Teresa Stela Barbosa Silva Santos (born June 9, 1998) is a Brazilian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned

Miss Brazil 2021 Miss Brazil 2021 ( pt, Miss Brasil 2021), officially Miss Universe Brazil 2021 ( pt, Miss Universo Brasil 2021), was the 66th edition of the Miss Brazil pageant, and the first under the new Miss Universe Brazil management. The competition was film ...

. As Miss Brazil, she represented Brazil at

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. Santos had previously been crowned Miss Ceará 2021 and Miss Ceará 2018, and placed as the second runner-up at

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. She is the fourth woman from

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to win Miss Brazil.

Early life and education

Teresa Stela Barbosa Silva Santos was born in

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, the capital of

, and has family roots in

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. Shortly after her birth, the family moved to the municipality of

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, where Santos was raised.

Pageantry

Miss Ceará

Santos began her pageantry career in 2018, after competing in Miss Ceará 2018. At the time of the competition, Santos had no pageantry experience and little idea of what to expect. She represented Groaíras in the pageant and ultimately won the title, which qualified her to compete in

. Miss Brazil 2018 was later held on 26 May 2018 at Riocentro in

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. In the competition, Santos advanced to the Top 15, Top 10, Top 5, and ultimately placed as the second runner-up, behind winner

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of Amazonas. After Miss Brazil 2018, Santos took a hiatus from pageantry. She later returned in 2021, as a contestant in Miss Ceará 2021. Santos ultimately went on to win the title, becoming a two-time state titleholder in Ceará.

Miss Brazil 2021

As Miss Ceará 2021, Santos became qualified to compete in

. The competition was set to be the inaugural edition of the new Miss Universe Brazil competition, under new leadership. The final was filmed on 7 November 2021, aboard the cruise ship the ''

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''. In the competition, Santos advanced to the Top 15, Top 10, Top 5, and Top 3; as the final was set to air two days after filming, the crowning moments of all of the three finalists were filmed, while only the winner's would be included in the telecast. On 9 November, the finale aired which revealed Santos had been crowned the winner, making her the fourth woman from Ceará to win the title. As Miss Brazil 2021, Santos represented Brazil at

where she failed to place in the semifinals, effectively ending Brazil’s ten year streak of consecutive placements in Miss Universe, from 2011 through 2020.

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