| Miss Rio Grande do Norte 2009 Miss Brasil 2009 | |
| Nationalcompetition: | Miss Rio Grande do Norte 2009 (Winner) Miss Brasil 2009 (Winner) |
| Occupation: | Pedagogue and model |
| Larissa Costa | |
| Birth Place: | Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil |
| Birth Date: | March 9, 1984[1] |
| Eye Color: | Green |
| Hair Color: | Brown |
Larissa Costa Silva de Oliveira[2] (born March 9, 1984),[1] commonly known as Larissa Costa, is a Brazilian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss Brasil 2009.[2] Larissa Costa represented Brazil in the Miss Universe 2009.[2]
Born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte,[3] she is graduated in pedagogy,[4] and works in the Secretaria de Educação de Natal (Secretariat of Education of Natal).[5]
Larissa Costa won the Miss Rio Grande do Norte in 2009, representing the city of São Gonçalo do Amarante.[4] She won the national pageant in 2009 representing Rio Grande do Norte state.[5] She beat the 1st runner-up, Rayanne Morais, of Minas Gerais state and the 2nd runner-up, Denise Ribeiro, of the Distrito Federal.[5] Larissa Costa's coronation as Miss Brasil ended her region's 20-year period without winning the beauty contest,[6] as in 1989, Flávia Cavalcante, from Ceará state, won the contest.[6]
She represented Brazil at the Miss Universe 2009 in Nassau, Bahamas but failed to place.[7]