# Miss Guanabara

Miss Guanabara, also referred to as Miss Estado do Guanabara, was a Brazilian Beauty pageant that selected the representative for the State of Guanabara at the Miss Brazil contest. The pageant was created in 1960 and was held every year until 1975 when the Guanabara State was absorbed into the State of Rio de Janeiro. Guanabara won four crowns in the national contest.
The following women have competed as Miss Guanabara in the national contest and won:
* Gina MacPherson [pt], in 1960
* Maria Raquel de Andrade [pt], in 1965
* Ana Cristina Ridzi [pt], in 1966
* Eliane Fialho Thompson, in 1970

## Gallery of Titleholders

* Miss Guanabara 1965, and Miss Brazil 1965 Maria Raquel de Andrade [pt]

## Results summary
### Placements

* Miss Brazil: Gina MacPherson [pt] (1960); Maria Raquel de Andrade [pt] (1965); Ana Cristina Ridzi [pt] (1966); Eliane Fialho Thompson (1970)
* 1st Runner-Up: Vera Lúcia dos Santos [pt] (1964); Lúcia Tavares Petterle (1971); Denise Penteado Costa (1973)
* 2nd Runner-Up: Alda Maria Coutinho (1961); Vera Lúcia Saba [pt] (1962); Vera Lúcia Maia [pt] (1963); Maria da Glória Carvalho (1968); Jane Vieira Macambira [pt] (1972)
* 3rd Runner-Up:
* 4th Runner-Up:
* Top 5/Top 7/Top 8/Top 9: Vera Lúcia de Castro (1967); Carla Mari Von Klippel (1974)
* Top 10/Top 11/Top 12:
* Top 15/Top 16:

## Titleholders

| Year | Name | Age | Height | Represented | Miss Brazil placement | Notes |
| Miss Guanabara |||||||
| 1974 | Carla Mari Von Klippel | | | Clube Sírio-Libanês | Top 8 | |
| 1973 | Denise Penteado Costa | | | Nevada Praia Club | 1st Runner-Up Miss Brazil International 1973 | Unplaced at Miss International 1973. |
| 1972 | Jane Vieira Macambira [pt] | | | Ass. Atlética Vila Isabel [pt] | 2nd Runner-Up Miss Brazil International 1972 | 3rd Runner-Up at Miss International 1972. |
| 1971 | Lúcia Tavares Petterle | 21 | | Tijuca Tênis Clube | 1st Runner-Up Miss Brazil World 1971 | Later won Miss World 1971. |
| 1970 | Eliane Fialho Thompson | 21 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Floresta Country Club | Miss Brazil 1970 | Top 15 at Miss Universe 1970. |
| 1969 | Mara de Carvalho Ferro | | | Clube de São Cristóvão Imperial | 3rd Runner-Up | |
| 1968 | Maria da Glória Carvalho | 17 | | Clube Monte Líbano | 2nd Runner-Up Miss Brazil International 1968 | Later won Miss International 1968. |
| 1967 | Vera Lúcia de Castro | | | Motel Country Clube Bandeirantes | Top 8 | |
| 1966 | Ana Cristina Ridzi [pt] | 19 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Marã Tenis Clube | Miss Brazil 1966 | Unplaced at Miss Universe 1966. |
| 1965 | Maria Raquel de Andrade [pt] | 20 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Clube Estrela Solitária Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | Miss Brazil 1965 | Top 15 at Miss Universe 1965. |
| 1964 | Vera Lúcia Couto dos Santos [pt] | | | Renascença Clube | 1st Runner-Up Miss Brazil International 1964 | 2nd Runner-Up at Miss International 1964. |
| 1963 | Vera Lúcia Ferreira Maia [pt] | | | Fluminense Futebol Clube | 2nd Runner-Up Miss Brazil World 1963 | Top 14 at Miss World 1963. |
| 1962 | Vera Lúcia Saba [pt] | | | Clube Monte Líbano | 2nd Runner-Up Miss Brazil World 1962 | Unplaced at Miss World 1962. |
| 1961 | Alda Maria Coutinho de Moraes | | | Clube Leblon | 2nd Runner-Up Miss Brazil World 1961 | Unplaced at Miss World 1961. |
| 1960 | Gina MacPherson [pt] | 20 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | Miss Brazil 1960 | Top 15 at Miss Universe 1960. |

### Table Notes

* ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant

## Miss Distrito Federal (Rio de Janeiro)

Miss Distrito Federal was a Brazilian Beauty pageant which selected the representative for the Federal District of Brazil (at the time) at the Miss Brazil contest. The pageant was created in 1954 but was stopped in 1960 due to the Federal Capital of Brazil moving to Brasília and the old federal district becoming the State of Guanabara. Distrito Federal (Rio de Janeiro) won only two crowns in the national contest.
The following women have competed as Miss Distrito Federal (Rio de Janeiro) in the national contest and won:
* Adalgisa Colombo [pt], in 1958
* Vera Regina Ribeiro [pt], in 1959

### Gallery of Titleholders

* Miss Distrito Federal (Rio de Janeiro) 1959, and Miss Brazil 1959 Vera Regina Ribeiro [pt]
* Miss Distrito Federal (Rio de Janeiro) 1958, and Miss Brazil 1958 Adalgisa Colombo [pt]

### Results summary
#### Placements

* Miss Brazil: Adalgisa Colombo [pt] (1958); Vera Regina Ribeiro [pt] (1959)
* 1st Runner-Up:
* 2nd Runner-Up: Lêda Brandão Rau (1956)
* 3rd Runner-Up:
* 4th Runner-Up:
* Top 5/Top 7/Top 8/Top 9:
* Top 10/Top 11/Top 12:
* Top 15/Top 16:

### Titleholders

| Year | Name | Age | Height | Represented | Miss Brazil placement | Notes |
| Miss Distrito Federal (Rio de Janeiro) |||||||
| 1959 | Vera Regina Ribeiro [pt] | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Ass. Atlética Vila Isabel [pt] | Miss Brazil 1959 | 4th Runner-Up at Miss Universe 1959. |
| 1958 | Adalgisa Colombo [pt] | 18 | 1.69 m (5 ft 6+1⁄2 in) | Botafogo de Futebol e Regatas | Miss Brazil 1958 | 1st Runner-Up at Miss Universe 1958. |
| 1957 | Eloísa Menezes | | | Clube dos Caiçaras | | |
| 1956 | Lêda Brandão Rau | | | Marã Tênis Clube | 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 1955 | Elvira da Veiga Wilberg | | | Clube de Regatas do Flamengo | | |
| 1954 | Ana Maria "Patrícia" Lacerda | | | No specific representation. | | |

#### Table Notes

* ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant