Miss Universe 2011 Winner is Miss Angola Leila Lopes.
25-year-old business student from Beguela in Angola, Leila Lopes beat out 88
other contestant and created history by becoming the first Angolan Miss
Universe.
Miss Universe 2010 winner, Miss Mexico Ximena Navarrete
crowned Leila Lopes as Miss Universe 2011 winner during 60th anniversary of the
world’s biggest beauty pageant.
5 ft 10 1/2 inches tall beauty, Lopes accepted the crown in
a glittery strapless gown with silver sequins feathery fringe and gorgeous
hairstyle with her voluminous hair pinned up in a bun. She is the fourth
African woman to win the title.
“”Thank God I’m very satisfied with the way God created me
and I wouldn’t change a thing. I consider myself a woman endowed with inner
beauty. I have acquired many wonderful principles from my family and I intend
to follow these for the rest of my life,” Lopes replied through an interpreter,
when asked “If you could change one of your physical characteristics, which one
will it be and why?”
Miss Universe 2011 pageant was held in Sao Paulo, Brazil
and judged by celebrities from many
fields including media, sports, and fashion including racing car driver Helio
Castronaves, journalist Connie Chung and Brazilian model Isabeli Fontana and
many more famous names.
Talking about Miss Universe 2011 Top 5 Winners, Miss Angola
2011 Leila Lopes faced a tough competition from Miss Ukraine Olesia Stefanko
who turned out be 1st Runner-up, Miss Brazil Priscila Machado (2ndRunner-up),
Miss Philippines Shamcey Supsup (3rd Runner-up), Miss China Luo Zilin (4th
Runner-up).
