The national costume Australia's Miss Universe contestant Jesinta Campbell is set to wear on the world's stage might have drawn the wrath of fashion critics but it's not the only dubious ensemble the pageant will see this year.

Among the more colourful creations is Miss Belgium's Cilou Annys.

The brown- haired beauty will wear a tennis ball on her head in tribute to her country's famous tennis stars Kim Clijsters and Justine Henin.

Miss Honduras Kenia Martinez will don a tiger skin cape and giant feathered headdress.