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Miss Australia Jesinta Campbell wore a multicolored aboriginal-themed national themed swimsuit dress for the Miss Universe competition, but the beautiful Australian claims the garment was sabotaged, stuck with pins that pieced her skin.

Miss Australia Jesinta Campbell at the 2010 Miss Universe Pageant After Party.

The dress has drawn controversy for some time and some fashion critics hated it.

Australian Grazia magazine's fashion features editor Clare Maclean called it a "travesty" and described the skirt as looking "like it was made for a flamenco dancer from discount fabric bin scraps.


PETA wasn't thrilled with the choice either, but has since made up with the model. At first the outfit was made up of high-heeled UGG boots, an aboriginal-art styled swim suit and rainbow flamenco dress meant to symbolize her heritage.

The People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals had suggested that she drop the sheepskin shrug and UGG sheepskin boots because of how the sheep wool is processed.

She did and a report from Australia revealed that PETA later sent her chocolates for wearing synthetic sheepskin.


After all that, she says someone put pins into the dress to prick her skin and claims sabotage.

"I put it on just before I was due to go out on parade, but I felt these sharp pains when something stuck into my back," Campbell said yesterday.

"I took the top off and found all these pins had been stuck into it. I didn't have any injuries or marks, but I didn't have much time to take them out and get it back on because I had to be out there right away."

More details and a photo of the dress.

Campbell did not say whether the saboteur was another contestant or someone affiliated with one of her competitors.

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