A queen of Carnival

The Big Picture has a collection of striking pictures of Carnival celebrations in a number of places around the world. They are all worth looking at, but I was particularly taken by these two pictures of Carmen Eneida Carballo Rivero of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, featuring her costume Flashes of Atlantis:

For any of a number of reasons, wow.

Don't forget to click to see the pictures large size.