Thiessa Sickert

Thiessa Sickert Ferreira Veloso

Beauty pageant titleholder
Born	Thiessa Sickert Ferreira Veloso February 18, 1993 Uberaba, Minas Gerais, Brazil
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Measurements	Bust: 90 cm (35.4 in) Waist: 65 cm (25.6 in) Hips: 93 cm (36.6 in)
Hair color	Dark Brown
Eye color	Dark Brown
Title(s)	Miss Earth Brazil 2015 Miss Minas Gerais 2012
Major competition(s)	Miss Earth 2015 (Miss Earth - Fire) Miss Brasil 2012

Thiessa Sickert Ferreira Veloso (born February 18, 1993) is a Brazilian model and beauty pageant titleholder. She had been in various beauty pageants in Brazil. From the state pageants to the national Miss Brasil in 2012. In 2015, she was awarded the Miss Earth Brazil 2015 title by its organizer Look Top Beauty Organization and represented Brazil in the Miss Earth 2015 pageant in Vienna, Austria. ^[1]

She is taking up architecture at the University of Uberaba and working as a model before she became the Miss Earth Brazil 2015 titleholder.

Biography

Early life and career beginnings

Prior in joining beauty pageants, Thiessa lived in Massachusetts.^[1] She also speaks English fluently aside from her native Portuguese.

Thiessa competed in a beauty pageant in USA through Miss Brazil USA at the age of 16.^[2] The pageant was created by the Brazilian producer Carlos Borges in 1991. Thiessa ended up as one of the semifinalists. It is actually unknown what would be the prize of winning the pageant but the winner where Thiessa joined, Marcela Granato, later represented Espírito Santo through Miss Brasil 2011.

In August 1, 2016, she was one of the guest judges in the final Miss Earth United States 2016 pageant in the Schlesinger Concert Hall, Washington, D.C.

2012: Miss Brasil

Thiessa was appointed as Uberaba' representative in the Miss Minas Gerais 2012 pageant. She competed with four other contestants where she was declared as the winner. The event took place in Inimá Museum of Paula, in Belo Horizonte.^[3]

Becoming the representative of her state, Minas Gerais, Thiessa was able to compete in Miss Brasil 2012 pageant which was held in Fortaleza. There, Thiessa almost got the top plum by finishing second runner up. The title was won by Gabriela Markus ^[4]

2015: Miss Earth

As Miss Earth Brazil 2015, Thiessa was named Miss Earth Fire. The Miss Earth 2015 title was conferred upon Miss Philippines Angelia Ong who succeeded another Filipina, Jamie Herrell who was Miss Earth 2014.^[5][6][7]

References

1. Souza, Valquiria (2015). "Miss Terra Brasil 2015 é escolhida pelo coordenador oficial (in Portuguese)". Look Top Beauty. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
2. "Você repórter: mineira representa Massachusetts nos EUA! (in Portuguese)". Terra. 2009. Retrieved 2015-08-28.
3. "VEx-imigrante em MA é eleita Miss Minas Gerais 2012! (in Portuguese)". Negócio Fechado. 2012. Retrieved 2012-08-11.
4. "Miss Brasil USA/MA é eleita a 3ª mulher mais bonita do Brasil! (in Portuguese)". Brazilian Times. 2012. Retrieved 2012-10-01.
5. Locsin, Joel (2014). "Pinay bags Miss Earth 2014 title". GMA Network. Retrieved 29 November 2014.
6. Жигарева, Гертруда (2014). "Россиянка получила титул "Мисс огонь" на конкурсе "Мисс Земля" (in Russian)". Moskovskij Komsomolets. Retrieved 30 November 2014.
7. "Miss Earth 2014 Crown Goes To Miss Philippines". Travelers Today. 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2014.