| Vanessa Vidal | |
| Birth Name: | Vanessa Lima Vidal |
| Alias: | Vanessa Vidal |
| Birth Date: | 3 March 1984 |
| Birth Place: | Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil |
| Nationalcompetition: | Miss Brasilia (2008) runners-up |
| Eye Color: | Black |
| Hair Color: | Brown |
Vanessa Lima Vidal also simply known as Vanessa Vidal (born 3 March 1984) is a Brazilian volleyball player, model and beauty pageant titleholder.
Vidal was the first deaf beauty pageant contestant to compete at the Miss Brasil in 2008.[1] [2] Vanessa Vidal is also a national deaf beach volleyball player and has competed at the 2013 Summer Deaflympics representing the national deaf beach volleyball team.[3] [4]
She received more publicity and fame as the only deaf entrant in the Miss Brasil pageant contest among the hearing in 2008 and emerged as first runner-up.[5] [6] She also became only the third candidate to participate in Miss International as a Deaf person in competing in the Miss International 2008 contest after two other Deaf contestants Sophie Vouzelaud of France and Vanessa Peretti of Venezuela.[7] [8] [9]