The Miss World Brazil 2009 pageant took place last Saturday night at the Novo Frade Hotel, in Angra dos Reis, and the winner was Luciana Bertolini, 24 y-o, 1.76 m-tall, a student of Journalism who represented the state of Roraima.

The first runner-up was Livia Barraque, Miss Espírito Santo, and the 2nd runner-up was Livia Nepomuceno, Miss Distrito Federal. 

The competition was so tight that the was a tie between 1st and 2nd, Roraima and Espirito Santo (5 votes each), and between 3rd and 4th, Distrito Federal and Pernambuco, Karine Barros (4 votes each). Second-place votes decided the pageant.

The other two finalists were Karine Osorio, Miss World Acre, Isabel Correia, Miss World Sergipe.

The Fast-track winners were Anelise Laulau, Miss Campeche Island (Sports), Karine Barros, Miss Pernambuco (Talent), Mariana Notarangelo, Miss Rio de Janeiro (Beach Beauty), Isabel Correia, Miss Sergipe (Best Model), Cristiane Kampa, Miss Paraná (Beauty With a Purpose) and Amanda Froes, Miss Bahia (Miss Popularity).

Miss Santa Catarina Island, Elisa Hoeppers, won the Most Beautiful Gown Award, and Miss Paraíba, Alessandra Vilela, was electedMiss Congeniality and Miss Hospitality Novo Frade (elected by the host hotel crew).

The new Miss Brazil won R$ 20.000 cash, a trip to Italy, courtesy of The Leading Hotels of the World, worth $15.000 Euros, a full university scholarship, worth nearly USD 65.000,00, and much more.

Luciana’s sister was Miss World Brazil in 1998. She competed in the Seychelles and placed in the top 10. She is getting ready to carry on Tamara Almeida’s work as ambassador to the environment.

She will represent Brazil in Miss World 2009, to be held in London, Dubai and South Africa. It’s the first time an international pageant will be hosted by 3 countries in 3 different continents.

See thousands of photos from this event HERE.