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unusual facts about Evening Gown



Ben de Lisi

After shutting his shop in 2008, which had provided evening dresses for Kate Winslet (2002 Oscars red dress), Helena Bonham Carter and Anjelica Huston, De Lisi approached Debenhams to launch a day wear range, and was subsequently asked to redesign the Principles range.

Kayne Gillaspie

While appearing on Project Runway, Gillaspie won the "Fit for a Queen" challenge that required designers to create an evening gown for Miss USA Tara Conner to wear in the Miss Universe pageant.

Miss Nigeria

Under Daily Times, Miss Nigeria consisted of Traditional, Swimsuit, Talent, Interview, and Evening Gown competitions, with contestants competing in zonal contests in different parts of the country where the first, second, and third-place winners were selected to compete at the grand finale in Lagos.


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Brenda Brabham

For the evening gown competition, Brabham wore a daring gown, design in gold, with a bra-style top and flowing bottom connected only by crossed gold strings designed by Sherri Hill.

Geraldine Villarruz Asis

She earned 8.915 here and ranked 4th, beating top favorites Miss Puerto Rico Laurie Simpson and Miss Venezuela Inés María Calero in the evening gown competition.

Priscila Perales

On July 23, 2006, Perales represented her country in Miss Universe 2006, held in Los Angeles, California, U.S. She placed in the top ten, competing in swimsuit and evening gown.

Riyo Mori

Mori's kimono-inspired black/floral evening gown of choice came from the Spring/Summer 2007 collection of Gucci.