Teresa Santos

In this Portuguese name, the first or maternal family name is Barbosa Silva and the second or paternal family name is Santos.
Teresa Santos
Born
Teresa Stela Barbosa Silva Santos

(1998-06-09) June 9, 1998 (age 26)
Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Height1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Brazil 2021
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorBlue
Major
competition(s)

Teresa Stela Barbosa Silva Santos (born June 9, 1998[1]) is a Brazilian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Brazil 2021. She represented Brazil at Miss Universe 2021. Santos had previously been crowned Miss Ceará 2021 and Miss Ceará 2018, and placed as the second runner-up at Miss Brazil 2018. She is the fourth woman from Ceará to win Miss Brazil.[2]

Early life and education

Teresa Stela Barbosa Silva Santos was born in Fortaleza, the capital of Ceará, and has family roots in Bahia. Shortly after her birth, the family moved to the municipality of Maranguape, where Santos was raised.[3][4][5]

Pageantry

Miss Ceará

Santos began her pageantry career in 2018, after competing in Miss Ceará 2018. At the time of the competition, Santos had no pageantry experience and little idea of what to expect. She represented Groaíras in the pageant and ultimately won the title, which qualified her to compete in Miss Brazil 2018.[6] Miss Brazil 2018 was later held on 26 May 2018 at Riocentro in Rio de Janeiro. In the competition, Santos advanced to the Top 15, Top 10, Top 5, and ultimately placed as the second runner-up, behind winner Mayra Dias of Amazonas.[7][8]

After Miss Brazil 2018, Santos took a hiatus from pageantry. She later returned in 2021, as a contestant in Miss Ceará 2021. Santos ultimately went on to win the title, becoming a two-time state titleholder in Ceará.[9]

Miss Brazil 2021

As Miss Ceará 2021, Santos became qualified to compete in Miss Brazil 2021. The competition was set to be the inaugural edition of the new Miss Universe Brazil competition, under new leadership. The final was filmed on 7 November 2021, aboard the cruise ship the MSC Preziosa. In the competition, Santos advanced to the Top 15, Top 10, Top 5, and Top 3; as the final was set to air two days after filming, the crowning moments of all of the three finalists were filmed, while only the winner's would be included in the telecast.[10][11][12] On 9 November, the finale aired which revealed Santos had been crowned the winner, making her the fourth woman from Ceará to win the title.[13]

As Miss Brazil 2021, Santos represented Brazil at Miss Universe 2021 where she failed to place in the semifinals, effectively ending Brazil’s ten year streak of consecutive placements in Miss Universe, from 2011 through 2020.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ "Mais uma porque foi só amor e gratidão". Teresa Santos. 9 June 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-12-24.
  2. ^ "Teresa Santos é Miss Universo Brasil 2021" (in Portuguese). mundomiss.com. 9 November 2021. Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Miss Universo Brasil: cearense Teresa Santos é a vencedora e vai representar o país no concurso internacional" (in Portuguese). 10 November 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  4. ^ "Miss Universo Brasil: cearense tenta o título em evento realizado em cruzeiro" (in Portuguese). 9 November 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  5. ^ "Da psicologia para as passarelas: a trajetória de Teresa Santos, finalista do Miss Brasil 2021" (in Portuguese). 9 November 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Teresa Santos, a Miss Groaíras, é eleita a Miss Ceará 2018" (in Portuguese). Tribuna do Ceará. 13 April 2018. Archived from the original on 16 June 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2018.
  7. ^ Mariano, Tatiana. "Mayra Dias, do Amazonas, é coroada Miss Brasil 2018" (in Portuguese). Terra.com.br. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2018.
  8. ^ "Natural de Itacoatiara, amazonense Mayra Dias é coroada Miss Brasil 2018". www.acritica.com (in Portuguese). Acritica. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Teresa Santos é eleita Miss Universo Ceará pela segunda vez!" (in Portuguese). Márcia Travessoni. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 24 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Conheça quem são as três finalistas do Nordeste que concorre ao Miss Brasil 2021" (in Portuguese). 9 November 2021. Archived from the original on 9 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  11. ^ "A escola da Miss Brasil 2021 acontecerá num cruzeiro!" (in Portuguese). Tribuna do Norte. 6 July 2021. Archived from the original on 20 October 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Miss Brasil anuncia regras e terá final realizada em navio de cruzeiro!" (in Portuguese). F5 - Folha de São Paulo. 25 June 2021. Archived from the original on 31 October 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Teresa Santos, do Ceará, é eleita Miss Brasil 2021" (in Portuguese). 10 November 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Miss Brasil: Teresa Santos, do Ceará, vence e quebra jejum de 7 anos para seu estado" (in Portuguese). 10 November 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Representante do Ceará, Teresa Santos é escolhida como nova Miss Brasil". CNN Brazil (in Portuguese). 10 November 2021. Archived from the original on 10 November 2021. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Aléxia Duarte
 Miss Ceará
2018 		Succeeded by
Luana Lobo
Preceded by
Luana Lobo
 Miss Ceará
2021 		Incumbent
Preceded by Miss Brazil
2021 		Succeeded by