Vanessa Vidal | |
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Born | Vanessa Lima Vidal March 3, 1984 |
Other names | Vanessa Vidal |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Hair color | Brown |
Eye color | Black |
Major competition(s) | Miss Brasilia (2008) runners-up |
Vanessa Lima Vidal also simply known as Vanessa Vidal (born 3 March 1984) is a Brazilian volleyball player, model and beauty pageant titleholder.
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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