Miss Minas Gerais

Miss Minas Gerais is a Brazilian beauty pageant which selects the representative for the State of Minas Gerais at the Miss Brazil contest. The pageant was created in 1955 and has been held every year since with the exception of 1990–1991, 1993, and 2020. The pageant is held annually with representation of several municipalities. Since 2023, the State director for Miss Minas Gerais is Diley Almeida. Minas Gerais has won nine crowns in the national contest.

The following women have represented Minas Gerais in the national contest and won:


 * Staël Abelha, from Caratinga, in 1961
 * Eliane Guimarães, from Mariana, in 1971
 * Suzana Araújo dos Santos, from Ipatinga, in 1978
 * Marisa Fully Coelho, from Manhumirim, in 1983
 * Renata Bessa, from Contagem, in 1995
 * Nayla Micherif, from Ubá, in 1997
 * Natália Guimarães, from Belo Horizonte, in 2007
 * Débora Lyra, from Divinópolis, in 2010
 * Júlia do Vale Horta, from Juiz de Fora, in 2019

Placements

 * Miss Brazil: Staël Abelha (1961); Eliane Guimarães (1971); Suzana Araújo dos Santos (1978); Marisa Fully Coelho (1983); Renata Bessa (1995); Nayla Micherif (1997); Natália Guimarães (2007); Débora Lyra (2010); Júlia do Vale Horta (2019)
 * 1st Runner-Up: Maria Dorotéia Antunes (1957); Ângela Stecca (1968); Fernanda Tinti (2001); Iara Coelho (2004); Rayanne Morais (2009); Janaína Barcelos (2013)
 * 2nd Runner-Up: Denise Guimarães Prado (1958); Berenice Lunardi (1965); Florence Gambogi Alvarenga (1973); Kátia Viana da Costa (1987); Lara Lúcia Fonseca (1988); Débora Patrícia Forlin (1994); Alessandra Ferreira do Nascimento (1999); Thiessa Sickert (2012); Isadora Murta (2022)
 * 3rd Runner-Up: Mercedes von Glehn (1960); Virgínia Barbosa de Souza (1966); Mônica Teixeira Cortês (1982)
 * 4th Runner-Up: Vânia Beatriz Diniz Gotlib (1959); Silvânia da Silva Lisboa (1975); Rejane Luiz da Silva Thomé (1979); Fernanda Soares dos Santos (2000); Tatiane Kelen Barbosa Alves (2005); Marina de Oliveira Marques (2008)
 * Top 5/Top 7/Top 8/Top 9: Marília de Dirceu (1964); Juliana Garcia (1967); Ana Maria Fajardo Côrtes (1969); Marilúcia Fernandes Malaquias (1970); Hilma Terezinha Nascimento (1972); Marly de Fátima Silva Alves (1974); Karla Rezende Habib (1976); Lucy Fernandes Chaves (1977)
 * Top 10/Top 11/Top 12: Mônica Tanus Paixão (1980); Carla Emerich de Oliveira (1981); Margareth Penna Corradi (1985); Marília Sales Nogueira (1986); Beatriz Alvarenga (1989); Daniela Oliveira Bottrel (1996); Rafaella Tinti Borja Pinto (2003); Marcela de Almeida Carvalho (2006); Stéfhanie Zanelli (2015); Paloma Marques (2016); Isadora Murta (2021)
 * Top 15/Top 16: Izabela Drumond (2011); Elís Miele (2018)

Special Awards

 * Miss Congeniality: Vânia Beatriz Diniz Gotlib (1959); Virgínia Barbosa de Souza (1966)
 * Miss Popular Vote: Rayanne Morais (2009); Stéfhanie Zanelli (2015); Júlia do Vale Horta (2019)
 * Best State Costume: Rayanne Morais (2009); Débora Lyra (2010)