Gabriela Markus

Gabriela Markus
Gabriela Markus
Born	February 20, 1988 (age 36); Teutônia, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
	Beauty pageant titleholder
Title	Miss Rio Grande do Sul 2012; Miss Brazil 2012
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Brown
Major; competition(s)	Miss Brazil 2012; (Winner); Miss Universe 2012; (4th Runner-Up)

Gabriela Markus (born February 20, 1988)^[1] is a Brazilian engineer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Brazil 2012. She represented Brazil in Miss Universe 2012 finishing as 4th Runner-Up. .^[2]

Personal life

Markus was born in Teutônia, Taquari Valley, in Rio Grande do Sul state^[3] to a German mother and a Portuguese father. She graduated with a degree in food engineering.^[2]

Pageantry

Miss Rio Grande do Sul

Markus finished as first runner up in the Miss Rio Grande do Sul 2010, and was crowned Miss Rio Grande do Sul 2012.^[1]

Miss Brazil 2012

Markus won the Miss Brazil beauty pageant on September 29, 2012,^[4]^[5] winning the twelfth title for Rio Grande do Sul and expanding the advantage of the state as the biggest winner in the history of the pageant.

Miss Universe 2012

Markus placed fifth (fourth Runner-Up) behind (Australia) Renae Ayris, (Venezuela) Irene Esser, (Philippines) Janine Tugonon and the winner (USA) Olivia Culpo in the Miss Universe 2012 pageant on December 19, 2012.^[6] In addition, she also placed fifth in the national costume competition.

References

^ ^a ^b "Rainha da Beleza Gabriela Markus" (in Portuguese). Entretenimento.r7.com. June 18, 2012. Archived from the original on October 7, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Una ingeniera de alimientos de 23 años representará a Brasil en el Miss Universo" (in Spanish). El Nacional. September 29, 2012. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
^ "Gaúcha é coroada Miss Brasil 2012" (in Portuguese). Correio do Povo. September 29, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
^ "Miss Rio Grande do Sul é coroada Miss Brasil 2012" (in Portuguese). Terra Brasil. September 29, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
^ "Gabriela Markus é eleita Miss Brasil 2012" (in Portuguese). Band. September 29, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2012.
^ "Olivia Culpo, dos EUA, é a nova Miss Universo". Globo.com (in Portuguese). December 20, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2012.

External links

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Luo Zilin	Miss Universe 4th Runner-Up 2012	Succeeded by Jakelyne Oliveira
Preceded by Priscila Machado	Miss Universo Brasil 2012	Succeeded by Jakelyne Oliveira
Preceded by Priscila Machado	Miss Rio Grande do Sul 2012	Succeeded by Vitória Sulczinski

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[bio-1] "Rainha da Beleza Gabriela Markus" (in Portuguese). Entretenimento.r7.com. June 18, 2012. Archived from the original on October 7, 2015. Retrieved September 30, 2012.

[elnacional-2] "Una ingeniera de alimientos de 23 años representará a Brasil en el Miss Universo" (in Spanish). El Nacional. September 29, 2012. Archived from the original on October 1, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2012.

[birthplace-3] "Gaúcha é coroada Miss Brasil 2012" (in Portuguese). Correio do Povo. September 29, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2012.

[4] "Miss Rio Grande do Sul é coroada Miss Brasil 2012" (in Portuguese). Terra Brasil. September 29, 2012. Retrieved October 8, 2012.

[5] "Gabriela Markus é eleita Miss Brasil 2012" (in Portuguese). Band. September 29, 2012. Retrieved September 30, 2012.

[missuniverse2012-6] "Olivia Culpo, dos EUA, é a nova Miss Universo". Globo.com (in Portuguese). December 20, 2012. Retrieved December 24, 2012.

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v t e Miss Brazil titleholders
1950s	Martha Rocha (1954) Emília Barreto Corrêa Lima (1955) Maria José Cardoso (1956) Teresinha Gonçalves Morango (1957) Adalgisa Colombo Teruskin (1958) Vera Regina Ribeiro Secco (1959)
1960s	Jean "Gina" MacPherson (1960) Staël Maria da Rocha Abelha (1961) Olívia Rebouças Cavalcanti (1962) Iêda Maria Britto Vargas (1963) Ângela Teresa Vasconcelos (1964) Raquel Helena de Andrade (1965) Ana Cristina Ridzi Bercet (1966) Carmen de Barros Ramasco (1967) Martha Maria Vasconcellos (1968) Vera Lúcia Fischer (1969)
1970s	Eliane Thompson (1970) Eliane Parreira Guimarães (1971) Rejane Vieira da Costa (1972) Sandra Mara Ferreira (1973) Sandra Oliveira (1974) Ingrid Budag (1975) Kátia Celestino Moretto (1976) Cássia Morais Silveira (1977) Suzana Araújo dos Santos (1978) Marta Jussara da Costa (1979)
1980s	Eveline Didier Schröeter (1980) Adriana Alves de Oliveira (1981) Celice Pinto Marques (1982) Marisa Fully Coelho (1983) Ana Elisa Flores (1984) Márcia Giagio Canavezes (1985) Deise Nunes de Souza (1986) Jacqueline Ribeiro Meirelles (1987) Isabel Cristina Bedüschi (1988) Flávia Cavalcanti (1989)
1990s	Patrícia Godói (1991) Maria Carolina Otto (1992) Leila Cristine Schüster (1993) Valéria Melo Péris (1994) Renata Bessa Soares (1995) Maria Joana Parizotto (1996) Nayla Micherif (1997) Michela Marchi (1998) Renata Bonfiglio Fan (1999)
2000s	Josiane Kruliskoski (2000) Juliana Dornelles Borges (2001) Joseane Guntzell de Oliveira (2002) Gislaine Ferreira (2003) Fabiane Niclotti (2004) Carina Schlichting Beduschi (2005) Rafaela Köhler Zanella (2006) Natália Guimarães (2007) Natálya Anderle (2008) Larissa Costa (2009)
2010s	Débora Lyra (2010) Priscila Machado (2011) Gabriela Markus (2012) Jakelyne Oliveira (2013) Melissa Gurgel (2014) Marthina Brandt (2015) Raissa Santana (2016) Monalysa Alcântara (2017) Mayra Dias (2018) Júlia Horta (2019)
2020s	Julia Gama (2020) Teresa Santos (2021) Mia Mamede (2022)