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2020 Miss Mexico Contestants Compete In Traditional Outfits And They Are Amazing (32 Pics)
Some things never go out of fashion. Like traditional clothes. Just a few days ago, Miss Mexico posted photos of their 2020 contestants rocking designer-made versions of the country's traditional outfits and they quickly went viral.
But it's not just the models and the costumes that made these images so stunning. The photographers did an excellent job of capturing the women, too. By taking them outside instead of to a studio, they really enhanced the link between the land and the culture it gave birth to.
In total, there were 32 contestants competing to advance to the next round. People chose 6 (Miss Sonora, Miss Michoacan, Miss Guanajuato, Miss Estado De México, Miss Quintana Roo, Miss Guerrero) by reacting to their photos on social media, and 6 were picked by the judges (Miss Colima, Miss Sinaloa, Miss Coahuila, Miss Campeche, Miss Nayarit, Miss Oaxaca).
The Miss Mexico Grand Finale will be held on October 31st.
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Miss Guanajuato, Georgina Villanueva
Georgina Villanueva is studying chemical engineering. The dress refers to the textile past of the state, the revolutionary history, the famed Museum of the Mummies of Guanajuato, as well as the importance of the Dia de los Muertos. Fancy makeup!
Hi Monika! I'm very grateful you've commented on these photos/areas! You've enhanced my viewing and understanding of them. Thank you so much !
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This is when you know you are so gorgeous you can wear makeup like that and still be stunning!
I do like the nod to the folkloric character of " La Calavera Catrina", who has become one of the most widely recognized and popularized symbols of "Día de los Muertos" (Day of the Dead): https://www.nationalgeographic.co.uk/history-and-civilisation/2019/10/la-catrina-dark-history-day-deads-immortal-icon
Guanajuato is one of my favorite states in Mexico. The beautiful town of San Miguel de Allende is a UNESCO World Heritage site (as is the town of Guanajuato), and it is also the place where I ended up with a huge plate of frog legs at a fancy restaurant. I ordered the only thing on menu I had no idea of what it was... (I ate them after some initial hesitation, not bad.) By the mid-18th century the city, the city had around 30.000 inhabitants when New York had 25,000. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/travel/under-the-spell-of-san-miguel-de-allende-71084706/
After looking at the whole article, this one remains my favourite by far
The gown is nice, but why are the kids on the bottom? Seems out of place.
They are not kids.... they are traditional dolls... The Maria doll is a traditional handicraft practice in Mexico that preserves the magic and humility of Mazahua women. These rag dolls have their origin in Michoacán and the State of Mexico.
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"The regional costumes are made by designers and they are the ones who will keep them," a Miss Mexico spokesperson told Bored Panda.
"The judges were foreigners, so they have had the opportunity to learn about the country's regions and soak up all the culture and legends the costumes had to offer."
Experts say traditional Mexican clothing has both native and European elements. The fibers of choice across the country are cotton, bark, and agave (which were known and used by native Mexican pre-Hispanic civilizations), as well as wool and silk (introduced by the Spanish later).
Miss Estado De México, Perla Franco
"The State of Mexico is one of the 32 federal entities of Mexico. It is the most populous, as well as the most densely populated state. It is divided into 125 municipalities and its capital city is Toluca de Lerdo." Mexico City, or México Distrito Federal (like Washington D.C.) is between Mexico state and the state of Morelos. The outfit is of course made with Aztec influences, but it is also telling us about the 'Santuario Piedra Herrada', a Monarch Butterflies Sanctuary, in Temascaltepec as well as the cultivation of sunflowers. .
Probably the best-known piece of traditional Mexican clothing is a tall and wide-brimmed hat designed to shade one from the harmful rays of the sun; the sombrero. Traditionally reserved for cowboys (vaqueros) and mariachis, the sombrero is now worn by many and has become a symbol of the country.
