- Fernanda Alves
Fernanda Alves of
Portugal became the first delegate from her country to win any majorbeauty pageant title. She wonMiss International in 1996 in Kanazawa,Japan . [citeweb|title=Pageant Almanac|url=http://www.pageant-almanac.com/miss-international/former-titleholders.php Retrieved on 11 Apr 2008.]Fernanda participated in several pageants, always achieving one of the top three positions. Some of her titles include Miss Teenage (South Africa, 1993), Miss Portugal/South Africa (March 1996) and Miss Portugal 2nd runner-up/princess (May 1996).
She went on to marry self-made millionaire
Matthias Schmelz in 1999 inCosta Rica . They settled inEstoril ,Portugal . They also have two children (Electra and Fernando).References
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