Kelley Day of the Philippines won Best in National Costume Award during the Miss Eco International 2020 National Costume Competition held Friday, April 2, at Baron Resort, Sharm El Sheikh, in Egypt.
Panama and Thailand won second and third place, respectively.
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| Miss Eco Panama, 2nd Place National Costume. Photo: Missosology |
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| Miss Eco Thailand, 3rd Place National Costume |
In an Instagram post from the designer, Louis Pangilinan, Kelley's costume was inspired by Maria Clara's Filipiniana.
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| Photography Rap Yu |
"With the country’s rich culture and history, the iconic attire of Philippines’ mestiza heroine named Maria Clara meets modern age. It’s a perfect spotlight for this traditional attire to be of style and fashion – the evidence of religiosity and spirituality of Filipinos into a Filipiniana Costume," the post said.
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| Photography Rap Yu |
"The rapid increase of modernity had been welcomed this age. This national dress is embellished with hand painted art that can flamboyantly seen by far and fully hand-embroidered. Topping it with topical Maria Clara’s bell sleeves premeditated with beads and crystals. Accentuated with tassels made from fibers extracted by hand and worked into fine threads woven together in a loom that makes it one of the exciting styles today, in a unique and quintessential way," he added.
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| Photography Rap Yu |
"Summing up the fear of being outdated, the touch of modernity on this Maria Clara national attire still implies purity, innocence and devout - words that define a Modern Filipina." he ended.
Here is the national costume of Kelley in motion:
The grand finals of the Miss Eco International 2020 pageant will be held on April 4, 2021, Easter Sunday. The winner will succeed Miss Eco International 2019 Amy Nurtinie of Malaysia for the title.