Miss Brasil
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The Miss Brasil Pageant is a beauty contest that has been held every year since 1954 between winners of the Brazilian state pageants. The 2008 edition venue took place on Sunday, April 13 in Citibank Hall concert house, São Paulo. The winner of Miss Brasil competes in the Miss Universe contest and the runner-up competes in the Miss International.
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[edit] History
The pageant was created in 1954 in the city of Petrópolis, Rio de Janeiro. The first edition of Miss Brasil, won by Bahia's representative Martha Rocha, was sponsored by the Folha de São Paulo newspaper.
[edit] Organization
[edit] Under Diários Associados
In following year, Brazilian media businessman, mogul and journalist Assis Chateaubriand took the rights of Miss Brasil pageant, when the winners take qualified to the Miss Universe, Miss World (participation began at 1958) and Miss International pageants (participation begin in 1960, when the pageant was created). The empire who created Diários Associados, was responsible for diffusion of the national beauties until 1980, when the network Rede Tupi was lost his concessions by order of Haroldo de Mattos, Brazilian minister of Communications at the time.
On the named Miss Brazil's golden era, Rio Grande do Sul's Iêda Maria Vargas and Bahia's Martha Vasconcellos winner the 1963 and 1968 editions of Miss Universe. On the same year when Martha was crowned Guanabara's Maria da Gloria Carvalho winnered Miss International. In 1971, Lucia Tavares Petterle was elected Miss World.
Adalgisa Colombo and Rejane Vieira Costa was 1st runner ups in Miss Universe editions in 1958 and 1972 (the first live telecasted in colour in Brazil). (See the winners table for 1959, 1962, 1971 and 1979 results)
[edit] Under SBT
When the channels of defunct Tupi was redistributed for media businessman and TV animator Sílvio Santos and Russian-Brazilian journalist and owner of Manchete magazine Adolpho Bloch groups, on April 23, 1981, the new network SBT (one of the results of the Rede Associada inventory) owned the Miss Brasil until 1989.
On the 80's, Miss Brasil pageant was known the most brega period, by opinion of same fans and television critics. The last top 5 obteined by Brazilian representative in Miss Universe was in 1981, by the Rio de Janeiro candidate in national pageant, Adriana Alves de Oliveira. Because lack of ratings and announcers, SBT retired the promotion of Miss Brasil in April 1990, after the country not participied in Miss Universe 1990.
In this period, Miss Brazil pageant was held in separate pageants for Miss Universe (the most expected and important), Miss World and Miss International. SBT telecasted too same state pageants, nationwide in Programa Sílvio Santos and locally by the affiliates, such as TV Alterosa (Minas Gerais) and TV Itapoan (Bahia).
[edit] Under Marlene Brito and others
In 1990, the SBT's former producer of the pageant, Marlene Brito, took the Miss Brasil rights and producion until 1993, when Leila Schuster was crowned without realization of traditional pageant, but her was indicated by the national direction for representative the country in Miss Universe 1993. From 1994, Miss Brasil was ownered by various directors, includding the former host in Tupi's period, Paulo Max.
The present directors, Nayla Micherif and Boanerges Gaeta Jr., assumed the functions by partnership in 2002. Since this year, the pageant national telecast is back, after some local broadcastings of it in 90's.
On the new phase, Miss Brasil was broadcasted first on Rede TV! and since 2003, Band network assumed the televiosion rights of the event, with venues in São Paulo (2003, 2004 and 2008), and Rio de Janeiro (2005-2007).
[edit] Locations and venues
- 1954-1957-Palácio Quitandinha, Petrópolis (RJ);
- 1958-1972-Maracanãzinho Gymnasium, Rio de Janeiro;
- 1973-1980-Ginásio Presidente Médici, Brasília
- 1981-1987-Palácio das Convenções do Anhembi, São Paulo
- 1988-1989-Teatro Sílvio Santos (SBT Studios), São Paulo
- 1991-The Gallery, São Paulo
- 1992-Olympia (concert house), São Paulo
- In 1993, the pageant was replaced by a little event, in a fine restaurant of São Paulo, named Leopolldo. At the place, Leila Schuster was crowned.
From 1994 to 1996, Miss Brazil was back to Rio de Janeiro (first, at Ribalta house concert and two years later in Metropolitan, today Claro Hall).
In 1997, it was held in northeastern city of Teresina, in Pavlihão de Eventos (Events Pavilion) Governador Guilherme Melo.