Miss Nayarit, Blessing Chukwu
Around 1.4 million Mexicans self-identified as Afro-descendants in 2015, or 1.2% of the country's population. African identity and physical features are stronger than elsewhere in Mexico in the Costa Chica ("small coast" in Spanish) which extends from Acapulco, Guerrero, to the town of Puerto Ángel in Oaxaca in Mexico's Pacific south coast. The area was very isolated from the rest of Mexico, which prompted runaway slaves to find refuge here. More recently, Lupita Nyong'o was born in Mexico city and is dual Kenyan and Mexican citizen. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro-Mexicans. "La Costa Chica. Nunca más un México sin afromexicanos.": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lRC4w4Fu2yE
Miss Sinaloa, Elizabeth Vidaña
For people who may ask why her headress has "deer horns", the state of Sinaloa, Mexico has a traditional dance from the Yaqui indians known as the "Danza del Venado" (Deer Dance)
Miss Guerrero, Isabel Ruíz
Guerrero is located on the Pacific coast in Southwestern Mexico. Acapulco is one of Mexico's oldest and most well-known beach resorts. Taxco was one of the primary mining areas during the colonial period and is still known for its silverwork. "Fighting with Jaguars, Bleeding for Rain" https://archive.archaeology.org/0811/etc/boxing.html https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handcrafts_of_Guerrero Please note that the photo is shot at Iguala: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Iguala_mass_kidnapping
Miss Jalisco, Mariana Macias
Jorge Negrete - Ay Jalisco No Te Rajes (Remasterizada) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WKUfYSbvXbc
Miss Querétaro, Valeria Ruíz
I think this is the closest resemblance to traditional in all these photos.
Miss Campeche, Jennifer Álvarez
Campeche, on the Gulf of Mexico in the southeast, is one of the 31 states which make up the 32 Federal Entities of Mexico (With Mexico D.F., the City of Mexico, being the 32nd) hence the Caribbean vibe. Much of Campeche's territory is filled with various archeological sites, almost all of which are Mayan.
Miss Ciudad De México, Jéssica Farjat
Miss Aguascalientes, Ximena Hita
Miss Chihuahua, Isela Serrano
Miss Oaxaca, Sabrina Góngora
"Traditional clothing items among the peoples of Oaxaca include the huipil, a women's blouse constructed from several panels; the ceñidor, a type of sash among the Mazatec; and the paño, a Chinantec head covering. Handcrafted Oaxacan textiles employ plainweave, brocade patterns, gauze weave." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textiles_of_Oaxaca . . . "Mexican Traditional Dress/Oaxacan Embroidery" : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sh_3X_88apg
Miss Nuevo León, Evelyn Álvarez
Miss Quintana Roo, Regina González
Miss Durango, Carolina Thomas
Durango is lying at the extreme northwest of the Central Mexican Plateau and has an average elevation of 1,775 meters above sea level, Most of the state is mountainous and heavily forested, with the Sierra Madre Occidental covering around two-thirds of the state, and most of the economy of the Sierra region revolves around forestry, Traditional agriculture is still the main economic activity for most of the population, despite only ten percent of the land being suitable for crops, and only fifteen percent being suitable for pasture. To date, over 130 films have been shot here both because of the Western-type landscapes the natural light. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Durango
Miss Colima, Daniela Ramírez
Is Colima, Mexico renown for their history of shoe-making as the model's dress is decorated with Huaraches (traditional Mexican sandal)?
Miss Michoacán, Karolina Vidales
Miss Chiapas, Rocío Carrillo
If you want to see some images from a Chiapas mountain town, including 'traditional' garb, I give you this:"San Cristóbal de las Casas, Chiapas: Mexico’s Rebellious Problem Child in the South" medium.com/@danestrom/san-cristóbal-de-las-casas-chiapas-mexicos-rebellious-problem-child-in-the-south-ce04e2e7ab94
Miss Tamaulipas, Naila Navarro
Miss Sonora, Ayram Ortíz
Miss Coahuila, Georgina Vargas
Miss Puebla, Valerie Bartsch
She's standing in front of the the Great Pyramid of Cholula, Pirámide Tepanapa, or, in the indigenous Nahuatl language, Tlachihualtepetl, or 'artificial mountain'. The structure measures 400 by 400 metres and has a total volume of 4.45 million cubic metres, almost twice that of the Great Pyramid of Giza. I've been there. The entry goes through tunnels dug by the original archeologists who explored it.
Miss Baja California Sur, Diana Ramírez
Miss Veracruz, Andrea Munguía
Miss Yucatán, Ana Paulina Rivero
I have a home in the Yucatan ... it's a stunning place. My criticism about this photo ... they should have either taken it from a different angle or have her change her pose ... it appears she's holding up the smoke stack.
Miss Morelos, María Fernanda Hutterer
Miss Hidalgo, Jaqueline Gómez
Miss Zacatecas, Karina Román
Miss Tlaxcala, Fedra Alpés
Tlaxcala (from Nahuatl languages), officially the Free and Sovereign State of Tlaxcala (Spanish: Estado Libre y Soberano de Tlaxcala), is one of the 32 states which comprise the Federal Entities of Mexico.
Miss Baja California, Daniela Pedroza
Miss San Luis Potosí, Daniela Sánchez Acosta
Miss Tabasco, Gildy Reyes
The Australian Firefighter's Annual Wall Calendar is right here on BoredPanda, with huge success. If we can celebrate the beauty and sexiness of absolutely fabulous men on this site, why does it suddenly become bad when we are looking at photographs of gorgeous women from Mexico??? There is nothing sleazy about any of the photos, and anyone who would like to believe that people covered all of their bodies before the Europeans "found" Mexico is not very knowlegeable, to put it kindly.
Who really cares 'who's right'!? Let's simply enjoy the beauty of it and move on to the next post. There's bigger problems in the world than what disagreement there is here.
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I don't think these are traditional costumes. They are mostly fantasy costumes inspired by folklore.
The text clearly states that these are COSTUMES, based on traditional clothing...
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BORED PANDA, please change "traditional costume" to "outfits representative of the Mexican state they come from". A lot of people do not get it.
Dude, no. I'm going to tell you all right now just no. While the majority of colors and styles are true, the mini skirts, excess if pushup bras, high slits, extremely elaborate headdresses are not "traditional".
These are one of the outfits that the young women who have previously been crowned Miss Jalisco or whatever other Mexican state she is from, for the competition to be crowned Miss Mexico. Another of the outfits is probably a bathing suit, another an evening dress, and so on. I am pretty certain that no outfit represents what grandma will wear to church in Utah. (No offence to anyone in Utah, ;-)
Load More Replies... @Bob Belcher, though I agree with you on the sexist environment that beauty contests are held in, not only in Mexico, these outfits are probably the result of state competitions to design an outfit representative of that state. I believe the use of the word "traditional" was an unfortunate choice. Whereas a few of the outfits manage to look more like bathing suits than actual clothes, most of the outfits are not that revealing, or rather, they are not revealing anything outside of the face and hands. In fact, many of them are both beautiful and indeed very representative of the particular state they are from. Some are, in my taste, kitsch married to tacky, but that is a matter of taste.
I understand that some people may view beauty pageants as empowering to women in that they are celebrating a woman's love of her body (there have been entire blogs and talk shows discussing this view). However, I just cannot seem to wrap by head around it. Perhaps, I am old-fashioned or just "faddy-duddy" (I say this with irony as an older millennial). However, I can appreciate how many of the contestants' costume blend elements from traditional dress in their respective state and also elements from Mexican folklore, history, and culture. Beauty pageants are such a polemic topic and I think that I would have preferred an article about the history of traditional dress in the various states of Mexico.
I agree with you, but it troubles me that we, as women, feel free to drool over sexy men here on BP (have a look at the Australian fire fighters' 2021 calendar) and the moment there are any pictures of beautiful women we are supposed to be outraged? The photos are very well staged and there is nothing in them that is denigrating towards women, unless one is hellbent on grabbing every opportunity to see sexism in everything. I'd say we should let the girls be proud.
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Miss Mexico Contestants Compete In Traditional Outfits -> could have been worded as Miss Mexico Contestants Compete in Awesome Costumes Inspired From Mexican Culture. Saying these are traditional outfits is kind of a stretch and offend people. If they aren't traditional outfit, they aren't. Clickbaits either make people stupid or offend people :/
There be incels among us here. Karens and prudes and ignorant turds as well. All of these ladies set it on fire. Gorgeous. Haters keep on doing your thing. Its entertaining to watch you squirm.
