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Erika Canella Named Miss BumBum 2016 [PHOTOS]

By: Evan Jankens
@kingofthekc

Brazil's annual Miss BumBum contest allows public voting, and plenty of people turn out to vote.

Erika Canella won this year's contest and she owes a big thank you to her assets as well as the 17 million who voted. TMZ.com calls it "the election that matters."

According to The Dailymail:

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.'

She won a modeling contract and beat out 15 others that were competing for the contract.

Canella won roughly $22,000 in modeling contracts for winning the contest.

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