Steve Harvey let 2017 Oscars presenter Warren Beatty know that he's there to lend a hand.

Beatty was involved in the biggest screw-up in Oscars history on Sunday night when he and Faye Dunaway presented best picture to the wrong movie, first announcing it was "La La Land" when it was in fact "Moonlight," in a moment that resembled Harvey's own mix-up at the 2015 Miss Universe show.

It turns out Beatty and Dunaway had the wrong envelope (the one for best actress, which went to Emma Stone in "La La Land"). Beatty hesitated as he looked at the card from the envelope and showed it to Dunaway, who promptly called out "La La Land."

It was only once the "La La Land" team was up onstage and giving speeches that the gaffe was corrected, and the "Moonlight" team came up while the "La La Land" producers and cast went back to their seats.

"Call me Warren Beatty," Harvey said on Twitter. "I can help you get through this!"

Harvey was making a joking reference to his own infamous gaffe at Miss Universe 2015 when he announced the wrong winner of the competition.

Beatty went up to the mic at the end of the Oscars to explain what happened.

Watch the chaos unfold below:

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President Donald Trump appeared in a 2013 music video for Emin Agalarov, an Azerbaijani-Russian pop star whose publicist claims to have arranged a June 2016 meeting between members of Trump's campaign and a Russian lawyer.

Agalarov is the son of Aras Agalarov, a wealthy Azerbaijani-Russian developer who brought Trump's Miss Universe pageant to Moscow in 2013. The elder Agalarov also served as a liaison between Trump and Putin when Trump was in Moscow in 2013, The Washington Post reported.

That year, Trump appeared in the younger Agalarov's music video for his song "Another Life." Trump's cameo is brief and occurs at the end of the video.

"Wake him up!" Trump shouts at a daydreaming Agalarov. "Emin, wake up. Come on. What's wrong with you? what's wrong with you Emin? Emin, let's get with it."

"You're always late," Trump continued. "You're just another pretty face. I'm tired of you. You're fired!"

Watch the video:

Agalarov was revealed to be at the center of top Trump campaign officials' meeting with Kremlin-connected lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya. His publicist, Rob Goldstone, told The Post on Sunday that he had arranged for the Trump Tower meeting, which he attended along with Donald Trump Jr., Veselnitskaya, then-campaign chairman Paul Manafort, and now-White House senior adviser Jared Kushner, who is also Trump's son-in-law. Goldstone then confirmed Monday that he arranged the meeting on behalf of the Russian pop star.

Trump's relationship with the elder Agalarov included what the Russian billionaire said was a signed agreement to build a Trump Tower in Moscow, The Post reported, adding that Trump had boasted upon returning from Moscow in 2013 that "almost all of the oligarchs were in the room" at an after party for the pageant, which Agalarov and other investors paid $14 million to host.

"@AgalarovAras I had a great weekend with you and your family," Trump tweeted in 2013. "You have done a FANTASTIC job. TRUMP TOWER-MOSCOW is next. EMIN was WOW!"

Trump Jr. said Sunday that his understanding of the meeting was that Veselnitskaya would be providing him with damaging information on Hillary Clinton, who would soon be the Democratic presidential nominee. That information apparently never materialized.

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• Muslim Miss Universe contestant Muna Jama made history when she chose to wear a kaftan during the swimsuit portion of the competition.
• Her goal in wearing the kaftan was to stay true to herself.
• Jama has inspired others by showing tha you can achieve anything without having to change who you are.

Even before participating in the Miss Universe Great Britain pageant this July, Muna Jama, a Muslim woman and the founder of a start-up to address child abuse and issues that force migration, knew that she didn’t want to wear a bikini for the pageant’s infamous swimsuit round.

“I didn’t enter the competition with expectations of inspiring anybody or representing a religion, a race, a country,” Jama said in an interview with Mic. “I went in representing myself and staying true to myself. I didn’t do anything outside my normal life.”

And normal to her, of course, was not wearing a bikini.

While the competition, which is a qualifier for the Miss Universe pageant, hadn’t previously allowed this kind of substitution, the organizers ended up giving Jama the OK. So Jama decided instead to wear something far more covered, and more align with her taste and preferences: a kaftan.

“The kaftan is so beautiful,” Jama said. “It can be worn at the beach, it could be worn in public, it could be worn anywhere to be honest ... It’s an alternative without having to feel out of place or exposed. It is my body and my choice and I believe people should do what they feel is right for them. I wore a kaftan because it was my choice, just as much as the beautiful women that shared the stage with me wore a bikini because it was their choice.”

