13 things about Miss Universe Brazil 2025 Maria Gabriela Lacerda

Maria Gabriela Silva Lacerda won the 71st edition of Miss Brazil. She represented Brazil in the 74th edition of Miss Universe.

BIOGRAPHY

Lacerda is a Brazilian journalist and beauty queen also known as Gaby Lacerda. She is the second Miss Universe Brazil from Piauí, Brazil following Monalysa Alcântara, who was crowned in 2017 .

Born and raised in Teresina, Piauí, Lacerda is bilingual. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. She was born in 2001.
2. In 2010, she started working as a model.
3. In 2013, she competed in Mini Miss Piauí, her first beauty pageant.
4. She is Catholic.
5. In 2017, she won Miss Teen Teresina.
6. In 2018, she moved from Teresina to São Paulo, Brazil and she visited El Salvador.
7. She won Miss Teen Piauí 2018 and Miss Teen Mundial Brazil 2018.
8. She was a Miss Teen Mundial 2018 semifinalist.
9. She was Miss Brazil 2021 first runner-up.
10. In 2025, she visited Thailand.
11. She is Miss Piauí 2025.
12. She was crowned Miss Universe Brazil 2025 at Miss Brazil 2025.
13. She was a Miss Universe 2025 semifinalist.

TIMELINE

Lacerda is 5’10” tall. She speaks Portuguese and English.

2010s

• On July 29, 2018, she represented Brazil at Miss Teen Mundial 2018 and competed against 29 other candidates in El Salvador. She finished in the Top 12.

2022

• On November 9, 2021, she represented Piauí at Miss Brazil 2021 and competed against 26 other candidates on board the MSC Preziosa. She was runner-up to Teresa Santos.
• In August 2022, she visited Gramado, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. 
• On February 13, 2025, she represented Piauí at Miss Universe Brazil 2025 and competed against 23 other candidates at the Coliseu Convenções in São Paulo. She won the title.
• On November 21, 2025, she represented Brazil at Miss Universe 2025 and competed against 119 other candidates at the Impact Arena in Muang Thong Thani, Pak Kret District, Nonthaburi, Thailand. She finished in the Top 30.