Miss Minas Gerais

Miss Minas Gerais is a Brazilian beauty pageant which selects the representative for the State of Minas Gerais at the Miss Brazil contest. The pageant was created in 1955 and has been held every year since with the exception of 1990–1991, 1993, and 2020. The pageant is held annually with representation of several municipalities. Since 2023, the State director for Miss Minas Gerais is Diley Almeida. Minas Gerais has won nine crowns in the national contest.

Miss Minas Gerais
Miss Universe Minas Gerais

Formation	1955
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Minas Gerais, Brazil
Membership	Miss Brazil
Official language	Portuguese
State Director	Diley Almeida

The following women have represented Minas Gerais in the national contest and won:

• Staël Maria da Rocha Abelha [pt], from Caratinga, in 1961
• Eliane Parreira Guimarães [pt], from Mariana, in 1971
• Suzana Araújo dos Santos, from Ipatinga, in 1978
• Marisa Fully Coelho [pt], from Manhumirim, in 1983
• Renata Bessa Soares [pt], from Contagem, in 1995
• Nayla Fernanda Afonso Micherif [pt], from Ubá, in 1997
• Natália Guimarães, from Belo Horizonte, in 2007
• Débora Lyra, from Divinópolis, in 2010
• Júlia do Vale Horta, from Juiz de Fora, in 2019

Gallery of Titleholders

• 
  Miss Minas Gerais 2012
  Thiessa Sickert
• 
  Miss Minas Gerais 2010, and Miss Brazil 2010
  Débora Lyra
• 
  Miss Minas Gerais 2009
  Rayanne Fernanda de Morais [pt]
• 
  Miss Minas Gerais 2007, and Miss Brazil 2007
  Natália Guimarães
• 
  Miss Minas Gerais 2005
  Tatiane Kelen Barbosa Alves

Results summary

Placements

• Miss Brazil: Staël Maria da Rocha Abelha [pt] (1961); Eliane Parreira Guimarães [pt] (1971); Suzana Araújo dos Santos (1978); Marisa Fully Coelho [pt] (1983); Renata Bessa Soares [pt] (1995); Nayla Fernanda Afonso Micherif [pt] (1997); Natália Guimarães (2007); Débora Lyra (2010); Júlia do Vale Horta (2019)
• 1st Runner-Up: Maria Dorotéia Antunes (1957); Ângela Stecca [pt] (1968); Fernanda Tinti Borja Pinto [pt] (2001); Iara Coelho Jereissati [pt] (2004); Rayanne Fernanda de Morais [pt] (2009); Janaína Barcelos (2013)
• 2nd Runner-Up: Denise Guimarães Prado (1958); Berenice Lunardi [pt] (1965); Florence Gambogi Alvarenga (1973); Kátia Viana da Costa (1987); Lara Lúcia Fonseca (1988); Débora Patrícia Forlin (1994); Alessandra Ferreira do Nascimento (1999); Thiessa Sickert (2012); Isadora Murta Valente [pt] (2022)
• 3rd Runner-Up: Mercedes von Glehn (1960); Virgínia Barbosa de Souza [pt] (1966); Mônica Teixeira Cortês (1982)
• 4th Runner-Up: Vânia Beatriz Diniz Gotlib (1959); Silvânia da Silva Lisboa (1975); Rejane Luiz da Silva Thomé (1979); Fernanda Soares dos Santos (2000); Tatiane Kelen Barbosa Alves (2005); Marina de Oliveira Marques (2008)
• Top 5/Top 7/Top 8/Top 9: Marília de Dirceu (1964); Juliana Garcia (1967); Ana Maria Fajardo Côrtes (1969); Marilúcia Fernandes Malaquias (1970); Hilma Terezinha Nascimento (1972); Marly de Fátima Silva Alves (1974); Karla Rezende Habib (1976); Lucy Fernandes Chaves (1977); Tatiana Gonçalves (2024)
• Top 10/Top 11/Top 12: Mônica Tanus Paixão (1980); Carla Emerich de Oliveira (1981); Margareth Penna Corradi (1985); Marília Sales Nogueira (1986); Beatriz Alvarenga (1989); Daniela Oliveira Bottrel (1996); Rafaella Tinti Borja Pinto (2003); Marcela de Almeida Carvalho (2006); Stéfhanie Zanelli (2015); Paloma Marques (2016); Isadora Murta Valente [pt] (2021)
• Top 15/Top 16: Izabela Drumond (2011); Elís Miele Coelho [pt] (2018)

