The entire skirt was covered with images of Messi. 🐐
This is how Alina Luz Akselrad, Argentina’s representative, appeared at the grand finale of Miss World 2026 in Nha Trang, Vietnam, on Saturday, September 5. The dress, designed by Aurelio Martínez, showed the footballer at different stages of his career: from his early years to his crowning achievement at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. The upper part imitated the sky-blue-and-white jersey.
What few remember is that this isn’t the first time Akselrad has done this. In 2021, at Miss Universe, she walked the runway in a Maradona-inspired outfit and even came out with a ball under her arm. Five years later, she swapped the Ten for the Ten who rules today: Messi. ⚽🇦🇷