Bernardo Rabello
Brazilian model and first trans candidate for Mister Brazil
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Bernardo Rabello (born 4 July 1995) is a model and personal trainer, known for being the first trans man to participate in the beauty pageant Mister Brasil CNB.
Bernardo Rabello | |
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| Born | July 4, 1995 Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Occupations | Model, physical trainer, beauty pageant competitor |
Biography
Bernardo Rabello was born in Río de Janeiro on 4 July 1995. He is licensed in physical education and is a personal trainer by profession. He also works as a model for the agencies Base MGT, in São Paulo, and for 40 Graus Models, in his hometown.[1][2] In 2005 he moved with his family to the neighborhood of Resende, where he lived with his psychologist mother and military stepfather.[1]
In 2019 he competed in Mister Rio de Janeiro, and two years later, in 2021, he earned the title of Mister Brasil Trans,[1][3] a competition held in Río de Janeiro where Rabello represented his hometown.[4] Rabello resigned to one of the prizes, a mastectomy, because it was incompatible with his desire to be a father and breastfeeding his children.[5]
In 2025 he participated in the beauty pageant Mister Brasil CNB, representing Sul Fluminense.[1][6] He faced 28 competitors between 2 and 6 April on the Camboriú Beach, but he did not win the title.[1][7]
Personal life
When he was 22, Rabello came out as lesbian,[1] however he started his gender transition with hormone therapy in 2017.[4][7]
He maintained a relationship with the photographer and speech therapist Michelle Dantas.[1]