Larissa Costa
Brazilian model
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Larissa Costa Silva de Oliveira[4] (born March 9, 1984),[1] commonly known as Larissa Costa, is a Brazilian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss Brasil 2009.[4] Larissa Costa represented Brazil in the Miss Universe 2009.[4]
Larissa Costa | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 9, 1984[1] |
| Occupations | Pedagogue and model |
| Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)[3] |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Rio Grande do Norte 2009 Miss Brasil 2009 |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Green[1] |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Rio Grande do Norte 2009 (Winner) Miss Brasil 2009 (Winner) |
Biography
Pageants
Larissa Costa won the Miss Rio Grande do Norte in 2009, representing the city of São Gonçalo do Amarante.[5] She won the national pageant in 2009 representing Rio Grande do Norte state.[3] She beat the 1st runner-up, Rayanne Morais, of Minas Gerais state and the 2nd runner-up, Denise Ribeiro, of the Distrito Federal.[3] Larissa Costa's coronation as Miss Brasil ended her region's 20-year period without winning the beauty contest,[6] as in 1989, Flávia Cavalcante, from Ceará state, won the contest.[6]
She represented Brazil at the Miss Universe 2009 in Nassau, Bahamas but failed to place.[7]