Fernanda Alves Schmelz (born 1976) is a Portuguese-South African model and former beauty queen who was crowned Miss República Portuguesa International 1996 and went on to win the

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crown in

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. She was the first woman from Portugal to win the title of

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Early life

Alves was born in Zimbabwe in 1976 to a Portuguese father and a South African mother.

Pageantry

Miss República Portuguesa

Alves first joined the Miss República Portuguesa pageant in May 1996 where she emerged as the 2nd runner-up and gained the right to represent Portugal in the

pageant later that year.

Miss International 1996

Alves represented Portugal in the

pageant held in

on October 26, 1996, where she was eventually crowned as the winner by the outgoing

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References

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