Miss Brazil 2006

Miss Brazil 2006
Miss Brazil 2006
Date	8 April 2006
Presenters	Nayla Micherif; Nivaldo Prieto;
Entertainment	Simone;
Venue	Claro Hall, Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil
Broadcaster	Band;
Entrants	27
Placements	10
Winner	Rafaela Zanella; Rio Grande do Sul
Congeniality	Patrícia Trindade; Amapá;
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Miss Brazil 2006 (Portuguese: Miss Brasil 2006) was the 52nd edition of the Miss Brazil pageant. It was held on 8 April 2006 at Claro Hall in Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil and was hosted by Nayla Micherif and Nivaldo Prieto. Carina Beduschi of Santa Catarina crowned her successor Rafaela Zanella of Rio Grande do Sul at the end of the event. Zanella represented Brazil at the Miss Universe 2006 pageant and placed in the Top 20. 1st Runner-Up, Maria Cláudia Barreto of Acre, represented the country at Miss International 2006. This year's pageant had Natalie Glebova, Miss Universe 2005, as a special guest.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

Quick Facts Date, Presenters ...

Final Results	Contestant
Miss Brazil 2006 Miss Brazil Universe 2006	Rio Grande do Sul – Rafaela Zanella^[8]^[9]
1st Runner-Up Miss Brazil International 2006	Acre – Maria Cláudia Barreto^[10]
2nd Runner-Up	Santa Catarina – Beatriz Back^[11]
3rd Runner-Up	Mato Grosso do Sul - Rhaíssa Siviero
4th Runner-Up	Bahia – Juliana Pina
Top 10	Distrito Federal – Ana Cláudia Pimenta Mato Grosso – Vanessa Jesus Minas Gerais – Marcela Duarte Pernambuco – Rayana Carvalho Tocantins – Camila Christie

Award	Winner
Best State Costume	Ceará – Carla Medeiros
Miss Congeniality (Miss Simpatia)	Amapá – Patrícia Trindade
Miss Popular Vote	Distrito Federal – Ana Cláudia Pimenta

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