US national anthem singer for NFL's Spain game dismisses harsh criticism of outfit choice

Karina Pasian was tapped to sing "The Star-Spangled Banner" earlier the NFL’s first-ever regular-season crippled successful Spain implicit the weekend, but drew backlash connected societal media for her outfit choice.

Pasian came retired to the tract successful a achromatic mini formal with thigh-high stockings and garters to sing the nationalist anthem. While the backlash was alternatively harsh, Pasian explained successful an interrogation with TMZ Sports that she was amazed with the antagonistic criticism.

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Karina Pasian sings the nationalist anthem anterior to the NFL 2025 crippled betwixt Washington Commanders and Miami Dolphins astatine Estadio Santiago Bernabeu connected Nov. 16, 2025 successful Madrid, Spain.  (Florencia Tan Jun/Getty Images)

"I honestly had nary expectations with anyone saying anything. I felt large successful what I chose to wear. I worked with 2 stylists of excavation named David and Adrianne and they’re astonishing and they brought my imaginativeness to life," Pasian said. "It wasn’t my volition to offend anyone. I’m truly atrocious if anyone felt offended by it, but my volition was to person a bully time."

"My look is ace cabaret and ace burlesque. That’s the aesthetic I love. I truly respect that aesthetic."

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Karina Pasian sings the United States nationalist anthem during the 2025 NFL Madrid Game astatine Santiago Bernabeu Stadium connected Nov. 16, 2025. (Kirby Lee/Imagn Images)

Pasian said the NFL approved her outfit beforehand and didn’t consciousness the request to provender into thing negative.

"I’ve work a batch of affirmative comments, and I’m trying to provender into much of that energy. That’s what I effort to absorption connected and what I’m trying to spread. People person a close to explicit their opinion," she added.

Pasian has been successful the euphony manufacture for rather a while. Her R&B album, "First Love," reached No. 11 connected the U.S. R&B charts and No. 57 connected the wide U.S. charts erstwhile it debuted successful August 2008.

Karina Pasian sings the US nationalist anthem earlier an NFL shot crippled betwixt the Washington Commanders and the Miami Dolphins successful Madrid, Spain, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2025.  (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez)

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She’s enactment retired a fewer EPs and singles since then, with her astir caller EP coming retired successful 2020 called "Something Warm to Wear."

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