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Miss Egypt didn't make shortlist: Miss Angola crowned Miss Universe 2011 in Brazil
'This time for Africa,' with Ukraine coming in second, Miss Angola takes the first Miss Universe crown for her country
Reuters with contributions Published in Ahram Online on 13 - 09 - 2011

Miss Angola: Leila Lopes, a business student from the town of Benguela in her home country, was crowned Miss Universe on Monday after dazzling a panel of judges with her beauty and impressing them with her brain.
Lopes, 25, laughed and smiled as she hugged runner-up Miss Ukraine Olesia Stefanko, then felt a crown placed carefully on her head at the pageant held in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
The Miss Universe competition this year didn't see Egypt's representative, Sara El Khouly, place within the finalists that competed on stage and live at the competition. Philippines, Australia, Costa Rica, France, Ukraine, Portugal, Panama, China, Brazil and China did go on to compete. The warm Brazilian audience went wild for the three Portuguese-speaking contestants.
Miss Ukraine was asked about Cleopatra as a woman and a power-figure; Miss Philippines gave a strong stance on religion and love; Miss China gave a safe answer on nude beaches and Brazil answered that war is a disrespect of human beings.
Miss Angola (Lopes) had been asked what she might change about her physical characteristics if she could, but Lopes said she was satisfied with who she was.
"I consider myself a woman endowed with inner beauty," she told the judges and the audience. "I have acquired many wonderful principles from my family, and I plan to follow those through the rest of my life."
She followed-up on Miss Brazil's sentiments on respecting each other.
Lopes takes her place as the winner of the 60th annual Miss Universe pageant and the first Angolan to win the crown.
It is an annual event watched by millions of people around the world on TV who cheer for the young women competing in categories ranging from swimsuits to evening gowns. They also must answer the critical question that tells the judges a bit about them.
Lopes had worn a bright bikini, then paraded around the stage with poise in a form-fitting evening gown coloured in gold and silver sequins and feathers.
In fan voting, Lopes tallied only a 3.6 score for the swimsuit but earned a 7.2 for her evening gown. Fan voting, however, did not count in the final tallies from nine judges.
The panelists, who ranged from race car driver Helio Castroneves to actress Vivica A. Fox and journalist Connie Chung, scored the women on each contest, narrowing from a group of 16 down to a final five that included women from China, the Philippines and the home country, Brazil. In all, 89 women competed for the title.
The show was hosted by US television personalities Andy Cohen and Natalie Morales.

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