This is the typical costume that Delary Stoffers will wear at Miss Universe 2023

One of the most important segments of Miss Universe is the national costume competition, better known as folk costume. It is one of the key stages of the competition, just like the swimsuit parade and the evening gown catwalk.

The special feature of the national costumes competition is that it has its own broadcast, which takes place a few days before the final gala evening of the beauty pageant. This year, the Miss Universe pageant will be held this Saturday, November 18 in El Salvador, while the typical costume contest will take place on Thursday, November 16, at 9:00 PM (Ecuadorian time).

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Ecuadorian candidate Delary Stoffers is preparing for this stage of the race with a suit that will raise the country’s name. It is the ‘Railway, Heritage and Tradition’ design that triumphed at the Miss Ecuador pageant ceremony where Stoffers was chosen as the national representative in the international beauty pageant.

The typical costume ‘Railway’, designed by Manolo Loor from Calceta, as the name suggests, has the structure of this railway transport. It includes a red locomotive with 19th-century decorations and gold detailing, the coat of arms of Ecuador and a dedication to former president Eloy Alfaro (1842-1912), whose greatest achievement was the completion of Ecuador’s Trans-Andean Railway. which connected the cities of Guayaquil and Quito.

The costume is completed with a headlight that shines on the conductor’s hat, which will also be worn by the beauty queen that day; He also has a tail made of train tracks and metallic gold high boots. The rest of the costume, a blue jumpsuit with a high collar and long sleeves, is decorated with crystals and rhinestones.

This is a variation of the original costume that the Miss Ecuador organization presented during the costume selection. Initially, it was made of velvet and did not carry the Alfaro shield. (AND)