Miss Brazil CNB 2026 was the 35th edition of a competition specifically for the election of the most beautiful Brazilian woman seeking the title of Miss World, as well as Brazil's 64th year in the pageant. This year's pageant culminated on January 31st with 25 candidates vying for the title at the CAESB Theater in Águas Claras, in the Federal District of Brazil. The event is led by dermatologist Juliano Crema, along with businessmen and producers Mayck Carvalho and Miro Sampaio. Jéssica Pedrosa, Miss World Americas 2025, crown her successor at the end of the event, she was Gabriela Botelho, the contestant from Sergipe.
Results Placements PlacementRepresentation & Contestant Miss Brazil CNB 2026 - Gabriela Botelho 1st runner-up - Maria Cecília Nóbrega 2nd runner-up - Carolina Faria 3rd runner-up - Letícia Galvão 4th runner-up - Maria Vitória Rondon 5th runner-up Rio de Janeiro Capital - Karine Cardoso Top 15 - Karen Moitinho Brasília - Sandra Luiza Lima - Giovanna Starling North of Paraná - Lorena Vicentin - Erivânia Izídio - Camilly Ceccon - Ana Júlia Cruz Serra Catarinense - Layana Grassi - Tainá Marrirú
Special Award The winner was voted by the contestants:
PlacementRepresentation & Contestant Miss Congeniality - Giovanna Starling
Regional Queens of Beauty PlacementRepresentation & Contestant Queen of the Central-West - Maria Vitória Rondon Queen of the North - Maria Cecília Nóbrega Queen of the Northeast - Erivânia Izídio Queen of the South - Camilly Ceccon Queen of the Southest - Carolina Faria
Announcements order
Top 15 Pará Serra Catarinense Tocantins Mato Grosso Rio de Janeiro Capital Bahia Santa Catarina Minas Gerais Rio de Janeiro Norte Paranaense Pernambuco Sergipe São Paulo Espírito Santo Brasília
Top 6 Rio de Janeiro Capital Espírito Santo Pará Mato Grosso Rio de Janeiro Sergipe
Judges
Final Janaína Dias, floral designer; Miro Sampaio, director from CNB; João Camilo Dias, director from CNB; Luciane Lima, anthropologist from "MORHAN"; Rodrigo D'Soni, Mister Brasil International 2025; Sidney Schimidt, CEO from "Zyone Cosmestics"; Pedro Sobreira, CEO from "Luiza Sobreira"; Carla Araújo, CEO from "XMT Tur"; Marcus dos Anjos, hair stylist;
Preliminary Juliano Crema, director from CNB; Mayck Carvalho, director from CNB; João Camilo Dias, director from CNB; Luciane Lima, anthropologist from "MORHAN"; Rodrigo D'Soni, Mister Brasil International 2025; Sidney Schimidt, CEO from "Zyone Cosmestics"; Pedro Sobreira, CEO from "Luiza Sobreira" Carla Araújo, CEO from "XMT Tur"; Jéssica Carvalho, businesswoman; Miro Sampaio, director from CNB;
Fast Track Events Beauty with a Purpose The winner classified in the Top 15: PositionRepresentation & Contestant Espírito Santo - Letícia GalvãoTop 05 Pará - Maria Cecília Nóbrega Rio de Janeiro - Carolina Faria Sergipe - Gabriela Botelho Tocantins - Tainá Marrirú
Miss Popular Vote The winner classified in the Top 06:
PositionRepresentation & Contestant Rio de Janeiro Capital - Karine Cardoso Greater Curitiba - Michelle Grant - Karen MoitinhoTop 10 - Giovanna Starling - Camilly Ceccon - Letícia Galvão Serra Catarinense - Layana Grassi - Erivânia Izídio - Maria Vitória Rondon - Ana Júlia Cruz
Miss Talent The winner classified in the Top 15:
PositionRepresentation & Contestant Pará - Maria Cecília Nóbrega Sergipe - Gabriela Botelho São Paulo - Ana Júlia Cruz SouzaTop 12 Bahia - Karen Moitinho Brasília - Sandra Luiza Espírito Santo - Letícia Galvão Mato Grosso - Maria Vitória Rondon Mato Grosso do Sul - Luana Businaro Minas Gerais - Giovanna Starling Rio Grande do Sul - Ana Savaris Serra Catarinense - Layana Grassi Tocantins - Tainá Marrirú
Contestants
The 25 contestants in the competition this year:
