In honor of (perhaps) the best part of the entire pageant, we've rounded up the most elaborate national costumes for your viewing pleasure. Whether you loved Miss Canada's hockey ensemble with a working scoreboard or Miss Japan's samurai costume with an actual sword, there was probably something for you.
Keep scrolling for some of the best national costumes in Miss Universe history.
Miss USA 2013 Erin Bradys Transformers-inspired costume made a statement.
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Miss Brazil 2013 Jakelyne Oliveira wore a cape that depicted indigenous peoples of Brazil.
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Miss Thailand 2015 Aniporn Chalermburanawong rocked a dress inspired by a tuk tuk.
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Htet Htet Htun, Miss Myanmar 2016, wore a costume depicting traditional Burmese puppetry.
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Miss Canada 2014 Chanel Beckenlehner wore a hockey-inspired ensemble, complete with a scoreboard.
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Miss Panama 2016 Keity Drennans costume looked like a piece of art.
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The elaborate outfit featured two statues.
Miss Guyana 2016 Soyini Fraser paid homage to her tropical country by wearing a palm tree-inspired headdress.
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Miss USA 2014 Nia Sanchez wasnt shy about her love for red, white, and blue.
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Miss Dominican Republic 2007 Massiel Taveras shouldered two massive dolphins and a coral headpiece.
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Dolphins are a frequent sight in the blue waters of the Dominican Republic.
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Miss Sweden 2016 Ida Ovmar paid homage to Swedish author Astrid Lindgrens creation Pippi Longstocking, complete with her own horse.
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"Pippi Longstocking" is one of the most well-known pieces of Swedish literature — or any literature.
Miss Vietnam 2016 Dang Thi Le Hangs costume resembled a lotus flower.
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Miss Finland 2005 Hanna Poulsen (then Ek) channeled Elsa from "Frozen" eight years before it was released.
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Dressing up as Elsa is something even Kristen Bell, who voiced Elsa's "Frozen" counterpart, Anna, in the film, can relate to.
Zahra Redwood, Miss Jamaica Universe 2007, rocked Rasta-colored hair wraps and a Bob Marley shirt.
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Miss China 2006 Ying Hui Gao turned heads with this ornate costume.
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Avanti Marianne Page, Miss Universe Sri Lanka 2014, wore a vibrantly-colored costume.
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Miss Universe Greece 2007 Doukissa Nomikou donned an outfit inspired by ancient Grecian armor.
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Miss Trinidad and Tobago Universe 2006 Kenisha Thom turned into a butterfly.
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Miss St. Lucia Universe 2014 Roxanne Didier-Nicholass costume was a modernized take on St. Lucias national dress.
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Miss Universe Great Britain 2014 Grace Levy wore a version of the Queens Guard uniform.
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The Queen's Guard stands outside the Queen's official residences, including Buckingham Palace and Windsor Castle.
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Miss Finland 2014 Bea Toivonens costume was winter white, just like Finlands snow-covered land.
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Miss Universe Sierra Leone 2016 Hawa Kamara was the first woman to represent her country at Miss Universe.
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Miss Dominican Republic 2014 Kimberly Castillo had the patron saint of the Dominican Republic on her dress.
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Marina Jacoby, Miss Nicaragua 2016, channeled a peacock.
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You can see the bedazzled beak peaking out from the top of her outfit.
Miss Universe Puerto Rico 2016 Brenda Jimenez got to wear a crown no matter what.
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Johanna Acs, Miss Universe Germany 2016, donned a castle headdress.
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Miss Egypt 2007 Ehsan Hatem channeled Cleopatra.
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Miss Chile Universe 2005 Renata Ruiz wore a vibrant headpiece, complete with an Easter Island statue on top.
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Miss Universe Japan 2006, Kurara Chibana, won the national costume show for her samurai-inspired garb.
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Miss Honduras 2013 Diana Schoutsens costume combined peacocks and traditional Mayan clothing.
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Miss Haiti Universe 2013 Mondiana Pierres costume looked like it was inspired by the indigenous tribes of Haiti.
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