Miss Tocantins is a Brazilian Beauty pageant which selects the representative for the State of Tocantins at the Miss Brazil contest. The pageant was created in 1989 and has been held every year since with the exception of 1990–1991, 1993, and 2020. The pageant is held annually with representation of several municipalities. Since 2021, the State director of Miss Tocantins is, Raffael Rodrigues. Tocantins has won only one crown in the national contest:

Miss Tocantins
Miss Universe Tocantins
Formation1989
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersTocantins, Brazil
Membership
Miss Brazil
Official language
Portuguese
State Director
Raffael Rodrigues

Results summary

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Placements

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  • Miss Brazil: Gislaine Ferreira (2003).
  • 1st Runner-Up:
  • 2nd Runner-Up:
  • 3rd Runner-Up: Francielly de Oliveira Araújo (2005).
  • 4th Runner-Up:
  • Top 10: Camilla Ribeiro (2006); Suymara Barreto (2010); Alessandra Almeida (2019); Luciana Gomes (2021).
  • Top 12: Marina Quites (1994).
  • Top 16: Islane Rocha (2017).

Titleholders

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No delegates were sent between 1954 and 1988 as the contest didn't exist until 1989.

Year Name Age[a] Height Represented Miss Brazil placement Notes
Miss Universe Tocantins
2024 Jackeline Balestra de Oliveira[1] 29 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Gurupi First mother and the oldest contestant to be elected as Miss Tocantins.
2023 Victória Guarda Schneider[2] 23 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Palmas Top 16 Former Tennis athlete from Evert Tennis Academy, Florida.
Graduated in International Relations by Rollins College.
2022 Phatricia Costa Araújo[3] 21 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Palmas First contestant to assume homosexuality in the Miss Brazil pageant.
2021 Luciana Cirqueira Gomes 26 1.67 m (5 ft 5+12 in) Palmas Top 10 Later "Miss Grand Tocantins" and 2nd-runner-up at Miss Grand Brazil 2023.
Top 10 at Reinado Internacional del Café 2024.
U Miss Tocantins 2020 and Miss Tocantins Be Emotion 2020
2020 No national Miss Brazil contest due to the COVID-19 pandemic and change in the national franchise holder which caused the national titleholder to be appointed.[4]
Miss Tocantins Be Emotion
2019 Alessandra Almeida[5][6] 19 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Tocantinópolis Top 10
2018 Tatiele Rodrigues[7] 19 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in) Porto Nacional
2017 Islane Machado Rocha[8] 21 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in) Dueré Top 16
2016 Jaqueline Ribeiro Verrel 24 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Dueré 2nd attempt (2011).
Miss Earth Tocantins for Miss Earth Brazil 2013.
Miss World Tocantins for Miss World Brazil 2015.
2015 Karla Sucupira Mota 26 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Gurupi Assumed the title after Bruna Gomides resigned.
Miss Tocantins Universe
2014 Wizelany Marques Costa 20 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Palmas Born in Brasília.
First ever black woman to represent the state.
2nd Runner-Up at Miss Universe Distrito Federal 2014.
2013 Wiolana Barbosa Brito[9] 20 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Tocantinópolis
2012 Viviane de Moura Fragoso 22 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Almas Born in Rio Grande do Sul state.
Miss Tocantins
2011 Jaqueline Ribeiro Verrel 18 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Porto Nacional
2010 Suymara Barreto Parreira[10] 25 1.79 m (5 ft 10+12 in) Palmeirópolis Top 10 Born in Pará state.
Assumed the title after "Jaqueline Verrel" resigned (she was only 17).
2nd runner-up at "Miss World Brazil 2010" representing Rondônia state.
Top 20 at Miss Supranational 2011.
2009 Natália Araújo Bichuete[11] 18 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Araguaína Assumed the title after Priscila Nascimento resigned (she was about the complete 26).
2008 Kelly Bezerra de Aquino Pindorama do Tocantins Born in Pará state.
2007 Jaqueline Pereira de Moura Porto Nacional
2006 Camilla Christie Ribeiro Oliveira[12] Pedro Afonso Top 10 Born in Goiás state.
2005 Francielly de Oliveira Araújo Palmeirópolis 3rd Runner-Up Born in Goiás state.
2004 Fânia Marielle Teixeira 19 Peixe Born in Goiás state.
Elected in 2003, but only competed in the next year.
2003 Gislaine Rodrigues Ferreira[13] 19 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Palmas Miss Brazil 2003 Born in Minas Gerais state.
1st runner-up at Miss Minas Gerais 2003
Miss Popular Vote during Miss Brasil 2003 pageant.
Top 10 at Miss Universe 2003.
2002 Daniella Dias Fernandes 16 The youngest state representative.
2001 Nathália Lourenço Rodrigues
2000 Isabele Araújo Domingos
1999 Luziane "Lu" Baierle Born in Paraná state.
Became an actress and tv personality in Brazil.
1998 Paula de Athayde Rochel
1997 Cláudia de Almeida
1996 Ana Paula do Carmo Miracema do Tocantins
1995 Lorena Rodrigues
1994 Marina Quites Palmas Top 12 Born in São Paulo state.
Miss Brazil for Miss Globe International in 1994.
1993 No delegate sent in 1993 due to Miss Brazil 1993 being appointed rather than having a contest.
1992 Zélia Barros Fonsêca Gurupi
1991 No delegate sent in 1991.
1990 No contest in 1990.
1989 Marta Maria Gomes Miracema do Tocantins

Table Notes

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  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

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  1. ^ Farias, Jair (2024-08-14). "Moção de Aplausos à Miss Tocantins - SAPL" (PDF) (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2024-11-19.
  2. ^ Barros, Jaciara (2023-06-04). "Vitória Guarda Schneider é coroada Miss Universo Tocantins 2023 e representará o estado no Miss Universo Brasil – Portal Jaciara Barros" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-25.
  3. ^ Coimbra, Rafael (2022-06-22). "De Miss Taquari para vencedora do maior concurso do Estado: O 'Tocantins Universo 2022'; conheça a história da jovem de Palmas, Phatricia Araújo". Sou de Palmas (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  4. ^ "Miss Brasil vai para o streaming e representante será anunciada em agosto | A Gazeta". www.agazeta.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-09-10.
  5. ^ Marques, Thaise (2019-01-21). "Eleita Miss Tocantins, Alessandra Kely garante que título foi a realização de um sonho". Orla Notícias (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  6. ^ "Tocantinopolina Alessandra Almeida é Eleita Miss Tocantins 2019". Surgiu (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-01-21. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  7. ^ Melz, Talita (2018-04-25). "Jovem de Porto Nacional é a nova Miss Tocantins". Jornal do Tocantins (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  8. ^ "Estudante de arquitetura de 21 anos é eleita Miss Tocantins 2017". G1 (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  9. ^ "Bela de Tocantinópolis é eleita Miss Tocantins 2013 e vai representar o Estado no Miss Brasil". noticias.uol.com.br (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  10. ^ "MISS TOCANTINS 2010". Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  11. ^ "G1 > Brasil – NOTÍCIAS – Miss Tocantins pesca, caça e participa de clube de tiro". g1.globo.com. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  12. ^ "UOL Tablóide – Especial Miss Brasil 2006". noticias.uol.com.br. Retrieved 2022-11-12.
  13. ^ "Concurso Miss Brasil é alvo de denúncia – Cultura". Estadão (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-11-12.
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