Miss Brazil 2015 Marthina Brandt, 24, of Vale Real, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil will crown her successor at the Citibank Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on October 1, 2016. It will be the 62nd edition of the national beauty pageant that selects Brazil’s Miss Universe candidate.

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Currently, Brazil has two Miss Universe crowns, which were won by Ieda Maria Vargas in 1963 and Martha Vasconcellos in 1968. Brandt finished in the Top 15 at Miss Universe 2015.

Representing Brazil’s one federal district and 26 states, there are 27 women competing for the Miss Brazil 2016 crown. Here are the candidates:

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