Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Born |
Vila Velha, Espírito Santo, Brazil |
September 26, 1989
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Occupation | Student and model |
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) |
Hair color | Black |
Eye color | Brown |
Title(s) | Miss Minas Gerais 2010 Miss Brasil 2010 |
Major competition(s) |
Top Model of the World 2008/2009 |
Top Model of the World 2008/2009
(Winner)
Miss Terra Brasil 2009
(Miss Terra Fogo Brasil)
Miss Brasil 2010
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2010
Débora Lyra (born September 26, 1989) is a Brazilian actress, model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the Miss Brasil 2010. and worldwide winner of Miss Multiverse in 2014.
Lyra was born in Vila Velha, but spent two years living in the town of Divinópolis. She was a model since age 8 and had wanted to be Miss Brasil since age 12. With the encouragement of her father, she soon began to participate in and win some beauty contests. She also landed a few modeling jobs, but at 15, she took a break from acting to work in an export company café, where she remained for four years, to help her family pay for their house.
At 18, she met the state coordinator of Minas Gerais, who invited her to live in Divinópolis and prepared to participate in international beauty contests. She visited various countries such as Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Belarus, Czech Republic, United States (where she stayed for three months) and Bahamas.
Lyra won the Miss Minas Gerais 2010 and the Miss Brasil 2010 representing Minas Gerais.
She competed in the Miss Universe 2010 pageant held on August 23, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S., but failed to place.