Argentinian contestant Alina Luz Akselrad impressed at Miss World 2024 with a Messi-print dress

Argentinian contestant, Alina Luz Akselrad, delighted many fans when wearing a dress with Messi's image, at the opening of the Miss World final.

The beauty is one of 111 contestants participating in the competition night in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, on the evening of September 5. In Dances of the World, she appeared in a design inspired by the Argentine flag. The upper body has a corset shape, combining the two typical blue and white tones of the South American country. The skirt flares out wide, printed with photos of Messi through many stages of his career. Before that, at the competition recording session on September 2, she had not worn this design.

The dress was made by Aurelio Martínez, who has made many costumes for beauty pageants. The design quickly attracted attention on beauty forums. Many viewers believe that Messi's image helps contestants make a strong impression. Some people commented: "Just looking at the dress, you know which country she comes from", "Messi has inspired many Argentines".

Alina is 27 years old, 1.76 m tall, presenter, actress, writer and presentation skills coach. The beauty was highly appreciated by the jury for her exercise education project for children, exchanging weapon-shaped toys for healthy toys. She collected more than 1,200 items in Argentina and recycled them into chairs to donate to Cordoba Children's Hospital.

She participated in Miss Universe 2020, entering the Top 21. At that time, she wore a T-shirt with Maradona's image printed on it in the national costume performance. On Instagram, Alina Luz Akselrad posted a video of the competition and quoted the famous player's famous words: "I ask you to allow me to live my own life. I never want to become an idol."

The beauty queen said Maradona was the person who gave her inspiration to live. Alina Luz Akselrad chose sportswear because she wanted to introduce her home football scene - something that has united the country's people for many years.

Joheirry Mola Dominguez - a 24-year-old beauty from the Dominican Republic - was crowned Miss World for the 73rd time, in the first final held in Vietnam. The first runner-up is Spanish beauty Elisabeth Reynés Alabern, 22 years old. The title of second runner-up belonged to Malaysian contestant, Taanusiya Chetty, 26 years old. The remaining beauties in the top 6 include Bao Ngoc, Snit Habteab Tewoldemedhin (Eritrea), Romanda Hombir (South Africa).

Miss World, first held in 1951, is one of the two largest and oldest beauty contests in the world, besides Miss Universe. The playground celebrates the spirit of global solidarity by finding girls with beauty, education and meaningful community projects.