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Leila
Lopes
“font-size: 9pt; color: black; font-family:”>became Angola’s first Miss Universe when she beat out 88 other competitors to win the title during the 60th anniversary of the world’s biggest beauty pageant last night (Mon., Sept. 12) in San Paulo, Brazil. She replaces last year’s winner, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico.
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During the
interview question that is asked of the remaining top five
contestants she was questioned about what physical trait she would
change if she could.
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“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.”
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The first
runner-up was 23-year-old Olesia Stefanko of Ukraine and the second
runner-up was Priscila Machado of Brazil. The third was Miss
Philippines and the fourth Miss China.
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Lopes
wants to help her native Angola further escape a history of war and
impoverishment and said she plans to focus on combating HIV around
the globe.
“font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%; font-family:”>Information from the Associated Press contributed to this report.
