Miss Rio Grande do Sul explained

Miss Rio Grande do Sul Miss Universe Rio Grande do Sul
Formation:	1954
Type:	Beauty pageant
Headquarters:	Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Membership:	Miss Brazil
Language:	Portuguese
Leader Title:	State Director
Leader Name:	Bebeto Azevêdo

Miss Rio Grande do Sul is a Brazilian Beauty pageant which selects the representative for the State of Rio Grande do Sul at the Miss Brazil contest. The pageant was created in 1954 and has been held every year since with the exception of 1990, 1993, and 2020. The pageant is held annually with representation of several municipalities. Since 2023, Bebeto Azevêdo has been the state director of Miss Rio Grande do Sul. Rio Grande do Sul is the state with the most crowns in the national contest and also the state that produced the first Miss Brazil to win the Miss Universe contest, Iêda Maria Vargas of Porto Alegre.^[1]

The following women from who competed as Miss Rio Grande do Sul have won Miss Brazil:

• Maria José Cardoso, from Porto Alegre, in 1956
• Iêda Maria Vargas, from Porto Alegre, in 1963
• Rejane Vieira Costa, from Pelotas, in 1972
• Deise Nunes, from Canela, in 1986
• Leila Schüster, from Cachoeirinha, in 1993
• Renata Fan, from Santo Ângelo, in 1999
• Juliana Borges, from Santa Maria, in 2001
• Joseane Oliveira, from Esteio, in 2002 but was later dethroned
• Fabiane Niclotti, from Gramado, in 2004
• Rafaela Zanella, from Santa Maria, in 2006
• Natálya Anderle, from Encantado, in 2008
• Priscila Machado, from Farroupilha, in 2011
• Gabriela Markus, from Teutônia, in 2012
• Marthina Brandt, from Bom Princípio, in 2015
• Julia Gama, from Porto Alegre, in 2020
• Maria Eduarda Ribeiro Brechane, from Rio Grande, in 2023

Results summary

Placements

• Miss Brazil: (1956); Iêda Maria Vargas (1963); (1972); (1986); (1993); (1999); (2001); Joseane Oliveira (2002; Dethroned); Fabiane Niclotti (2004); Rafaela Zanella (2006); Natálya Anderle (2008); Priscila Machado (2011); Gabriela Markus (2012); Marthina Brandt (2015); Julia Gama (2020); Maria Eduarda Ribeiro Brechane (2023)
• 1st Runner-Up: (1961); (1974); Madalena Sbaraini (1977); Gisselle Wëber (1991); Carolina Prates (2007); Juliana Mueller (2017)
• 2nd Runner-Up: Lígia Carotenuto (1954); Sandra Hervé (1957); Ana Cristina Rodrigues (1969); Rejane Hëiden (1983); Ceres Sessim (1989); Cátia Kupssinskü (1991); Luize Altenhofen (1998); Fernanda Schiavo (2000)
• 3rd Runner-Up: (1970); Denise Cezimbra (1973); Adriana Zselinsky (1980); (1987)
• 4th Runner-Up: Edda Logges (1960); Eva Arismende (1962); Christianne Wellausen (1984); Andréa Zambrano (1985); Alina Furtado (2022)
• Top 5/Top 8/Top 9: Rosa Maria Gallas (1964); Clara Gröhmann (1966); (1976); Bianca Scheren (2019)
• Top 10/Top 12: Sílvia Porciúncula (1978); Marlene Petterle (1979); Patrícia Silveira (1982); Denise Schmitz (1988); Juliana Wülfing (1992); Tatiane Possebom (1994); Karine Baüer (1996); Juliana Lopes (2003); Eunice Pratti (2005); Bruna Felisberto (2009); Bruna Jaroceski (2010); Vitória Sulczinski (2013); Marina Helms (2014); Letícia Kuhn (2016)
• Top 15/Top 16: Leonora Weimer (2018); Suellyn Scheffer (2021)

Special Awards

• Best State Costume: Iêda Maria Vargas (1963)
• Miss Congeniality: (1961); (1976)
• Miss Photogenic: (1999)
• Miss Popular Vote: Fabiane Niclotti (2004)

