Miss Portugal
| Formation | 1926 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Lisbon |
| Location | |
Membership | |
Official language | Portuguese |
President | Ricardo Monteverde |
| Website | msportugal.org |
The Miss Portugal is the oldest national pageant in Portugal since 1926. The main winner will represent the country at Miss Universe pageant.
History
[edit]The Miss Portugal started in 1926 with Margarida Bastos Ferreira.[1] Began 1960 the organization took a part at Miss Universe, the runners-up went to Miss World and Miss International and occasionally a candidate sent to Miss Europe beauty pageant. RTP - Rádio e Televisão de Portugal made the organization run for Portuguese Beauty pageant in Portugal for long time and from RTP, a second runner-up of Miss Portugal 1996 Fernanda Alves earned Portugal's first Miss International crown. In 2002, the pageant ended the production and no more Portuguese at Miss Universe pageant.
In 2011 the new pageant held as Miss Universo Portugal contest and it continued in 2014 as a beginning from Miss República Portuguesa by Isidiro de Brito Directorship. In 2014 the Portuguese representative at Miss Universe will be crowned at Miss Universo Portugal competition (separate contest but still in under Isidiro de Brito directorship). Between 2018 and 2021 the Miss Universo Portugal title crowned in Miss República Portuguesa pageant.
Began 2022 CNB Portugal - Concurso Nacional de Beleza took over the brand of Miss Portugal and remarked the Miss Portugal back in Portugal. The main winner will have opportunity to represent Portugal at Miss Universe.
CNB Portugal
[edit]Meanwhile, CNB Portugal is the main organization of Miss Portugal since 2022 and in that organization there are some local pageants under that organization such as Miss Queen Portugal, Miss Teen Portugal, Mrs Portugal and Top Model Portugal.
- Miss Queen Portugal' whose main legacy are environmental causes, follows the platform of the Miss Earth Foundation.[2] The winner of Miss Queen Portugal is the Portuguese representative in the Miss Earth pageant, which is one of the Big Four international beauty pageants in the world.[3][4]
- Miss Teen Portugal is a local pageant for teenagers in Portugal. There some licenses here for the titleholders such as Miss Teen International. Miss Teen Globe, Miss Teen Petite etc.
- Mrs Portugal is a local pageant for mothers in Portugal. The main winner represents Portugal at Mrs Universe pageant.
- Top Model Portugal' is a local pageant for Modeling career in Portugal.
Miss Universe license holder in Portugal
[edit]- RTP - Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (Miss Portugal) (1960—2002)
- GAETA, Promoções e Eventos, Lda. and NIU (2011)
- Edward Walson (Miss Universo Portugal) (2015—2017)
- Isidro de Brito (Miss República Portuguesa) (2014, 2018–2021)
- Ricardo Monteverde (CNB Portugal - Ms Portugal) (2022—present)
Titleholders
[edit]| Year | A Organização Miss Portugal | District | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1926 | Margarida Bastos Ferreira | Lisbon | Portuguese at Miss Universe 1926 |
| 1930 | Fernanda Gonçalves | Lisbon | |
| 1931 | Senhorina Maldonado | Lisbon | |
| 1959 | María Teresa Motoa Cardoso | Lisbon | RTP - Rádio e Televisão de Portugal directorship |
| 1960 | Maria Josabete Silva Santos | Lisbon | |
| 1961 | Maria Santos Trindade | Lisbon | |
| 1965 | Maria do Carmo Sancho | Lisbon | |
| 1970 | Ana Maria Diozo Lucas | Lisbon | |
| 1971 | Maria Celmira Pereira | Angola | |
