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Miss Universe 2011 - Leila Lopes Fashion Shoot with Miss Angola

Leila Luliana da Costa Vieira Lopes (born February 26, 1986) is an Angolan beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Angola UK 2010Miss Angola 2010 and later Miss Universe 2011.

Personal life

Leila Luliana da Costa Vieira Lopes was born on February 26, 1986 in BenguelaAngola. Lopes studied business management at University Campus Suffolk in IpswichEngland[5]. When crowned Miss Angola UK on October 8, 2010, Lopes would become representative of the Angolan community in the United Kingdom to the Miss Angola 2011 event, taking place two months later in Luanda

 Miss Angola UK 2010 - she won this on October 8, 2010, gaining the right to take part in the Miss Angola 2011 elections, but the victory caused protests within the Angolan community in Britain, due to the fact that she was not a resident of the UK and thus, not eligible.[6][7] The crucial win in England is what gave Lopes the opportunity to enter the Miss Angola 2011 contest and win Miss Universe 2011.[8]

Miss Angola 2010 - held in Luanda on December 18, 2010, gaining the right to representAngola in Miss Universe 2011.[9][10] She also obtained the Photogenic Award during the contest.

Miss Universe 2011 - in São PauloBrazil on September 12, 2011. She became the first Angolan Miss Universe and the 60th titleholder. Lopes received the title from the former Miss Universe titleholder, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico.

Lopes is the fourth African to win the title since the beginning of the worldwide pageant (South Africa in 1978, Namibia in 1992, Botswana in 1999 and Angola in 2011) and the second African woman of Black African descent to win following Mpule KwelagobeMiss Universe 1999 from Botswana.

 

 

 


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