After months of cat-fighting and controversy, Brazilian beauty wins country’s Miss Bum Bum contest (and even has kind words for those bringing up the rear)
Miss BumBum has a huge following in Brazil and around the world
Winners become celebrities earning hundreds of thousands of pounds
Dai Macedo, 25, from Goias, was crowned the winner with her 42in bottom
This year's competition was marred by allegations of vote rigging
The winner of a contest to find the best bottom in Brazil has been crowned despite allegations two candidates bribed judges to rig the votes.
In its third year, Miss BumBum has a huge following in the country and around the world and titleholders often go on to become national celebrities.
This year's winner was Dai Macedo, 25, from the central state of Goias, who impressed judges with her 42in derrière.
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Rear of the year: Dai Macedo won Miss Bum Bum 2013 with her 42in bottom (
Eliana Amaral,
from Pernambuco in north Brazil, was awarded second place while bringing
up the rear was Jessica Amaral from the central northern region of Para
who came third.
Ms
Macedo, an administration student, had been embroiled in controversy
leading up the event when she suggested on social media that the result
would be fixed to give the title to rival Mari Sousa.
The contest was plunged into
further chaos when rivals accused Ms Sousa, 25, and Ms Amaral, 24, of
paying thousands of pounds to the event's judging panel for the right to
come first and second.
Brazil's
O Dia newspaper reported that Ms Amaral, a law student representing the
northeastern state of Pernambuco, had allegedly paid organisers around
£18,000 for second place
Bums the word: Dai Macedo is awarded the accolade of having the best bottom in Brazil
Cheeky: Miss BumBum has a huge following in Brazil and around the world
The contest was plunged into chaos when rivals accused candidates of paying bribes
The O Dia newspaper also alleged that Ms
Amaral's impressive derriere is not entirely natural - which would
eliminate her from the competition - and that an X-ray she says proves
she has no implants in her bottom is fake.
Contestants took to Twitter to insult each other in the lead up to the competition.
Speaking after her win, Ms Macedo said: 'I'm all emotional. I didn't expect to win.
'All hell broke loose on social media sites but now I can say the contest was real.'
Strike a pose: Dai Macedo struts down the catwalk after being crowned Miss BumBum 2013
Controversy: Contestants took to Twitter to insult each other in the lead up to the competition
Dramatic: Dai Macedo impressed judges with her routine and 42in bum
The new Miss Bumbum indicated her backside had not always been such a marketable asset.
'It isn't 100 per cent natural. I had a butt lift. I always had a large backside but liposuction improved it,' she said.
The brunette said she hoped one day to become a television presenter.
Macedo also won 5,000 reais ($2,100) and will also net ten times that in advertising contracts.
The
Miss Bumbum contest begins with 27 candidates chosen to represent each
of Brazil's 26 states and the federal district Brasilia.
The
women are then whittled down to a final 15 in an online eliminatory
round, before a winner is chosen by a judging panel of six women and
five men.
Second place has
also become a coveted position after previous years' runners up have
achieve greater fame than the actual winners.
The runners up look on as Macedo is unveiled as the competition winner
There were rumours of vote rigging concerning other contestants, but that didn't stop Macedo from winning
Putting controversry behind her: Macedo stands
to make ten times the amount she received for first prize from
advertising contracts
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