Priscila Machado
Encyclopedia
Priscila Machado is a Brazil
ian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Brasil 2011
. She represented Brazil in Miss Universe 2011
, and finished the competition as the second runner-up
.
and expanding the advantage of the state as the biggest winner in the history of the pageant.
, Machado was booed by the audience at HSBC Brasil. Supporters of other candidates, outraged by the victory of Miss 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). 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. However, days after being crowned Miss Brasil 2011
, 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.
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 Miss Universe pageant on September 8, 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 it. I work hard, seriously, and I have high morals. Nobody in this world has the right to judge me".
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Brasil 2011
Miss Brasil 2011
Miss Brasil 2011, the 57th edition of the Miss Brasil pageant, was held in São Paulo on July 23rd, 2011. The winner was Priscila Machado who will go on to represent Brazil in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant, the 1st runner-up will go to and the 2nd runner-up will participate in Miss Continente...
. She represented Brazil in Miss Universe 2011
Miss Universe 2011
Miss Universe 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011. Ximena Navarrete of Mexico crowned her successor, Leila Lopes of Angola, at the end of this event...
, and finished the competition as the second runner-up
Runner-up
Runner-up is a term used to denote a participant which finishes in second place in any of a variety of competitive endeavors, most notably sporting events and beauty pageants; in the latter instance, the term is applied to more than one of the highest-ranked non-winning contestants, the...
.
Miss Brasil 2011
Machado was not a favorite for the Miss Brasil 2011 title; however, she advanced to the final stage on July 23 and was crowned as the most beautiful woman in the country, winning the eleventh title for Rio Grande do SulRio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul is the southernmost state in Brazil, and the state with the fifth highest Human Development Index in the country. In this state is located the southernmost city in the country, Chuí, on the border with Uruguay. In the region of Bento Gonçalves and Caxias do Sul, the largest wine...
and expanding the advantage of the state as the biggest winner in the history of the pageant.
Miss Universe 2011
Priscila Machado placed 2nd (second runner-up) in the Miss Universe 2011 pageant.Controversy
After she was crowned Miss Brasil 2011Miss Brasil 2011
Miss Brasil 2011, the 57th edition of the Miss Brasil pageant, was held in São Paulo on July 23rd, 2011. The winner was Priscila Machado who will go on to represent Brazil in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant, the 1st runner-up will go to and the 2nd runner-up will participate in Miss Continente...
, Machado was booed by the audience at HSBC Brasil. Supporters of other candidates, outraged by the victory of Miss Rio Grande do Sul, shouted insults against the winner, such as "peladona" (naked) and "marmelada" (a term used in Brazilian Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese
Brazilian Portuguese is a group of Portuguese dialects written and spoken by most of the 190 million inhabitants of Brazil and by a few million Brazilian emigrants, mainly in the United States, United Kingdom, Portugal, Canada, Japan and Paraguay....
to refer to a situation where someone cheats in a game or vote). One of the reasons of the audience reaction was a photo released a few days before the pageant in which Machado appears topless
Toplessness
Toplessness is the state in which a female's breasts are uncovered, with the areolae and nipples visible, usually in a public space. It can also refer to a female not wearing any clothing above the waist, which is the female equivalent to a male barechestedness.The history and even the present-day...
, something forbidden by the rules of the contest. However, days after being crowned Miss Brasil 2011
Miss Brasil 2011
Miss Brasil 2011, the 57th edition of the Miss Brasil pageant, was held in São Paulo on July 23rd, 2011. The winner was Priscila Machado who will go on to represent Brazil in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant, the 1st runner-up will go to and the 2nd runner-up will participate in Miss Continente...
, 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.
In addition to that, Machado also sparked further controversy after she revealed that she had done three plastic surgeries
Plastic surgery
Plastic surgery is a medical specialty concerned with the correction or restoration of form and function. Though cosmetic or aesthetic surgery is the best-known kind of plastic surgery, most plastic surgery is not cosmetic: plastic surgery includes many types of reconstructive surgery, hand...
: breast augmentation
Breast augmentation
Breast augmentation denotes the breast implant and fat-graft mammoplasty procedures for correcting the defects, and for enhancing the size, form, and feel of a woman’s breasts...
, liposuction
Liposuction
Liposuction, also known as lipoplasty , liposculpture suction lipectomy or simply lipo is a cosmetic surgery operation that removes fat from many different sites on the human body...
and rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty
Rhinoplasty , also nose job, is a plastic surgery procedure for correcting and reconstructing the form, restoring the functions, and aesthetically enhancing the nose, by resolving nasal trauma , congenital defect, respiratory impediment, and a failed primary rhinoplasty...
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Machado was also met by loud booing during the preliminary phase of the Miss Universe pageant on September 8, mixed with cheers from the audience of mainly local Brazilians. A few hours after the preliminary competition, Machado tweeted
Twitter
Twitter is an online social networking and microblogging service that enables its users to send and read text-based posts of up to 140 characters, informally known as "tweets".Twitter was created in March 2006 by Jack Dorsey and launched that July...
the following: "Respect is something good, and we all appreciate it. I work hard, seriously, and I have high morals. Nobody in this world has the right to judge me".