| 1972 | Iris Maria dos Santos | Mozambique | |
| 1973 | Carla de Barros | Lisbon | |
| 1974 | Ana Paula da Silva Freitas | Lisbon | |
| 1979 | Marta Mendonça Gouvêia | Lisbon | |
| 1980 | Paula Machado de Moura | Lisbon | |
| 1981 | Ana Maria Valdiz Wilson | Lisbon | |
| 1982 | Anabela Elisa Vissenjou | Lisbon | |
| 1983 | Maria Fátima Rodrigues | Lisbon | |
| 1984 | Alexandra Paula Gomes | Lisbon | |
| 1985 | Mariana Dias Carriço | Lisbon | |
| 1986 | Noélia Cristina Chaves | Lisbon | |
| 1987 | Isabel Rodrigues Martins | Lisbon | |
| 1988 | Ana Francisca Gonçalves | Lisbon | |
| 1989 | Maria Angélica Rosado | Setúbal | |
| 1990 | Carla Caldeira[5] | Setúbal | |
| 1991 | Maria Fernanda Silva | Lisbon | |
| 1992 | Carla Marisa da Cruz | Angola | |
| 1993 | Mónica Sofia Borges | Lisbon | |
| 1994 | Adrianna Iria | Faro | |
| 1995 | Rita Carvalho | Bragança | |
| 1996 | Lara Antunes | Lisbon | |
| 1997 | Icília Berenguel | Porto | The Miss Portugal 1997 presenter called wrong to Icília as the 2nd Runner-up but after some minutes, Icília called as the winner[6] |
| 1998 | Marisa Ferreira | Santarém | |
| 1999 | Licinia Macedo | Madeira | |
| 2000 | Thelma Santos | Lisbon | |
| 2001 | Iva Lamarão | Ovar |
Titleholders under Miss Portugal org.
[edit]Miss Portugal
[edit]- : Declared as Winner
- : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
- : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
- : Ended as special awards winner
- Before 2011 Miss Portugal 1959 to Miss Portugal 2001 winner participated at Miss Universe competition. Between 2002 and 2010 there was no franchise holder to sign up the Miss Universe organization. began 2011 the new pageant held as 'Miss Universo Portugal" contest and it continued in 2014 as a beginning from Miss República Portuguesa by Isidiro de Brito Directorship.
| Year | District | Miss Portugal | Placement at Miss Universe | Special Awards | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Lisbon | Andreia Correia | TBA | Born in Cape Verde | |
| 2023 | Setúbal | Marina Machete Reis | Top 20 | First Transgender woman to place as a semifinalist at Miss Universe. | |
| 2022 | Porto | Telma Ramos Madeira | Top 16 | Ricardo Montevero directorship. | |
| 2021 | Lisbon | Oricia Domínguez | Unplaced | Oricia was 2nd Runner-up at Miss Venezuela 2018, representing Táchira. | |
| 2020 | Porto | Cristiana Silva Alves | Unplaced | Appointed — Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no national pageant in 2020. | |
| 2019 | Braga | Sylvie Da Costa Silva | Top 20 | ||
| 2018 | Setúbal | Filipa Barroso | Unplaced | ||
| 2017 | Setúbal | Matilde Ramos Lima | Unplaced | ||
| 2016 | Madeira | Flávia Joana Brito | Unplaced | Edward Wilson Directorship — Flavia Brito was Continental Queen of Europe at Miss Tourism World 2013. | |
| 2015 | Azores | Emilia Araújo | Unplaced | ||
| 2014 | Aveiro | Patrícia Carvalho Da Silva | Unplaced | Miss Universo Portugal — Isidro de Brito Directorship . | |
| Did not compete between 2012—2013 | |||||
| 2011 | Lisbon | Laura Gonçalves da Câmara[7] | Top 10 |
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Miss Universo Portugal — GAETA, Promoções e Eventos, Lda. and NIU Directorship. |
| Did not compete between 2003—2010 | |||||
| 2002 | Ovar | Iva Lamarão | Unplaced | ||
| 2001 | Setúbal | Claúdia Jesus Lopez Borges | Unplaced | Miss Portugal 2000 1st Runner-up; for personal reasons, Thelma Santos was the Miss Portugal 2000 who withdrew at the Miss Universe 2001; Claudia Borges (a runner-up) replaced her position, Claudia competed at Miss World 2001.[8] | |