When Jama took to the stage during the bikini portion of the competition, decked in a multi-colored kaftan, platform heels, a bedazzled choker and hoop earrings, she made history by being the first competitor to ever wear a kaftan during the swimsuit round.

In choosing to wear a more modest outfit as a swimsuit on stage, Jama joins women like model Halima Aden, who made the history-making decision in 2016 to wear a hijab and a burkini during the Miss Minnesota USA pageant.

“It takes bravery, emotional resilience and most importantly surrounding yourself with strong minded people who are prepared to make great sacrifices to welcome permanent and positive change,” Jama wrote on her Instagram. “This moment has proved that I am capable of almost anything I set my mind to and limitations is a status waiting to be changed. I thank everyone who stood beside me and believed in my vision.”

After the competition, which she did not win, Jama continued to feel the love on Instagram. As one person wrote: “You have inspired many who probably thought they couldn’t.” Another wrote, “Thank you for standing up for what you believe.”

“I think people in general can take from this that you can achieve anything in life without changing,” Jama concluded. “And just because it hasn’t been done before doesn’t mean you can’t do it. Once upon a time women weren’t allowed to vote. ... Organizations are entitled to say no but behind these organizations are people and I’m confident that these people are understanding beings. It is up to us to make them understand who we are. I hope that if someone has been refused in the past, this doesn’t stop them from trying and continue to be themselves.”

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• Alicia Machado is the former Miss Universe. She won the esteemed beauty pageant in 1996.
• Recently, she was body-shamed online after posting an Instagram picture wearing a red lace jumpsuit.
• Social media users were quick to comment, saying that she looks "chubby" and "overweight."
• In defense, Machado wrote: "Yes and I still have another 5 pounds more to gain to appear even fatter for the next character that I will be playing."

Body-shamers are ruthless about commenting on other people's weight online.

Recently, former Miss Universe Alicia Machado experienced their wrath after posting an Instagram picture of herself on August 25 in a form-fitting lace jumpsuit.

The post, which we first saw on People Chica, is a red carpet photo that was taken at the Spanish-language awards show, "Premios Tu Mundo" (or "Your World Awards").

Almost immediately, several users began bashing the ex-beauty queen for looking "chubby" and "overweight," according to People Chica. The site translated a few comments from Spanish to English in its original report on August 30.

"You look chubby. I don’t know if it’s your undergarments, but the extra pounds are noticeable," one user wrote, according to People Chica. The magazine cited another Instagrammer, who wrote: "As a public figure, you’re overweight in my opinion. Those clothes do not suit her."

Machado defended herself by saying she gained weight due to her budding acting career, People Chica reports.

"Yes and I still have another 5 pounds more to gain to appear even fatter for the next character that I will be playing," she commented in response, according to People Chica.

Howeover, after searching the star's IMDb profile the exact role she may have been referring to in her comment is unclear.

This isn't the first time Machado has faced backlash concerning her body.

In September 2016 during a presidential debate, Hillary Clinton referenced Machado's claim that Donald Trump called her "Miss Piggy" and "Miss Housekeeping" in 1996 — the year she won the Miss Universe pageant that Trump previously owned.

On September 26, the former Clinton campaign staff released this video against Trump that shows Machado speaking out against the now-President.

On September 30, Trump fueled the controversy by attacking the Venezuelan pageant winner. In a string of offensive tweets, he referred to Machado as "disgusting."

INSIDER has contacted a representative for Alicia Machado for comment.

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• President Donald Trump's longtime bodyguard and confidante testified before Congress this week that a Russian offered to "send five women" to Trump's hotel room in Moscow while he was visiting ahead of the 2013 Miss Universe pageant, NBC News and CNN reported on Thursday.
• The confidante, Keith Schiller, said he rejected the offer and laughed about it with Trump, according to the reports.

Keith Schiller, President Donald Trump's former bodyguard and confidante, privately testified under oath this week that he rejected an offer from a Russian to "send five women" to Trump's Moscow hotel room in 2013, NBC News and CNN reported on Thursday.

Schiller, who was the director of Oval Office operations until September, said he rejected the offer and told the Russian, "We don't do that type of stuff," according to the NBC report.

Schiller reportedly testified that he talked to Trump about the offer as the two walked back to Trump's hotel room and that they laughed about it before Trump went to bed. Schiller said he stood outside Trump's hotel room for a while before leaving as part of his routine as the billionaire businessman's security guard.

Schiller said he did not know what happened the rest of the night.

Sources with direct knowledge of Schiller's four-hour testimony before the House Intelligence Committee told the news outlets that he adamantly rejected many of the allegations in a collection of explosive memos written last year by Christopher Steele, a veteran British spy, detailing ties between the Trump campaign and Russia.

Schiller's lawyer, Stuart Sears, said in a statement that "the versions of Mr. Schiller's testimony being leaked to the press are blatantly false and misleading."

"We are appalled by the leaks that are coming from partisan insiders from the House Intelligence Committee," Sears said. "It is outrageous that the very Committee that is conducting an investigation into leaks — purportedly in the public interest — is itself leaking information and defaming cooperative witnesses like Mr. Schiller."

The Steele dossier, made public in January by BuzzFeed News, alleges that Trump declined various business deals in Russia but that the Russian government fed Trump intel throughout the 2016 presidential campaign.

It also includes claims that Russian spies concealed cameras in Trump's Moscow hotel room and filmed him with prostitutes who urinated on the bed.

Trump has forcefully denied these allegations.

"Does anyone really believe that story?"he said at a press conference in January. "I'm also very much of a germaphobe, by the way."

Natasha Bertrand and Jim Edwards contributed to this report.

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Ninety-three women are vying for the title of Miss Universe 2017.

The 66th Miss Universe Pageant will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada on Sunday and features the most women competing for the title in pageant history. 

Steve Harvey and Ashley Graham are hosting, while Fergie and Rachel Platten will perform. Fans can watch the competition live Sunday at 7 p.m. ET on Fox. 

Taking a look at this year's competitors, we've picked 20 of this year's front runners based on social media popularity, their goals as Miss Universe, Las Vegas betting odds, and personal opinion. 

Meet the 20 contestants you should keep an eye on during this year's pageant.

Maria Poonlertlarp is Miss Thailand.

The 25-year-old from Bangkok has a bachelor's degree in international business management and a master's in marketing. She works to promote safe-sex practices for teens in Thailand. She's also passionate about the environment and strives to educate people on the importance of protecting it.

Kára McCullough is Miss USA.

The 26-year-old from Washington D.C. works as a scientist for the United States Nuclear Regulatory Commission. Having earned her bachelor's degree in chemistry, with a concentration in radiochemistry, McCullough works to promote STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) programs for kids. She started a community outreach program called "Science Exploration for Kids."

Miss USA did cause some controversy when she called herself an "equalist" instead of a "feminist" at the Miss USA Pageant.  

She told INSIDER that she didn't take back her words and elaborated on her idea.

"The word feminism means different things to different generations, different groups of people, gender, I mean, it's different across every aspect of life," she said. "That is why I just wanted to classify and just change the word to equalist. Using the word equalism."

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters is Miss South Africa.

The 22-year-old earned a degree in business management and developed a program, called Unbreakable, to help train women in self-defense. She was inspired by a personal experience shortly after being crowned Miss South Africa where she was held at gunpoint and robbed.

• Ashley Graham is returning as a co-host for the Miss Universe pageant.
• She spoke with Fox News about the potential of a curvy Miss Universe winner one year.
• She also spoke about the importance of showing body diversity. 
• Graham made history as the the first size 14 model to ever be featured on the covers of both Sports Illustrated and Vogue.

Ashley Graham is ready to see a curvy Miss Universe winner.

The 30-year-old model is returning to the pageant as a backstage host and spoke with Fox News about the Miss Universe pageant.

"If you can see a curvy girl on the cover of Sports Illustrated or Vogue, then we can definitely see a curvy girl as Miss Universe," she said.

Graham made history herself as the the first size 14 model to ever be featured on the covers of both Sports Illustrated and Vogue.

The model said she returned to the competition, because showing body diversity was important. 

"I think that it's really important that we continue to show diversity of all sizes, ethnicities, backgrounds and religion. So for me, I’m here to show diversity of size," she said. "Because not yet have we had a curvy girl in Miss Universe or even in the Miss USA pageant."

She also added that the competition should focus on more than just beauty, even though that is part of the pageant. 

"But if you really start to pick apart and manipulate a woman because of how they look, then you’re not really getting to the soul and the heart of who they are and how they can really be a voice and a face for the universe," she said. "For me, this is a time where I am just giving encouragement to all the girls to be who they are, to remind them that they got here and they had a long road to get here and they worked very hard. And to remember to stay true to who they are."

Fans can watch the contestants compete for Miss Universe live on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET on Fox.

Read the full Fox News interview with Graham here. 

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The 66th Miss Universe pageant will air on Sunday and features 93 women competing for the crown.

The pageant shows the ladies in glamorous gowns and more. But ahead of the event, five of the women participated in a "no-makeup" photo shoot at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas for a more natural look. 

Fans can watch them in their full pageant glory live on Sunday at 7 p.m. ET on Fox.

But right now, see the makeup-free photos below. 

Sofia del Prado, 22, is Miss Spain.

She wants to work with the Red Cross to help with the refugee crisis if she wins the crown.

Prissila Howard is a 26-year-old and she represents Peru.

• Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, from South Africa, won this year's Miss Universe competition on Fox Sunday night.
• She's 22 years old and runs Unbreakable, a program that helps women train in self defense.
• She was inspired to start Unbreakable after she was robbed at gunpoint.
• In the final moments of the pageant, she defeated Miss Colombia, Laura González.
• Watch host Steve Harvey announce the winner below:

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• Miss South Africa Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters became Miss Universe Sunday night.
• She answered a fan-submitted question on combating sexual harassment.
• She said that women together are "unbreakable."
• Nel-Peters developed a program called Unbreakable that trains women in self-defense.
• She was inspired after she was robbed at gunpoint. 

Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, Miss South Africa, became Miss Universe Sunday night. Before she was crowned, the new pageant winner shared her thoughts on sexual harassment.

"If women take hands and stand together, we are unbreakable, and we can say no to the things that are wrong in the workplace, at home or wherever you might go," the 22-year-old said in response to a fan-submitted question on what men and women can do to combat sexual misconduct.

Nel-Peters is an advocate of women's rights. She created her own program called Unbreakable which seeks to train women in self-defense. The pageant winner started the program after she was robbed at gunpoint shortly after she was crowned as Miss South Africa.

She also holds a degree in business management.

The other top finalists included Jamaica as the second runner-up and Colombia as runner-up.

When asked what quality she could bring to Miss Universe, she said her confidence and helping help women overcome their fears.

"As Miss Universe, you have to be confident in who you are as an individual," she said. "And Miss Universe is a woman that has overcome many fears, and by that, she is able to help other women overcome their fears. She is a woman that nothing is ever too much to ask for, and I think that is exactly who I am." 

You can watch her crowning moment here. 

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• President Donald Trump reportedly received a letter from Russian President Vladimir Putin as a gift in 2013, and its contents remain a mystery.
• The gift supposedly arrived after Trump put on the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow, after which he hoped he would be able to construct a Trump Tower in the Russian capital.
• Trump cooperated with a prominent Russian oligarch on the development deal, until it was put in jeopardy by sanctions the US placed on Russia in 2014.
• Trump's associates had reportedly been trying to get a Trump Tower built in Moscow well into Trump's 2016 presidential campaign.

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A new book detailing President Donald Trump's dealings with Russia claims that Russian President Vladimir Putin gave Trump a mysterious gift in 2013 following the Miss Universe pageant in Moscow that year.

According to an excerpt from "Russian Roulette: The Inside Story of Putin's War on America and the Election of Donald Trump" by Yahoo News investigative journalist Michael Isikoff and Mother Jones reporter David Corn, Trump had eagerly hoped Putin would attend the 2013 Miss Universe pageant that Trump hosted in the Russian capital.

To Trump's apparent dismay, an oligarch close to Putin, Dmitry Peskov, told Trump that the president wouldn't be able to make it, but invited Trump to attend the upcoming Winter Olympics in Sochi and told him that Putin had a gift he wanted to give him.

After the pageant was over, the daughter of another Russian oligarch, Aras Agalarov, delivered a package for Trump to the Miss Universe office in New York City. The package was apparently the gift Putin had mentioned, and contained a polished black box that contained sealed letter from the Russian president himself. The contents of the letter remain unknown to this day.

Trump's ambitions in Moscow

According to "Russian Roulette," Agalarov was partially responsible for arranging accommodations for Trump's pageant in Moscow with Putin's approval, and Trump was excited to use this as a way into the Russian real estate market. Following the pageant's conclusion, it seemed like things were looking up for Trump's business aspirations in the Russian capital.

"I had a great weekend with you and your family," Trump tweeted at Agalarov in November 2013." You have done a FANTASTIC job. TRUMP TOWER-MOSCOW is next. EMIN was WOW!

Trump was referring to Agalarov's son Emin, an Azerbaijani singer who Trump had perform at the pageant.

Trump had been trying to get a Trump Tower built in Moscow since at least 1987, but had always come up short. He was hoping that this time around would be different, and he and Agalarov set into motion plans to construct the tower, potentially even next to one of Agalarov's own properties. 

Business deals of this sort in Russia can only take place if Putin approves of them, Isikoff and Corn wrote. In reference to the Miss Universe event, a pageant official later said the gala could only have taken place with Putin's consent.

"We all knew that the event was approved by Putin," the official said. "You can't pull off something like this in Russia unless Putin says it's OK."

