Khanh Van in the national costume contest at Miss Universe

Khanh Van and 73 Miss Universe contestants completed the national costume contest. Many of the outfits are meticulously designed.

Khanh Van’s traditional costume contest at Miss Universe Khanh Van brought to the Miss Universe pageant an Ao Dai inspired by silk weaving. On the morning of May 14 (Vietnam time), Khanh Van and the Miss Universe contestants entered the traditional costume contest. This is an indispensable part of the beauty contest. As usual, the Vietnamese representative was in the last performance group, right after the Venezuelan contestant. Khanh Van completed the exam smoothly, without making mistakes. Khanh Van performs national costume at Miss Universe. The costume Khanh Van brought to this year’s contest was named “Ken Em”, a design by the author Khoa Lo. The outfit is meant to honor Vietnam’s silk weaving. Creative designer on the background of traditional ao dai. Khoa Ho uses white tones, light materials, and marcame stringing techniques. The Cocoon Em costume has a unique opening and closing frame, so the weight is quite heavy, about 30 kg. Because of the cumbersome design, the correct assembly and confident performance is also a challenge for Khanh Van. According to the behind-the-scenes photos shared by the crew, before the contest, the beauty assembled the outfit herself. Khanh Van’s costume is made entirely of white, so under the spotlight, the design is a bit “submerged” in terms of visual effects. Meanwhile, most of the contestants’ designs used striking and eye-catching colors. Asian countries such as Thailand, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar… still invest heavily in traditional costumes. Miss Thailand, Amanda Obdam, brought on the stage of Miss Universe a costume inspired by fighting fish – the fish chosen as the national aquatic species. Miss Universe contestants compete in national costume. The performance of the Malaysian representative took up the most time. The Malaysian beauty brought a model house on stage and needed 3 people to support. Not only that, she also changed her outfit, making the contestants performing behind them have to wait. Some other contestants like Singapore or Ukraine convey meaningful messages through traditional costumes such as stop violence, stop discriminating against Asians… After this round, 74 beauties will prepare for the semi-final night, which will take place on the morning of May 15 (Vietnam time).