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Monday 12 September 2011

Angola claims Miss Universe crownBy the CNN Wire Staff

Leila Lopes from Angola was crowned Miss Universe 2011 Monday night during a pageant held in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

The runner-up was Olesya Stefanko of the Ukraine.

Women from 89 countries and territories competed for the title and were judged in three categories: swimsuit, evening gown and interview.

For the first time ever, fans were able to vote on their favorite contestant to help put them into the semifinals of the competition.


Ukraine's Olesia Stefanko became first runner-up of Ukraine while the second runner-up was Priscila Machado from Brazil. The third and fourth were Miss Philippines and Miss China respectively.

Leila of Cape Verdean descent is a student in Great Britain. She was crowned Miss Angola after representing the Angolan community in Great Britain at the pageant.

The 22 year old Nigerian Contestant, Sophie Gemal didn't make the cut into the top 16.
Sent from my BlackBerry® smartphone provided by Airtel Nigeria.

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