But Trump and Agalarov's hopes were dashed in 2014 when the US imposed sanctions against Russia for its interventions in Crimea that year, and as a result the Trump Tower plans were abandoned. 

According to The Washington Post, the agreement to build the tower has been on hold since Trump began his run for president in 2015.

But last year, The Post reported that Felix Sater, a real estate developer with a checkered past, sent an email to then-Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization Michael Cohen in November 2015 in which he indicated that a plan to construct a Moscow Trump Tower was moving forward, and bragged that they would soon be celebrating not just the completion of the tower, but also Trump's victory in the presidential election.

The development deal, like previous ones Trump had pursued, never came to fruition. But Agalarov made another appearance during the campaign — he was reportedly the one who directed Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya to meet with members of Trump's campaign in June 2016 to discuss "dirt" on 2016 Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton.

Following Trump's victory in the election, Trump reportedly sent Agalarov a handwritten message. 

"Now that he ran and was elected, he does not forget his friends," Agalarov told Forbes in March 2017, summing up the message.

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Before any beauty pageant hits the airwaves, some viewers may find themselves wondering: Is this Miss USA, Miss Universe, or Miss America? And what's the difference between them anyway?

Although they're all beauty pageants where the winner dons an extravagant tiara, they are three very different competitions.

We broke down some of the biggest differences between Miss USA, Miss Universe, and Miss America.

Miss America is a scholarship program as well as a pageant.

When Miss America was founded, it said the goal was to invest in the careers and lives of women. When it started, it only allowed white, unmarried women who had never had an abortion to compete. In 2018, it still has rigid guidelines about who can and can't compete.

As of this year, Miss America is getting rid of its swimsuit competition and will no longer judge contestants based on their "outward physical appearance,"the organization said.

Last year, according to Bustle, the winner received a $50,000 scholarship and a six-figure salary during her 365-day tenure with the title. But it's worth noting that the extent of the scholarships have been called into question

Miss USA is a platform for Miss Universe.

According to the official website for Miss Universe, a former sponsor of Miss America (Catalina Swimsuits) founded Miss Universe and Miss USA in 1952 in Long Beach, California. Many women choose to compete in both Miss USA and Miss America, but the two organizations are completely separate.

Miss USA also has strict requirements for entry just like Miss America, and the show includes a swimsuit portion of the competition. 

The winner of Miss USA advances to compete at Miss Universe against country winners from all over the world.

Miss Universe has no talent competition.

Unlike Miss America, which as of this year focuses 50% of contestant scores on the competition's talent portion, Miss Universe does not host a talent competition.

Instead, according to Miss Universe's website, "three days of preliminary interviews and a swimsuit and evening gown presentation show (streamed live prior to broadcast) help select the semi-finalists who will be named during the final night event and will go on to compete in Swimwear, Evening Gown, Final Question, and Final Look."

85 contestants from countries around the world compete in Miss Universe.

• Miss Universe Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters launched the Unbreakable initiative in 2017 to help empower women.
• She said she was inspired by her own violent carjacking experience in 2017.
• Nel-Peters plans to continue the Unbreakable initiative even after she passes on her crown. 

Miss Universe 2017, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, has made it her mission to empower women and keep them safe with her Unbreakable initiative, which she launched in 2017.

Her worldwide campaign was designed to empower women with the information they need to be mentally and physically prepared in the event of a violent attack. INSIDER spoke with Miss Universe 2017 about what led her to create this important campaign.

Nel-Peters was inspired to launch Unbreakable after her own violent carjacking experience in June 2017. While stopped at a traffic light in her native South Africa, her car was surrounded by armed men. She gave up her belongings but was able to survive the attack unharmed by using techniques she'd learned at a self-defense course.

"I'd completed a women's empowerment course about three months earlier," Nel-Peters told INSIDER. "I knew I couldn't go to a second destination with my attackers because things would not get better."

Instead, Nel-Peters decided she had to create a window of opportunity to escape. She remembered that striking her assailant in the throat would be an effective way to impair her attacker and free herself.

As her story was covered by the local news, Nel-Peters received requests from other women to share the experience. She saw an opportunity to create an environment for women to share their stories and learn how to protect themselves.

She collaborated with experts including Mark Grobbelaar, founder of the Woman INpowered course she had taken, and began hosting Unbreakable workshops in her home country to provide women with valuable and sometimes life-saving information.

Nel-Peters believes that the #Unbreakable workshops also provide a safe place for women to share their stories

Some of the workshop attendees admit to holding on to the painful details of their attacks for years. She is grateful to be able to help empower women and give them the confidence to seek help in dealing with their pain. "Asking for help doesn't have to mean that you're weak," she said.

