Vanessa Lima Vidal also simply known as Vanessa Vidal (born 3 March 1984) is a Brazilian volleyball player, model and beauty pageant titleholder.

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Vanessa Vidal
Born
Vanessa Lima Vidal

(1984-03-03) March 3, 1984 (age 40)
Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
Other namesVanessa Vidal
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBlack
Major
competition(s)
Miss Brasilia (2008) runners-up
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Career

Vidal was the first deaf beauty pageant contestant to compete at the Miss Brasil in 2008.[1][2] Vanessa Vidal is also a national deaf beach volleyball player and has competed at the 2013 Summer Deaflympics representing the national deaf beach volleyball team.[3][4]

She received more publicity and fame as the only deaf entrant in the Miss Brasil pageant contest among the hearing in 2008 and emerged as first runner-up.[5][6] She also became only the third candidate to participate in Miss International as a Deaf person in competing in the Miss International 2008 contest after two other Deaf contestants Sophie Vouzelaud of France and Vanessa Peretti of Venezuela.[7][8][9]

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