Women from around the world competed at the 61st annual Miss Universe pageant last week, where each contestant was asked to model an outfit representative of their own nation. From orange oysters to banana bras, coral reef wings and dresses made from chocolate, the 88 beauty queens that competed during the two-hour competition in Las Vegas, showed of the most bizarre 'national' costumes yet.

Miss Venezuela: Irene Sofia Esser Quintero wore a box of chocolate on her head, with her boots, skirt and shoulders all made out of delicious chocolate pieces.

Miss China: honored the Ching dynasty with its embroidered lotus flowers and dragons.

Miss Israel: Lina Makhuli marked her Jewish identity with an oversized Star of David resting on her cleavage and some interesting gold drapery hanging from her arms.

Miss Nigeria (left) appeared in a colorful yellow and lime number, while Miss Peru (right) vaguely looked to the mountains and forests of her country for inspiration for her regal outfit.

Under the sea: Miss Guam (left) used her country's rare orange oysters to make a skimpy bikini bottom, and Miss Denmark (right) chose her country's claim to fame, The Little Mermaid, for her national outfit inspiration.

Miss Netherlands (left) showed off Holland's famous windmills with pinwheels on her shoulders, while invoking the colours of the Dutch flag; and Miss USA (right) dressed up as the Statue of Liberty.

eacock feathers, rhinestones, sequins and silver.