{{short description|National beauty pageant competition in Portugal}} {{Infobox organization |name = A Organização Concurso Nacional de Beleza Portugal |formation = {{start date and age|1926}} |type = [[Beauty pageant]] |headquarters = [[Lisbon]] |location = [[Portugal]] |membership = {{Hlist|[[Miss Universe]]}} |language = [[Portuguese language|Portuguese]] |leader_title = President |leader_name = Ricardo Monteverde |num_staff = |budget = |website = [https://msportugal.org/ msportugal.org] }}
[[File:Miss_Portugal_08_Andreia_Rodrigues.jpg | thumb | right | alt=Miss Portugal 2008 Andreia Rodrigues during Miss World 08 | Miss Portugal 2008 Andreia Rodrigues during Miss World 2008]] '''Miss Portugal''' is the oldest national pageant in Portugal since 1926. The main winner will represent the country at [[Miss Universe]] pageant.
==History== The Miss Portugal started in 1926 with Margarida Bastos Ferreira.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://arquivo.cm-vidigueira.pt/details?id=122125|title=Miss Portugal, Margarida Bastos Ferreira|access-date=2022-10-17|website=arquivo.cm-vidigueira.pt|date=17 October 2022 |language=pt}}</ref> Began 1960 the organization took a part at [[Miss Universe]], the runners-up went to [[Miss World]] and [[Miss International]] and occasionally a candidate sent to [[Miss Europe]] beauty pageant. '''RTP - Rádio e Televisão de Portugal''' made the organization run for Portuguese Beauty pageant in Portugal for long time and from RTP, a second runner-up of Miss Portugal 1996 Fernanda Alves earned Portugal's first [[Miss International]] crown. In 2002, the pageant ended the production and no more Portuguese at Miss Universe pageant.
In 2011 the new pageant held as '''Miss Universo Portugal''' contest and it continued in 2014 as a beginning from '''Miss República Portuguesa''' by Isidiro de Brito Directorship. In 2014 the Portuguese representative at Miss Universe will be crowned at Miss Universo Portugal competition (separate contest but still in under Isidiro de Brito directorship). Between 2018 and 2021 the Miss Universo Portugal title crowned in Miss República Portuguesa pageant.
Began 2022 '''CNB Portugal - Concurso Nacional de Beleza''' took over the brand of Miss Portugal and remarked the Miss Portugal back in Portugal. The main winner will have opportunity to represent Portugal at Miss Universe.
==CNB Portugal== Meanwhile, CNB Portugal is the main organization of Miss Portugal since 2022 and in that organization there are some local pageants under that organization such as Miss Queen Portugal, Miss Teen Portugal, Mrs Portugal and Top Model Portugal. *'''Miss Queen Portugal'''' whose main legacy are environmental causes, follows the platform of the [[Miss Earth Foundation]].<ref name=queenportugal-2014winners>{{cite news|title=Miss Queen Portugal: Ovar foi capital da beleza (Miss Queen Portugal: Ovar was capital of beauty)|url=http://www.ovarnews.pt/miss-queen-portugal-ovar-foi-capital-da-beleza/|access-date=28 January 2016|publisher=Ovar News|date=2 July 2014}}</ref> The winner of Miss Queen Portugal is the Portuguese representative in the [[Miss Earth]] pageant, which is one of the [[Big Four international beauty pageants|Big Four]] international beauty pageants in the world.<ref name=portugalqueen-inovar>{{cite news|title=Queen Miss Portugal 2014 will be crowned in Ovar|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=pt&u=http://www.ovarnews.pt/miss-queen-portugal-2014-vai-ser-coroada-em-ovar/&prev=search|access-date=28 January 2016|publisher=Ovar News|date=25 June 2014}}</ref><ref name=susana-nogueira>{{cite news|last1=Khue|first1=M.|title=Beauty close-up Miss Earth 2011|url=https://translate.google.com/translate?sl=auto&tl=en&js=y&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&u=http%3A%2F%2Fmaivang.nld.com.vn%2Fsu-kien%2Fcan-anh-sac-dep-tan-hoa-hau-trai-dat-2011-20111204101650883.htm&edit-text=|access-date=28 January 2016|publisher=Nguoi Lao Dong Electronic Voice of HCMC Labor Federation|date=3 December 2011}}</ref> *'''Miss Teen Portugal''' is a local pageant for teenagers in Portugal. There some licenses here for the titleholders such as Miss Teen International. Miss Teen Globe, Miss Teen Petite etc. *'''Mrs Portugal''' is a local pageant for mothers in Portugal. The main winner represents Portugal at Mrs Universe pageant. *'''Top Model Portugal'''' is a local pageant for Modeling career in Portugal.
