Mia Mamede competed in the finals of the competition with four other contestants from the states of Amazonas, Ceará, Minas Gerais and Rio Grande do Sul. Photo: Playback / Instagram / @miamamede
the crown of Miss Universe Brazil 2022 is from a Capixaba. Mia Mamede, 26, was elected representative of the country this Tuesday, 19, at the event inaugurating the chosen one in this edition. The win also marks a milestone for the Holy Spiritthe home state of Mamede, this is the first time that a competitor from the state has won the dispute.
The one who passed the belt on to this year’s chosen one was the Ceará Teresa Santos, Miss Universe 2021. The Capixaba competed with four other contestants: Rebeca Portilho, Miss Amazonas 2022; Luana Lobo, Miss Ceará 2022; Isadora Murta, Miss Minas Gerais 2022; and Alina Furtado, Miss Rio Grande do Sul 2022.
During the final selection, submitted in the youtubeThe participants had to answer the following question: “Brazil is the fifth largest country in the world with the highest rate of violence against women. What is your social responsibility as Miss Universe Brazil? What do you intend to do with this topic? Preventing and combating violence against Brazilian girls and women?”.
Mia answered the question by affirming female empowerment and the changes of the last few decades. “The Miss of the 21st Century has to be professional, she has to have a vision and she has to have a goal. She’s a confident miss and I want to be that example for other young girls.”
The winner celebrated the result on her official Instagram account. “Everything still seems like a dream! What a joy to be the first Capixaba to bring the crown to Espírito Santo,” she wrote.
In this edition, the five finalists competed against another 21 competitors. In June, all participants faced the elimination phase. Now Mia Mamede must prepare to represent Brazil in the national team miss universescheduled to take place in the United States later this year.