The splendid finale of MissUniverso Brasil 2016 held on 1st October 2016 concluded with the crowning of Raissa Santana of Paraná. Raissa succeeds Miss Universo Brasil 2015 Marthina Brandt, and will now represent Brazil at the Miss Universe 2016 pageant.

Right after the crowning, Raissa shared her happiness and said, "I'm very emotional. This here is a mixture of very large emotions. I did not expect to win this title, but I am very happy to have won this title and to represent the black beauty and encourage girls who have the dream to have something, to conquer, to be a model, to be a miss ... now I want to encourage these girls and show them that they can."

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At the same pageant, Danielle Marion was adjudged first runner-up and Deise D´Anne was titled second runner-up.

The girls who made it to the Top 5 finalists are -

Miss Maranhão - Deise D´Anne

Miss Paraná - Raissa Santana

Miss Rio Grande do Norte - Sabrina Amorim

Miss Alagoas - Gabriele Marinho

Miss Ceará - Morgana Carlos

Also Meet the newly crowned Miss Cosmopolitan World 2016

Brazil is currently the third strongest nation in the world of pageantry. The country has won all the Big4 crowns; one of the few countries to have done so which includes Venezuela and the Philippines. Brazil also boasts two Miss Universe titleholders – Iêda Maria Vargas (1963) Martha Vasconcellos (1968).

Miss Brazil (Miss Brasil or Miss Brasil Universo) is an annual national beauty pageant of Brazil organized since 1954, which selects representatives from Brazil to Miss Universe pageant. The runner-up of the event competes at Miss International. The first ever Miss Brazil pageant was won by Maria Marta Rocha in 1954.

Where do you see Raissa Santana at the Miss Universe 2016 pageant?

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