From 1998 to present, Rio (Hotel Glória, Copacabana Palace, Ribalta, Claro Hall and Vivo Rio space at Museu de Arte Moderna do Rio de Janeiro) and São Paulo (Palace, today Citibank Hall, Via Funchal and Credicard Hall) alternate the right to venue the annual beauty telecast show, at first broadcasted by local affiliates from Rede Manchete, Rede Record and CNT (formerly named TVJB).
[edit] The winners
| Year | Miss Brasil | State Represented | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1954 | Martha Rocha | Bahia | Miss Universe 1st runner-up |
| 1955 | Emília Barreto Correia Lima | Ceará | Miss Universe top 15 |
| 1956 | Maria José Cardoso | Rio Grande do Sul | Miss Universe top 15 |
| 1957 | Teresinha Gonçalves Morango | Amazonas | Miss Universe 1st runner-up |
| 1958 | Adalgisa Colombo | Guanabara Federal District | Miss Universe 1st runner up |
| 1959 | Vera Regina Ribeiro | Guanabara Federal District | Miss Universe 4th runner up |
| 1960 | Gina MacPherson | Guanabara Federal District | Miss Universe top 15 |
| 1961 | Staël Maria da Rocha Abelha | Minas Gerais | Resigned the title after Miss Universe 1961 |
| 1962 | Maria Olívia Rebouças Cavalcanti | Bahia | Miss Universe 4th runner up |
| 1963 | Iêda Maria Brutto Vargas | Rio Grande do Sul | Miss Universe Winner. |
| 1964 | Ângela Teresa Reis Vasconcelos | Paraná | Miss Universe top 15 semifinalist |
| 1965 | Maria Raquel Helena de Andrade | Guanabara State | Miss Universe top 15 semifinalist |
| 1966 | Ana Cristina Ridzi | Guanabara State | Not placed in Miss Universe 1966 |
| 1967 | Carmen Sílvia de Barros Ramasco | São Paulo | Miss Universe top 15 semifinalist and best national costume |
| 1968 | Martha Maria Cordeiro Vasconcellos | Bahia | Miss Universe Winner. |
| 1969 | Vera Fischer | Santa Catarina | Miss Universe Semifinalist |
| 1970 | Eliane Fialho Thompson | Guanabara State | Miss Universe top 15 semifinalist |
| 1971 | Eliane Parreira Guimarães | Minas Gerais | Miss Universe 4th runner up |
| 1972 | Rejane Vieira Costa | Rio Grande do Sul | Miss Universe 1st runner-up |
| 1973 | Sandra Mara Ferreira | São Paulo | Miss Universe top 12 semifinalist |
| 1974 | Sandra Guimarães de Oliveira | São Paulo | Resigned after Miss Universe 1974, when she not placed |
| 1975 | Ingrid Budag | Santa Catarina | Miss Universe top 12 semifinalist |
| 1976 | Kátia Celestino Moretto | São Paulo | From this year until 1978, none of this national winners were placed in Miss Universe |
| 1977 | Cássia Janys Moraes Silveira | São Paulo | Not placed in Miss Universe |
| 1978 | Suzana Araújo dos Santos | Minas Gerais | Not placed in Miss Universe |
| 1979 | Marta Jussara da Costa | Rio Grande do Norte | Miss Universe 1979 3rd runner-up |
| 1980 | Eveline Schroeter | Rio de Janeiro | Not placed in Miss Universe 1980, held in Seoul |
| 1981 | Adriana Alves de Oliveira | Rio de Janeiro | Miss Universe 1981 3rd runner-up and best national costume |
| 1982 | Celice Pinto Marques da Silva | Pará | Miss Universe 1982 Semifinalist |
| 1983 | Marisa Fully Coelho | Minas Gerais | Miss South America 1st runner-up; not placed in Miss Universe 1983 |
| 1984 | Ana Elisa Flores da Cruz | São Paulo | Miss Universe 1984 and Miss South America representative, but not classified in any pageants |
| 1985 | Márcia Giagio Canavezes de Oliveira (a.k.a. Márcia Gabrielle) | Mato Grosso | Miss Universe 1985 Semifinalist and International Coffee Queen (Reina Internacional de Café) winner |
| 1986 | Deise Nunes de Souza | Rio Grande do Sul | Miss Universe 1986 semifinalist and Miss South America 1st runner-up |
| 1987 | Jacqueline Ribeiro Meirelles | Distrito Federal | Miss Universe 1987 best national costume, but she not placed at top 10 semifinalists |
| 1988 | Isabel Cristina Beduschi | Santa Catarina | Miss South America winner |
| 1989 | Flávia Cavalcanti Rebelo | Ceará | Miss Universe 1989 best national costume |
| 1990 | - | - | there was no contest. |
| 1991 | Patrícia Maria Franco de Godói | São Paulo | Reina Sudamericana winner |
| 1992 | Maria Carolina Portella Otto | Paraná | She was not placed in Miss Universe 1992 top 10 |
| 1993 | Leila Cristine Schuster | Rio Grande do Sul | Miss Universe 1993 semifinalist |
| 1994 | Valéria Melo Peris | São Paulo | Nuestra Belleza Internacional winner and 18th in Miss Universe 1994 final results |
| 1995 | Renata Bessa Soares | Minas Gerais | 1st runner-up in best national costume |
| 1996 | Maria Joana Parizotto | Paraná | Nuestra Belleza Internacional winner |
| 1997 | Nayla Fernanda Affonso Micherif | Minas Gerais | Representative in Miss Universe and Nuestra Belleza Internacional, but she not placed in any pageants |
| 1998 | Michela Dauzacker Marchi | Mato Grosso do Sul | Miss Universe 1998 semifnalist |
| 1999 | Renata Fan | Rio Grande do Sul | Miss World University winner |
| 2000 | Josiane Kruliskoski | Mato Grosso | Since this year, the Miss Brasil winners is qualified only to the Miss Universe pageant. The runner-ups represents Brazil in another contests |
| 2001 | Juliana Borges | Rio Grande do Sul | Miss Universe 2001 representative, not placed at semifinals |
| 2002 | Taiza Thomsen | Santa Catarina | Josiane Oliveira, from Rio Grande do Sul, was the winner, but was stripped of the crown because she was married at the time of her crowning. |
| 2003 | Gislaine Rodrigues Ferreira | Tocantins | Miss Universe 2003 finalist (TOP 10) |
| 2004 | Fabiane Niclotti | Rio Grande do Sul | Not placed at Miss Universe's top 15 |
| 2005 | Carina Beduschi | Santa Catarina | Not placed at Miss Universe's top 15 |
| 2006 | Rafaela Zanella | Rio Grande do Sul | Miss Universe 2006 top 20 Semifinalist |
| 2007 | Natália Guimarães | Minas Gerais | Miss Universe 2007 1st runner-up |
| 2008 | Natália Anderle | Rio Grande do Sul |
[edit] Winners by state
| State | Titles |
|---|---|
 Rio Grande do Sul |
10 times |
 São Paulo |
8 times |
 Minas Gerais |
7 times |
 Guanabara1 |
6 times |
 Santa Catarina |
5 times |
 Bahia |
3 times |
 Paraná |
3 times |
 Ceará |
2 times |
 Mato Grosso |
2 times |
| Rio de Janeiro2 |
2 times |
 Amazonas |
1 time |
 Distrito Federal |
1 time |
 Mato Grosso do Sul |
1 time |
 Pará |
1 time |
 Rio Grande do Norte |
1 time |
 Tocantins |
1 time |
1This federation unit competed at the national pageant as Federal District until 1960, when become the Guanabara state. The new state competed until 1974, when the fusion of states of Rio de Janeiro and Guanabara was decreted by the military government of Ernesto Geisel.
2Including only the results of 1980 and 1981 pageants.
[edit] Television acts
[edit] The actresses
- Some Miss Brasil winners or finalists were acting in a lead or supporting roles in soap operas (called "telenovelas") and motion pictures after her reigns (nationwide or locally). By example:
- Natália Guimarães (Minas Gerais, winner, 2007 and 1st. runner up at Miss Universe 2007);
-Grazielli Massafera (Paraná, 2nd runner up, 2004);
-Marisa Fully Coelho (Minas Gerais, winner, 1983);
-Suzy Rêgo (Pernambuco, 1st runner-up, 1984);
-Vera Fischer (Santa Catarina, winner, 1969).
[edit] Reality-TV
Some Miss Brasil pageant contestants, finalists or winners were appeared in popular reality television programs broadcasted nationwide:
- Paraná's Grazielli Massafera (Big Brother Brasil 5, Rede Globo, 2005) was 2nd runner-up at national pageant in early year. She represented the country at Miss International 2004, held in Beijing;
- São Paulo's Solange Frazão (Casa dos Artistas's second season, SBT, 2002) was 1st runner-up at the national pageant organized by the network of the program in 1982. Today, she is a very popular TV hostess in her country.
- Rio Grande do Sul's Joseane Oliveira (Big Brother Brasil 3, Rede Globo, 2003) lost her title at February 4 of that year after admitted her marriage in a popular Sunday TV show, Domingão do Faustão.
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