Our old friend, Leryn Franco, aka the Hot Paraguayan, kicks off Fourth-Place Medal's list of the best and worst dressed delegations of the 2012 Olympic Opening Ceremony.

As always, our rankings our completely arbitrary. We should note that we pay special attention to national identity in this list. It's all dependent on who's wearing what. If the Americans rocked the Swedes outfit, it'd be a disaster -- not as big as the Ralph Lauren scarf/beret debacle, but pretty bad. Because they're Swedes, however, thick, horizontal stripes and shorts works. They're Scandinavian. They can pull off anything!

[ Photos: London 2012 Opening Ceremony ]

On to the list! Our picks for the best and worst lead those respective categories. Everything else is in no particular order.

The best

The Netherlands

You can't pull off orange pants. I can't pull off orange pants. Only Dutch athletes can pull off orange pants.

Poland

Wimbledon finalist Agnieszka Radwanska was a vision in rose leading the Polish delegation.

Fiji

A rule to live by: Never insult a man in a grass skirt.

Sweden

A Sig Ep or Tri Delt wearing this in a college bar would rightfully earn your derision. But there's something about the Swedish flag transformed into a rugby jersey that's working.

Canada

Cuts down on the "where are you from" questions in the Olympic Village. The simplicity is glorious.

Germany

Over 200 countries marched at the Olympics. All of them would have earned "worst dressed" status with these Opening Ceremony uniforms. But these are the Germans and there's something so decidedly un-German about wearing baby colors.

Cook Islands