Reminds me of the amazing outfits you see on Drag Race! These ladies rock!
stunning pictures and costumes - those headpieces and other attachements must have been pretty heavy though. Props to the ladies and the creators!
I like all of them, some more than others, Great Work! I'm from Guanajuato & yes we celebrate el Dia de los Muertos so the dress & make up very well represent this Celebration In San Miguel de Allende...I like it !
A wonderful post exceptional models, to see the incredible costumes such a nice treat !!!
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Most are of European Heritage and dont even know it , the European Woman has been the Gold Standard for Beauty ! Look at some true Natives and you will not find women that look like that . I for one like the native beautys as well tho .However im sick of people claiming only to their ''exotic`` side and not aknowlegdeing their european ancestory and or even worse discriminating against such .
Surprising! May the best one win! Perhaps costume competes wearer.
I love how this shows that mexican people don't all look exactly the same. So much diversity!
WOW some of these costumes are amazingly beautiful as are the ladies!!
Beautiful pictures and costumes, for the most part. Though my favourite part are the informative comments under nearly all of them (most of them from Monika Soffronow, so thanks). I learned a lot about Mexico today :-)
OMG....these ladies are absolutely stunning, just stunning! Makes me long for my home in Arizona. Thank you for all that you present. This is my favorite site
#2, Perla Franco is my favorite. She is gorgeous, the costume is very eye catching, and the placement is perfect.
So....women shouldn't be sexy? They look great and if they are participating in this contest then good for them. Looking at them makes me proud be a Latina so isn't that the message overall?
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Your ignorance is showing! Mexico is a country in North America. The Indigenous peoples of Mexico comprise 21,5% of the population or about 26 million people. ("At the time of European conquest in the late 15th century, the indigenous population of Mexico has been estimated at about 25 million, and has therefore only reached this figure again over 500 years later.") "These modern figures however are language based, making numbers under reported, as it discounts Indigenous households that can only speak Spanish." There are 62 indigenous languages recognized as "national languages" which have the same validity as Spanish in all territories where they are spoken. There are 17 indigenous peoples with a population of more than 100.000 people and another 58 indigenous peoples in Mexico counting with smaller populations. FYI: The Inca civilization arose from the Peruvian highlands in South America. (At its largest, the empire was comparable to the historical empires of Eurasia.)
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The Australian Firefighter's Annual Wall Calendar is right here on BoredPanda, with huge success. If we can celebrate the beauty and sexiness of absolutely fabulous men on this site, why does it suddenly become bad when we are looking at photographs of gorgeous women from Mexico??? There is nothing sleazy about any of the photos, and anyone who would like to believe that people covered all of their bodies before the Europeans "found" Mexico is not very knowlegeable, to put it kindly.
Who really cares 'who's right'!? Let's simply enjoy the beauty of it and move on to the next post. There's bigger problems in the world than what disagreement there is here.
Load More Replies... I don't think these are traditional costumes. They are mostly fantasy costumes inspired by folklore.
The text clearly states that these are COSTUMES, based on traditional clothing...
Load More Replies... BORED PANDA, please change "traditional costume" to "outfits representative of the Mexican state they come from". A lot of people do not get it.
Dude, no. I'm going to tell you all right now just no. While the majority of colors and styles are true, the mini skirts, excess if pushup bras, high slits, extremely elaborate headdresses are not "traditional".
These are one of the outfits that the young women who have previously been crowned Miss Jalisco or whatever other Mexican state she is from, for the competition to be crowned Miss Mexico. Another of the outfits is probably a bathing suit, another an evening dress, and so on. I am pretty certain that no outfit represents what grandma will wear to church in Utah. (No offence to anyone in Utah, ;-)
Load More Replies... @Bob Belcher, though I agree with you on the sexist environment that beauty contests are held in, not only in Mexico, these outfits are probably the result of state competitions to design an outfit representative of that state. I believe the use of the word "traditional" was an unfortunate choice. Whereas a few of the outfits manage to look more like bathing suits than actual clothes, most of the outfits are not that revealing, or rather, they are not revealing anything outside of the face and hands. In fact, many of them are both beautiful and indeed very representative of the particular state they are from. Some are, in my taste, kitsch married to tacky, but that is a matter of taste.
