Miss Rio Grande do Sul

Miss Rio Grande do Sul is a Brazilian Beauty pageant which selects the representative for the State of Rio Grande do Sul at the Miss Brazil contest. The pageant was created in 1954 and has been held every year since with the exception of 1990, 1993, and 2020. The pageant is held annually with representation of several municipalities. Since 2023, Bebeto Azevêdo has been the state director of Miss Rio Grande do Sul. Rio Grande do Sul is the state with the most crowns in the national contest and also the state that produced the first Miss Brazil to win the Miss Universe contest, Iêda Maria Vargas of Porto Alegre.

The following women from who competed as Miss Rio Grande do Sul have won Miss Brazil:


 * Maria José Cardoso, from Porto Alegre, in 1956
 * Iêda Maria Vargas, from Porto Alegre, in 1963
 * Rejane Vieira Costa, from Pelotas, in 1972
 * Deise Nunes, from Canela, in 1986
 * Leila Schüster, from Cachoeirinha, in 1993
 * Renata Fan, from Santo Ângelo, in 1999
 * Juliana Borges, from Santa Maria, in 2001
 * Joseane Oliveira, from Esteio, in 2002 but was later dethroned
 * Fabiane Niclotti, from Gramado, in 2004
 * Rafaela Zanella, from Santa Maria, in 2006
 * Natálya Anderle, from Encantado, in 2008
 * Priscila Machado, from Farroupilha, in 2011
 * Gabriela Markus, from Teutônia, in 2012
 * Marthina Brandt, from Bom Princípio, in 2015
 * Julia Gama, from Porto Alegre, in 2020
 * Maria Eduarda Ribeiro Brechane, from Rio Grande, in 2023

Placements

 * Miss Brazil: Maria José Cardoso (1956); Iêda Maria Vargas (1963); Rejane Vieira Costa (1972); Deise Nunes (1986); Leila Schüster (1993); Renata Fan (1999); Juliana Borges (2001); Joseane Oliveira (2002; Dethroned); Fabiane Niclotti (2004); Rafaela Zanella (2006); Natálya Anderle (2008); Priscila Machado (2011); Gabriela Markus (2012); Marthina Brandt (2015); Julia Gama (2020); Maria Eduarda Ribeiro Brechane (2023)
 * 1st Runner-Up: Vera Brauner (1961); Janeta Hoeveler (1974); Madalena Sbaraini (1977); Gisselle Wëber (1991); Carolina Prates (2007); Juliana Mueller (2017)
 * 2nd Runner-Up: Lígia Carotenuto (1954); Sandra Hervé (1957); Ana Cristina Rodrigues (1969); Rejane Hëiden (1983); Ceres Sessim (1989); Cátia Kupssinskü (1991); Luize Altenhofen (1998); Fernanda Schiavo (2000)
 * 3rd Runner-Up: Bernadete Heemann (1970); Denise Cezimbra (1973); Adriana Zselinsky (1980); Cláudia Jardim (1987)
 * 4th Runner-Up: Edda Logges (1960); Eva Arismende (1962); Christianne Wellausen (1984); Andréa Zambrano (1985); Alina Furtado (2022)
 * Top 5/Top 8/Top 9: Rosa Maria Gallas (1964); Clara Gröhmann (1966); Anne Lee Horst (1976); Bianca Scheren (2019)
 * Top 10/Top 12: Sílvia Porciúncula (1978); Marlene Petterle (1979); Patrícia Silveira (1982); Denise Schmitz (1988); Juliana Wülfing (1992); Tatiane Possebom (1994); Karine Baüer (1996); Juliana Lopes (2003); Eunice Pratti (2005); Bruna Felisberto (2009); Bruna Jaroceski (2010); Vitória Sulczinski (2013); Marina Helms (2014); Letícia Kuhn (2016)
 * Top 15/Top 16: Leonora Weimer (2018); Suellyn Scheffer (2021)

Special Awards

 * Best State Costume: Iêda Maria Vargas (1963)
 * Miss Congeniality: Vera Brauner (1961); Anne Lee Horst (1976)
 * Miss Photogenic: Renata Fan (1999)
 * Miss Popular Vote: Fabiane Niclotti (2004)