It goes without saying that beauty queens are, well, beautiful. But as you can see from the pictures below, they're even more beautiful when they're not on the catwalk.
Beauty competitions like Miss World and Miss Universe often require the contestants to wear incredible amounts of makeup and dress in various eye-catching outfits, but we're sure you'll agree that these women look so much better in the photographs taken from their real lives. The list of pictures includes beauty queens from several countries including The Philippines, Spain, Colombia and Venezuela. Which one do you think looks the best? Let us know in the comments below, and don't forget to vote! (h/t: brightside)
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Megan Young (Philippines), Miss World 2013
Paulina Vega (Colombia), Miss Universe 2014
Dayana Mendoza (Venezuela), Miss Universe 2008
Personally, I think she is drop dead gorgeous in the photo on the right! WOW! Less is sometimes more!
Leila Lopes (Angola), Miss Universe 2011
Azra Akin (Turkey), Miss World 2002
Riyo Mori (Japan), Miss Universe 2007
Olivia Culpo (USA), Miss Universe 2012
Natalie Glebova (Canada), Miss Universe 2005
Pia Alonzo Wurtzbach (Philippines), Miss Universe 2015
Ximena Navarrete (Mexico), Miss Universe 2010
Rolene Strauss (South Africa), Miss World 2014
Stefania Fernandez (Venezuela), Miss Universe 2009
Ivian Sarcos (Venezuela), Miss World 2011
I know some people find it unattractive but I like the way her hair appears to be blowing across her face in the second photo.
Yu Wenxia (China), Miss World 2012
Mireia Lalaguna (Spain), Miss World 2015
Maria Gabriela Isler (Venezuela), Miss Universe 2013
Ksenia Sukhinova (Russia), Miss World 2008
Kaiane Aldorino (Gibraltar), Miss World 2009
Zuleyka Jerrís Rivera Mendoza (Puerto Rico), Miss Universe 2006
1. I think she is beautiful in both photos; 2. The fact she's featured with mud on her face makes her appear as a funny one to hang around with, beauty both inside and outside, providing, of course, she chose that picture herself. (also, that doesn't mean the other girls have not nice personalities, I just had to react to the other comments ♥)
Alexandria Mills (USA) Miss World 2010
I'm amazed at how much younger and honestly more candid and beautiful they all look in their dressed down less/no makeup photos. Gorgeous!
Amazing just how much prettier the women look without that extreme stage make-up.
I'm amazed at how much younger and honestly more candid and beautiful they all look in their dressed down less/no makeup photos. Gorgeous!
Amazing just how much prettier the women look without that extreme stage make-up.