Special Awards

• Miss Congeniality: Vânia Beatriz Diniz Gotlib (1959); Virgínia Barbosa de Souza [pt] (1966)
• Miss Popular Vote: Rayanne Fernanda de Morais [pt] (2009); Stéfhanie Zanelli (2015); Júlia do Vale Horta (2019)
• Best State Costume: Rayanne Fernanda de Morais [pt] (2009); Débora Lyra (2010)

Titleholders

Year	Name	Age[a]	Height	Represented	Miss Brazil placement	Notes
Miss Universe Minas Gerais
2024	Tatiana Gonçalves[1]	26	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Patos de Minas	Top 7
	Daniela Oliveira[2]			Juiz de Fora	Did not compete	Disqualified due to conflicts over her Brazilian citizenship.
2023	Isadora Lúcia Souza[3]	21	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Ouro Preto
2022	Isadora Murta Valente [pt][4]	24	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Contagem	2nd Runner-Up	Previously Miss Universe Minas Gerais 2021 and Top 10 at Miss Brazil 2021.
2021	Isadora Murta Valente [pt][5]	23	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Contagem	Top 10	Later Miss Universe Minas Gerais 2022 and 2nd Runner-Up at Miss Brazil 2022.
U Miss Minas Gerais 2020 and Miss Minas Gerais Be Emotion 2020
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.[6]
Miss Minas Gerais Be Emotion
2019	Júlia do Vale Horta[7]	24	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Juiz de Fora	Miss Brazil 2019	Top 20 at Miss Universe 2019. Previously Miss Minas Gerais Mundo/CNB 2015, Top 10 at Miss Brazil World 2015, and 2nd Runner-Up at Miss Brazil CNB 2017. Last Miss Miss Minas Gerais Be Emotion
2018	Elís Miele Coelho [pt][8]	19	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Ipatinga	Top 15	Later Miss Espírito Santo CNB 2019 and Miss Brazil CNB 2019. Top 5 and Miss World Americas at Miss World 2019.
2017	Jéssica Porto[9]	25	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Ituiutaba
2016	Paloma Marques[10]	21	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Senador Firmino	Top 10
2015	Stéfhanie Zanelli[11]	25	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Ubá	Top 10
Miss Minas Gerais Universe
2014	Karen Porfiro[12]	23	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Timóteo		Later crowned Miss São Paulo Be Emotion 2017 and competed at Miss Brazil 2017.
2013	Janaína Barcelos[13]	24	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Betim	1st Runner-Up	Previously Miss São Paulo 2008 and 3rd Runner-Up at Miss Brazil 2008. Also 1st Runner-Up at Miss São Paulo 2007.
2012	Thiessa Sickert[14][15]	19	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Uberaba	2nd Runner-Up	Later Miss Brazil Earth 2015.
Miss Minas Gerais
2011	Izabela Drumond			Belo Horizonte	Top 15
2010	Débora Lyra[16]	23	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Divinópolis	Miss Brazil 2010	Unplaced at Miss Universe 2010.
2009	Rayanne Fernanda de Morais [pt]	20	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Divinópolis	1st Runner-Up Miss Brazil International 2009	Top 15 at Miss International 2009. Later Miss Rio de Janeiro 2012 and Top 10 at Miss Brazil 2012.
2008	Marina de Oliveira Marques[17][18]	19		Nova Lima	4th Runner-Up
2007	Natália Guimarães[19]	22	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Belo Horizonte	Miss Brazil 2007
2006	Marcela de Almeida Carvalho[20]			Ervália	Top 10
2005	Tatiane Kelen Barbosa Alves[21]			Conselheiro Lafaiete	4th Runner-Up	Later Miss Brazil Earth 2008.
2004	Iara Coelho Jereissati [pt][22]			Luz	1st Runner-Up Miss Brazil World 2004	Unplaced at Miss World 2004.
2003	Rafaella Tinti Borja Pinto			Ouro Preto	Top 10
2002	Tâmara Raíssa Ribeiro			Pouso Alegre
2001	Fernanda Tinti Borja Pinto [pt]			Esmeraldas	1st Runner-Up Miss Brazil International 2001	Top 15 at Miss International 2001.
2000	Fernanda Soares dos Santos			Santo Antônio do Monte	4th Runner-Up
1999	Alessandra Ferreira do Nascimento			Frutal	2nd Runner-Up Miss Brazil International 1999	Top 15 at Miss International 1999.
1998	Camila Piva Barbosa[23]			Patos de Minas
1997	Nayla Fernanda Afonso Micherif [pt]	21	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Ubá	Miss Brazil 1997	Unplaced at Miss Universe 1997. Co-National Director of Miss Brazil from 2005 to 2011.
1996	Daniela Oliveira Bottrel[24]			Formiga	Top 12
1995	Renata Bessa Soares [pt][25]	18	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Contagem	Miss Brazil 1995	Unplaced at Miss Universe 1995.
1994	Débora Patrícia Forlin[26]			Contagem	2nd Runner-Up
1993	No delegate sent in 1993 due to Miss Brazil 1993 being appointed rather than having a contest.
1992	Aliani de Paiva[27]			Sete Lagoas
1991	No delegate sent in 1991.
1990	No contest in 1990.
1989	Beatriz Alvarenga			São João Nepomuceno	Top 12
1988	Lara Lúcia Fonseca			Patos de Minas	2nd Runner-Up
1987	Kátia Viana da Costa			João Monlevade	2nd Runner-Up
1986	Marília Sales Nogueira			Barbacena	Top 12
1985	Margareth Penna Corradi			Itaúna	Top 12
1984	Lêda Maria Hubinger			Passos
1983	Marisa Fully Coelho [pt]	21	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Manhumirim	Miss Brazil 1983	Unplaced at Miss Universe 1983.
1982	Mônica Teixeira Cortês			Além Paraíba	3rd Runner-Up
1981	Carla Emerich de Oliveira			Lavras	Top 12
1980	Mônica Tanus Paixão			Manhumirim	Top 10
1979	Rejane Luiz da Silva Thomé			Carangola	4th Runner-Up
1978	Suzana Araújo dos Santos	20	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Ipatinga	Miss Brazil 1978	Unplaced at Miss Universe 1978.
1977	Lucy Fernandes Chaves			Itajubá	Top 8
1976	Karla Rezende Habib			Governador Valadares	Top 8
1975	Silvânia da Silva Lisboa			Belo Horizonte	4th Runner-Up
1974	Marly de Fátima Silva Alves			Montes Claros	Top 8
1973	Florence Gambogi Alvarenga			Campo Belo	2nd Runner-Up Miss Brazil World 1973	Top 15 at Miss World 1973.
1972	Hilma Terezinha Nascimento			Ibiá	Top 8
1971	Eliane Parreira Guimarães [pt]	21	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Mariana	Miss Brazil 1971	4th Runner-Up at Miss Universe 1971.
1970	Marilúcia Fernandes Malaquias			Araguari	Top 8
1969	Ana Maria Fajardo Côrtes			Além Paraíba	Top 8
1968	Ângela Stecca [pt]			Uberlândia	1st Runner-Up Miss Brazil World 1968	Unplaced at Miss World 1968.
1967	Juliana Garcia			Cataguases	Top 8
1966	Virgínia Barbosa de Souza [pt]			Montes Claros	3rd Runner-Up Miss Brazil International 1967	Top 15 at Miss International 1967
1965	Berenice Lunardi [pt]			Belo Horizonte	2nd Runner-Up Miss Brazil World 1965	Unplaced at Miss World 1965.
1964	Marília de Dirceu			Divinópolis	Top 9
1963	Edna Saraiva			Carlos Chagas
1962	Sílvia Mary Mileo			Belo Horizonte
1961	Staël Maria da Rocha Abelha [pt]	19	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Caratinga	Miss Brazil 1961
1960	Mercedes von Glehn			Lavras	3rd Runner-Up
1959	Vânia Beatriz Diniz Gotlib			Belo Horizonte	4th Runner-Up
1958	Denise Guimarães Prado			Belo Horizonte	2nd Runner-Up
1957	Maria Dorotéia Antunes			Juiz de Fora	1st Runner-Up
1956	Anelice Kjær Jacob			Varginha
1955	Maria Aparecida Benz			Governador Valadares
1954	No delegate sent in 1954 as the contest didn't exist until 1955.

Table Notes

1. Ages at the time of the pageant