Last week saw the 31st edition of Burning Man, an annual gathering in USA’s Black Rock Desert in Nevada. The festival, described as “an experiment in community and art”, sees some 65,000 people flocking to the temporary city of Black Rock City, and this year’s edition was treated to some very familiar Maltese faces.

Among the sea of bright steampunk costumes and incognito celebrities, Maltese supermodel Tiffany Pisani strutted her stuff in a number of outfits, including a revealing meshy piece and a badass looking steampunk helmet (or two).

The former Britain’s Next Top Model winner is surely enjoying some downtime ahead of a very busy couple of months. Earlier this summer, Pisani won the Miss Universe Malta 2017 award, which means she’ll be jetting off to Las Vegas in November to compete against some 90 other winners from all over the globe for the title of Miss Universe. 

For now, though, the young Maltese model made the most of her free time… while still getting used to that USA life.

This year’s Burning Man festival ran from the end of August right up to the 4th of September, and as always featured all types of desert revelry. Amidst the huge DIY floats and a sea of caravans, though, Pisani shone bright… in a pink bicycle that just screams ‘Miss Universe on holiday’.

The 25-year-old model documented her adventures in great detail, and somehow, Pisani managed to rock a different outfit in nearly each and every one… from a custom red sequin number for that desert fabness, to a full-on rainbow number that she somehow made look absolutely normal. Oh, and don’t forget the night she pulled off a Princess Leia-inspired studded bra outfit, because that’s what you do when you’re Tiffany fucking Pisani.

Also out and about in Black Rock City was Maltese TV host, producer and former festival co-ordinator Peter Carbonaro, who seems to have changed nearly just as many outfits as the BNTM supermodel herself. 

Carbonaro wore anything from a kimono to a faux-fur coat, matching his looks with anything from a Joker half-mask to a Mad Max-inspired ski mask… and literally everything in between.

Carbonaro and Pisani weren’t the only people representing the rock at the Nevada desert, and it didn’t take long for other popular Maltese faces to join the fray. 

Tommy Diacono, the man behind the super-popular food chain New York Best, was also in the crowd, and quickly connected with the TV producer and model. “Malta’s very present at Burning Man 2017,” Carbonaro captioned a selfie he took with Diacono… with Pisani cheekily showing in his sunglasses’ reflection.

Of course, Malta’s celebrities weren’t the only popular names at the festival. This year also saw Paris Hilton and Victoria’s Secret models Sara Sampaio and Alessandra Ambrosio strutting their stuff in the 35°C sandstorms. 

The festival also had big names in the music industry, like superstar DJ Carl Cox, who not only took to one of the many pop-up installation-tents for a set, but also ended up hanging out with Malta’s very own celebrities!

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David Grech Urpani

Lovin Malta's Head of Content, Dave has been in journalism for the better half of the last decade. Prefers Instagram, but has been known to doomscroll on TikTok. Loves chicken, women's clothes and Kanye West (most of the time).