQiieN1upBwhsT2s0e2Y50M=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1797909330.jpg)

*Miss Ireland Aishah Akorede attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)*

![Miss Japan Rio Miyazaki during the 72nd Miss Universe Competition National Costume Show on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/JSLjZGBAlGDXgYlPYQ4B89n5mQc=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1786611453.jpg)

*Miss Japan Rio Miyazaki during the 72nd Miss Universe Competition National Costume Show on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images)*

![Miss Saint Lucia Earlyca Makeba Frederick during the 72nd Miss Universe Competition National Costume Show on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/173H6aHi9QEyPorSt4xDe0ZR4I0=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1786611692.jpg)

*Miss Saint Lucia Earlyca Makeba Frederick during the 72nd Miss Universe Competition National Costume Show on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images)*

![Miss France Diane Leyre during the 72nd Miss Universe Competition National Costume Show on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/LukNpFv3kEn8bhWb9Z-w2452fNg=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1786613010.jpg)

*Miss France Diane Leyre during the 72nd Miss Universe Competition National Costume Show on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images)*

![Miss Slovakia Kinga Puhova during the 72nd Miss Universe Competition National Costume Show on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/sOuRXw_28z_ui-S_PIfTYHMEpxI=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1786613080.jpg)

*Miss Slovakia Kinga Puhova during the 72nd Miss Universe Competition National Costume Show on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images)*

![Miss Honduras Zuheilyn Clemente during the 72nd Miss Universe Competition National Costume Show on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/Ys69k4VcIN27rNcbLGH94MdZCSk=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1786613244.jpg)

*Miss Honduras Zuheilyn Clemente during the 72nd Miss Universe Competition National Costume Show on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images)*

![Miss Ecuador 2023 Delary Stoffers attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/wo70dCzHVCMoldnGRRdrVWONBUg=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1797753077.jpg)

*Miss Ecuador 2023 Delary Stoffers attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)*

![Miss Singapore Priyanka Annuncia attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/BhRG4Gbmw60DDjKUXzH_ONcnYCQ=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1797846499.jpg)

*Miss Singapore Priyanka Annuncia attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)*

![Miss Russia Margarita Golubeva attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/Tb4T8wBvvP-J5Xd52prbbhy7dDI=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1797848563.jpg)

*Miss Russia Margarita Golubeva attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)*

![Miss Philippines Michelle Marquez Dee attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/PfQOstaaRccAQoDQhzmgiao-AEc=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1797854263.jpg)

*Miss Philippines Michelle Marquez Dee attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)*

![Miss Pakistan Erica Robin attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/9p_hjye2hWpMdmfbOmQZ0Ms_NxE=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1797859467.jpg)

*Miss Pakistan Erica Robin attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)*

![Miss Namibia Jameela Uiras attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/mI4W3UTMB_J5qX_6Sfxb3SrPFXg=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1797991970.jpg)

*Miss Namibia Jameela Uiras attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)*

![Miss Switzerland Lorena Santen attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/qG8C4-vpLJGTzwMM6AXkTuuZ0NI=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1797967557.jpg)

*Miss Switzerland Lorena Santen attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)*

![Miss Spain Athenea Pérez attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costme Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/OD6lK3HZKAzSLWubaZuhMI_8spQ=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1797969153.jpg)

*Miss Spain Athenea Pérez attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)*

![SAN SALVADOR, EL SALVADOR - NOVEMBER 16: Miss Nepal Jane Dipika Garrett attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/CMgUmTp-uyq6Zill0UFR605bhxI=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1797990373.jpg)

*Miss Nepal Jane Dipika Garrett attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)*

![Miss Mexico Melissa Flores attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/OZo6n6skJo30ilFHk1eWxQqXHQs=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1797999951.jpg)

*Miss Mexico Melissa Flores attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)*

![Miss Great Britain Jessica Page during the 72nd Miss Universe Competition National Costume Show on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/eGXuooz-WeYNI4kN98ASmkryCJo=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1786613487.jpg)

*Miss Great Britain Jessica Page during the 72nd Miss Universe Competition National Costume Show on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images)*

![Miss Universe 2022 R'Bonney Gabriel attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/O8Fz0aYzOIocVuxV0QGuXxT4Xn8=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1797722810.jpg)

*Miss Universe 2022 R'Bonney Gabriel attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)*

![Miss Mongolia Namuunzul Batmagnai attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/PJM84FIsGE0r06dg39cwvoc4lTc=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1797914173.jpg)

*Miss Mongolia Namuunzul Batmagnai attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)*

![Miss Finland Paula Joukanen attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/YvaelRL_DH8xMzn2fRtE7gGCysU=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1797886455.jpg)

*Miss Finland Paula Joukanen attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)*

![Miss Pakistan Erica Robin attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/EuHlNUERl_YPuwzqAEyWAxXDotQ=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1797985568.jpg)

*Miss Pakistan Erica Robin attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)*

![Miss Puerto Rico Karla Guilfú Acevedo attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/B4HghULYkVeqD3KXAt1soGRDj5Y=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1797976000.jpg)

*Miss Puerto Rico Karla Guilfú Acevedo attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)*

![Miss South Africa Bryoni Natalie Govender attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costme Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images)](https://cdn.dailymaverick.co.za/i/u8iNrl7BDD20QchP_o2HQxloQTw=/200x100/smart/filters:strip_exif\(\)/file/dailymaverick/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/GettyImages-1797971806.jpg)

*Miss South Africa Bryoni Natalie Govender attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition - National Costume Show at Gimnasio Nacional Jose Adolfo Pineda on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Hector Vivas/Getty Images). DM*