As Miss Trinidad and Tobago in the National Costume section of the 2004 Miss Universe pageant, Danielle Jones-Hunte conflated meanings #2 and #3; hummingbirds seem to be a favorite Latin Carnaval costume motif:
(Image description: a glamorous young Black woman on a pageant stage, in a costume consisting of an emerald-green sequined bikini with coordinating bracers and greaves, stiletto-heeled sandals, a teal sequined cowl with a jutting bird beak, and gauzy feather-patterned wire-supported wing flaps.)
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Date: 2025-05-13 05:50 pm (UTC)(Image description: a glamorous young Black woman on a pageant stage, in a costume consisting of an emerald-green sequined bikini with coordinating bracers and greaves, stiletto-heeled sandals, a teal sequined cowl with a jutting bird beak, and gauzy feather-patterned wire-supported wing flaps.)