As we said in our earlier post to bring the real Miss Bumbum Brazil 2016 finalists contest report to you, this is the 2016 Miss Bumbum Brazil finalists contest report. You will see all the glamorous, s*xy, stunning and hot figures and photos.
Our sincere thanks to: Daily Mail UK, AFP/Getty Images, Marcelo Brammer, and Miss Bumbum/Splash News for this opportunity.
One by one, the bikini-clad contestants strut the catwalk. Writhing, gyrating, wriggling and shaking, they do whatever it takes to convince the judges’ eye.
With garish outfits, bikinis, spangles and sequins, almost nothing is off limits as the models battle it out to be named Brazil’s most shapely bottom.
Welcome to the weird world of Miss BumBum Brazil, one of the strangest, yet most fiercely-contended, beauty pageants in the world.
Billed as ‘the election that really matters’, over 17 million people voted in the competition – more than the number of people who voted for Brexit.
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Bottoms on parade: Miss BumBum contestants line up as they strut down the catwalk to convince the judges that they have the most shapely bottoms in Brazil
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Glee: Medical student Erika Canela, pictured, 24, was crowned this year’s winner
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Winners: Over 17 million people voted in the competition – more than the number of people who voted for Brexit. The top three finalists are pictured with the winner Erika in the middle
This year’s glittering winner is Erika Canela, 20, who walked away with an £18,000 modelling contract and the opportunity to make millions of pounds in product endorsements.
She told MailOnline: ‘I can’t believe it. I never imagined it would be me. I’d decided to give up modelling and go and study medicine. But now this has changed everything. I’m ecstatic.’
‘But I’m not taking this role lightly. I promise I’ll represent Brazilian beauty to the best of my ability, with all the hard work and dedication that the title deserves. This is the first of many conquests.’
The 15 finalists who didn’t win the prize looked on, trying to force smiles.
Losing contestant Priscilla Rocha said: ‘She deserved to win, if that kind of fake body is what you need to win Miss Bumbum. Now, if they were looking for a body and a bottom that is 100 per cent natural, they should have picked me.’
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Glamour: Erika, pictured, who gave up modelling to pursue medicine, told of her joy at winning after she became the first black woman to win the Miss BumBum
![Second: Karyn Alvys, nicknamed MC Sexy, pictured, who just lost out, said: If the judges thought she [Erika] was the best, who am I to tell them what they should be looking for. But of course, the girl who should have won is me.'](https://i0.wp.com/i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2016/11/10/16/3A37CC0A00000578-3923286-image-a-4_1478794345717.jpg?resize=634%2C401)
Second: Karyn Alvys, nicknamed MC Sexy, pictured, who just lost out, said: If the judges thought she [Erika] was the best, who am I to tell them what they should be looking for. But of course, the girl who should have won is me.’
On display: For contestants like the one pictured, having a bigger and firmer bottom than the rest often also means working every day on their backsides in the gym, thousands spent on treatments and anti-cellulite creams, and gruelling bottom-enhancing diets
And MC Sexy, who came second, added through gritted teeth: ‘I’m happy for her, honestly. If the judges thought she was the best, who am I to tell them what they should be looking for. But of course, the girl who should have won is me.’
For the last 12 months, 27 women – representing each of Brazil’s states – and later whittled down to 16 by a public poll, have battled it out for a chance to be officially named the owner of the sexiest bottom in a country with 200 million people.
Many have gone to extreme lengths to convince their countrymen and women to vote for them, with one woman staging a pitch invasion in her bikini at a packed football match.
Having a bigger and firmer bottom than the rest often also means working every day on their backsides in the gym, thousands spent on treatments and anti-cellulite creams, and gruelling bottom-enhancing diets.
Show off: Each contestant took to the catwalk – first in a sequin-covered nightdress and later in a skimpy bikini, like the one above, to convince the judges that their bottom was the sexiest
Glitter: The ten judges – five men and five women – studied each performance intently, clapping furiously or recoiling in disgust, with each thrust and bump
‘Brazilian guys don’t care much about boobs, for them it’s all about the bottoms. Brazilian women are blessed with shapely bottoms.
‘I’m sure British men would be just as obsessed by bottoms if their women were as lucky as we are. Because the bottom is a reference for beauty here, women put a lot of time and effort into making theirs look perfect.’
And in last night’s show, the contestants left little to the imagination.
One woman slowly untied her bikini top as she danced provocatively to a slow ballad, another flew onto the stage as Wonder Woman and another strutted down the catwalk dressed as a sexy angel.
The ten judges – five men and five women – studied each performance intently, clapping furiously or recoiling in disgust, with each thrust and bump.
It was past midnight when, with the performances over and votes counted, the moment finally came to declare who would be Miss Bumbum 2016.
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Canela, pictured, whose 42-inch bottom was one of the biggest in the competition, samba-ed for the crowd after she was crowned champion
Cleo Cadillac, 33, pictured, strutted up the catwalk in a sequinned bikini. She had previously told MailOnline how she had hoped to win the competition
There were gasps of surprise and looks of envy from the other women as rank outsider Erika snatched the prize from under their noses.
The model gasped in disbelief and wiped tears from her eyes as the news sunk in, while the remaining 15 women, barely able to hide their disappointment, marched off stage.
Erika, representing the state of Bahia, makes history as Miss Bumbum’s first black winner, and as well as £18,000 worth of modelling contracts, stands to make millions in endorsements and appearances.
She said: ‘I’m so grateful to everyone who has made this dream come true, especially my mother, who sat for weeks in front of a computer casting votes for me.’
