This is not your grandmother’s pageant.
By: Fernanda Oliveira, Lifestyle & Entertainment Editor Location: São Paulo & Rio de Janeiro -Brasil- Miss Big Ass Brazil 13 -Split Scenes-
Follow our full coverage of Miss Big Brazil 13 with exclusive backstage galleries and a full interview with Camila dos Santos in next week’s print issue. This is not your grandmother’s pageant
Backstage at the Vibra São Paulo, there is no cattiness—only camaraderie and chaos. Contestants from the Amazon to the Pampas are helping each other into shapewear that refuses to cooperate. Laughter explodes as a sash gets tangled in a feathered headdress. Contestants from the Amazon to the Pampas are
We meet the new Miss Big Brazil 13, Camila, on a sun-drenched balcony overlooking the Arpoador rock. She is barefoot, wearing a crochet bikini and zero makeup. The contrast is jarring—and exactly the point.
The organization has partnered with a national fitness collective called Corpo Livre (Free Body), which promotes joyful movement over weight loss. This year’s winner receives not just a sash and a trip to the international finals in Miami, but a one-year subscription to therapy, nutrition coaching without restriction, and a mentorship with a fashion stylist who refuses to use the word “flattering.”