National costume

The organizing board of Miss Grand International 2018 announced the selection of the Top 10 favourite national costumes on October 15. The Cambodian contestant’s national costume leads the polls. Phuong Nga’s Ao Dai takes second place. The national costume of the Haitian entrant is in the third place. The national costume of the Indonesian contestant is ranked number four. Miss Grand Mexico’s national costume is in the fifth place. The national costume of Miss Grand Paraguay is ranked No 6. The national costume of Miss Grand Peru takes the 7th place. Miss Grand Philippines’s national costume ranks number 8. The national costume of the Indian entrant takes the 9th place. The contestant from the host, Myanmar is in the 10th place. The winner of national costume session will be announced in the grand finale of the Miss Grand International 2018 pageant scheduled for October 25. The organizing board of Miss Grand International 2018 announced the … [Read more...] about Phuong Nga’s national costume comes second at Miss Grand International 2018

At the event, Nga wore an Ao Dai, the Vietnamese traditional dress, designed by Khanh Shyna. The dress, is made of brocade and traditional silk and has two key points of inspiration behind it. Firstly the phoenix, a sacred animal according to Vietnamese belief. Secondly Phap Lam art provided inspiration for the dress, a type of enamel painting and carving on copper that originates from Hue city. Let’s take a look at some images of other contestants in their national costumes. Here is the contestant from Japan, Haruka Oda, her pink outfit and headdress takes inspiration from both old and new aspects of Japanese culture, including Hello Kitty. The contestant from Laos Nobphalat Sikaiphak’s dress takes inspiration for the peacock. Debra Jeanne Poh from Malaysia looks confident in her national costume. Representing China Wanxin Xing looks elegant in a pink, floral dress. The costume of Su Myat Phoo from Myanmar takes inspiration from the country’s history and … [Read more...] about Miss Grand International contestants shine in national costume contest

Ninety contestants competed to show off their national costume in the Philippines on October 11. They were divided into 5 groups with the Vietnamese beauty Phuong Khanh slotting into the Asia and Oceania Group. Phuong Khanh shines in an elegant sparkling suit and wears a head dress decorated with roses. In the Asia and Oceania group, Vietnamese girl Phuong Khanh took the gold medal, she was followed by runners up from Thailand (L) and the host, the Philippines (R). The Cambodian representative performing in the national costume session In the Western Europe group, Miss Spain Carolina Jane won the gold medal. Miss Mexico Melissa Flores came in first place in the North and Central America group. Yashvi Aware from the USA in her national costume The representative from Argentina came away empty handed at the national costume session. Miss Panama Diana Lemos bagged a silver medal in the North and Central America group. The Miss Earth pageant has been running since its inauguration … [Read more...] about Phuong Khanh wins gold medal at Miss Earth’s national costume session

It is unveiled that the national costume, designed by Khanh Shyna, the main theme of the costume is royal yellow and is made of brocade and traditional silk. It took the designer just three days and three nights of hard work to complete the costume. Khanh Shyna says the dress is inspired by the phoenix-one of four sacred animals according to Vietnamese belief. He adds that the five phoenixes on the dress symbolize strength and power of the Nguyen Dynasty. The national costume contest is scheduled to take place on October 12. It is unveiled that the national costume, designed by Khanh Shyna, the main theme of the costume is royal yellow and is made of brocade and traditional silk. It took the designer just three days and three nights of hard work to complete the costume. Khanh Shyna says the dress is inspired by the phoenix-one of four sacred animals according to Vietnamese belief. He adds that the five phoenixes on the dress symbolize strength and … [Read more...] about Phuong Nga’s national costume for Miss Grand Int’l unveiled