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Recently, Mister Global, a male beauty pageant took place in Thailand. The event was founded in 2014 and since its first edition over 60 countries have sent their representatives to compete for the Mister Global Title. This year, 38 beautiful men decided to test their strengths in the pageant. The final was held in Bangkok on September 26 with the “Inspiring Gentleman” theme. However, this event is not merely a beauty contest, even though one of the main requirements of contestants is to be 'good looking' as the spokesperson of the pageant, Kitti Kamjunsa, told Bored Panda. "The aim of Mister Global is to promote environmental awareness, and we have been promoting this cause ever since we started in 2014. This year, we added a new motto "Inspiring Gentleman" because we believe that the contestants and titleholders should motivate others and be inspirational people. During this year's pageant, we did a fundraising event to support an organization that takes care of elephants in Thailand and it was successful, " Kamjunsa said. When asked what makes Mister Global different from other pageants the spokesperson explained: "Basically every pageant system is identical but what makes Mister Global different from the others is that we are part of the Top 5 Grand Slam Male Pageants. We have good quality contestants with inspiring stories to tell and great support from our national directors from around the world. We have also garnered much support from our many fans that follow us on our website and the official page. Most importantly, we are true on our advocacy of Environmental Awareness and charity cause."

The pageant was won by Korea‘s Jong Woo Kim, who is a 23-year-old police administration student and model. Jong Woo Kim is set to become an inspirational role model for young men all around the world. He will also become a Global Goodwill Ambassador and participate in environmental and charitable projects.

Same as every year, the most attention goes to pageant's national outfits showcase. After all, the representatives get the chance to demonstrate their countries heritage. "For us, we are really surprised that it went viral around the world and we welcome many positive comments. However, the creative costumes segment is nothing new in any pageant system as it has always been a part of it. The winning costume is not about the size or design but the story and culture behind it," Kamjunsa said. The national costume contest was won by Myanmar, it's safe to say that most of the contestants made their homelands' proud by rocking well crafted and intricate costumes. So why not feast your eyes on them? Scroll below to see the cool costumes and don't forget to upvote your favorites!

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    Mexico

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    Slinkman
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Could've come right out of Breath of the Wild.

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    Panama

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    mummy pig
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the fact that he is actually smiling😊

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    Indonesia

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    Haiti

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    Japan

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    Dominican Republic

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    South Africa

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    Anton Swanepoel
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right - for those have who their knickers in a twist saying that it's wrong to have a Boer dressed as a Zulu... he's not. I can see at least seven different cultures represented by what that guy is wearing. It's actually a pretty smart way to incorporate just about everyone who lives in South Africa in one image.

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    #9

    Tunisia

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    Guam

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    Korea

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    Thailand

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    #13

    Spain

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    Ozacoter
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Weird, somebody knows where is this dress from? I never saw ome like this in Spain. But I am from Valencia, so I might be wrong.

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    #14

    Vietnam

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    Anna Salord
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Apparently, I'm now obsessed with headpieces. Damn, there are all delight to look at!

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    Czech Republic

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    Laos

    Laos

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    Shari Pierre
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    His costume looks very functional. It's not as extravagant as the others, but looks like something he'll get a lot of use from. It's like I'm looking in a book about his country and see this pic.

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    #17

    Philippines

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    Zelda Blue
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would like to see the rest of the weapon, it looks very substantial and impressive,

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    #18

    Peru

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    Taiwan

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    Shari Pierre
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What does he back look like? His dress looks very functional. Has a farmer ring to it.

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    #21

    Hong Kong

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    D. Pitbull
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nice Lion costume. I like that they kept the Lion Head simple-ish and not overly flashy/inlaid with decorative horns/jewels/eyelashes so as not to overshadow the human.

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    #22

    Myanmar

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    Chile

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    Lulik
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think he's missing some spear or something...?

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    #24

    Togo

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    Tilly Jean
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For some reason I just thought of Eddie Murphy’s outfit in “Coming to America”

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    #25

    China

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    Finn Fickle
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is Manchurian dress as opposed to Chinese dress - a Chinese Changshan would only have two splits, a Mandarin collar, and no hanging seal from the belt.

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    #27

    Malaysia

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    Romadhoni Ririn
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It looks like the traditional costume from Dayak Tribe.

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    #28

    Poland

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    India

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    Zelda Blue
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love the material its very beautiful.

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    #30

    Puerto Rico

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    October Ward
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honestly, as a Puerto Rican. I think they did macrame but not with rope like that, and I also feel they got lazy with this. If this costume was made for like a contest. Lord forgive me, but its f*****g terrible. And im kinda annoyed 😅

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    #31

    Sweden

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    Marina Rios
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All thee dudes looking like actual gods and then poor Mr. Sweden.

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    Nigeria

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    Nepal

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    Momo Skarsgård
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why does it look like they just took it out the suitcase and put it on? Geez they should carry a travel steamer.

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    #35

    Cuba

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    Luuk Eegdeman
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All these customs are gorgeous and then you have mister Cuba... Poor poor mister Cuba

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    Switzerland

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    Johnnee
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Last minute attempt when you're invited to a costume party.

    RitaGG
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was either that or a T-shirt that says "I'm neutral".

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    Diana
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He's a Swiss army knife. Wait till he shows you his blade.

    Jessie Cooper
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    His stylist got stoned with Mr. Egypt and Mr. Nigeria and passed out.

    OffKeySinger
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He's that guy, night before the big class project is due, that glued a bunch of popsicle sticks together and called it good.

    Morgan White
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The robe is just covering up the Swiss National Sauna Uniform...

    Anli
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Best comment I've come across so far.

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    Chicken Pox
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like he's going for a boxing match

    Lisa Weibel
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lool i looked foreward to this... And i got this. It is not like we Dont have traditional wear. Sweden and cuba were a Lot better than this flag....

    Robert Robi Z
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think he is wearing a national costume, except if they wear flags in Switzerland instead of costumes. This looks like a boxer before a match. Not like it at all.

    Ashley Galyen
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He's a hybrid class Boxer-Medic! If you aren't a good patient he will knock you out cold!

    mr toto
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Really? A Swiss flag robe?? :D that's clever as hell XD

    Ashley Galyen
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Since they only pictured his upper body, I'm now wondering if it's a swimmer's robe.

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    Tanya Kumar
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The costumers realize at the last minute that they left him naked and drape a flag on him :’D

    Nicky Harrison
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I do feel there should be lederhosen

    Thomas Raemy
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    you guys were missing school, or is your school system this bad? lederhosen is not at all swiss. it's for germany or austria. but anyway, all the same for you. it's out of USA...

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    Marley Lennon
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It’s a cape..? It’s a flag..? Oh, I get it now. It’s just a dude who’s been hanging around with Egypt and Nigeria.

    Jason Merkel
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He's here to deliver first aid i believe.

    Tilly Jean
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Next opponent of The Italian Stallion?

    Aneese
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Opening Go Fund Me account for purchase of travel steamer.

    Bill phillips
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    6 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, at least his cloak would be easily spotted by a rescue plane if he were stranded in the Swiss Alps😐

    Anu Vakarian
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is Boxing Swiss culture...? 👀💧

    Joeshar
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like an outfit of Swiss pro wrestler

    Matthew Litwin
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Having him dressed up as a Swiss Army knife would have been less ridiculous.

    Audrey Ferguson
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Too good looking to put in the effort

    Friedlander Rosenzweig
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And in this corner, weighing in at ne hundred and ninety pounds...

    B.g. Thomas
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    All it is, is a cape? Is he naked?

    Cheryl Bailey-Grice McNairn
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    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hey. He's neutral. I would like to put my arms firmly around neutrality

    Shinomi Chan
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    4 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gives off a wrestler vibe to me

    InternationalPanda
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is he not wearing anything else?! How vulgar!

    Marianne Knuit
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    5 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Where’s the “lederhosen”?😂

    fatalsoy
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    the picture on the left looks like something that I'd wear to bed

    John Warnock
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seeing a lot of fellow Swiss people speaking out... Personally my Canton had native dress, this designer really did his model a disservice, so many of the other costumes said so much about where they came from, could you imagine if all the cultures were just represented by a naked guy in their flag?

    Jules Marten-Feldmann
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This isn't a costume, this is a flag. What the heck? Switzerland's has some great national costume. This is sad

    Mack-doodle
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is he wearing anything else, cause damn.

    BG Rey
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ready to enter the ring

    Thomas Raemy
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    besides the swiss flag, this has nothing to do with swiss. really nothing...

    Ara Driscoll
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Switzerland just gets a boxing robe?

    Craymoss
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least its not Superman......

    Dax
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Looks like they tried for a vampire cape. At least it's not the worst (looking at you USA...)

    Linda Robinett
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He did not try. There are beautiful traditional costumes in all the Germanic countries.

    Jen Berquet
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How is this Swiss other than draping a hot guy in their flag?

    Ale_Vidal23
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so lame, Jesus, i live in switzerland and it's exactly what i expected...

    Cissy Fountaneaux
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A tent made into a shabby cape. So much for style

    Slune
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not to much creativity in this country. He could have wear chocolate undies and cheese socks.

    Karla Freeman
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In spite of the costume, he is a cutie and has amazing pecs!

    Megan Wohlwend
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He’s dressed up like a Swiss 5 franc coin.

    Jordan Campbell
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is he... Is he not wearing anything else?

    Susan Mesick
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think he's supposed to be at the boxing match next door

    Siddharth Brave
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lmao and I thought Switzerland was a rich country 🤣🤣

    Nancy Campbell
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lame. A flag is NOT a national costume.

    Deepak Subramony
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He looks like he is related to Arnold Schwarzenegger.

    Furio Detti
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that a tradizional costume? Oh swiss are like Superman!!!

    Mi Qa
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A native costume? This? Why not take the Appenzeller Tracht or something! Who did the research? Now that I've seen this I can't believe the other "native" costumes.🤦‍♀️

    Cybele Spanjaard
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, this is a nice cape, somewhat medical looking (reversed colours). Or the flag with a hood?

    Kathleen Barlow
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So, is their national costume just a cloak? No other clothes?

    Ola Polowczyk
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Eye of the Tiger" playing in the background

    Michelle Muirhead
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Seriously? This their interpretation of some sort of iconic national dress?

    hungergames
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    is it bad I immediately thought of batman

    B.E. Miller
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is he nekkid underneath? (Because I hear a rumor y'all Swiss go naked sometimes.) (Okay, I'm only mostly joking.)

    Sofia Buob
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i'm Swiss. this costume is a bit boring. just like my country lol

    Analyn Lahr
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The hell Switzerland? This is not your native costume. Why's he dressed like a boxer?

    Ren
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is a huge disappointment we have gorgeous traditional wear, and we get a... cape

    Ren
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm really disappointed we have such gorgeous traditional wear and this is what we get...

    Brooke White
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    sure the "national costume" of switzerland is "naked in teh flag". I have seen this on the streets of Luzern ever day... wtf?

    Arnlaug Bøe
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't think this qualifies as a traditional national costume. :D

    Mieke Vervloet
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So in Switzerland they wear flags, lol...priceless.

    SushilKumar Gupta
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    🤣🤣🤣 I think their model six pack was lost with their original costumes

    Kernan Coleman
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Hooded Helvetican strikes again!

    Susatyo Adi
    Community Member
    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Swiss Guard uniform is better.

    Jennifer Rapp
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone got way too lazy with this.

    Lola
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    6 years ago

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    The back is nice, but the front is gorgeous.

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    USA

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    BlackestDawn
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    6 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    While superman may be "native" to USA (its "birth" country) it is not "native" in the same way that all the other costumes are. I feel that using an indian (as in native american) would've been a much better choice.

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