Miss Grand Brazil 2019 is Marjorie Marcelle of São Paulo
In a night full of emotions and beauty, the state of São Paulo celebrated the victory of Marjorie Marcelle, elected Miss Grand Brazil 2019. The evening began with 20 candidates in a dance number choreographed by Raffael Rodrigues, followed by an individual parade with wine-colored dresses , celebrating the harvest season of the grapes in the region of Bento Gonçalves, the city where the contest took place.
Isabelle Pandini, Miss Grand Rio de Janeiro, won the first prize of the night: Miss Photogenic. She was chosen by the official photographers of the event, Leonardo Rodrigues and Gabriel Souza.
Soon, the Top 15 was announced: Minas Gerais, the winner of the popular vote, which happened at Cartão de Visita website, in news portal R7, was the first to be called. She received 54% of more than 40,000 votes (Amazonas placed 2nd). The other 14 were Ceará, Espírito Santo, Alagoas, Rio Grande do Sul, Sergipe, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro, Maranhão, Para, Paraíba, São Paulo, Santa Catarina, Mato Grosso do Sul and Paraná.
The 15 paraded in swimsuits to the sound of a song with Brazilian beat, lavishing charm and attitude on the catwalk. The representative from São Paulo won the swimsuit competition with a perfect 10: in the technical parade, which happened on Wednesday, she was mentioned among the 5 best by all the judges, earning 70 possible points in this part of the competition.
Besides the paulista, other 11 women remained in the competition, including Paraná, Paraná, Ceará, Maranhão, Rio Grande do Sul, Alagoas, Espírito Santo, Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Pernambuco, Pará and Santa Catarina. They returned to the runway with spectacular evening dresses created by fashion designers from north to south of Brazil. The parade drew enthusiastic applause from the audience present at the Malbec hall, at the Dall'Onder Grande Hotel.
Nine of them would advance to a historic moment: the speech of peace. Misses Grand Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, Maranhão, Pernambuco, Espírito Santo, São Paulo, Minas Gerais, Rio Grande do Sul and Ceará were the chosen ones.
What we saw next was a display of sensitivity and love, with messages that have passed depth and a lot of truth. As the theme of the contest is "Stop War and Violence", during their speeches the candidates touched on issues such as violence against women, blacks and homosexuals and the need to change the attitude of each individual to the evolution of our society. There has been a lot of talk about differences and minorities. They spoke in Portuguese and some also spoke English. They all wore white as a symbol of peace.
Only 5 beautiful girls would go to the final challenge, and the state representatives who accumulated the most points until that moment were:.Espírito Santo, Maranhão, Rio de Janeiro, São Paulo and Minas Gerais.
The final challenge was not an interview, as costumary. Developed in partnership with Instituto Você of Rio de Janeiro, in the final challenge each candidate drew one of the other finalists and, looking into her eyes, spoke about her competitor, imagining her as the winner of the contest. The statements excited the participants and audience present.
The last round of voting determined that Marjorie Marcelle, a nutrition student and model resident of Mooca, a traditional neighborhood in the city of São Paulo, would be the new Miss Grand Brazil. She received the new official crown from the hands of Gabrielle Vilela, Miss Grand Brasil 2018, who also overflowed emotion in her farewell, with testimonials from several important people in her life.
Miss Grand Maranhao, Amanda Brenner, placed 2nd, followed by Miss Grand Minas Gerais, Lorena Rodrigues, third, Miss Grand Rio de Janeiro, Isabele Pandini, fourth, and Amanda Cardoso, Miss Grand Espirito Santo, fifth.