After winning Miss Universe, Nel-Peters used her title to expand the Unbreakable platform internationally. She went on to host workshops in other countries, including Indonesia, Mexico, and the United States.

Although she will be passing on the crown to a new Miss Universe in December, Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters has no plans on giving up on Unbreakable. In fact, she wants to make it even bigger.

"I’d love to turn Unbreakable into a foundation and work with safe havens to bring our empowerment workshops to the women they serve," she told INSIDER.

Demi will pass on her title Sunday, December 16 at 7 p.m. ET live on FOX from Bangkok, Thailand. Nearly 100 women will participate for the opportunity of becoming the next Miss Universe.

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• In honor of Miss Universe 2018 (December 17), we're taking a look back at all the best costumes from the National Costume Show.
• The National Costume Show is a separate part of the pageant, and doesn't count towards contestants' overall scores. It's a chance for them to honor and celebrate their countries.
• In the last decade, the costumes have become more elaborate, ornate, and, in some cases, a bit confusing.

Miss Universe 2018 is quickly approaching, and some contestants have already revealed what they'll be wearing to represent their countries.

In honor of (perhaps) the best part of the entire pageant, we've rounded up the most elaborate national costumes for your viewing pleasure. Whether you loved Miss Canada's hockey ensemble with a working scoreboard or Miss Japan's samurai costume with an actual sword, there was probably something for you.

Keep scrolling for some of the best national costumes in Miss Universe history.

Miss USA 2013 Erin Brady's Transformers-inspired costume made a statement.

The costume is a patriotic Optimus Prime.

Miss Brazil 2013 Jakelyne Oliveira wore a cape that depicted indigenous peoples of Brazil.

There are indigenous tribes living in the wilds of Brazil's Amazon even today.

Miss Thailand 2015 Aniporn Chalermburanawong rocked a dress inspired by a tuk tuk.

A tuk tuk is the most famous symbol of transportation in Thailand. It's a three-wheeled motorized scooter/taxi hybrid with no windows or doors.

• Miss Universe Singapore 2018 winner Zahra Khanum will wear a dress honoring the US-North Korea summit at this year's pageant. 
• The dress shows two arms shaking hands, representing President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. 
• The designer of the dress Moe Kasim said the dress represented a theme of "World Peace," but people on social media were confused.

Miss Universe Singapore 2018 winner Zahra Khanum has revealed the gown shelll be wearing for the upcoming pageant next month — and it's an ode to President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un.

In video released by The New Paper, Khanum revealed that her dress opens wide to show the skyline of Singapore with an image of two people shaking hands above it, with one arm wearing the North Korean Flag and the other wearing an American flag.

The bodice features a nude material attached to white dove wings.

While the designer of the dress Moe Kasim said the dress represented a theme of "World Peace," many people were confused by the dress.

Khanum, however, told The New Paper that the dress had a "very serene and calming effect."

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The dress is a nod to the US-North Korea summit, where Trump and Kim met in Singapore last year, and Khanum said the dress absolutely embodies "the essence of world peace."

"My first impression of the costume was that it looked absolutely angelic and it truly did embody the essence of world peace," she said. "It definitely represents something we all need, which is to promote a sense of unity and friendship, rather than hatred and anger."

Trump owned the Miss Universe contest between 1996 and 2015.

This year's contest takes place in Bangkok, Thailand, on December 17.

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• The Miss Universe competition was established in 1952 as a means to celebrate women, diversity, and "to provide the tools which help women to be their personal best."
• Using the Miss Universe Organization's official list, we tallied up all the winners and found out which five countries have produced the most Miss Universe titleholders. 
• The United States, Venezuela, and Puerto Rico (respectively) are the top three countries with the most winners.
• Sweden and the Philippines are tied for fourth place, producing three winners each throughout the years.

Since 1952, the Miss Universe competition has been a global event, providing a platform for women around the world "to be their personal best." First televised in 1955, the annual pageant airs worldwide and raked in about 5.21 million viewers in the US alone in 2017. 

All of the competitors, of course, vie for the crown — but certain countries have produced more winners than others throughout the history of the competition.

We rounded up every Miss Universe and, using the Miss Universe Organization's official list, figured out which five countries have borne the most titleholders since 1952. 

Keep scrolling to see which countries have taken home the most crowns. 

The United States has had eight Miss Universe winners.

1954: Miriam Stevenson

1956: Carol Morris

1960: Linda Bement

1967: Sylvia Louise Hitchcock

1980: Shawn Weatherly

1995: Chelsi Smith

1997: Brook Lee

2012: Olivia Culpo

Venezuela has produced seven Miss Universe winners.

