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The craziest national costumes from the 2017 Miss Universe pageant

Jan 28, 2017, updated Jan 28, 2017
1/20Can you guess which country this flamboyant costume represents? Hint: it's not Brazil.
2/20Miss Indonesia looks like a gilded angel.
3/20Is it just us, or does Miss USA look like one of the Avengers?
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4/20Miss Russia's outfit is uncomfortably similar to Miss USA's. Cue the conspiracy theories.
5/20Miss Aruba turns her nation's favourite pastime – wind surfing – into an outfit.
6/20Miss Australia Caris Tiivel says her outfit is a nod to the Great Barrier Reef and a statement to Australian politicians regarding the coral bleaching epidemic.
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7/20Miss Peru is one of the many contestants who decided to sport wings this year.
8/20We thought this was Miss Brazil, but it's actually Miss France embracing her country's famous can-can culture. Can-can she win?
9/20Miss Korea keeps cool with some industrial-sized fans.
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10/20Miss Great Britain is ready for battle.
11/20Miss Thailand pays homage to the golden Buddha statues covering Bangkok's streets.
12/20Miss Sweden makes a statement by channelling Pippi Longstocking (the books were written by Swedish author Astrid Lindgren). More importantly, what will ABBA think?
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13/20As a fairytale princess, Miss Germany gives new meaning to the "stuck in a castle" storyline.
14/20Miss Uruguay looks like a Victoria's Secret angel who just received her wings.
15/20Miss Malaysia is a very stylish cyborg.
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16/20No one can accuse Miss Bahamas of not giving the competition her all.
17/20Miss Vietnam isn't quite sure what to do with her hands in this opulent costume.
18/20Miss Venezuela might struggle to fit through doorways with that skirt.
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19/20Miss Canada delivers her country's annual weather report.
20/20Miss British Virgin Islands is clearly not afraid to flash some skin.
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