| Lisbon | Thelma Santos | Did not compete | |||
| 2000 | Madeira | Licinia Macedo | Unplaced | ||
| 1999 | Santarém | Marisa Ferreira | Unplaced |
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| 1998 | Porto | Icília Berenguel | Unplaced | The Miss Portugal 1997 presenter called wrong to Icília as the 2nd Runner-up but after some minutes, Icília called as the winner.[6] | |
| 1997 | Lisbon | Lara Antunes | Unplaced | ||
| 1996 | Bragança | Rita Carvalho | Unplaced | ||
| 1995 | Faro | Adrianna Iria | Unplaced | ||
| 1994 | Lisbon | Mónica Sofia Borges | Unplaced | ||
| 1993 | Angola | Carla Marisa da Cruz | Unplaced | ||
| 1992 | Lisbon | Maria Fernanda Silva | Unplaced | ||
| 1991 | Setúbal | Carla Caldeira[5] | Did not compete | ||
| 1990 | Setúbal | Maria Angélica Rosado | Unplaced | ||
| 1989 | Lisbon | Ana Francisca Gonçalves | Unplaced | ||
| 1988 | Lisbon | Isabel Rodrigues Martins | Unplaced | ||
| 1987 | Lisbon | Noélia Cristina Chaves | Unplaced | ||
| 1986 | Lisbon | Mariana Dias Carriço | Unplaced | ||
| 1985 | Lisbon | Alexandra Paula Gomes | Unplaced | ||
| 1984 | Lisbon | Maria Fátima Rodrigues | Unplaced | ||
| 1983 | Lisbon | Anabela Elisa Vissenjou | Unplaced | ||
| 1982 | Lisbon | Ana Maria Valdiz Wilson | Unplaced | ||
| 1981 | Lisbon | Paula Machado de Moura | Unplaced | ||
| Did not compete between 1975—1980 | |||||
| 1974 | Lisbon | Ana Paula da Silva Freitas | Unplaced | ||
| 1973 | Lisbon | Carla de Barros | Unplaced | ||
| 1972 | Mozambique | Iris Maria dos Santos | Unplaced | ||
| 1971 | Angola | Maria Celmira Pereira | Unplaced | ||
| 1970 | Lisbon | Ana Maria Diozo Lucas | Unplaced | ||
| Did not compete between 1966—1969 | |||||
| 1965 | Lisbon | Maria do Carmo Sancho[9] | Unplaced | ||
| Did not compete between 1963—1964 | |||||
| 1962 | Lisbon | Maria Santos Trindade | Unplaced | ||
| 1961 | Lisbon | Maria Josabete Silva Santos | Did not compete | Allocated to Miss International 1960. | |
| 1960 | Lisbon | María Teresa Motoa Cardoso[10] | Unplaced | RTP - Rádio e Televisão de Portugal Directorship. | |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Miss Portugal, Margarida Bastos Ferreira". arquivo.cm-vidigueira.pt (in Portuguese). 17 October 2022. Retrieved 2022-10-17.
- ^ "Miss Queen Portugal: Ovar foi capital da beleza (Miss Queen Portugal: Ovar was capital of beauty)". Ovar News. 2 July 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ "Queen Miss Portugal 2014 will be crowned in Ovar". Ovar News. 25 June 2014. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ Khue, M. (3 December 2011). "Beauty close-up Miss Earth 2011". Nguoi Lao Dong Electronic Voice of HCMC Labor Federation. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ a b "Miss Portugal perdeu o glamour mas ainda se disputa a coroa". dn.pt. 2015-12-26. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
- ^ a b "Trocaram o nome à Miss Universo? À Miss Portugal também". observador.pt. 2015-12-12. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
- ^ "Laura Goncalves, Miss Universe Portugal 2011". Beauty Contest Update. 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
- ^ "Memories of Miss Portugal". dn.pt. 2013-11-22. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
- ^ "Miss Portugal 1965". dn.pt. 2016-08-26. Retrieved 2017-08-29.
- ^ "Miss Portugal 1959". mercadolivre.com.br. 1958-08-06. Retrieved 2017-08-29.