1979: Maritza Sayalero

1981: Irene Sáez

1986: Bárbara Palacios

1996: Alicia Machado

2008: Dayana Mendoza

2009: Stefanía Fernández

2013: Gabriela Isler

Puerto Rico has brought home five Miss Universe titles.

1970: Marisol Malaret

1985: Deborah Carthy-Deu

1993: Dayanara Torres

2001: Denise M. Quiñones

2006: Zuleyka Rivera

On Sunday, 94 women from around the globe will compete in the 67th Miss Universe competition, and each contestant will be the embodiment of confidence. In fact, the competition's motto is "Confidently Beautiful."

While it may seem easy to be confident dressed in an elaborate gown and expensive makeup, some contestants look and feel just as good without all the glamour. 

Keep scrolling to see what confidence means to them, both with and without makeup. 

Ana Aviao will represent Angola.

She is studying International Business and Management and hopes to become an entrepreneur. 

"Confidence means accepting your vulnerability," Aviao said. "I find that we have a very hard time in today's society to express this while believing that we are confident. I believe that when a person is able to be vulnerable, they are exerting their own confidence. Nobody can hold that against you."

Hnin Thway Yu Aung will represent Myanmar.

The 22-year-old established her own sunglass shop and describes herself as "hardworking."

Hnin Thway Yu Aung says she also enjoys making Thai food.

Kimberly Julsing will represent Aruba.

The 20-year-old is studying nursing and has a passion for helping the elderly.

"'They will like me, but I’m okay if they don’t.' This is the phrase I adopted after overcoming hard experiences of my own, like being bullied," Julsing said. 

Enikő Kecskés will represent Hungary. 

The 21-year-old lives in Budapest and considers education to be one of her top priorities. 

She speaks English, German, and Hungarian. 

Mariana Garcia will represent Guatemala. 

At 19 years old, Mariana Garcia describes herself as "disciplined and responsible."

"What makes me confident is smiling. I know that if I smile I will transmit my feelings to others and a genuine smile changes everything in many ways," she said. "It's your best way to be in front of many people and feel free."

Céline Flores Willers will represent Germany. 

The 25-year-old is about to finish her master's degree in business communication.

Flores Willers speaks English, German, and Spanish.

Andrea Toscano will represent Mexico. 

The 20-year-old is studying nutrition and acted as guardian to her siblings after her parents divorced.

"Being confident means believing in yourself," Toscano said. "I feel confidence through being genuine and authentic while expressing my passion."

Estelle Curd will represent New Zealand.

The 27-year-old is pursuing her master's degree in business.

Curd leads a team of five and is part of the senior leadership team at her national automotive group. 

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Aramide Lopez will represent Nigeria. 

The 21-year-old loves fashion, singing, and modeling. She also has a degree in history and diplomatic studies. 

"When I'm on the runway, I have an extra amount of confidence," Lopez said. "I feel like I own myself. Having confidence means accepting yourself and loving yourself and being able to stand in front of the world. Confidence gives you life."

Zahra Khanum will represent Singapore. 

The 23-year-old has a degree in sociology and hopes to become a teacher. 

Khanum speaks English, Hindi, and Malay. 

Kiara Ortega will represent Puerto Rico. 

The 25-year-old says she is cheerful and spontaneous but loves to help people most. 

"Confidence is self-security," Ortega said. "Confidence is when you're able to speak from your heart and not being afraid of what people think of you. When I am able to experience things I have never done before and overcoming fear of the unknown, I gain confidence."

Akpene Diata Hoggar will represent Ghana. 

The 25-year-old has an MIS degree from Ashesi University. 

Diata Hoggar describes herself as a blogger, model, and entrepreneur. 

Jastina Doreen Riederer will represent Switzerland. 

The 20-year-old speaks English, German, Italian, and Spanish. 

"Confidence is accepting not being perfect. Being unique is being something beautiful," Riederer said. "The real beauty shines from the heart."

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• Miss USA Sarah Rose Summers filmed an Instagram Live video with Miss Colombia Valeria Morales and Miss Australia Francesca Hung in which they talked about other Miss Universe contestants.
• Summers, a 24-year-old from Omaha, Nebraska, said Miss Vietnam H'Hen Nie "pretends to know so much English."
• She then said no one at the pageant spoke the same language as Miss Cambodia Rern Sinat.

Sarah Rose Summers, the Miss Universe contestant representing the US, is accused of mocking another Miss Universe contestant's English language skills. The contest, which is taking place in Bangkok and is scheduled to air Monday, includes women from 94 countries competing for the crown.

