Singapore’s representative to the upcoming Miss Universe pageant plans to wear a dress depicting a key moment of the U. S.-North Korea summit that Singapore
SINGAPORE – Singapore’s representative to the upcoming Miss Universe pageant plans to wear a dress depicting a key moment of the U. S.-North Korea summit that Singapore hosted earlier this year, but the design of her gown has raised hackles in the wealthy city-state.
The outfit, which shows two hands draped in the flags of the United States and North Korea locked in warm handshake on an electric blue background lined with iconic tourist attractions in Singapore, has drawn flak on social media since it was unveiled late last month.
An online petition has been launched to prevent the costume from being paraded by 23-year-old Singaporean model Zahra Khanum as a national costume at the pageant in Bangkok later this month, with many criticizing it as not representative of Singapore besides being ugly, gawdy and poorly designed.
