# 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.
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 | Height | Represented | Miss Brazil placement | Notes |
| Miss Universe Minas Gerais |||||||
| 2024 | Tatiana Gonçalves | 26 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Patos de Minas | Top 7 | |
| 2024 | Daniela Oliveira | | | Juiz de Fora | Did not compete | Disqualified due to conflicts over her Brazilian citizenship. |
| 2023 | Isadora Lúcia Souza | 21 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Ouro Preto | | |
| 2022 | Isadora Murta Valente [pt] | 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] | 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. | 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 Minas Gerais Be Emotion |||||||
| 2019 | Júlia do Vale Horta | 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] | 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 | 25 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Ituiutaba | | |
| 2016 | Paloma Marques | 21 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Senador Firmino | Top 10 | |
| 2015 | Stéfhanie Zanelli | 25 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Ubá | Top 10 | |
| Miss Minas Gerais Universe |||||||
| 2014 | Karen Porfiro | 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 | 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 | 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 | 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 | 19 | | Nova Lima | 4th Runner-Up | |
| 2007 | Natália Guimarães | 22 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Belo Horizonte | Miss Brazil 2007 | |
| 2006 | Marcela de Almeida Carvalho | | | Ervália | Top 10 | |
| 2005 | Tatiane Kelen Barbosa Alves | | | Conselheiro Lafaiete | 4th Runner-Up | Later Miss Brazil Earth 2008. |
| 2004 | Iara Coelho Jereissati [pt] | | | 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 | | | 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 | | | Formiga | Top 12 | |
| 1995 | Renata Bessa Soares [pt] | 18 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Contagem | Miss Brazil 1995 | Unplaced at Miss Universe 1995. |
| 1994 | Débora Patrícia Forlin | | | Contagem | 2nd 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 | Aliani de Paiva | | | Sete Lagoas | | |
| 1991 | No delegate sent in 1991. | No delegate sent in 1991. | No delegate sent in 1991. | No delegate sent in 1991. | No delegate sent in 1991. | No delegate sent in 1991. |
| 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 | 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. | No delegate sent in 1954 as the contest didn't exist until 1955. | No delegate sent in 1954 as the contest didn't exist until 1955. | No delegate sent in 1954 as the contest didn't exist until 1955. | No delegate sent in 1954 as the contest didn't exist until 1955. | No delegate sent in 1954 as the contest didn't exist until 1955. |

### Table Notes

* ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant