Mariel de Leon’s national costume for Miss International 2017

NATIONAL COSTUME. Mariel de Leon wears a creation by Cary Santiago. Screengrab from Miss International

The Miss International 2017 competition kicked off with the ladies donning their respective national costumes at the Tokyo Dome on Tuesday, November 14.

The Philippines’ bet Mariel de Leon wore an modern, steel gray Filipiniana dress with an intricate sarimanok headpiece to match.

Screengrab from Miss International

Screengrab from Miss International

Screengrab from Miss International

Screengrab from Miss International

Screengrab from Miss International

Screengrab from Miss International

Screengrab from Miss International

Screengrab from Miss International

Screengrab from Miss International

Screengrab from Miss International

 

This article originally appeared in Rappler.
All photos courtesy of Rappler unless otherwise indicated.

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