PHOTOS: Miss Universe 2019 national costume contest

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PHOTOS: Miss Universe 2019 national costume contest

Before the finalists vie for the crown on Sunday night, Miss Universe contestants donned costumes to represent their respective nations in a competition.

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Venezuela Thalia Olvino showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss USA Cheslie Kryst showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

Miss Albania Cindy Marina showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Angola Salett Miguel dances for the judges while showcasing her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Argentina Jesica Varela showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Aruba Danna Garcia showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Belgium Angeline Flor Pua showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Brazil Julia Horta showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Cambodia Alyna Somnang showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Canada Alyssa Boston showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Cayman Island Kadejah Bodden showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Chile Geraldine Gonzalez showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss China Xin Zhu showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Columbia Gabriela Tafur Nader showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Costa Rica Paola Chacon showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Czech Republic Barbora Hodacova showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Denmark Katja Stokholm showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss El Salvador Zuleika Soler showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss France Maeva Coucke showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Germany Miriam Rautert showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Great Britain Emma Victoria Jenkins showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Haiti Gabriela Clesca Vallejo showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Honduras Rosemary Arauz showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss India Vartika Singh showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Italy Sofia Marilu Trimarco showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Kazakhstan Alfiya Yersaiyn showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Laos Vichitta Phonevilay showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Malaysia Shweta Sekhon showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Malta Teresa Ruglio showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Mauritius Ornella Lefleche showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Mexico Sofia Aragon showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Mongolia Gunzaya Bat-Erdene showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Netherlands Sharon Peiksma showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

Miss Panama Mehr Eliezer showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe pageant’s national costume competition at the Marriott Marquis Atrium Ballroom in Atlanta on Friday, Dec. 6, 2019. (PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE/SPECIAL TO THE AJC)

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Paraguay Ketlin Lottermann showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Peru Kelin Rivera showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Philippines Gazini Ganados showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Poland Olga Bulawa showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Portugal Sylvia Silva showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Puerto Rico Madison Anderson showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Sierra Leon Marie Esther Bangura showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Singapore Mohanaprabha Selvam showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Tanzania Shubila Stanton showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Ukraine Anastasiia Subbota showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Vietnam Thuy Hoang showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019.
PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

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120619 ATLANTAâ Miss Venezuela Thalia Olvino showcases her costume that represents her country at the Miss Universe Pageant National Costume Show in Atlanta, Ga Friday, Dec. 6, 2019. PHOTO BY ELISSA BENZIE

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