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Subject: Miss TNT Universe 2006 National Costume Information

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Date Posted: 04:42:27 07/06/06 Thu
In reply to: Miss TNT 2006 's message, "Miss Trinidad and Tobago 2006 National Costume - Click on the pic to see more of Kenisha National costume Photos.." on 02:35:08 07/06/06 Thu

Trinidad & Tobago�s world famous carnival festival celebrates the creativity of theatrical costumes that parade on the streets to the indigenous Soca music.

This costume is called The Spotted Flambeau Butterfly and depicts one of the most popular butterflies that are seen almost everywhere around the islands.

Hand-Painted silk chiffon�mounted on delicate and flexible rods�onto a backpack molded to the portrayers body�a suit painted onto the body for likeness�and then delicately, but heavily bejeweled at the neck and head with glass, crystal and jewels that mirror the shimmer of this elegant creature.

The source is Butterflies of Trinidad and Tobago by Malcolm Barcant,
Page144, Plate 11 � Some Spectacular Trinidad Butterflies, number 9. Agraulis vanillae or The Spotted Flambeau (an orange red tone with heavy black striations ).

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