Titleholders

Year	Name	Age	Height	Represented	Miss Brazil placement	Notes
Miss Universe Rio Grande do Sul
2023	Maria Eduarda Ribeiro Brechane^[2]	19		Rio Grande	Miss Brazil 2023	Unplaced at Miss Universe 2023.
2022	Alina Furtado	27		Piratini	4th Runner-Up	Previously Miss Rio Grande do Sul CNB 2021 and 1st Runner-Up at Miss Brazil CNB 2021.
2021	Suellyn Scheffer^[3]	25		Montenegro	Top 15
U Miss Rio Grande do Sul 2020 and Miss Rio Grande do Sul Be Emotion 2020
2020	Julia Gama^[4]	27		Porto Alegre	Miss Brazil 2020	1st Runner-Up at Miss Universe 2020. No national Miss Brazil contest due to the COVID-19 pandemic and change in the national franchise holder which caused the national titleholder to be appointed.^[5]
Miss Rio Grande do Sul Be Emotion
2019	Bianca Scheren^[6]	20		Estrela	Top 5	Last Miss Rio Grande do Sul Be Emotion
2018	Leonora Weimer^[7]	24		Eldorado do Sul	Top 15
2017	Juliana Mueller^[8]	25		Terra de Areia	1st Runner-Up
2016	Letícia Borghetti^[9]	22		Tapera	Top 10
2015	Marthina Brandt	23		Bom Princípio	Miss Brazil 2015	Top 15 at Miss Universe 2015.
Miss Rio Grande do Sul Universe
2014	Marina Helms^[10]	23		São Lourenço do Sul	Top 10
2013	Vitória Sulczinski^[11]	21		Passo Fundo	Top 10
2012	Gabriela Markus^[12]	24		Teutônia	Miss Brazil 2012	4th Runner-Up at Miss Universe 2012.
Miss Rio Grande do Sul
2011	Priscila Machado^[13]	25		Farroupilha	Miss Brazil 2011	2nd Runner-Up at Miss Universe 2011.
2010	Bruna Jaroceski^[14]			Canoas	Top 10
2009	Bruna Felisberto^[15]			Xangri-lá	Top 10
2008	Natálya Anderle^[16]	21		Encantado	Miss Brazil 2008	Unplaced at Miss Universe 2008.
2007	Carolina Prates			Alegrete	1st Runner-Up Miss Brazil International 2007	Unplaced at Miss International 2007.
2006	Rafaela Zanella^[17]	19		Santa Maria	Miss Brazil 2006	Top 20 at Miss Universe 2006.
2005	Eunice Pratti^[18]			Pelotas	Top 10
2004	Fabiane Niclotti^[19]	19		Gramado	Miss Brazil 2004	Also won Miss Popular Vote. Unplaced at Miss Universe 2004.
2003	Juliana Lopes			Santa Maria	Top 10
2002	Joseane Oliveira^[20]	20		Esteio	Miss Brazil 2002 (dethroned)	Unplaced at Miss Universe 2002. Later dethroned after it was discovered that she was married at the time of her crowning and was replaced as Miss Brazil. Oliveira had already competed at Miss Universe therefore she only lost the Miss Brazil title. Hadn't she not been dethroned this would've been a back to back Miss Brazil for the state.
2001	^[21]	22		Santa Maria	Miss Brazil 2001	Unplaced at Miss Universe 2001.
2000	Fernanda Schiavo^[22]			Ijuí	2nd Runner-Up Miss Brazil International 2000	Unplaced at Miss International 2000.
1999	^[23]	21		Santo Ângelo	Miss Brazil 1999	Also won Miss Photogenic. Unplaced at Miss Universe 1999.
1998	Luize Altenhofen^[24]	18		Capão da Canoa	2nd Runner-Up Miss Brazil International 1998	Withdrew at Miss International 1998.
1997	Aline Riquinho			Porto Alegre
