Nelsa Alves

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Nelsa Alves
Born
Nelsa Suraia Pombal Alves

(1987-07-06) 6 July 1987 (age 36)
Luanda, Angola
NationalityAngolan
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Nelsa Alves (born July, 6 1987) is an Angolan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was the competitor at Miss Universe 2009. She won the title of Miss Ingombota on her debut as a model, and subsequently sought to promote good causes.

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Early life

Nelsa Suraia Pombal Alves was born on 6 July 1987 in the Angolan city of Luanda. [1]

Pageant career

Alves made her catwalk debut at the Miss Ingombota competition in 2009. She had never dreamed of becoming a model, but applied to gain some experience after the encouragement of family and friends. The competition was her modelling debut. [1] She was successful, winning the title and subsequently the title of Miss Luanda, making her eligible to be one of the 24 competitors for the title of Miss Angola 2009. [2]

At the pageant in December 2008, held at the Atlântico cinema, she was named Miss Angola and the successor to Lesliana Pereira. Her prize package included a Volkswagen Gol, $3000 and a white gold diamond ring. This victory qualified Alves for the following Miss Universe competition. [2]

Miss Universe 2009

Alves travelled to the Bahamas to be with the other competitors for Miss Universe 2009 around a month prior to the start of the competition, with the aim to build a rapport with the other competitors and organisers, and find motivation to win. In a press release, the Miss Angola Committee wished Alves luck, and hoped that she would better the sixth place achieved in Miss Universe 2006 by Micaela Reis. [3] Alves failed to place in the top fifteen competitors. [4]

Event and modelling work

Following the competition, she stressed in interviews that she did not see modelling as her future profession. However, she felt that she could support certain events through attending in this capacity. [1] [5] Alves has supported the campaigns of health organisations such as the Brazilian National Cancer Institute, which ran a campaign in 2009 in which companies customised Smart Fortwo cars. Alves was one of those promoting the campaign at launch, alongside Daniela Escobar, Caroline Bittencourt and fellow Miss Universe competitor Larissa Costa. [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Miss Angola 2009 Nelsa Alves, passará a faixa e a coroa já no dia 11 de Dezembro". SapoNoticias. 11 December 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Nelsa Alves leva coroa de Miss Angola 2009 ao município da Ingombota". AngoNoticias. 20 December 2008. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  3. ↑ "Nelsa Alves represents Angola in Miss Universe Pageant". ANGOP. 27 July 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  4. ↑ "2009 Miss Universe Pageant". Miss Universe.com. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
  5. ↑ "TOB Wholesale" . Retrieved 13 April 2023.
  6. ↑ "Em loja de carros, Misses Brasil e Angola apóiam campanha contra câncer" (in Portuguese). ego. 11 May 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2016.
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