Monalysa Alcântara
{{short description|Miss Brazil 2017}}
{{Portuguese name|Alcântara|Nascimento}}
{{Infobox pageant titleholder
| name = Monalysa Alcântara
| image =Monalysa Alcântara.jpg
| caption =
| birth_name = Monalysa Maria Alcântara Nascimento
| title = Miss Teen Piauí 2016
Miss Piauí 2017
Miss Brazil 2017
| nationalcompetition = Miss Brazil 2017
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2017
(Top 10)
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1999|1|24|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Teresina, Brazil
| hometown =
| height = {{height|m=1.77|precision=0}}
| eye_color = Brown
| hair_color = Black
}}
Monalysa Maria Alcântara Nascimento (born 24 January 1999) is a Brazilian model and beauty pageant titleholder, who was crowned Miss Brasil 2017, becoming the first representative from Piauí and the third woman of Afro-Brazilian origin to win the crown. She represented Brazil at Miss Universe 2017, where she placed in the Top 10. Since 2023, she has been the State Director for the Miss Piauí state pageant.{{Cite web |last=Oliveira |first=Pablo |date=2023-02-17 |title=Após pedido de fãs, Miss assume coordenação do Miss Universo Piauí |url=https://gente.ig.com.br/colunas/pablo-oliveira/2023-02-17/apos-pedido-de-fas--miss-assume-coordenacao-do-miss-universo.html |access-date=2023-11-18 |website=Portal iG |language=pt-BR}}
Life and career
Alcântara was born in Teresina, Piauí. She began modeling at age fourteen, and is a university student studying business administration and fashion.
Pageantry
Alcântara began her pageant career after being crowned Miss Teen Piauí 2016, at age seventeen. She went on to represent Piauí at the Miss Teen Brazil 2016 pageant, where she was a runner-up. The following year, Alcântara was crowned Miss Piauí 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.gp1.com.br/noticias/monalysa-alcantara-e-eleita-miss-piaui-2017-be-emotion-417723.html|title=Monalysa Alcântara é eleita Miss Piauí 2017 Be Emotion|language=Portuguese|date=16 July 2017|publisher=GPL|last=Galvão|first=Rafael|access-date=1 September 2017|archive-date=1 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901064950/http://www.gp1.com.br/noticias/monalysa-alcantara-e-eleita-miss-piaui-2017-be-emotion-417723.html|url-status=live}} She represented Piauí in the Miss Brasil 2017 competition, and was crowned the winner, becoming the first woman from Piauí and third Afro-Brazilian to win the crown.{{cite web|url=http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/noticia/estudante-de-18-anos-do-piaui-e-eleita-miss-brasil.ghtml|title=Monalysa Alcântara, do Piauí, é eleita Miss Brasil 2017|language=Portuguese|date=20 August 2017|publisher=G1|access-date=30 August 2017|archive-date=1 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170901164219/http://g1.globo.com/sao-paulo/noticia/estudante-de-18-anos-do-piaui-e-eleita-miss-brasil.ghtml|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://missbrasil.beemotion.com.br/monalysa-alcantara-e-a-miss-brasil-be-emotion-2017/|title=MONALYSA ALCÂNTARA É A MISS BRASIL BE EMOTION 2017|date=20 August 2017|publisher=Miss Brasil|language=Portuguese|last=Ceribelli|first=Ana|access-date=30 August 2017|archive-date=16 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180416031211/http://missbrasil.beemotion.com.br/monalysa-alcantara-e-a-miss-brasil-be-emotion-2017/|url-status=dead}} She represented Brazil at the Miss Universe 2017 in Las Vegas where she made the Top 10.
References
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External links
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- {{Instagram|monalysaalcantara}}
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{{S-bef|before= {{flagicon|Paraná}} Raissa Santana}}
{{S-ttl|title=Miss Universo Brasil
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{{S-aft|after= {{flagicon|Amazonas}} Mayra Dias}}
{{S-bef|before= Lara Lobo}}
{{S-ttl|title = Miss Piauí
|years=2017}}
{{S-aft|after= Naiely Lima}}
{{S-bef|before= Hanna Rocha}}
{{S-ttl|title = Miss Teen Piaui 2016}}
{{S-aft|after= Gabriela Lacerda }}
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{{Miss Universe 2017 delegates}}
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Category:Brazilian beauty pageant winners
Category:Brazilian female models
Category:Afro-Brazilian female models