1996	Karine Baüer			Santo Ângelo	Top 12
1995	Angélica Soares			Porto Alegre
1994	Tatiane Possebom ^[25]			Canoas	Top 12
1993	Leila Schüster^[26]	18		Cachoeirinha	Miss Brazil 1993	Was appointed as Miss Brazil 1993 rather than being chosen through a contest. Top 10 at Miss Universe 1993.
1992	Juliana Wülfing			Estrela	Top 12
1991	Gisselle Wëber			Porto Alegre	1st Runner-Up	There were two representatives sent in 1991.
	Cátia Kupssinskü			São Leopoldo	2nd runner-up
1990	No contest in 1990.
1989	Ceres Sessim			Sociedade de Ginástica Porto Alegre	2nd runner-up
1988	Denise Schmitz			Partenon Tênis Clube	Top 12
1987	Cláudia Alves Jardim ^[27]			Floresta	3rd runner-up
1986	Deise Nunes^[28]	18		Canela	Miss Brazil 1986	Top 10 at Miss Universe 1986. First ever black woman Miss Brasil.
1985	Andréa Zambrano			Sport Club Internacional	4th runner-up
1984	Christianne Wellausen			Sport Club Internacional	4th runner-up
1983	Rejane Hëiden			Grêmio Porto Alegrense	2nd runner-up
1982	Patrícia Silveira			Porto Alegre	Top 12
1981	Isabel Domenëch			Porto Alegre
1980	Adriana Zselinsky ^[29]			Porto Alegre	3rd runner-up
1979	Marlene Petterle			Pinheiro Machado	Top 12
1978	Sílvia Porciúncula			Jaguarão	Top 10
1977	Madalena Sbaraini			Porto Alegre	1st runner-up	3rd runner-up at Miss World 1977.
1976	Anne Lee Horst			Estrela	Top 8	Also won Miss Congeniality.
1975	Jane Bezerra			Porto Alegre
1974	Janeta Hoeveler			Porto Alegre	1st runner-up	Unplaced at Miss International 1974.
1973	Denise Cezimbra^[30]			Porto Alegre	3rd runner-up
1972	Rejane Vieira Costa^[31]	17		Pelotas	Miss Brazil 1972	1st runner-up at Miss Universe 1972. Became an actress in Brazil, under the name Rejane Goulart.
1971	Alice Corrêa Rezende			Bagé
1970	Bernadete Heemann			Lajeado	3rd runner-up
1969	Ana Cristina Rodrigues^[32]			Caxias do Sul	2nd runner-up	Unplaced at Miss World 1969.
1968	Elizabeth Finardi			Passo Fundo
1967	Terezinha Wëiss^[33]			São Borja
1966	Clara Gröhmann			Porto Alegre	Top 8
1965	Tânia Maria Lupi^[34]			Porto Alegre
1964	Rosa Maria Gallas			Montenegro	Top 9
1963	Iêda Maria Vargas	18		Porto Alegre	Miss Brazil 1963	Also won Best State Costume. Later won Miss Universe 1963.
1962	Eva Arismende^[35]			Jaguarão	4th runner-up
1961	Vera Brauner ^[36]			Pelotas	1st runner-up	Originally 1st runner-up, later assumed the title after Staël resigned. 1st runner-up at Miss International 1961.
1960	Edda Logges			Pelotas	4th runner-up
1959	Otília Rodrigues^[37]			Guaíba
1958	Tânia Oliveira			Pelotas
1957	Sandra Hervé			Porto Alegre	2nd runner-up
1956	Maria José Cardoso ^[38]	21		Porto Alegre	Miss Brazil 1956	Born in Santa Catarina state. Top 15 at Miss Universe 1956.
1955	Rosa Alamon^[39]			Bagé
1954	Lígia Carotenuto^[40]			Porto Alegre	2nd Runner-Up	Originally 1st runner-up, later assumed the title after Cladis resigned.
	Cládis Caruccio			Pelotas	Did not compete	Relinquished the title for unknown reasons.

