Fernanda Alves Schmelz (born 1976) is a Portuguese-Zimbabwean model and beauty queen who was crowned Miss República Portuguesa International 1996 and went on to win the Miss International 1996 crown in Kanazawa, Japan. She was the first woman from Portugal to win the title of Miss International.[1]
Fernanda Alves | |
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| Born | Fernanda Alves 1976 |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss International 1996 Miss República Portuguesa International 1996 |
| Major competition(s) | Miss República Portuguesa 1996 (Miss International Portugal) Miss International 1996 (Winner) |
Early life edit
Alves was born in Zimbabwe in 1976 to a Portuguese father and a South African mother.[2][3]
Pageantry edit
Miss República Portuguesa edit
Alves first joined the Miss República Portuguesa pageant in May 1996 where she emerged as the 2nd runner-up and gained the right to represent Portugal in the Miss International pageant later that year.[citation needed]
Miss International 1996 edit
Alves represented Portugal in the Miss International 1996 pageant held in Kanazawa, Japan on 26 October 1996, where she was eventually crowned as the winner by the outgoing Miss International 1995 Anne Lena Hansen of Norway.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Miss International Past Winners".
- ^ "'O Segredo' de uma 'miss'". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Portugal das tormentas ou da boa esperança". Diário de Notícias (in Portuguese). Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Miss International 1996 crowning moment".
