This move brought contestants like Miss Universe Brazil, Luana Cavalcante, and Miss Universe Costa Rica, Elena Hidalgo, to the stage, giving the competition a more inclusive spirit and allowing a ...

Miss Brazil Maria Brechane during the 72nd Miss Universe Competition National Costume Show on November 16, 2023 in San Salvador, El Salvador. (Photo by Alex Peña/Getty Images) 16 November 2023 ...

Luana Cavalcante, 25, made history as the first married woman and mother to earn the Miss Universe Brazil title. She works as a model and has one son, whom she hopes will one day be inspired by ...

Actress, model, and beauty queen, Julia is originally from Brazil and has experience with Miss Universe, participating in the pageant in the year 2020. She was also a part of the reality TV show ...

She welcomed her son, Peter, at the age of 19. Luana made history in her country by being the first mother to be crowned Miss Universe Brazil. Emilia Dides, 25, is Chile’s representative.

July 4, 1960: The national costume contest has been part of Miss Universe since the beginning. These are the national costumes at the 1960 pageant. July 13, 1968: Brazil's Martha Vasconcellos ...

Brazil’s Luana Cavalcante is reminiscent of Julia Gama, Miss U 2020 first runner-up. Chile’s Emilia Dides is also a reminder of another charming queen, Miss Universe 1996 Alicia Machado of ...

The 72nd Miss Universe beauty pageant will be held on ... placed Miss Puerto Rico Karla Guilfú Acevedo in first place, followed by Miss Brazil in Maria Brechane and Miss Cambodia Sotima John ...

She said she simply hasn’t been able to return because of her schedule visiting 31 countries in the past year, from Indonesia to Brazil to Greece, all trips organized by the Miss Universe ...