==Miss Universe license holder in Portugal== *RTP - Rádio e Televisão de Portugal (Miss Portugal) (1960—2002) *GAETA, Promoções e Eventos, Lda. and NIU (2011) *Edward Walson (Miss Universo Portugal) (2015—2017) *Isidro de Brito (Miss República Portuguesa) (2014, 2018–2021) *Ricardo Monteverde (CNB Portugal - Ms Portugal) (2022—present)
==Titleholders== {| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%; text-align:center" !width="60"|Year||width="250"|A Organização Miss Portugal||width="250"|District||width="250"|Notes |- | 1926 | Margarida Bastos Ferreira | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] ! Represented Portugual at the [[1927 International Pageant of Pulchritude]] |- | 1930 | Fernanda Gonçalves | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | |- | 1931 | Senhorina Maldonado | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | |- | 1959 | María Teresa Motoa Cardoso | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] ! RTP - Rádio e Televisão de Portugal directorship |- | 1960 | Maria Josabete Silva Santos | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | |- | 1961 | Maria Santos Trindade | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | |- | 1965 | Maria do Carmo Sancho | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | |- | 1970 | Ana Maria Diozo Lucas | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | |- | 1971 | Maria Celmira Pereira | [[Portuguese Angola|Angola]] | |- | 1972 | Iris Maria dos Santos | [[Portuguese Mozambique|Mozambique]] | |- | 1973 | Carla de Barros | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | |- | 1974 | Ana Paula da Silva Freitas | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | |- | 1979 | Marta Mendonça Gouvêia | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | |- | 1980 | Paula Machado de Moura | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | |- | 1981 | Ana Maria Valdiz Wilson | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | |- | 1982 | Anabela Elisa Vissenjou | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | |- | 1983 | Maria Fátima Rodrigues | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | |- | 1984 | Alexandra Paula Gomes | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | |- | 1985 | Mariana Dias Carriço | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | |- | 1986 | Noélia Cristina Chaves | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | |- | 1987 | Isabel Rodrigues Martins | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | |- | 1988 | Ana Francisca Gonçalves | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | |- | 1989 | Maria Angélica Rosado | [[Setúbal District|Setúbal]] | |- | 1990 | Carla Caldeira<ref name="dn.pt">{{cite web|url=https://www.dn.pt/pessoas/interior/miss-portugal-perdeu-o-glamour-mas-ainda-se-disputa-a-coroa-4952308.html |title=Miss Portugal perdeu o glamour mas ainda se disputa a coroa |website=dn.pt |date=2015-12-26 |access-date=2017-08-29}}</ref> | [[Setúbal District|Setúbal]] | |- | 1991 | Maria Fernanda Silva | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | |- | 1992 | Carla Marisa da Cruz | [[Portuguese Angola|Angola]] | |- | 1993 | Mónica Sofia Borges | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | |- | 1994 | Adrianna Iria | [[Faro (Portuguese district)|Faro]] | |- | 1995 | Rita Carvalho | [[Bragança District|Bragança]] | |- | 1996 | Lara Antunes | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | |- | 1997 | Icília Berenguel | [[Porto District|Porto]] ! The Miss Portugal 1997 presenter called wrong to Icília as the 2nd Runner-up but after some minutes, Icília called as the winner<ref name="observador.pt">{{cite web|url=http://observador.pt/2015/12/21/trocaram-nome-miss-universo-miss-portugal-tambem/ |title=Trocaram o nome à Miss Universo? À Miss Portugal também |website=observador.pt |date=2015-12-12 |access-date=2017-08-29}}</ref> |- | 1998 | Marisa Ferreira | [[Santarém District|Santarém]] | |- | 1999 | Licinia Macedo | [[Madeira]] | |- | 2000 | Thelma Santos | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | |- | 2001 | Iva Lamarão | [[Ovar]] | |- | 2022 | Telma Ramos Madeira | [[Porto District|Porto]] ! Ricardo Montevero took over the brand of Miss Portugal began 2022 |- | 2023 | [[Marina Machete|Marina Machete Reis]] | [[Setúbal District|Setúbal]] ! First Transgender woman to win Miss Portugal and to place as a Top 20 at Miss Universe 2023 |- | 2024 | Andreia Correia | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | |- |}
==Titleholders at Miss Universe pageant== {{plainlist| * {{Color box|gold|border=silver}} : Declared as Winner * {{Color box|#FFFF66|border=silver}} : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification * {{Color box|#FFFF99|border=silver}} : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists * {{Color box|#FADADD|border=silver}} : Ended as special awards winner }} ::''Before 2011 Miss Portugal 1959 to Miss Portugal 2001 winner participated at [[Miss Universe]] competition. Between 2002 and 2010 there was no franchise holder to sign up the Miss Universe organization. began 2011 the new pageant held as 'Miss Universo Portugal" contest and it continued in 2014 as a beginning from Miss República Portuguesa by Isidiro de Brito Directorship.''
