Priscilla Meirelles

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Priscilla Meirelles
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Miss Earth 2004
Born
Priscilla Meirelles de Almeida

(1983-09-05) 5 September 1983 (age 41)
Belém, Brazil
Other namesPriscilla Meirelles
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Spouse
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(m. 2011)​
Children1
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Globe International 2003
Miss Earth 2004
Agency Star Magic (2005–present)
Years active2003–present
Hair colorBrunette
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)

Priscilla Meirelles de Almeida-Estrada (born 5 September 1983) is a Brazilian model, television host, actress, environmentalist and beauty queen. She won the Miss Earth 2004 pageant held in the Philippines, becoming the 4th Miss Earth. She also won the Miss Globe International 2003 pageant. Meirelles has been married to Filipino actor and model John Estrada since March 2011. [1]

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Early life

Meirelles was born in the city of Belém do Pará, a city of the Brazilian Amazon region, and represented the Brazilian state of Amazonas in beauty contests in Brazil. She was chosen Miss Earth Brazil, also representing the Amazonas state in 2004. [2] Her father Luis Claudio Almeida is an advertising company creative director and her mother, Marcia Regina Meirelles is a businesswoman. [3] She is of Portuguese and Spanish descent. [4]

Beauty pageant

In 2003, Meirelles represented the State of Amazonas in Miss Globe Brazil held on 15 March that year in Brasília, and was elected, then won the 2003 Miss Globe pageant in Antalya, Turkey on 25 July the same year. [5] On 28 July 2004 she won the Beleza Brazil pageant, held in Belo Horizonte and on 24 October 2004 she became the first Brazilian to be crowned Miss Earth, held in Quezon City (Philippines). [3] She also won the Most Photogenic Award. In winning Miss Earth, Brazil became the first country to win the "Big Four" in beauty pageants [2]

Meirelles co-hosted the Miss Earth pageant coronation night for three succeeding years in the Philippines. She first co-hosted the Miss Earth 2006 won by Hil Hernández of Chile that took place in the grounds of the National Museum in Manila [6] followed by the Miss Earth 2007 pageant won by Jessica Trisko of Canada held at the University of the Philippines Theater in Quezon City, [7] [8] and lastly the Miss Earth 2008 pageant that took place at the Clark Expo Amphitheater in Angeles, Pampanga where the Philippines' bet Karla Henry won the coveted crown. [9] [10] She was also the chairwoman of the Miss Earth 2009 panel of judges. [11] [12] [2]

Personal life

Filipino actor, host, and model John Estrada proposed to marry Mereilles on 15 July 2009 at Elbert's Steak House in Makati. [13] They were married on 26 February 2011 in La Union province, Philippines. The couple announced her pregnancy in July 2011 and had a baby shower of their first child on 22 January 2012 held at The Peninsula Manila. [14] She gave birth to a daughter, Sammanta Anechka, on 6 February 2012. [15] [16]

John Estrada and Meirelles attended Sammanta Anechka's graduation, as class first honor at The British School Manila on June 15, 2024. [17]

In July, Estrada confirmed a ‘mutual break’ with Meirelles in a social media post. However, she denied her husband's statement and felt very disheartened. [18] [19]

Woman of the Year

On 25 November 2019, Meirelles was one of the recipients of The Outstanding Men and Women of the Year Philippines for her outstanding achievements and contributions to society and the country, as well as her active pursuit of her environmental advocacies. [20] The event was held at the Teatrino Promenade in Greenhills, San Juan, Metro Manila. [21]

Filmography

Television

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References

  1. ↑ "As one: John Estrada's and Priscilla Meirelles' wedding", Manila Bulletin, 2 March 2011, retrieved 21 June 2011
  2. 1 2 3 "Priscilla Meirelles fala da família, carreira bem sucedida e Peladão" [Priscilla Meirelles speaks of the family, successful career and beauty pageants of Manaus] (in Portuguese). Acritica from Manaus. 19 December 2015.
  3. 1 2 Camposano, Jerni May H. (27 January 2008). "Star Dream Girl: Priscilla Meirelles". The Philippine Star . Retrieved 8 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "ENTREVISTA: Priscilla Meirelles fala como foi parar na 'Playboy' filipina" [INTERVIEW: Priscilla Meirelles talks about how she ended up in the Filipino 'Playboy'] (in Portuguese). Ego. 28 May 2019.
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  20. ↑ "Outstanding Men & Women of the Year (Philippines) awards honor trailblazers —". Asian Journal News. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
  21. ↑ "3rd Outstanding Men & Women of the Year Philippines 2019 « Music Museum Group" . Retrieved 11 June 2020.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Flag of the United States.svg Jennifer Schooler
 Miss Globe International
2003		Succeeded by
Flag of Russia.svg Kristina Slavinskaya
Preceded by
Bandeira do Parana.svg Priscila Zandoná
 Miss Earth Brazil
2004		Succeeded by
Bandeira de Minas Gerais.svg Isabella Chaves
Preceded by Miss Earth
2004 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Showtime Hurado
8 May 2010 – 29 May 2010		Succeeded by
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