Foot sizes range from about a 4 to a 12. Some countries appreciate slim waists and small busts. Others favor large hips or large breasts. That's been a little difficult because some of the girls are very well proportioned. We're used to taking garments and just putting them on a model whose job it is to wear it.
Most fashion models are slender.
The delegates are small in the hips but also very curvy, and busty. Then you add to the mix that they all wear very high heels. By Dennis Oda, Star-Bulletin Costume designer Pete Menefee gives Miss Italy, Claudia Trieste, another swimsuit to try on. Miss South Aftrica, Kerishnie Naiker, peeks out of the dressing room. One of Pregill's concerns has been that some local fashion won't mesh with the delegate's appearance.