Angolan beauty Leila Lopes is the new Miss Universe 2011! She was crowned last night at the 60th Annual Miss universe Pageant, which was held in São Paulo, Brazil. The 25-year-old hopeful beat out almost 90 contestants from around the world. Lopes is the first winner from her country, and the first African winner in thirteen years.
“Thank God I’m very satisfied with the way God created me, and I wouldn’t change a thing,” Lopes said. “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’s win will draw attention to the plight of her country, which is battling extreme poverty. Angola was embroiled in a 27-year civil war until 2002. An estimated 300,000 people died during this period. Others put that figure at closer to half a million or 1 million.
Lopes’s poise in the evening gown portion of the competition and her flattering dress choice helped win over the crowd. She won the fan favorite for the look, and further enchanted the crowd after speaking in Portuguese. As for Lopes’s beauty tips, they’re simple:
Responding to questions, Lopes said that she has never had cosmetic surgery of any kind and that her three tips for beauty were to get a lot of sleep, use sunscreen even when it’s not sunny and to drink lots of water. She said her smile was her best weapon in the competition.
You go girl!!
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