“The beauty contest does not objectify women, it empowers them,” defended Maria Brechane, Miss Brazil; I wait

Maria Brechane, Miss Universe Brazil 2023, he won the crown with two speeches in defense of his social work. After winning the Rio Grande do Sul title in May, she said that “a young lady is more than beauty, she is a body politic.” She argued that “beauty contests don’t objectify women, they empower them.” In the final, this Saturday the 8th, she defended her role as an “active woman in society”.

Maria is from Rio Grande do Sul, the state that leads the list of winners of the competition, and became the fifteenth representative to take the title. She is 19 years old, she is originally from the municipality of Rio Grande, she defines herself as an “educational activist” and works in social projects in her city.

Watch his campaign speeches

On May 6, 2023, when she won Miss Universe Rio Grande do Sul, she answered a question from the host about what she would say to those who say beauty pageants objectify women. Clock:

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Read the answer:

“As a candidate I am in my place of the word. I am honored and happy to be here today to represent women. Women in all their diversity. A Miss is more than beauty, she is a political body. She has a voice, projects, she brings causes and solutions. No, beauty contests don’t objectify women, they empower them. You’ve seen beautiful women today show all their light because they feel strong. That’s the power of female power in beauty contests.”

Watch the state contest in full (answer is at 52:00):

national final

This Saturday, the 8th, she answered a question about how she can use her influence to push back against hate on social media.

She replied: “It is very important to talk about cyberbullying because, in addition to being a crime, it affects many people on social networks. We see that social networks are not in control. So anyone can comment on anything and therefore they affect a lot of people. Hate speech on social networks is a real thing and needs to be taken care of. It really is a young lady’s job to use her speech and her influence to change this story. Today I work on my social networks with this love speech for others, regardless of their creed, regardless of their race, regardless of what they believe. I defend, above all, love, and this can be seen on social media. to be a young lady, as a woman and active in society”.

Watch the full national contest (answer is at 3:48:00):

‘educational activist’

In addition to her modeling career, Maria studies journalism. On social media, the miss, who has more than 32 thousand followers, also describes herself as an actress, polyglot, educational activist and she says she dominates the kilos.

She shares her routine with campaigns, social projects in her city and most importantly, preparing for Miss Brazil. In April, she explained how the desire to participate in the contest was born:

“Because I’m a model, I’ve been preparing for many years. But, when I turned 18, this desire to be Miss emerged, because she is a voice, an inspiring personality and, as a communicator, I am very fascinated by this whole universe and the power it brings to society,” she said in a video in which she answered questions from followers.

Last week, Maria shared her selection interview and told the judging panel that she had been preparing for the competition for two years. “I see that I need to prove myself more than other candidates for being only 19, but that doesn’t interfere. I’ve always studied a lot and two years ago that escalated even more.”

In a website interview GauchaZHMaria also revealed that she has practiced various sports and works in various fields: surfing, beach tennis, volleyball, handball and dance.

She also said that she has been linked to social projects for years and, in August last year, she launched one of her own. Worshiping What Is Ours is an initiative in which the model holds conferences in different schools to talk about the history, culture and tradition of her city.

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Source: Terra