In a now-expired Instagram Live video, Summers spoke with Miss Colombia Valeria Morales and Miss Australia Francesca Hung about their thoughts on Miss Vietnam H'Hen Nie.

"She's so cute and she pretends to know so much English," Summers, a 24-year-old from Omaha, Nebraska, said, adding that "you ask her a question after having a whole conversation with her" only to be met with a smile and a nod.

The three then went on to talk about Miss Cambodia Rern Sinat.

"Miss Cambodia is here and doesn't speak any English, and not a single person here speaks her language," Summers said. "Poor Cambodia."

While the original Instagram Live video has expired, other accounts, including the popular account Diet Prada, posted the clips and compared Summers to the Regina George character from the film "Mean Girls."

"Regina George, is that you?" the caption on Diet Prada's post said. "This is basically like the most dramatic reality show, but condensed into 1 minute lol. @sarahrosesummers hopefully will prove that ignorance will not win you a @missuniverse title...whatever that means these days."

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The caption said Summers' comments "normalized xenophobia" and noted the competition was taking place in a country where English is not the primary language.

Commenters also condemned the behavior, with people calling it "bullying" and saying they were "disappointed" with the women.

"Dont expect that even one of you, three is gonna make it, even to the top 3. YOUR COUNTRIES ARE VERY DISAPPOINTED ON YOU, for sure,"one commenter said.

Other commenters defended Summers, with one saying: "I don't think they meant to belittle their non-English speaking colleagues. They were even amazed how the ladies are able to hold up and stay composed despite the language barrier."

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• Miss USA Sarah Rose Summers filmed an Instagram Live video with Miss Colombia Valeria Morales and Miss Australia Francesca Hung in which they talked about other Miss Universe contestants.
• Summers said Miss Vietnam H'Hen Nie "pretends to know so much English."
• She then said no one at the pageant spoke the same language as Miss Cambodia Rern Sinat.
• On Instagram she apologized for the comments and shared photos of herself, Morales, Hung, Nie and Sinat hugging and smiling. 

Miss USA Sarah Rose Summers apologized after being accused of mocking two Asian Miss Universe contestants’ English language skills, saying she “intended to admire the courage” of the women.

Summers posted a photo to instagram featuring herself, Miss Colombia Valeria Morales, Miss Australia Francesca Hung, Miss Vietnam H'Hen Nie, and Miss Cambodia Rern Sinat hugging and smiling while competing in the Miss Universe competition in Thailand on Thursday.

The post came a day after Summers, Morales, and Hung posted an Instagram Live in which they spoke about Nie's English skills, and commented on the fact that no one spoke Sinat's language.

People on social media questioned the comments, calling it "bullying" and saying they were "disappointed" with the women.

On Thursday, however, the women appeared to show love for each other on Instagram.

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"Miss Universe is an opportunity for women from around the world to learn about each other's cultures, life experiences, and views. We all come from different backgrounds and can grow alongside one another," Summers said in her post on Thursday. "In a moment where I intended to admire the courage of a few of my sisters, I said something that I now realize can be perceived as not respectful, and I apologize."

Summers, a 24-year-old from Omaha, Nebraska, said her life, friendship and career revolve around being "compassionate and empathetic."

"My life, friendships, and career revolve around me being a compassionate and empathetic woman," she added. "I would never intend to hurt another. I am grateful for opportunities to speak with Nat, Miss Cambodia, and H’Hen, Miss Vietnam, directly about this experience. These are the moments that matter most to me."

Hung shared another photo of the five women, with a heart emoji as her caption.

Nie posted a series of photos of the women, calling them her "family."

Sinat, too, posted photos, calling the other contestants her "sisters."

"Our experience have given us the opportunity to show and learn different cultures," she said in a caption. "I speak the language of love, respect and understanding."

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• Miss Universe 2018 is currently underway in Thailand, with the finals taking place on December 17.
• To celebrate, we've found hilarious yet heartwarming photos of these pageant stars finding out they've won the title of most beautiful woman in the universe.
• Some cry, some scream, some are shocked — but all are equally amazing.

Miss Universe is arguably the biggest pageant on the planet — it's no wonder that the winners can be overcome with emotion once they win the crown for their country.

In honor of the 2018 Miss Universe pageant on December 17, we found some of the best reaction shots of contestants finding out they've won Miss Universe. 

1961: Miss Germany, Marlene Schmidt

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1970: Miss Puerto Rico, Marisol Malaret

Malaret became a grandmother for the first time in May 2018.

1971: Miss Lebanon, Georgina Rizk

Rizk was the first woman from the Middle East to win Miss Universe.