I understand that some people may view beauty pageants as empowering to women in that they are celebrating a woman's love of her body (there have been entire blogs and talk shows discussing this view). However, I just cannot seem to wrap by head around it. Perhaps, I am old-fashioned or just "faddy-duddy" (I say this with irony as an older millennial). However, I can appreciate how many of the contestants' costume blend elements from traditional dress in their respective state and also elements from Mexican folklore, history, and culture. Beauty pageants are such a polemic topic and I think that I would have preferred an article about the history of traditional dress in the various states of Mexico.
I agree with you, but it troubles me that we, as women, feel free to drool over sexy men here on BP (have a look at the Australian fire fighters' 2021 calendar) and the moment there are any pictures of beautiful women we are supposed to be outraged? The photos are very well staged and there is nothing in them that is denigrating towards women, unless one is hellbent on grabbing every opportunity to see sexism in everything. I'd say we should let the girls be proud.
Load More Replies... Miss Mexico Contestants Compete In Traditional Outfits -> could have been worded as Miss Mexico Contestants Compete in Awesome Costumes Inspired From Mexican Culture. Saying these are traditional outfits is kind of a stretch and offend people. If they aren't traditional outfit, they aren't. Clickbaits either make people stupid or offend people :/
There be incels among us here. Karens and prudes and ignorant turds as well. All of these ladies set it on fire. Gorgeous. Haters keep on doing your thing. Its entertaining to watch you squirm.
Reminds me of the amazing outfits you see on Drag Race! These ladies rock!
stunning pictures and costumes - those headpieces and other attachements must have been pretty heavy though. Props to the ladies and the creators!
I like all of them, some more than others, Great Work! I'm from Guanajuato & yes we celebrate el Dia de los Muertos so the dress & make up very well represent this Celebration In San Miguel de Allende...I like it !
A wonderful post exceptional models, to see the incredible costumes such a nice treat !!!
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Most are of European Heritage and dont even know it , the European Woman has been the Gold Standard for Beauty ! Look at some true Natives and you will not find women that look like that . I for one like the native beautys as well tho .However im sick of people claiming only to their ''exotic`` side and not aknowlegdeing their european ancestory and or even worse discriminating against such .
Surprising! May the best one win! Perhaps costume competes wearer.
I love how this shows that mexican people don't all look exactly the same. So much diversity!
WOW some of these costumes are amazingly beautiful as are the ladies!!
Beautiful pictures and costumes, for the most part. Though my favourite part are the informative comments under nearly all of them (most of them from Monika Soffronow, so thanks). I learned a lot about Mexico today :-)
OMG....these ladies are absolutely stunning, just stunning! Makes me long for my home in Arizona. Thank you for all that you present. This is my favorite site
#2, Perla Franco is my favorite. She is gorgeous, the costume is very eye catching, and the placement is perfect.
So....women shouldn't be sexy? They look great and if they are participating in this contest then good for them. Looking at them makes me proud be a Latina so isn't that the message overall?
Load More Replies... Your ignorance is showing! Mexico is a country in North America. The Indigenous peoples of Mexico comprise 21,5% of the population or about 26 million people. ("At the time of European conquest in the late 15th century, the indigenous population of Mexico has been estimated at about 25 million, and has therefore only reached this figure again over 500 years later.") "These modern figures however are language based, making numbers under reported, as it discounts Indigenous households that can only speak Spanish." There are 62 indigenous languages recognized as "national languages" which have the same validity as Spanish in all territories where they are spoken. There are 17 indigenous peoples with a population of more than 100.000 people and another 58 indigenous peoples in Mexico counting with smaller populations. FYI: The Inca civilization arose from the Peruvian highlands in South America. (At its largest, the empire was comparable to the historical empires of Eurasia.)
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