Tatiane Alves (born ) is a model, an accounting consultant, and a

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, who represented Brazil in the eighth edition of the

Miss Earth Miss Earth is an annual international major beauty pageant based in the Philippines that advocates for environmental awareness, conservation and social responsibility. Along with Miss World, Miss Universe, and Miss International, it is one of t ...

beauty pageant A beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, ...

. She emerged as one of the winners and crowned as Miss Earth Fire, which is equivalent to third runner-up.

Miss Earth 2008

Alves, Miss Minas Gerais Universe 2005, and Miss Brazil Universe's fourth runner-up that year, was announced as Miss Earth Brazil 2008 during the election of Miss

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Universe 2009, which took place in the city of

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last September 7, 2008. She started modeling at the age of 13. In the final competition of the eighth edition of the international beauty pageant Miss Earth, Alves represented Brazil and was announced as one of sixteen semi-finalists who would move forward to compete for the title. She achieved one of the eight highest scores in the swimsuit competition for her stage chops, which advanced her as one of the top eight finalists to participate in the evening gown competition. She then pulled away for the lead as she articulated in her video interview about environmental concerns as a key issue in her country, in which she advanced to the top four. In the last round, the court of four were asked one question, “What would you tell US president-elect

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about the state of the global environment if ever you were to meet him?” She placed fourth in the interview round and at the conclusion of the competition, she was crowned Miss Earth Fire. This was the first time Brazil entered the top-4 of Miss Earth since

Priscilla Meirelles Priscilla Meirelles de Almeida-Estrada (born 5 September 1983) is a Brazilian model, host, actress, environmentalist and beauty queen. She won the Miss Earth 2004 pageant held in the Philippines. She also won the Miss Globe 2003 pageant. Meirell ...

in 2004. The Miss Earth pageant was held on November 9, 2008, at the Clark Expo Amphitheater in

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, Philippines. Eighty-five delegates arrived from October 19, 2008, in the Philippines. The pageant was broadcast live via

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in the Philippines and to many countries worldwide via

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and other partner networks.

References

External links

Beleza Brasil Official WebsiteMiss Earth Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Alves, Tatiane 1980s births Living people Miss Earth 2008 contestants Brazilian female models Brazilian beauty pageant winners