The Philippines' bet Gazini Ganados is looking every bit the *kween* at the Miss Universe 2019 preliminaries in Atlanta, Georgia.
The 23-year-old Cebuana was a vision in gold during the evening gown category, wearing a Cary Santiago creation:
For the national costume category, Gazini wore another Cary Santiago masterpiece, this time, a silver Philippine Eagle-inspired gown. The gown featured an elaborate design, with a stunning headpiece and life-sized Philippine Eagles perched on each of Gazini's shoulders. Wow!
The gown even has wings! ABS-CBN's Dyan Castillejo captured Gazini revealing these in dramatic fashion.
"The design is not as flamboyant but the details are very intricate," Cary described the gown in a Facebook post. "It's hand-stitched, all coming from the same fabric with my signature laser-cut patterns."
So beautiful! Best of luck, Gazini!
Catch Miss Universe 2019 on December 9, Monday, 8 a.m. on ABS-CBN and on its streaming platform, iWant.