Miss Rio Grande do Sul is a Brazilian

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which selects the representative for the State of Rio Grande do Sul at the

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contest. The pageant was created in 1954 and has been held every year since with the exception of 1990, 1993, and 2020. The pageant is held annually with representation of several municipalities. Since 2023, Bebeto Azevêdo has been the state director of Miss Rio Grande do Sul. Rio Grande do Sul is the state with the most crowns in the national contest and also the state that produced the first Miss Brazil to win the Miss Universe contest,

Iêda Maria Vargas Iêda Maria Brutto Vargas (born December 31, 1944) is a Brazilian actress and beauty queen who was crowned Miss Universe in Miami Beach, Florida in 1963. Previously, she was Miss Brazil and was crowned by Maria Olívia Rebouças. She was the fi ...

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. The following women from who competed as Miss Rio Grande do Sul have won Miss Brazil: *Maria José Cardoso, from Porto Alegre, in 1956 *Iêda Maria Vargas, from Porto Alegre, in 1963 *Rejane Vieira Costa, from Pelotas, in 1972 *Deise Nunes, from Canela, in 1986 *Leila Schüster, from Cachoeirinha, in 1993 *Renata Fan, from Santo Ângelo, in 1999 *Juliana Borges, from Santa Maria, in 2001 *Joseane Oliveira, from Esteio, in 2002 but was later dethroned *Fabiane Niclotti, from Gramado, in 2004 *Rafaela Zanella, from Santa Maria, in 2006 *Natálya Anderle, from Encantado, in 2008 *Priscila Machado, from Farroupilha, in 2011 *Gabriela Markus, from Teutônia, in 2012 *Marthina Brandt, from Bom Princípio, in 2015 *Julia Gama, from Porto Alegre, in 2020 *Maria Eduarda Ribeiro Brechane, from Rio Grande, in 2023

Gallery of Titleholders

File:Renata Fan.jpg, Miss Rio Grande do Sul 1999 and Miss Brazil 1999
File:LS30.jpg, Miss Rio Grande do Sul 1993 and Miss Brazil 1993
File:Iêda Maria Vargas at 1963 National Governor's Conference.jpg, Miss Rio Grande do Sul 1963, Miss Brazil 1963, and

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Results Summary

Placements

*Miss Brazil: (1956);

(1963); (1972); (1986); (1993); (1999); (2001); Joseane Oliveira (2002; Dethroned);

Fabiane Niclotti Fabiane Tesche Niclotti (6 October 1984 – 28 June 2016) was a Brazilian model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was also a Law student and a business manager of a store. On 15 April 2004, she was elected Miss Brasil, representing Rio Grande ...

(2004);

Rafaela Zanella Rafaela Köhler Zanella (born 9 August 1986, in Santa Maria) is Brazilian model and beauty pageant titleholder of German and Italian descent who represented her country in the Miss Universe 2006 pageant. Miss Brasil 2006 Zanella was elected Mis ...

(2006); Natálya Anderle (2008);

Priscila Machado Priscila Machado (born 4 January 1986) is a Brazilian TV Host model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Brasil 2011. She represented Brazil in Miss Universe 2011, and finished the competition as second runner-up. Personal life M ...

(2011);

Gabriela Markus Gabriela Markus (born February 20, 1988) is a Brazilian engineer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Brasil 2012. She represented Brazil in Miss Universe 2012, finishing as 4th Runner-Up. . Personal life Markus was born ...

(2012);

Marthina Brandt Marthina Brandt (born January 31, 1992) is a pageant dancer and Brazilian beauty queen, Miss Brazil 2015 representing the state of Rio Grande do Sul. With the feat, she competed in the 64th edition of Miss Universe, held on December 20, 2015, in ...

(2015);

Julia Gama Julia Weissheimer Werlang Gama (born 18 May 1993) is a Brazilian model and a beauty pageant titleholder who was appointed Miss Brasil 2020. She represented Brazil at the Miss Universe 2020 pageant, finishing as the 1st Runner-Up. Pageantry M ...

(2020); Maria Eduarda Ribeiro Brechane (2023) *1st Runner-Up: (1961); (1974); Madalena Sbaraini (1977); Gisselle Wëber (1991); Carolina Prates (2007); Juliana Mueller (2017) *2nd Runner-Up: Lígia Carotenuto (1954); Sandra Hervé (1957); Ana Cristina Rodrigues (1969); Rejane Hëiden (1983); Ceres Sessim (1989); Cátia Kupssinskü (1991);

Luize Altenhofen Luize Altenhofen (born July 6, 1979) is a Brazilian actress, model and television presenter. Biography Altenhofen was born Luizeani Altenhofen on July 6, 1979, in Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul. Of German descent, her parents, Maria Denise Justo Pa ...

(1998); Fernanda Schiavo (2000) *3rd Runner-Up: (1970); Denise Cezimbra (1973); Adriana Zselinsky (1980); (1987) *4th Runner-Up: Edda Logges (1960); Eva Arismende (1962); Christianne Wellausen (1984); Andréa Zambrano (1985); Alina Furtado (2022) *Top 5/Top 8/Top 9: Rosa Maria Gallas (1964); Clara Gröhmann (1966); (1976); Bianca Scheren (2019) *Top 10/Top 12: Sílvia Porciúncula (1978); Marlene Petterle (1979); Patrícia Silveira (1982); Denise Schmitz (1988); Juliana Wülfing (1992); Tatiane Possebom (1994); Karine Baüer (1996); Juliana Lopes (2003); Eunice Pratti (2005); Bruna Felisberto (2009); Bruna Jaroceski (2010); Vitória Sulczinski (2013); Marina Helms (2014); Letícia Kuhn (2016) *Top 15/Top 16: Leonora Weimer (2018); Suellyn Scheffer (2021)

Special Awards

*Best State Costume:

(1963) *Miss Congeniality: (1961); (1976) *Miss Photogenic: (1999) *Miss Popular Vote:

(2004)

Titleholders

Table Notes

References

External links

Official Miss Brasil Website
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Rio Grande do Sul Rio Grande do Sul (, , ; "Great River of the South") is a Federative units of Brazil, state in the South Region, Brazil, southern region of Brazil. It is the Federative_units_of_Brazil#List, fifth-most-populous state and the List of Brazilian st ...

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