# Miss Universe 2015 national costumes **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 19, 2015, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-universe-2015-national-costumes/740830 "2015-12-19T03:32:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Rick\_Kitchen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rick_kitchen/32/522_2.png) [@Rick\_Kitchen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick_Kitchen)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-universe-2015-national-costumes/740830/1 "2015-12-19T03:32:08Z")
A few of the national costumes are shown in this link. Miss Thailand is apparently a tuktuk? And Hungary couldn’t come up with anything better than a Rubik’s cube? Is Miss Lebanon supposed to be a leprechaun? France’s costume is too painful to be a good choice. My vote goes to Miss Paraguay, but I’m not sure why. > **[23 Insane (Amazing) Miss Universe 2015 National Costumes](https://www.cosmopolitan.com/entertainment/tv/news/a51017/insane-amazing-miss-universe-2015-national-costumes/)** > > MISS SPAIN DRESSED UP LIKE AN OLD MAN!!!! ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 4:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-universe-2015-national-costumes/740830/2 "2015-12-19T04:54:43Z")
Now that’s some funny shit. ---
**Author:** ![blue\_infinity](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blue_infinity/32/2817_2.png) [@blue\_infinity](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blue_infinity)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-universe-2015-national-costumes/740830/3 "2015-12-19T04:57:46Z")
I hope none of these women plan on actually walking through a doorway. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-universe-2015-national-costumes/740830/4 "2015-12-19T06:12:14Z")
> [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > Is Miss Lebanon supposed to be a leprechaun?] Cedar tree, I assume. > [@Rick\_Kitchen](#): > > France’s costume is too painful to be a good choice. Canada looks painful, for a given definition of painful. Is Curacao supposed to be alcohol? Argentina is pampas I guess. Angola is… entrails of someone slaughtered in the war? No? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 6:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-universe-2015-national-costumes/740830/5 "2015-12-19T06:19:38Z")
Miss Paraguay’s costume was good but I’m voting for Miss Aruba’s costume. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-universe-2015-national-costumes/740830/6 "2015-12-19T06:53:03Z")
Miss Canada has a totem pole between her legs. ---
**Author:** ![shantih](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f6c823/32.png) [@shantih](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shantih)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 11:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-universe-2015-national-costumes/740830/7 "2015-12-19T11:35:17Z")
These are so much fun. That is a powerful amount of feathers on display. How do they get these things through airport security? That’s actually a serious question – I wonder what the long feather luggage looks like, and whether there’s a special process for handling those bags since the contents are so delicate. ---
**Author:** ![adhemar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3da27b/32.png) [@adhemar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/adhemar)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-universe-2015-national-costumes/740830/8 "2015-12-19T15:02:44Z")
I am sure they are crated and shipped. ---
**Author:** ![That\_Don\_Guy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/that_don_guy/32/538_2.png) [@That\_Don\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/That_Don_Guy)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-universe-2015-national-costumes/740830/9 "2015-12-19T18:33:35Z")
Remember that there is a prize for the “best” national costume. Also keep in mind that, other than in the opening introductions, the costumes aren’t used. ---
**Author:** ![OttoDaFe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ottodafe/32/356_2.png) [@OttoDaFe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OttoDaFe)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-universe-2015-national-costumes/740830/10 "2015-12-19T19:03:54Z")
I told myself not to click the link, but did I listen? Nooo … If I were forced at gunpoint to cast a vote, I’d have to go for Ukraine. While I’m scarcely an expert on the “festival” wear of the region, my impression is that what she’s wearing is a somewhat exaggerated version of the same; so it’s miles/kilometres ahead of most of the others as regards “national costume.” ---
**Author:** ![wolfman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a8b319/32.png) [@wolfman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfman)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 7:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-universe-2015-national-costumes/740830/11 "2015-12-19T19:04:43Z")
At least Miss Israel provides the long overdue tribute to the noble pipe cleaner. ---
**Author:** ![Lucky\_13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucky_13/32/13209_2.png) [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 10:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-universe-2015-national-costumes/740830/12 "2015-12-19T22:00:18Z")
> [@OttoDaFe](#): > > I told myself not to click the link, but did I listen? Nooo … > > If I were forced at gunpoint to cast a vote, I’d have to go for Ukraine. While I’m scarcely an expert on the “festival” wear of the region, my impression is that what she’s wearing is a somewhat exaggerated version of the same; so it’s miles/kilometres ahead of most of the others as regards “national costume.” Not only that, she brought pie. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 10:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-universe-2015-national-costumes/740830/13 "2015-12-19T22:15:17Z")
Miss Thailand is…a dump truck. I do love how many of these ladies look like they’re about to become airborne and go soaring far above the stage. (PS: The OP likes Miss Paraguay because she’s wearing only a faint sprinkling of golden pixie dust over her sex bits. And a pineapple with eyes on her head.) ---
**Author:** ![Sage\_Rat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/sage_rat/32/399_2.png) [@Sage\_Rat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sage_Rat)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-universe-2015-national-costumes/740830/14 "2015-12-19T22:16:05Z")
Well I have to admit that Miss America’s outfit screams AMERICA! I could see her running along next to Captain America and Wonder Woman. ---
**Author:** ![Ukulele\_Ike](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/df788c/32.png) [@Ukulele\_Ike](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ukulele_Ike)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 10:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-universe-2015-national-costumes/740830/15 "2015-12-19T22:17:07Z")
> [@adhemar](#): > > I am sure they are crated and shipped. Yes. And the costumes are, too. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-universe-2015-national-costumes/740830/16 "2015-12-19T22:43:07Z")
Miss Nigeria is [Habanero Tan](http://myfigurecollection.net/encyclopedia/6121). 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![JRDelirious](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jrdelirious/32/9531_2.png) [@JRDelirious](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JRDelirious)\ **Post date:** [December 19, 2015, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-universe-2015-national-costumes/740830/17 "2015-12-19T23:19:00Z")
[Some more costumes](http://www.missuniverse.com/photos/index/gallery_id:6/year:all/page:2)at the pageant’s own site. Miss Great Britain is… well, yeah, British. Miss Bahamas is an almost naked fish; IMO if you’re talking beauty queens, almost naked is always a safe call. Curaçao went a bit too cute: we get it, “Blue Curaçao”, right. OK, so Miss Costa Rica is a coffee blossom, those are quite nice actually. ---
**Author:** ![astorian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ad7895/32.png) [@astorian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/astorian)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2015, 12:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-universe-2015-national-costumes/740830/18 "2015-12-20T00:17:15Z")
Does anybody still watch beauty pageants? ---
**Author:** ![Lucky\_13](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucky_13/32/13209_2.png) [@Lucky\_13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lucky_13)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2015, 12:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-universe-2015-national-costumes/740830/19 "2015-12-20T00:25:05Z")
Miss USA looks like a cross between Captain America and the Falcon. ---
**Author:** ![dropzone](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dropzone/32/7515_2.png) [@dropzone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dropzone)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2015, 2:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-universe-2015-national-costumes/740830/20 "2015-12-20T02:34:21Z")
> [@Lucky\_13](#): > > Not only that, she brought pie. That was the clincher for me. > [@JRDelirious](#): > > Curaçao went a bit too cute: we get it, “Blue Curaçao”, right. But does she glow under a blacklight? It’s as if Trump never left. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/miss-universe-2015-national-costumes/740830.md?page=2)