Emília Barreto
Born
Emília Barreto Corrêa Lima

(1934-04-10)10 April 1934
Sobral, Brazil
Died4 February 2022(2022-02-04) (aged 87)
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
NationalityBrazilian

Emília Barreto Corrêa Lima (10 April 1934 – 4 February 2022) was a Brazilian model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was the second-ever Miss Brazil, a title which was awarded to her in 1955.[1]

Biography

Barreto was born in Sobral and grew up in Camocim. After her victory in the Miss Brazil competition, she received a letter from Rachel de Queiroz.[2] She was subsequently one of the semifinalists for Miss Universe 1955. She was also the first-ever Miss Ceará and represented Sport Club Maguari.[3] During her time as reigning Miss Brazil, she kept a low profile, only attending charitable events and refusing to charge for her presence.[4]

She married engineer Wilson Santa Cruz Caldas in 1956, with whom she had four children: Nelson, Marília, Emília, and Anna Cecília. She was also the maternal grandmother of actor Eduardo Caldas.

Barreto died in Rio de Janeiro on 4 February 2022, at the age of 87.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Corpo de ex-miss Brasil Emília Barreto vai ser cremado neste sábado no Rio". G1 (in Portuguese). Rio de Janeiro. 4 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  2. ↑ "Drummond, Bandeira e Rachel de Queiroz já se renderam às misses. Veja". R7 (in Portuguese). 19 October 2012. Archived from the original on 6 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Uma história de misses". Fale! (in Portuguese).
  4. ↑ Batista, Wolney (18 August 2014). "Veja as 10 misses Ceará que mais se destacaram no Miss Brasil". Tribuna do Ceará (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
  5. ↑ "Emília Barreto, cearense eleita Miss Brasil, morre no Rio de Janeiro". Diário do Nordeste (in Portuguese). 4 February 2022. Retrieved 6 February 2022.
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