Miss Bahia

Miss Bahia is a Brazilian Beauty pageant which selects the representative for the State of Bahia at the Miss Brazil contest. The pageant was created in 1954 and has been held every year since with the exception of 1990, 1993, and 2020. The pageant is held annually with representation of several municipalities. Since 2022, the State director of Miss Bahia is, Juliana Alves. Bahia has won three crowns in the national contest and also the state that produced the second and most recent Miss Brazil to win the Miss Universe contest, Martha Vasconcellos of Salvador.

Miss Bahia
Miss Universe Bahia

Formation	1954
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Bahia, Brazil
Membership	Miss Brazil
Official language	Portuguese
State Director	Juliana Alves

The following women from who competed as Miss Bahia have won Miss Brazil:

• Marta Rocha, from Salvador, in 1954
• Olívia Rebouças Cavalcanti, from Itabuna, in 1962
• Marta Vasconcellos, from Salvador, in 1968

Gallery of Titleholders

• 
  Miss Bahia 2014
  Anne Lima
• 
  Miss Bahia 1968, Miss Brazil 1968, and Miss Universe 1968
  Martha Vasconcellos
• 
  Miss Bahia 1954, and Miss Brazil 1954
  Marta Rocha

Results summary

Placements

• Miss Brazil: Martha Rocha (1954); Olívia Rebouças [pt] (1962); Martha Vasconcellos (1968)
• 1st Runner-Up: Laura Oliveira (1978); Vanessa Blumenfeld (1988); Vanessa Gabriella Rocha (2011); Maria Isabel Santos (2018)
• 2nd Runner-Up: Maria Manso Dias (1959); Zaída Costa (1975); Cristiane Andrade (1996); Priscila Santiago (2013)
• 3rd Runner-Up:
• 4th Runner-Up: Stella Rocha (1961); Jerusa Ribeiro (1977); Isacarla Petri (1994); Juliana Mendonça (2006)
• Top 5/Top 8/Top 9: Marilda Mascarenhas (1965); Ana Moreira (1970)
• Top 10/Top 11/Top 12: Geórgia Rejane Mendes (1979); Silvana Batista (1983); Ana Cristina Miranda (1984); Marisabel Böre (1985); Morgana Campos Brasil (1986); Cynara Fernandes (1987); Bianca Queiróz Rocha (1989); Nathalie Maria Duarte (1992); Jussana Moreira Sena (1998); Halina Francisca (2000); Oldeane Fonseca (2001); Bárbara Fernandes (2002); Karoline Araújo de Souza (2004); Danielle Abrantes (2005); Renata Marzolla Costa (2007); Paloma Garzedim Vega (2009); Patrícia Cristiane Guerra (2015); Amanda Malaquias Barreto (2022)
• Top 15/Top 16: Rafaela Santos (2010); Victoria Esteves (2016); Caroline Oliveira (2017); Tainara Costa (2021)

Special Awards

• Miss Congeniality: Bianca Rocha (1989); Bárbara Fernandes (2002); Danielle Abrantes (2005)
• Miss Photogenic: Martha Vasconcellos (1968)

