Carina Schlichting Beduschi (born December 19, 1984) is a Brazilian actress, TV host, architect, model and beauty queen who represented

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at the

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. Beduschi was elected as the 51st

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on 14 April 2005 at

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Hotel in

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. Before competing at

, she had won Miss Santa Catarina 2005 contest. In May 2005, she competed in the

pageant held in

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. She is cousin of Isabel Cristina Beduschi won Miss Santa Catarina and Miss Brasil contests in 1988.

Biography

Beduschi was born in

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, Santa Catarina. Her father, Domingos Sávio Beduschi, is of

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descent and her mother, Helena Márcia Schlichting Beduschi, is of

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descent. Beduschi, who is majoring in

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at private university UNISUL (Universidade do Sul, in Santa Catarina) had to stop her studies at the college during her reign, to be able to fulfill her duties for Organização Miss Brasil Oficial. She has appeared in magazines such as ''

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'' and pictures of her, taken in

were shown in local newspapers, such as ''

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'' and ''

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''. She has been interviewed by

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channel. Beduschi has also been an invitee on Luiz Carlos Prattes' show, at CBN Diário and TVCom, and visited the state of Santa Catarina Legislative Assembly.

Stats

* Hair: blonde * Eyes: hazel * Height: 180 cm * Weight: 59 kg * Chest: 88 cm * Hips: 88 cm * Waist: 60 cm

References

*
Chat at Terra
(27 September 2005) *

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:Beduschi, Carina 1984 births Brazilian female models Brazilian people of German descent Brazilian people of Italian descent Living people Miss Brazil winners Miss Universe 2005 contestants People from Florianópolis Brazilian models of German descent