Raissa Santana

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Raissa Santana
Miss Universe 2016 - Miss Brazil (cropped).jpg
Santana in January 2017 at Malacañang Palace in Manila
Born (1995-07-06) July 6, 1995 (age 28)
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) [1]
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Paraná 2016
Miss Brazil 2016
Hair colorBlack
Eye colorBrown
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competition(s)

Raissa Oliveira Santana (born July 6, 1995) is a Brazilian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss Brasil 2016. She represented Brazil at Miss Universe 2016 pageant.

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Personal life

Santana is a model and a Marketing student in Brazil. She is the second Miss Brasil winner of Afro-Brazilian descent, after Deise Nunes (1986). [2]

Pageantry

Miss Brasil 2016

Santana was crowned Miss Brasil 2016 representing Paraná on October 1, 2016.[ citation needed ]

Miss Universe 2016

Santana represented Brazil at Miss Universe 2016 where she placed in the Top 13.

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References

  1. "Saiba mais sobre Raissa Santana, eleita Miss Brasil 2016". UOL TV Fama. Archived from the original on 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  2. "Raíssa Santana é eleita Miss Brasil 2016". O Estado de S.Paulo. Archived from the original on 3 October 2016. Retrieved 2 October 2016.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Universo Brasil
2016
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Gabriela Gallas
Miss Paraná
2016
Succeeded by
Patricia Garcia