Representation Contestant Age Hometown Occupation Status Ref AcreCleiciane Bezerra Lima23Cruzeiro do Sul, ACNursing StudentAppointed AmazonasJussarah Anne Fecury da Costa23Manaus, AMLaw StudentAppointed BahiaKaren Rodrigues Moitinho23Irecê, BAActress and ArtisanAppointed BrasíliaSandra Luiza Lima Caetano18Águas Claras, DFModelState Pageant Espírito SantoLetícia Lyra Galvão27Guarapari, ESVeterinaryAppointed GoiásRegina Nagutti26Goiânia, GOModel and CommunicatorAppointed Greater CuritibaMichelle Grant Algar26Maringá, PRSocial Media Marketing SpecialistAppointed Greater São PauloLetícia Rafaela de Souza21Rio Claro, SPBeauticianAppointed IpirangaÁgatha Lopes22Peruíbe, SPDental StudentAppointed Mato GrossoMaria Vitória Rondon21 Cuiabá, MTJournalism StudentAppointed Mato Grosso do SulLuana Alves Businaro23Bataguassu, MSComputer Science StudentAppointed Minas GeraisGiovanna Starling Aguiar21Belo Horizonte, MGModel and Dental StudentState Pageant North of ParanáLorena de Oliveira Vicentin25Arapongas, PRLawyer and Pedagogy StudentAppointed ParáMaria Cecília Nóbrega26Belém, PAPsychologistAppointed ParaíbaGabriela Ferreira de Satel22São Paulo, SPAccounting studentAppointed ParanáAnna Beatriz Brandt24Rio Branco do Sul, PRDigital InfluencerAppointed PernambucoMaria Erivânia Izídio Souza26Brejo da Madre de Deus, PEPaleontologist and ScientistAppointed Rio de JaneiroCarolina Stoduto Faria23Nova Friburgo, RJModel and NutrionistAppointed Rio de Janeiro CapitalKarine Stella Cardoso26Rio de Janeiro, RJEnglish/Spanish TeacherAppointed Rio Grande do SulAna Savaris21Entre Rios do Sul, RSBiomedical StudentAppointed Santa CatarinaCamilly Eduarda Ceccon21 Itajaí, SCDental StudentState Pageant São PauloAna Júlia Cruz Souza24Ribeirão Preto, SPBiomedical PathologistAppointed SergipeGabriela Botelho Campos Serrano25 Belo Horizonte, MGModel and BusinesswomanAppointed Serra CatarinenseLayana Sara Grassi23 Celso Ramos, SCPublicistAppointed TocantinsTainá Marrirú Karajá de Oliveira 25 São Paulo, SPSports Teacher Appointed
Trivia
Withdrawals ⬇️ ABCD Region ⬇️ Costa do Descobrimento ⬇️ Costa Verde & Mar ⬇️ Maranhão ⬇️ Pampa Gaúcho ⬇️ Rio Grande do Norte ⬇️ São Luís Island ⬇️ South-Central Zone of SP
Returnings ⬆️ Rio de Janeiro Capital (This region last competed in 2017 contest)
Debuts ⬆️ North of Paraná ⬆️ Serra Catarinense
Renunciation ⬇️ Ilha dos Lobos - Amanda Marques ⬇️ Cerrado Goiano - Giovanna Belmiro Lopes ⬇️ Rondônia - Aline Martins
Crossovers Contestants in other pageants
National Miss Brazil CNB 2021: Sergipe - Gabriela Botelho (2nd runner-up) (Representing the State of Espírito Santo in Brasília, Distrito Federal)
Miss Universe Brazil 2023: Pernambuco - Erivânia Izídio (Top 16) (Representing the State of Pernambuco in São Paulo, São Paulo) 2023: Sergipe - Gabriela Botelho (Top 07) (Representing the State of Sergipe in São Paulo, São Paulo) 2024: Espírito Santo - Letícia Galvão (Top 07) (Representing the State of Espírito Santo in São Paulo, São Paulo)
Miss Brasil Beleza Internacional 2023: Rio de Janeiro Capital - Karine Cardoso (Representing the State of Paraíba in Niterói, Rio de Janeiro)
Miss Earth Brazil 2024: Pará - Cecília Nóbrega (Top 16) (Representing the State of Pará in São Paulo, São Paulo)
Miss Supranational Brazil 2022: Ipiranga - Ágatha Lopes (Representing the Greater São Paulo in Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina) 2025: Paraíba - Gabriela Satel (Representing the State of Paraíba in Balneário Camboriú, Santa Catarina)
International Reina Mundial del Banano 2025: Rio de Janeiro Capital - Karine Cardoso (Representing Brazil in Machala, Ecuador)
Miss Teen Mesoamerica International 2019: Tocantins - Tainá Marrirú (2nd runner-up) (Representing Brazil in San Salvador, El Salvador)
Designations Contestants under CNB organization that represented Brazil in 2026 pageants:
2026 Declared as winner. Ended as one of the runners-up. Ended as one of the semifinalists. Unplaced.
Contestant (Placement) Pageant Placement Gabriela Botelho (Winner at Miss Brazil CNB 2026) Miss World 2026 (Final: Nha Trang, Vietnam) Lara Marina (Winner at Miss Supranational Brazil 2026) Miss Supranational 2026 (Final: Nowy Sącz, Poland) Giovanna Starling (Top 15 at Miss Brazil CNB 2026) Miss Global 2026 (Final: Ratchaburi, Thailand) 11/10/2026 Cássia Adriane (2nd runner-up at Miss Supranational Brazil 2025) Reina Hispanoamericana 2026 (Final: Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia) Unplaced Lorena Ohana (3rd runner-up at Miss Supranational Brazil 2025) Reinado Internacional del Café 2026 (Final: Manizales, Colombia)
References
External links Official Site (in Portuguese)