Table Notes

External links

• Official Miss Brasil Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Especialistas explicam por que o Rio Grande do Sul é recordista no Miss Brasil . 2022-09-16 . www.tudodoms.com.br.
2. Web site: 2023-05-07 . Maria Eduarda Brechane, de Rio Grande, é eleita Miss Rio Grande do Sul 2023 Donna . 2023-09-26 . GZH . pt-BR.
3. Web site: Representando Montenegro, Suellyn Scheffer é eleita a nova Miss Rio Grande do Sul . 2022-09-21 . NH . pt-br.
4. Web site: 2020-08-20 . Júlia Gama é eleita Miss Brasil 2020 em eleição sigilosa no meio da quarentena . 2022-09-21 . F5 . pt-BR.
5. Web site: Miss Brasil vai para o streaming e representante será anunciada em agosto A Gazeta . 2022-09-10 . www.agazeta.com.br . pt-br.
6. Web site: 2019-01-25 . Bianca Scheren, de Estrela, é a Miss Rio Grande do Sul 2019 Donna . 2022-09-21 . GZH . pt-BR.
7. Web site: 2018-04-27 . Leonora Weimer, de Eldorado do Sul, é eleita a Miss RS 2018 Donna . 2022-09-21 . GZH . pt-BR.
8. Web site: Candidata de Terra de Areia é eleita Miss Rio Grande do Sul 2017 . 2022-09-21 . G1 . pt-br.
9. Web site: EGO . Laís Gomes Do . Rio . no . Letícia Borghetti Kuhn é eleita Miss Rio Grande do Sul 2016 . 2022-09-21 . Ego . pt-br.
10. Web site: EGO . Juliana Maselli do . Rio . no . Estudante de Direito, Miss Rio Grande do Sul diz: 'Rola preconceito' . 2022-09-21 . Ego . pt-br.
11. Web site: Povo . Correio do . Candidata de Passo Fundo é eleita Miss Rio Grande do Sul 2013 . 2022-09-21 . Correio do Povo . pt-br.
12. Web site: G1 . Do . Paulo . em São . 2012-09-29 . Gabriela Markus, do Rio Grande do Sul, é a nova Miss Brasil . 2022-09-21 . Ceará . pt-br.
13. Web site: Priscila Machado é eleita Miss Rio Grande do Sul 2011 . 2022-09-21 . Diário Gaúcho . pt-br.
14. Web site: 2009-06-07 . Candidata de Canoas vence Miss RS 2010 Donna . 2022-09-21 . GZH . pt-BR.
15. Web site: G1 > Brasil - NOTÍCIAS - Universitária ganha título de Miss Rio Grande do Sul . 2022-09-21 . g1.globo.com.
16. Web site: cathierineh . 2007-10-26 . Natália Anderle é a Miss RS 2008 . 2022-09-21 . Notícias do Sul . pt-BR.
17. Web site: Redação . 2006-04-19 . RAFAELA ZANELLA, A MISS BRASIL 2006 . 2022-09-21 . Revista CARAS . pt-br.
18. Web site: Redação . 2009-11-23 . O sim da Miss Eunice Pratti . 2022-09-21 . Revista CARAS . pt-br.
19. Web site: RS . Igor GrossmannDo G1 . 2016-06-30 . Miss Brasil encontrada morta deixou bilhetes com orientações à família . 2022-09-21 . Rio Grande do Sul . pt-br.
20. Web site: Londrina . Folha de . 2003-02-05 . Joseane entrega faixa para nova Miss Brasil Folha de Londrina . 2022-09-21 . www.folhadelondrina.com.br . pt-br.
21. Web site: Siliconada leva Miss Brasil 2001 - Política . 2022-09-21 . Estadão . pt-BR.
22. Web site: Primeira Edição . 2022-09-21 . primeiraedicao.com.br.
23. Web site: Apresentadora da Band, Renata Fan foi a vencedora do Miss Brasil 1999 . 2022-09-21 . portogente.com.br . pt-br.
24. Web site: EGO . do . Rio . no . Luize Altenhofen lembra título de miss e mostra foto com cetro e coroa . 2022-09-21 . Ego . pt-br.
25. Web site: É DE SANTA MARIA A NOVA COORDENADORA DO MISS RS GLOBO Revista Statto . 2022-09-22 . pt-br.
26. Web site: EGO - NOTÍCIAS - Leila Schuster, Miss Brasil 93, diz que o concurso é um produto de entretenimento . 2022-09-23 . ego.globo.com.
27. Web site: Eazzycom . Os 30 anos de uma conquista: Miss Rio Grande do Sul 1987! . 2022-09-22 . www.missnews.com.br . pt-br.
28. Web site: 2016-09-24 . Única Miss Brasil negra, Deise Nunes aguarda há 30 anos uma sucessora: ‘Passou da hora’ . 2022-09-23 . Extra Online . pt-BR.
29. Web site: 2016-08-09 . Modelo gaúcha é comparada a Adriana Zselinsky, ícone dos anos 1980 . 2022-09-23 . Glamurama . pt-BR.
30. Web site: De volta para o passado Fernando Machado . 2022-09-23 . pt-BR.
31. Web site: 2013-12-28 . Morre a ex-miss Brasil e atriz Rejane Goulart . 2022-09-23 . O Globo . pt-BR.
32. Web site: Eazzycom . MISSES DE 1969 E OS MAIÔS DA LINHA CAPRICE DE MANVAR . 2022-09-23 . www.missnews.com.br . pt-br.
33. Web site: Redação . 2017-05-26 . A bela Terezinha . 2022-09-23 . Deco Almeida . pt-BR.
34. Web site: pessoas Fernando Machado Page 2 . 2022-09-23 . pt-BR.
35. Web site: Olivia Rebouças: Miss Brasil de 1962 Fernando Machado . 2022-09-23 . pt-BR.
36. Web site: RS . Do G1 . 2012-10-21 . Morre no RS segunda gaúcha a vencer o título de Miss Brasil . 2022-09-23 . Rio Grande do Sul . pt-br.
37. Web site: Vera Ribeiro: Miss Brasil de 1959 Fernando Machado . 2022-09-23 . pt-BR.
38. Web site: 2019-05-31 . Maria José Cardoso Trussardi (1935 - 2019) - Mortes: Miss Brasil de 1956 esteve a dois passos do Universo . 2022-09-23 . Folha de S.Paulo . pt-BR.
39. Web site: Emília Correa Lima: Miss Brasil de 1955 Fernando Machado . 2022-09-23 . pt-BR.
40. Web site: Martha Rocha: Miss Brasil de 1954 Fernando Machado . 2022-09-23 . pt-BR.