Career
She emerged as one of the winners and crowned as Mission Earth Fire, which is equivalent to 3rd runner-up. Alves, Mission Minas Gerais Universe 2005, and Mission Brazil Universe"s 4th runner-up that year, was announced as Mission Earth Brazil 2008 during the election of Mission Minas Gerais Universe 2009, which took place in the city of Divinópolis last September 7, 2008. She started modeling at the age of 13.
Alves was selected by the pageant"s new national organizers, who also have the Universe franchise in the state of Minas Gerais.
Beleza Brasil, or Mission Earth Brazil 2009, that took place on November 28, 2008, in Belo Horizontes, Minas Gerais state. In the final competition of the eighth edition of the international beauty pageant Mission Earth, Alves represented Brazil and was announced as one of sixteen semi-finalists who would move forward to compete for the title.
She then pulled away for the lead as she articulated in her video interview about environmental concerns as a key issue in her country, in which she advanced to the top four. In the last round, the court of four were asked one question, “What would you tell United States president-elect Barack Obama about the state of the global environment if ever you were to meet him?” She placed fourth in the interview round and at the conclusion of the competition, she was crowned Mission Earth Fire.
This was the first time Brazil entered the top-4 of Mission Earth since Priscilla Meirelles in 2004.
In the, Alves got the Best in Smile Award, a minor award which was given after the Long Gown Competition and Mission Golden Sunset award. The Mission Earth pageant was held on November 9, 2008 at the Clark Expo Amphitheater in Angeles City, Pampanga, Philippines. Eighty-five delegates arrived from October 19, 2008 in the Philippines.
The pageant was broadcast live via ABS-Christian Broadcasting Network in the Philippines and to many countries worldwide via Star World, The Filipino Channel and other partner networks.
