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Maria Eduarda Pereira I met Maria Eduarda Pereira and her family in 2011 and at that point, she had already participated in almost 50 contests. With many crowns and medals to show for it. Being in Orlando, and gives us the opportunity to always follow up with her, and helped me realize that it is not just a matter of just competing, or parental influence. Maria Eduarda is driven, wants to participate, she lives the moment and enjoys to be an example of beauty, talent, discipline and grace. She is proud to perform in such a perfect way, and it is not everyday we can count on a perteen to have the will to ace in school and achieve all these goals. She is already the top professional in her field , and she knows it . Since the competitions began in August 2010 , Maria already won over 200 beauty pageants . Community service and appearances in dinners and charitable Gala Balls for breast cancer, performances in retirement homes, Chinese New Year Parade, Christmas and Citrus Bowl, are just some of the duties she has to fulfill yearly. In her spare time she studies, plays, and sends cards to soldiers overseas and to children with terminal illnesses. She also spends time at the Sunshine Foundation in Davenport . the highest titles, traveling to several cities appearances as Miss Florida and Miss Sunshine State IJM MAC . Her most important competitions are: Sunshine State Miss Pre-Teen 2013 / MAC - Miss American Coed Miss Florida Pre-teen 2014 / IJM -International Junior Miss- 'll international competition with 55 countries in July -Virginia Beach Orange Blossom Preteen Miss State Pageant She was recently invited to go to Tallahassee and meet the Pre-teen Miss Sunshine FounGovernor of Florida in his of- dation - Charity Pageant much fice, it will be on March 11th. community service with children with terminal illnesses . She is also participating on Miss Sunshine State Perfect Teens Go Green a program Preteen 2013 where she attends fashion shows with clothes made from Miracle Miss Pre-teen 2013 recyclable materials. Charity Pageant - Community service too with Kids MiraAs the latest contests, she has cle Network. participated in several high Photos By Catalina Sommer glitz pageants in the last 6 months and always winning