Matilde Lima

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Matilde Lima
Born
Matilde Ramos Lima

(1999-05-11) 11 May 1999 (age 20)
Setúbal, Portugal
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Title Miss Universo Portugal 2017
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorDark brown
Eye colorGreen
Major
competition(s)		 Miss Universo Portugal 2017
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2017
(Unplaced)

Matilde Ramos Lima (born 11 May 1999) is a Portuguese model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universo Portugal 2017. She represented Portugal at the Miss Universe 2017 pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. [1]

Portuguese people ethnic group

Portuguese people are a Romance ethnic group indigenous to Portugal that share a common Portuguese culture and speak Portuguese. Their predominant religion is Christianity, mainly Roman Catholicism, though vast segments of the population, especially the younger generations, have no religious affiliation. Historically, the Portuguese people's heritage largely includes the pre-Celts and Celts, who became culturally Romanized during the conquest of the region by the ancient Romans. A number of Portuguese also can trace descent from Germanic tribes who arrived after the Roman period as ruling elites, including the Suebi and Visigoths in northern Portugal and central Portugal. Finally, also limited converted Jewish and Berbers as a result of the Moorish occupation of the Iberian Peninsula, especially in the Algarve region of southern Portugal.

Model (person) person employed to display, advertise and promote products, or to serve as a visual aid

A model is a person with a role either to promote, display or advertise commercial products, or to serve as a visual aid for people who are creating works of art or to pose for photography.

Beauty pageant competition of beautiful people

A beauty pageant or beauty contest is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants, although most contests have evolved to also incorporate personality traits, intelligence, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria. The term refers largely to contests for women such as the Big Four international beauty pageants.

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Personal life

Lima was born and raised in Setúbal. She studied to become a pianist in Academia de Música e Belas Artes Luisa Todi and in Conservatório Regional de Setúbal. This music lover also has an eye for fashion as it has been an interest of hers from an early age.

Setúbal Municipality in Lisboa, Portugal

Setúbal is a city and a municipality in Portugal. The population in 2014 was 118,166, occupying an area of 230.33 km2 (88.9 sq mi). The city proper had 89,303 inhabitants in 2001. It lies within the Lisbon metropolitan area.

Pianist musician who plays the piano

A pianist is an individual musician who plays the piano. Since most forms of Western music can make use of the piano, pianists have a wide repertoire and a wide variety of styles to choose from, among them traditional classical music, jazz, blues, and all sorts of popular music, including rock and roll. Most pianists can, to an extent, easily play other keyboard-related instruments such as the synthesizer, harpsichord, celesta, and the organ.

Pageantry

Miss Universo Portugal 2017

Lima was crowned Miss Universe Portugal 2017 at the grand finale held on September 2, 2017 at Epic Sana Lisboa Hotel in Lisbon. She succeeds Flávia Joana Brito, the Miss Universe Portugal 2016. [2]

Lisbon Capital city in Lisbon metropolitan area, Portugal

Lisbon is the capital and the largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 505,526 within its administrative limits in an area of 100.05 km2. Lisbon's urban area extends beyond the city's administrative limits with a population of around 2.8 million people, being the 11th-most populous urban area in the European Union. About 3 million people live in the Lisbon metropolitan area, including the Portuguese Riviera. It is mainland Europe's westernmost capital city and the only one along the Atlantic coast. Lisbon lies in the western Iberian Peninsula on the Atlantic Ocean and the River Tagus. The westernmost portions of its metro area form the westernmost point of Continental Europe, which is known as Cabo da Roca, located in the Sintra Mountains.

Miss República Portuguesa or formerly known as "Miss Portugal" is a national beauty pageant in Portugal.

Miss Universe 2017

Lima represented Portugal at the 66th edition of Miss Universe pageant in Las Vegas, Nevada but unplaced.

Portugal Republic in Southwestern Europe

Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country located mostly on the Iberian Peninsula in southwestern Europe. It is the westernmost sovereign state of mainland Europe, being bordered to the west and south by the Atlantic Ocean and to the north and east by Spain. Its territory also includes the Atlantic archipelagos of the Azores and Madeira, both autonomous regions with their own regional governments.

Miss Universe 2017 66th edition of the international beauty pageant

Miss Universe 2017, the 66th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 26 November 2017 at The AXIS at Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Iris Mittenaere of France crowned her successor Demi-Leigh Nel-Peters of South Africa at the end of the event.

Las Vegas Largest city in Nevada

Las Vegas, officially the City of Las Vegas and often known simply as Vegas, is the 28th-most populated city in the United States, the most populated city in the state of Nevada, and the county seat of Clark County. The city anchors the Las Vegas Valley metropolitan area and is the largest city within the greater Mojave Desert. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city, known primarily for its gambling, shopping, fine dining, entertainment, and nightlife. The Las Vegas Valley as a whole serves as the leading financial, commercial, and cultural center for Nevada.

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References

  1. ↑ "Matilde Lima was crowned as Miss Universe Portugal 2017". The Great Pageant Community. Retrieved 21 September 2017.
  2. ↑ "MISS UNIVERSO PORTUGAL 2017 is Matilde Ramos Lima". Missosology. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Flávia Brito 		Miss Universo Portugal
2017		Succeeded by
Filipa Barroso
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