The winners of special awards were:
Miss Photogenic - Rio de Janeiro, Isabele Pandini, award given by the official photographers of the contest Leonardo Rodrigues and Gabriel Souza;
Miss Popularity Cartão de Visita / R7 - Minas Gerais, Lorena Rodrigues, award given by Tamara Almeida, site columnist;
Best Body - São Paulo, Marjorie Marcelle, award given by Rodrigo Ricieri, Manager of Dall'Onder Turismo;
Best in Evening Gown - Minas Gerais, Lorena Rodrigues, award presented by the official stylist of the contest, Flávio Soares;
Best Social Media - Paraná, Poliana Rosa, award given by Giovani Mancini, director of Santa Luiza Turismo;
The Most Beautiful Hair IVA - Amazonas, Fabielle Pereira, award delivered Iva Vivan, Technical Director of VAT Beauty Space;
Miss Cordiality Dall'Onder - Espirito Santo, Amanda Cardoso, award delivered by Nina Bogoni, from the Hotel Sales Department.
Current Miss Grand International, Paraguayan stunner Clara Sosa, and Miss Grand International President, Nawat Itsaragrisil, brightened up the event. In his interview, Nawat asked the mayor Guilherme Pasin, also present, to include Miss Grand Brazil in the official calendar of the city. He also praised the excellent quality of the wines produced in Bento Gonçalves.
The mayor Guilherme Pasin was present with the first lady of Bento Gonçalves, Cynthia Pasin, and the Secretary of Tourism of Bento Gonçalves, Rodrigo Ferri Parisotto.
The contest was presented by Sancler Frantz and Beatrice Fontoura. This was the first time that a Brazilian contest was presented in Portuguese and English.
Caroline Venturini, Miss Grand Brazil 2017, was also interviewed and shared her experiences in Vietnam, MGI's host country when she participated and was a semifinalist.
Judges were: Willian Freitas, Licensing Manager of CNB; Laís Berté, Miss Rio Grande do Sul CNB 2015, Vice Miss Eco International 2016 and third place in the Reina Hispanoamericana 2017; Marcelo Pilotti, Mister Serra Gaúcha and finalist of Mister Brasil CNB 2016; Clara Sosa, TV presenter and chef in Paraguay, she is the current Miss Grand International; Fernando Amaral, commercial manager of the Dall'Onder Grande Hotel; Priscila Machado, TV personality who in 2011 was elected Miss Brazil Universe and placed 3rd in Miss Universe; Erica Almeida, representative of Instituto Você Rio de Janeiro; Andrisa Fregapani, director of Livi Treinamento, the beaty school which will prepare Miss Grand Brazil for her participation in Miss Grand International; Toni Faccio, entrepreneur owner of Tojo restaurant chain; Iva Vivan, Technical Director of IVA Espaço da Beleza, the best beauty salon of the Serra Gaúcha; Dr. Manuel Barrios, talented dental surgeon; Lara Goulart, Journalist, musician and representative of Instituto Você do Rio de Janeiro; and Tamara Almeida: journalist, presenter and columnist of Cartão de Visita, news portal R7.
The winner won an exclusive crown created by jewelry designer Tiago Seixas, valued at more than $ 10,000, preparation for Miss Grand International with Livi Training; preparation of oratory and body language with Instituto Você RJ; wardrobe to compete at Miss Grand International signed by designer Flavio Soares; cosmetics kit from Skinlite Brasil; dental treatment with Dr. Manuel Barrios. In addition, the top three finishers won scholarships for the Você Training, courtesy of Instituto Você of Rio de Janeiro, the top 5 finishers won the gold-plated contest logo and second to fifth place, all of them will have the opportunity to represent the country in important international competitions, such as the Reina Hispanoamericana, Miss United Continents, and the International Coffee Queen.
The event was supported by NET, Santa Luiza Torismo, Iva Espaço da Beleza, Instituto Você Rio de Janeiro, Dall'Onder Grande Hotel, Tourism and Bento Gonçalves City Hall, Dall'Onder Travel and Tourism, Leonardo Rodrigues Photography, Gabriel Souza DJ and photographer, Livi Treinamento, Dr. Manuel Barrios.
Marjorie Marcelle will represent Brazil in Miss Grand International 2019, in the month of October.
Congratulations!
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