The 73rd annual Miss Universe pageant is taking place in Mexico. On Thursday, the contestants competed in the national costume contest with colorful looks. The night's best looks included feathers ...

Miss USA Noelia Voigt competes in the national costume competition at the Miss Universe Beauty Pageant in San Salvador, Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. (AP Photo/Moises Castillo) ...

At Miss Universe 2024, it was all those things — and much more — as the annual pageant kicked off with its flamboyant national costume competition Thursday evening.

The 73rd Miss Universe Competition is currently underway in Mexico City, Mexico. A record-breaking 130 contestants from around the world are participating, competing for the crown currently held ...

As the Miss Universe beauty pageant is set to hold in a week, Chidimma Adetshina showed off her Nigerian side in her cultural attire She looked gorgeous as she spoke about her Nigerian root and ...

Miss Universe 2022 R'Bonney Gabriel attends the 72nd Miss Universe Competition's National Costume Show on Nov. 16, 2023, in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Hector Vivas/Getty Images) ...

That’s a serious question, but with a delightfully nonsensical answer: All served as inspiration for national costumes on display during the 2023 Miss Universe pageant’s preliminary competition.

A new Miss Universe will be crowned on November 18, 2023. Miss Universe has been held annually since 1952. Photos from the pageant's 71-year history show participants' costumes and winners' reactions.