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 Miss Universe 2006 was the 55th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California, United States on July 23, 2006. At the end of the event, Natalie Glebova of Canada crowned Zuleyka Rivera of Puerto Rico as Mi ...

pageant.

Miss Brasil 2006

Zanella was elected Miss Brasil 2006 on 8 April 2006, representing her state,

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Miss Universe 2006

In the

pageant, which took place on 23 July 2006 in

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, California, United States, Zanella placed in the semifinals, among the top 20.

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1986 births Brazilian people of German descent Brazilian people of Italian descent People from Rio Grande do Sul Living people Miss Brazil winners Brazilian female models Miss Universe 2006 contestants {{Brazil-model-stub