tiara

Some of the items in her collection were named after her relationships, like the Mike Todd tiara and the Taylor-Burton diamond.

The red spinel on one of the necklaces — which also converts into a tiara — acts as its own version of the black and white spiral patterns used by hypnotists, affixing the eyes.

But as the newly-crowned Miss Universe Fiji stood on stage, beaming in her sparkling tiara, the judges sensed something was wrong.

For Valentina, in her sheer dress, glittery thong and tiara, it was the welcome home her younger self had always struggled to see.

Wearing a beaming smile, a silver tiara on her head and with a Union Jack draped over her shoulders, the achievement of going so close to gold at all was not lost on her for a second as Thiam's victory was confirmed.