Ang gown na gawa ni Dubai-based Filipino fashion designer Michael Cinco pala ang dapat na isusuot ni Miss Universe 2020 Andrea Meza sa evening gown competition sa nakaraang Miss Universe pageant.

Pero nagbago ang isip ng beauty queen.

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“It was a lovely dress, a white dress. But the reason why I didn’t wear it was because it wasn’t long enough for me,” pagbabahagi niya sa isang Instagram live session.

“It fitted perfectly, but I could only wear it without heels. And, of course, I wanted to wear heels. That’s why I didn’t use it.”

Gayunman, pinasalamatan pa rin niya si Michael sa pagpapadala nito ng “the beautiful dress.”

“And I hope, in the future, I can wear other of your designs. You are so talented,” paabot na mensahe pa ni Andrea kay Michael.

Matatandaang nabanggit ni Michael si Andrea sa isang social media post nito tungkol kay Miss Universe Canada 2020 Nova Stevens at sa kanyang MGmode team.

Sa isang mahabang post, nabanggit ni Michael kung gaano nagpasalamat sina Miss Romania Bianca Tirsin, Miss Czech Republic Klara Vavrushkova, at Miss Universe 2017 Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters, nang isuot nila ang design ni Michael.

Sa evening gown competition, isinuot ni Andrea ang likha ng Mexican designer na si Ivis Lenin.

Samantala, ini-reveal ni Kuwait-based Lebanese designer Nadim Soudaiha sa isang artikulo sa Kuwait Times na kopya ang gown ni Andrea mula sa kanyang 2017 dress under fashion house La Bourjoisie.

At sa Instagram feed ng Kuwait designer, isinuot pa ito ni Hollywood star Carrie Underwood ilan taon na ang nakalilipas.

“The shimmery red fringe gown worn by Miss Universe 2020 Andrea Meza from Mexico while being crowned on May 16, 2021 was allegedly copied from a gown designed by Nadim Soudaiha, a Lebanese designer based in Kuwait,” ayon sa artikulo na isinulat ni Nawara Fattahova.

Ayon pa kay Nadim natuklasan ng international media na kopya ang gown ng Miss Universe mula sa kanyang design pero sa ibang kulay.

“It took me around 10 days to design this dress that was made from tulle with Swarovski crystals and fringe beads. But stylist Jacob de Alba revealed in an Instagram post that Andrea’s gown was designed by Ivis Lenin, and that this haute couture dress took almost a year to put together,” ani Nadim.

“On the other hand, there is a positive side to the story – that my designs have reached faraway places, and although this design was old, it was copied for such a big occasion. I have mixed feelings towards what happened.”