{| class="wikitable " style="font-size: 85%; text-align:center;" ! Year ! District ! Miss Portugal ! Placement at Miss Universe ! Special Award(s) ! Notes |- ! colspan="6"|Ricardo Montevero directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe from 2022 |- ! [[Miss Universe 2025|2025]] | [[Setúbal District|Setúbal]] | Camila Vitorino | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2024|2024]] | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | Andreia Correia | Unplaced | | |- |- style="background-color:#FFFF99" ! [[Miss Universe 2023|2023]] | [[Setúbal District|Setúbal]] | [[Marina Machete|Marina Machete Reis]] | Top 20 | | First Transgender woman to place as a semifinalist at Miss Universe. |- |- style="background-color:#FFFF99" ! [[Miss Universe 2022|2022]] | [[Porto District|Porto]] | Telma Ramos Madeira | Top 16 | | |- ! colspan="6"|Isidro de Brito directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 2018―2021 |- ! [[Miss Universe 2021|2021]] | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | Oricia Domínguez | Unplaced | | Oricia was 2nd Runner-up at [[Miss Venezuela 2018]], representing [[Táchira]]. |- ! [[Miss Universe 2020|2020]] | [[Porto District|Porto]] | Cristiana Silva Alves | Unplaced | | Appointed — Due to the impact of [[COVID-19 pandemic]], no national pageant in 2020. |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF99" ! [[Miss Universe 2019|2019]] | [[Braga District|Braga]] | Sylvie Da Costa Silva | Top 20 | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2018|2018]] | [[Setúbal District|Setúbal]] | Filipa Barroso | Unplaced | |- ! colspan="6"|Edward Wilson directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 2016―2017 |- ! [[Miss Universe 2017|2017]] | [[Setúbal District|Setúbal]] | Matilde Ramos Lima | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2016|2016]] | [[Madeira]] | Flávia Joana Brito | Unplaced | | Flavia was Continental Queen of Europe at Miss Tourism World 2013. |- ! colspan="6"|Isidro de Brito directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 2014―2015 |- ! [[Miss Universe 2015|2015]] | [[Azores]] | Emilia Araújo | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 2014|2014]] | [[Aveiro District|Aveiro]] | [[Patrícia Da Silva|Patrícia Carvalho Da Silva]] | Unplaced | | |- ! colspan="6"|GAETA, Promoções e Eventos, Lda. and NIU directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe in 2011 |- | colspan=6 {{n/a|Did not compete between 2012—2013}} |- |-style="background-color:#FFFF99;" ! [[Miss Universe 2011|2011]] | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | [[Laura Gonçalves|Laura Gonçalves da Câmara]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://beautycontestupdate.com/laura-goncalves-miss-universe-portugal-2011/ |title=Laura Goncalves, Miss Universe Portugal 2011 |publisher=Beauty Contest Update |date=2011-08-09 |access-date=2012-09-29}}</ref> | Top 10 | align="left"| * Internet Vote | |- ! colspan="6"| Rádio e Televisão de Portugal directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1960―2002 |- | colspan=6 {{n/a|Did not compete between 2003—2010}} |- ! [[Miss Universe 2002|2002]] | [[Ovar]] | Iva Lamarão | Unplaced | |- ! rowspan=2| [[Miss Universe 2001|2001]] | [[Setúbal District|Setúbal]] | Claúdia Jesus Lopez Borges | Unplaced | | Miss Portugal 2000 1st Runner-up; for personal reasons, Thelma Santos was the Miss Portugal 2000 who withdrew at the Miss Universe 2001; Claudia Borges (a runner-up) replaced her position, Claudia competed at Miss World 2001.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dn.pt/revistas/nm/interior/recordacoes-de-uma-miss-3548458.html |title=Memories of Miss Portugal |website=dn.pt |date=2013-11-22 |access-date=2017-08-29}}</ref> |- | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | Thelma Santos | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not compete}} |- ! [[Miss Universe 2000|2000]] | [[Madeira]] | Licinia Macedo | Unplaced | | |- |-style="background-color:#FADADD;" ! [[Miss Universe 1999|1999]] | [[Santarém District|Santarém]] | Marisa Ferreira | Unplaced | align="left"| * Miss Congeniality | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1998|1998]] | [[Porto District|Porto]] | Icília Berenguel | Unplaced | | The Miss Portugal 1997 presenter called wrong to Icília as the 2nd Runner-up but after some minutes, Icília called as the winner.<ref name="observador.pt"/> |- ! [[Miss Universe 1997|1997]] | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | Lara Antunes | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1996|1996]] | [[Bragança District|Bragança]] | Rita Carvalho | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1995|1995]] | [[Faro (Portuguese district)|Faro]] | Adrianna Iria | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1994|1994]] | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | Mónica Sofia Borges | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1993|1993]] | [[Portuguese Angola|Angola]] | Carla Marisa da Cruz | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1992|1992]] | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | Maria Fernanda Silva | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1991|1991]] | [[Setúbal District|Setúbal]] | Carla Caldeira<ref name="dn.pt"/> | colspan=3 {{n/a|Did not compete}} |- ! [[Miss Universe 1990|1990]] | [[Setúbal District|Setúbal]] | Maria Angélica Rosado | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1989|1989]] | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | Ana Francisca Gonçalves | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1988|1988]] | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | Isabel Rodrigues Martins | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1987|1987]] | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | Noélia Cristina Chaves | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1986|1986]] | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | Mariana Dias Carriço | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1985|1985]] | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | Alexandra Paula Gomes | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1984|1984]] | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | Maria Fátima Rodrigues | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1983|1983]] | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | Anabela Elisa Vissenjou | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1982|1982]] | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | Ana Maria Valdiz Wilson | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1981|1981]] | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | Paula Machado de Moura | Unplaced | | |- | colspan=6 {{n/a|Did not compete between 1975—1980}} |- ! [[Miss Universe 1974|1974]] | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | Ana Paula da Silva Freitas | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1973|1973]] | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | Carla de Barros | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1972|1972]] | [[Portuguese Mozambique|Mozambique]] | Iris Maria dos Santos | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1971|1971]] | [[Portuguese Angola|Angola]] | Maria Celmira Pereira | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1970|1970]] | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | Ana Maria Diozo Lucas | Unplaced | | |- | colspan=6 {{n/a|Did not compete between 1966—1969}} |- ! [[Miss Universe 1965|1965]] | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | Maria do Carmo Sancho<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dn.pt/media/interior/miss-portugal-1965-5356787.html |title=Miss Portugal 1965 |website=dn.pt |date=2016-08-26 |access-date=2017-08-29}}</ref> | Unplaced | | |- | colspan=6 {{n/a|Did not compete between 1963—1964}} |- ! [[Miss Universe 1962|1962]] | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | Maria Santos Trindade | Unplaced | | |- ! [[Miss Universe 1961|1961]] | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | Maria Josabete Silva Santos | colspan=2 {{n/a|Did not compete}} | Allocated to Miss International 1960. |- ! [[Miss Universe 1960|1960]] | [[Lisbon District|Lisbon]] | María Teresa Motoa Cardoso<ref>{{cite web|url=http://produto.mercadolivre.com.br/MLB-708040221-manchete-1959-miss-portugal-_JM |title=Miss Portugal 1959 |website=mercadolivre.com.br |date=1958-08-06 |access-date=2017-08-29}}</ref> | Unplaced | | |- |}
==See also== *[[Miss República Portuguesa]]
==References== {{Reflist|colwidth=30em}}
==External links== *[https://msportugal.org/ Official website]
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