# Miss Bahia

Miss Bahia is a Brazilian Beauty pageant which selects the representative for the State of Bahia 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 2022, the State director of Miss Bahia is, Juliana Alves. Bahia has won three crowns in the national contest and also the state that produced the second and most recent Miss Brazil to win the Miss Universe contest, Martha Vasconcellos of Salvador.
The following women from who competed as Miss Bahia have won Miss Brazil:
* Marta Rocha, from Salvador, in 1954
* Olívia Rebouças Cavalcanti, from Itabuna, in 1962
* Marta Vasconcellos, from Salvador, in 1968

## Gallery of Titleholders

* Miss Bahia 2014 Anne Lima
* Miss Bahia 1968, Miss Brazil 1968, and Miss Universe 1968 Martha Vasconcellos
* Miss Bahia 1954, and Miss Brazil 1954 Marta Rocha

## Results summary
### Placements

* Miss Brazil: Martha Rocha (1954); Olívia Rebouças [pt] (1962); Martha Vasconcellos (1968)
* 1st Runner-Up: Laura Oliveira (1978); Vanessa Blumenfeld (1988); Vanessa Gabriella Rocha (2011); Maria Isabel Santos (2018)
* 2nd Runner-Up: Maria Manso Dias (1959); Zaída Costa (1975); Cristiane Andrade (1996); Priscila Santiago (2013)
* 3rd Runner-Up:
* 4th Runner-Up: Stella Rocha (1961); Jerusa Ribeiro (1977); Isacarla Petri (1994); Juliana Mendonça (2006)
* Top 5/Top 8/Top 9: Marilda Mascarenhas (1965); Ana Moreira (1970)
* Top 10/Top 11/Top 12: Geórgia Rejane Mendes (1979); Silvana Batista (1983); Ana Cristina Miranda (1984); Marisabel Böre (1985); Morgana Campos Brasil (1986); Cynara Fernandes (1987); Bianca Queiróz Rocha (1989); Nathalie Maria Duarte (1992); Jussana Moreira Sena (1998); Halina Francisca (2000); Oldeane Fonseca (2001); Bárbara Fernandes (2002); Karoline Araújo de Souza (2004); Danielle Abrantes (2005); Renata Marzolla Costa (2007); Paloma Garzedim Vega (2009); Patrícia Cristiane Guerra (2015); Amanda Malaquias Barreto (2022)
* Top 15/Top 16: Rafaela Santos (2010); Victoria Esteves (2016); Caroline Oliveira (2017); Tainara Costa (2021)

### Special Awards

* Miss Congeniality: Bianca Rocha (1989); Bárbara Fernandes (2002); Danielle Abrantes (2005)
* Miss Photogenic: Martha Vasconcellos (1968)

