Miss Universe Canada scores big buzz with hockey costume

WATCH: Miss Universe Canada’s hockey-themed costume was made by Toronto-based film and TV costume designer Alex Kavanagh. She tells Global News the story behind the outfit. 

MIAMI – Miss Universe Canada is hoping to take home the crown at the pageant, but she’s already scored big buzz with her outlandish hockey-themed costume. (Scroll down for the other outfits.)

Chanel Beckenlehner took to the stage in a preliminary Miss Universe competition sporting a corseted bustier emblazoned with a black and white Maple Leaf.

The Caledon, Ont., native paired it with a skirt resembling goal-post netting.

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She also wore knee-high, lace-up boots reminiscent of skates, wings fashioned out of hockey sticks, and a replica of the Stanley Cup as a head piece.

The 26-year-old capped off the towering ensemble with an electronic scoreboard and a goaltender stick.

Images of Beckenlehner’s costume blanketed Twitter on Thursday, with a mix of praise and pans for the outfit.

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BELOW: Gallery of outfits from the national costume show.