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Beauty queens turn activists at Miss Universe s National Costume Show Fashion statements abounded at this event 14 May 2021 - 18:40 By Paula Andropoulos Miss Universe Singapore Bernadette Belle Ong. Image: Rodrigo Varela/Getty Images
Historically, the national costume segment of the Miss Universe competition has encompassed a bizarre range of walking human floats and on the nose puns from the presenters and this year s, which took place in the US on Thursday, was no exception.
However, perhaps because of the heightened social and political circumstances in which we universally find ourselves, some of the participating country s representative’s costumes made interesting and provocative statements, showing once again how fashion can operate as a conduit for protest and self-expression.
May 12, 2021
Miss Bernadette Belle Ong believes that the beauty contestants can help spread goodwill and light amid the pandemic.
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Despite the Covid-19 pandemic still raging in the US, Miss Bernadette Belle Ong is risking it all to compete in the Miss Universe beauty pageant, which is taking place on May 17 in Miami, Florida.
The 26-year-old model-actress-host joined Miss Universe Singapore (MUS) 2019, where she won the Miss Charm subsidiary award.
When the local event could not be held last year because of the pandemic, she was handpicked by MUS national director and 2011 winner Valerie Lim to be Singapore s delegate last December.