## Titleholders

| Year | Name | Age | Height | Represented | Miss Brazil placement | Notes |
| Miss Universe Bahia |||||||
| 2023 | Raíssa Dutra Rodrigues | 22 | 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) | Barra da Estiva | | |
| 2022 | Amanda Malaquias Barreto | 26 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Ibipeba | Top 10 | |
| 2021 | Tainara Bastos de Almeida Costa | 25 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Cruz das Almas | Top 15 | |
| U Miss Bahia 2020 and Miss Bahia 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Miss Bahia Be Emotion |||||||
| 2019 | Liliane Natiele Santos Silva | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Feira de Santana | | Last Miss Bahia Be Emotion |
| 2018 | Maria Isabel Santos | 19 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Salvador | 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2017 | Caroline Oliveira Santos | 24 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Camaçari | Top 16 | |
| 2016 | Victoria Esteves | 18 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Salvador | Top 15 | Took over after the original winner was dethroned for being pregnant. |
| 2016 | Juliana Oliveira | | | | Did not compete | After winning Miss Bahia (Be Emotion) 2016, Oliveira was later dethroned after it was revealed that she was pregnant. |
| 2015 | Patrícia Cristiane Guerra | 21 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Luís Eduardo Magalhães | Top 10 | |
| Miss Bahia Universe |||||||
| 2014 | Anne Lima de Souza | 20 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Caetité | | |
| 2013 | Priscila Cidreira Santiago | 20 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Santa Cruz, Salvador | 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 2012 | Bruna Diniz Gonçalves | 21 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Santaluz | | |
| Miss Bahia |||||||
| 2011 | Vanessa Gabriella Rocha [pt] | 21 | | Simões Filho | 1st Runner-Up Miss Brazil International 2011 | Top 15 at Miss International 2011. |
| 2010 | Rafaela Marques Santos | | | Paulo Afonso | Top 15 | |
| 2009 | Paloma Garzedim Vega | | | Ass. Atlética da Bahia [pt] | Top 10 | |
| 2008 | Daniele Valadão Pinto | | | Madre de Deus | | |
| 2007 | Renata Marzolla Costa | | | Santaluz | Top 10 | |
| 2006 | Juliana Pina Mendonça | | | Ilhéus | 4th Runner-Up | |
| 2005 | Danielle Abrantes de Oliveira | | | Prado | Top 10 | Also won Miss Congeniality. |
| 2004 | Karoline Araújo de Souza | | | Simões Filho | Top 10 | |
| 2003 | Acássia Rodrigues Santana | | | Mucuri | | |
| 2002 | Bárbara Fernandes Moreira | | | Simões Filho | Top 10 | Also won Miss Congeniality. |
| 2001 | Oldeane Ribeiro da Fonseca | | | Santo Antônio de Jesus | Top 10 | |
| 2000 | Halina Francisca dos Santos | | | Valença | Top 11 | |
| 1999 | Carolina Magnavita Oliveira | | | Salvador | | |
| 1998 | Jussana Moreira Sena | | | Alcobaça | Top 12 | |
| 1997 | Maria da Conceição Oliveira | | | | | |
| 1996 | Cristiane Simões Andrade | | | | 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 1995 | Aletéia Neves de Almeida | | | Catu | | |
| 1994 | Isacarla Maciel Petri | | | Salvador | 4th Runner-Up | |
| 1993 | No delegate sent in 1993 due to Miss Brazil 1993 being appointed rather than having a contest. | No delegate sent in 1993 due to Miss Brazil 1993 being appointed rather than having a contest. | No delegate sent in 1993 due to Miss Brazil 1993 being appointed rather than having a contest. | No delegate sent in 1993 due to Miss Brazil 1993 being appointed rather than having a contest. | No delegate sent in 1993 due to Miss Brazil 1993 being appointed rather than having a contest. | No delegate sent in 1993 due to Miss Brazil 1993 being appointed rather than having a contest. |
| 1992 | Nathalie Maria Duarte | | | Lauro de Freitas | Top 12 | |
| 1991 | Deborah dos Passos | | | Bloco Tiete Vips | | |
| 1990 | No contest in 1990. | No contest in 1990. | No contest in 1990. | No contest in 1990. | No contest in 1990. | No contest in 1990. |
| 1989 | Bianca Queiróz Rocha | | | Jornal da Sociedade | Top 12 | Also won Miss Congeniality. |
| 1988 | Vanessa Blumenfeld | | | Lauro de Freitas | 1st Runner-Up | |
| 1987 | Cynara Peixoto Fernandes | | | Cajazeira Country Club | Top 12 | |
| 1986 | Morgana Campos Brasil | | | Salvador | | |
| 1985 | Marisabel Böre de Moraes | | | Feira de Santana | Top 12 | |
| 1984 | Ana Cristina Malagutti Miranda | | | | Top 12 | |
| 1983 | Silvana Marback Magno Batista | | | Salvador | Top 12 | |
| 1982 | Wagda Tiara dos Santos | | | | | |
| 1981 | Mônica Luiza de Oliveira Pinto | | | Feira de Santana | | |
| 1980 | Ana Lúcia Bahia Costa Paixão | | | Feira de Santana | | |
| 1979 | Geórgia Rejane Mendes de Andrade | | | | Top 12 | |
| 1978 | Laura Angélica de Oliveira Pereira | | | | 1st Runner-Up Miss Brazil World 1978 | Unplaced at Miss World 1978. |
| 1977 | Jerusa Maria Sena Ribeiro | | | Jequié | 4th Runner-Up | |
| 1976 | Maria de Fátima Paranhos | | | | | |
| 1975 | Zaída de Souza Costa | | | | 2nd Runner-Up Miss Brazil World 1975 | Unplaced at Miss World 1975. |
| 1974 | Bárbara Maria Vaz | | | | | |
| 1973 | Maria Rúbia Costa | | | Yes English School | | |
| 1972 | Maria Adélia Jaqueira | | | Ipiaú | | |
| 1971 | Thelma Alaíde de Oliveira | | | Itabuna | | |
| 1970 | Ana Lúcia Correia Moreira | | | | Top 8 | |
| 1969 | Lúcia dos Santos Guerreiro | | | Clube dos Bancários | | |
| 1968 | Martha Vasconcellos | 20 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Salvador | Miss Brazil 1968 | Also won Miss Photogenic. Later won Miss Universe 1968. |
| 1967 | Vera Lúcia Martinez da Mota | | | | | |
| 1966 | Florianel Costa Portela | | | Ilhéus | | |
| 1965 | Marilda Mascarenhas | | | Cachoeira | Top 8 | |
| 1964 | Elvira Falcão | | | Ass. Atlética da Bahia [pt] | | |
| 1963 | Gerusa Sampaio da Silva | | | Ruy Barbosa | | |
| 1962 | Olívia Rebouças [pt] | 22 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Clube Baiano de Tênis | Miss Brazil 1962 | 4th Runner-Up at Miss Universe 1962. |
| 1961 | Stella Maria Rocha Lima | | | | 4th Runner-Up | |
| 1960 | Eliana Miranda | | | Clube Baiano de Tênis | | |
| 1959 | Maria Manso Dias | | | Salvador | 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 1958 | Anna Maria Carvalho | | | Feira de Santana | | |
| 1957 | Sônia Silva Rocha | | | Esporte Clube Vitória | | |
| 1956 | Sônia Santiago Mamede | | | Esporte Clube Sírio | | |
| 1955 | Maria Eunice Dias de Assis | | | Salvador | | |
| 1954 | Maria Marta Hacker Rocha | 17 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Clube Baiano de Tênis | Miss Brazil 1954 | 1st Runner-Up at Miss Universe 1954. |

### Table Notes

* ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant