Priscila Machado

Education

She represented Brazil in, and finished the competition as 2nd Runner-Up.

Career

Priscila Machado was the second runner-up at the pageant. Machado has dated with the Brazilian Swimmer and Gold medalist in the 2008 Summer Olympic Games, César Cielo. Priscila Machado became host of the Bola Divida station"s RedeTV.

After she was crowned, Machado was booed by the audience at Household Bank Brasil.

One of the reasons of the audience reaction was a photo released a few days before the pageant in which Machado appears topless, something forbidden by the rules of the contest.

In addition to that, Machado also sparked further controversy after she revealed that she had done three plastic surgeries: breast augmentation, liposuction and rhinoplasty. Machado was also met by loud booing during the preliminary phase of the Mission Universe pageant on 8 September, mixed with cheers from the audience of mainly local Brazilians.

A few hours after the preliminary competition, Machado tweeted the following: "Respect is something good, and we all appreciate lieutenant I work hard, seriously, and I have high morals.

Nobody in this world has the right to judge me".

Achievements

• Machado was not a favorite for the title. However, she advanced to the final stage on 23 July and was crowned as the most beautiful woman in the country, winning the eleventh title for Rio Grande do Sul and expanding the advantage of the state as the biggest winner in the history of the pageant. Supporters of other candidates, outraged by the victory of Mission Rio Grande do Sul, shouted insults against the winner, such as "peladona" (naked) and "marmelada" (a term used in Brazilian Portuguese to refer to a situation where someone cheats in a game or vote).

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However, days after being crowned, the organization of the contest defended Machado"s title, claiming that the photo should not be considered, since it had not received authorization to be disclosed.