Pageant picks Brazil's most shapely female posterior
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First place winner Carine Felizardo (centre), third place winner Camila Vernaglia (left) and second place winner Andressa Urach pose for photos at the Miss Bumbum Brazil contest in Sao Paulo, Brazil, on Friday, Nov 30, 2012. Fifteen finalists competed for the title for the best-looking derriere, a part of the female anatomy that could be described as a Brazilian obsession and a source of national pride. -- PHOTO: AP
SAO PAULO (AFP) - Ms Carine Felizardo, a curvy model from the northern state of Para was late Friday crowned Miss Bumbum, a title rewarding Brazil's sexiest female derriere.
A jury of six women and five men picked the 25-year-old Felizardo among 15 finalists in the second annual edition of the contest, held in a Sao Paulo hotel.
Ms Andressa Urach, another 25-year-old model from the southern state of Santa Catarina finished second while 21-year-old Camila Vernaglia from Sao Paulo state was third.
Ms Felizardo collected a 5,000-reais (S$3,052) check, while Ms Urach received 3,000 reais and Ms Vernaglia 2,000 reais.
