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On Oct. 2, 51 contestants vying for the rubric of Miss USA 2022 showed disconnected their authorities pridefulness during the quality pageant's costume competition. Hosted by reigning Miss USA Elle Smith and FYI correspondent Christian Murphy, the runway amusement featured extravagant looks that paid homage to the 50 states and the District of Columbia.

Take, for instance, Miss Massachusetts Skarlet Ramirez, who rocked a towering backpiece adorned with dozens of red, achromatic and bluish feathers arsenic a motion to the Boston Red Sox. Meanwhile, Miss Kansas Elyse Noe chose to springiness a shoutout to her alma mater, the University of Kansas, by strutting down the catwalk successful an iridescent mentation of the school's Jayhawks hoops squad jersey.

However, the astir show-stopping look was donned by Miss Texas R'Bonney Gabriel, whose elaborate bluish outfit—complete with a ample headpiece, monolithic bid and corset with LED lights—won her archetypal spot successful the the costume competition. Designed by Patrick Isorena, the number was a reimagining of Texas' authoritative authorities flower, the bluebonnet.