Miss Universe is one of the most important beauty pageants in the world, but that has not prevented controversies from arising, as most recently with the representative of Mexico, Melissa Flores, who had the dress she wore in the 2023 pageant stolen just a few ago celebrated in El Salvador for days and is worth almost a million pesos, about $58,000.
“That girl who was Miss Mexico, Melissa Flores, it turned out she had a beautiful traditional dress and, well, didn’t they steal it?” (…) The typical costume was beautiful, he used it , the couturier who made it delivered it. She took it off, hung it up and left it in the dressing room because now no one has the dress anymore, someone stole it. “It’s a very expensive dress worth almost a million pesos,” Woodside explained on her show “Everything for Women.”
Details on the glamorous dress by Melissa Flores
One of the most important moments of the beauty pageant is when the participants walk down the catwalk in their typical costume. On this occasion, Melissa Flores wore the owl as one of the main elements, accompanied by a series of colors and elements that represented Mexico.
“The costume is that of a mystical heroine with a Mexican heart,” described designer Ángel Raméz of the eye-catching garment, who also pointed out that the dress was made by 13 artisans and the work took just over four months. “The costumes show the characteristic colors of Mexico. “My goal was to bring a character to life, as I mentioned,” he added.