Larissa Costa
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
 | |
| Born |
March 9, 1984[1] Natal, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil[2] |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Pedagogue and model |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in)[3] |
| Eye color | green[1] |
| Title(s) |
Miss Rio Grande do Norte 2009 Miss Brasil 2009 |
| Major competition(s) |
Miss Rio Grande do Norte 2009 (winner) Miss Brasil 2009 (winner) |
Larissa Costa Silva de Oliveira[4] (born March 9, 1984),[1] commonly known as Larissa Costa, is a Brazilian beauty queen who won the Miss Brasil 2009.[4] Larissa Costa represented Brazil in the Miss Universe 2009.[4]
Biography
Born in Natal, Rio Grande do Norte,[2] she is graduated in pedagogy,[5] and works in the Secretaria de Educação de Natal (Secretariat of Education of Natal).[3]
Pageants
Larissa Costa won the Miss Rio Grande do Norte in 2009, representing the city of São Gonçalo do Amarante.[5] She won the national peageant in 2009 representing Rio Grande do Norte state.[3] She beat the 1st runner-up, Rayanne Morais, of Minas Gerais state and the 2nd runner-up, Denise Ribeiro, of the Distrito Federal.[3] Larissa Costa's coronation as Miss Brasil ended her region's 20 year period without winning the beauty contest,[6] as in 1989, Flávia Cavalcante, from Ceará state, won the contest.[6]
She represented Brazil at the Miss Universe 2009 in Nassau, Bahamas but failed to place.[7]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Rocha, Marília (May 17, 2009). "Larissa Costa muda rotina após Miss Brasil" (in Portuguese). No Minuto. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Beleza não é tudo: estudos ajudaram a Miss Rio Grande do Norte a ser eleita" (in Portuguese). BOL. May 5, 2009. Retrieved May 10, 2009.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Representante do Rio Grande do Norte é eleita miss Brasil" (in Portuguese). Estadão. May 10, 2009. Retrieved May 10, 2009.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Candidata do Rio Grande do Norte é eleita Miss Brasil 2009" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. May 10, 2009. Retrieved May 10, 2009.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Miss Brasil 2009 chega a Natal e desfila em carro aberto" (in Portuguese). g1 globo.com. May 18, 2009. Retrieved May 20, 2009.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Vinte anos depois, Nordeste elege Miss Brasil" (in Portuguese). Folha de S. Paulo. May 10, 2009. Retrieved May 10, 2009.
- ↑ "Brasileira é eliminada na primeira fase do Miss Universo" (in Portuguese). Estadão. August 23, 2009. Retrieved August 24, 2009.
| Preceded by Natália Anderle |
Miss Brasil 2009 |
Succeeded by Débora Lyra |