Titleholders

Year	Name	Age[a]	Height	Represented	Miss Brazil placement	Notes
Miss Universe Bahia
2023	Raíssa Dutra Rodrigues[1]	22	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)	Barra da Estiva
2022	Amanda Malaquias Barreto[2][3]	26	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Ibipeba	Top 10
2021	Tainara Bastos de Almeida Costa[4]	25	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Cruz das Almas	Top 15
U Miss Bahia 2020 and Miss Bahia 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.[5]
Miss Bahia Be Emotion
2019	Liliane Natiele Santos Silva[6]	20	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Feira de Santana		Last Miss Bahia Be Emotion
2018	Maria Isabel Santos[7]	19	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Salvador	1st Runner-Up
2017	Caroline Oliveira Santos	24	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Camaçari	Top 16
2016	Victoria Esteves[8]	18	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Salvador	Top 15	Took over after the original winner was dethroned for being pregnant.
	Juliana Oliveira				Did not compete	After winning Miss Bahia (Be Emotion) 2016, Oliveira was later dethroned after it was revealed that she was pregnant.
2015	Patrícia Cristiane Guerra	21	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Luís Eduardo Magalhães	Top 10
Miss Bahia Universe
2014	Anne Lima de Souza[9]	20	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)	Caetité
2013	Priscila Cidreira Santiago[10]	20	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Santa Cruz, Salvador	2nd Runner-Up
2012	Bruna Diniz Gonçalves[11]	21	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Santaluz
Miss Bahia
2011	Vanessa Gabriella Rocha [pt]	21		Simões Filho	1st Runner-Up Miss Brazil International 2011	Top 15 at Miss International 2011.
2010	Rafaela Marques Santos			Paulo Afonso	Top 15
2009	Paloma Garzedim Vega[12]			Ass. Atlética da Bahia [pt]	Top 10
2008	Daniele Valadão Pinto			Madre de Deus
2007	Renata Marzolla Costa			Santaluz	Top 10
2006	Juliana Pina Mendonça			Ilhéus	4th Runner-Up
2005	Danielle Abrantes de Oliveira			Prado	Top 10	Also won Miss Congeniality.
2004	Karoline Araújo de Souza			Simões Filho	Top 10
2003	Acássia Rodrigues Santana			Mucuri
2002	Bárbara Fernandes Moreira			Simões Filho	Top 10	Also won Miss Congeniality.
2001	Oldeane Ribeiro da Fonseca			Santo Antônio de Jesus	Top 10
2000	Halina Francisca dos Santos			Valença	Top 11
1999	Carolina Magnavita Oliveira			Salvador
1998	Jussana Moreira Sena			Alcobaça	Top 12
1997	Maria da Conceição Oliveira
1996	Cristiane Simões Andrade				2nd Runner-Up
1995	Aletéia Neves de Almeida			Catu
1994	Isacarla Maciel Petri			Salvador	4th Runner-Up
1993	No delegate sent in 1993 due to Miss Brazil 1993 being appointed rather than having a contest.
1992	Nathalie Maria Duarte			Lauro de Freitas	Top 12
1991	Deborah dos Passos			Bloco Tiete Vips
1990	No contest in 1990.
1989	Bianca Queiróz Rocha			Jornal da Sociedade	Top 12	Also won Miss Congeniality.
1988	Vanessa Blumenfeld			Lauro de Freitas	1st Runner-Up
1987	Cynara Peixoto Fernandes			Cajazeira Country Club	Top 12
1986	Morgana Campos Brasil			Salvador
1985	Marisabel Böre de Moraes			Feira de Santana	Top 12
1984	Ana Cristina Malagutti Miranda				Top 12
1983	Silvana Marback Magno Batista			Salvador	Top 12
1982	Wagda Tiara dos Santos
1981	Mônica Luiza de Oliveira Pinto			Feira de Santana
1980	Ana Lúcia Bahia Costa Paixão			Feira de Santana
1979	Geórgia Rejane Mendes de Andrade				Top 12
1978	Laura Angélica de Oliveira Pereira				1st Runner-Up Miss Brazil World 1978	Unplaced at Miss World 1978.
1977	Jerusa Maria Sena Ribeiro			Jequié	4th Runner-Up
1976	Maria de Fátima Paranhos
1975	Zaída de Souza Costa				2nd Runner-Up Miss Brazil World 1975	Unplaced at Miss World 1975.
1974	Bárbara Maria Vaz
1973	Maria Rúbia Costa			Yes English School
1972	Maria Adélia Jaqueira			Ipiaú
1971	Thelma Alaíde de Oliveira			Itabuna
1970	Ana Lúcia Correia Moreira				Top 8
1969	Lúcia dos Santos Guerreiro			Clube dos Bancários
1968	Martha Vasconcellos	20	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Salvador	Miss Brazil 1968	Also won Miss Photogenic. Later won Miss Universe 1968.
1967	Vera Lúcia Martinez da Mota
1966	Florianel Costa Portela			Ilhéus
1965	Marilda Mascarenhas			Cachoeira	Top 8
1964	Elvira Falcão			Ass. Atlética da Bahia [pt]
1963	Gerusa Sampaio da Silva			Ruy Barbosa
1962	Olívia Rebouças [pt]	22	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Clube Baiano de Tênis	Miss Brazil 1962	4th Runner-Up at Miss Universe 1962.
1961	Stella Maria Rocha Lima				4th Runner-Up
1960	Eliana Miranda			Clube Baiano de Tênis
1959	Maria Manso Dias			Salvador	2nd Runner-Up
1958	Anna Maria Carvalho			Feira de Santana
1957	Sônia Silva Rocha			Esporte Clube Vitória
1956	Sônia Santiago Mamede			Esporte Clube Sírio
1955	Maria Eunice Dias de Assis			Salvador
1954	Maria Marta Hacker Rocha	17	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Clube Baiano de Tênis	Miss Brazil 1954	1st Runner-Up at Miss Universe 1954.

Table Notes

1. Ages at the time of the pageant

References

1. "Barra da Estiva: Raissa Rodrigues é coroada Miss Universo Bahia 2023". Agora Sudoeste (in Portuguese). Retrieved 2023-09-25.
2. Redação, Da (2022-06-18). "Bailarina do Faustão vai representar a Bahia no Miss Universo Brasil 2022". Jornal Correio (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-09-30.
3. Bahia, Alô Alô. "Bailarina do Faustão vai representar a Bahia no Miss Universo Brasil 2022". Alô Alô Bahia (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-09-30.
4. Notícia, Forte na. "Cruzalmense Tainara Bacc é eleita Miss Universo Bahia 2021" (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-09-30.
5. "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.
6. "Candidata de Feira de Santana é eleita Miss Bahia 2019". Toda Bahia (in Brazilian Portuguese). 2019-02-08. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
7. Carmo, Adriele do (2018-04-20). "Miss Bahia 2018 é da Santa Cruz, Maria Isabel ganha o concurso". NORDESTeuSOU (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-09-30.
8. Redação, Da (2016-08-09). "Miss Bahia perde faixa por gravidez e representante de Salvador assume posto". Jornal Correio (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2022-09-30.
9. "Representante de Caetité é eleita Miss Bahia!". Miss Brasil. Archived from the original on 2014-07-27. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
10. "Miss Bahia 2013". 2014-03-08. Archived from the original on 2014-03-08. Retrieved 2022-09-30.
11. "Bruna Diniz é a Miss Bahia 2012 - Notícias - Miss Brasil - Band.com.br". 2020-02-21. Archived from the original on 2020-02-21. Retrieved 2022-11-04.
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External links

• Official Miss Brasil Website