13 November 2012
Cape Verdean immigrant Corinne Semedo Furtado was chosen the first runner-up in the 2013 Miss Luxembourg competition, held in the Mondorf Casino Sunday night in Luxembourg.
The young woman, a resident of Bonnevoie, came in second place in the pageant, in which Héloïse Héloïse Paulmier was voted Miss Luxembourg. The second runner-up was Viviane Poengsen.
Corinne Semedo Furtado is 19 years old and 1.67 meters in height, and is currently a university student.
This was the first time in the pageant’s 40-year history that a contestant of African origin made it to the finals in the Miss Luxembourg contest.