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Miss Angola, Leila Lopes, crowned Miss Universe Leila Lopes crowned Miss Universe 2011.
Sept. 12, 2011
Miss Angola Leila Lopes is crowned by Miss Universe 2010 Ximena Navarrete of Mexico after being named Miss Universe 2011 during the Miss Universe pageant in Sao Paulo.
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Miss Angola Leila Lopes steps forward after being chosen among the final five contestants for Miss Universe 2011. Lopes impressed the judges and fans in a nude colored, strapless gown. The look helped her win fan favorite for the evening gown portion of the competition.
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Miss Angola Leila Lopes participates in the swimsuit segment of the Miss Universe 2011 pageant. Lopes is the first contestant from Angola to win the title of Miss Universe.
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Miss Brazil Priscila Machado celebrates past Miss France Laury Thilleman, left, and Miss Portugal Laura Goncalves, right, after being chosen among the final five contestants of the Miss Universe 2011 pageant. Machado was cheered throughout the night as the home-country favorite.
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Miss Universe 2011 contestants participate in the 60th annual Miss Universe beauty pageant, held at the Credicard Hall in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Miss Universe 2010, Ximena Navarrete, center, teases contestants, from left, Miss Vietnam Hoang My Vu, Miss USA Alyssa Campanella, Miss Sweden Ronnia Fornstedt and Miss Russia Natalia Gantimurova with the crown onstage during dress rehearsal for the Miss Universe 2011 competition at the Credicard Hall in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Miss China Luo Zilin poses in her swimsuit during the Miss Universe preliminary competition.
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Miss Spain Paula Guillo poses in her swimsuit.
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Miss Poland Rozalia Mancewicz.
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Miss Netherlands Kelly Weekers.
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Miss Honduras Keilyn Gomez poses in her swimsuit.
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Miss Bahamas Anastagia Pierre.
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Miss Spain Paula Guillo presents her evening gown.
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Miss France Laury Thilleman presents her evening gown.
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Miss Mexico Karin Ontiveros presents her evening gown.
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Miss Switzerland Kerstin Cook in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall.
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Miss Finland Pia Pakarinen in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall.
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Miss Kazakhstan Valeriya Aleinikova in her National Costume onstage at Credicard Hall.
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Miss North Korea Sora Chong poses in her Catalina Brasil swimsuit during a judges briefing for the 2011 Miss Universe pageant at the Hilton Sao Paulo Morumbi.
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Miss Haiti Anedie Azael poses in her Catalina Brasil swimwear at the Hilton Sao Paulo Morumbi pool.
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Miss Costa Rica Johanna Solano in her Catalina Brasil swimwear at the Hilton Sao Paulo Morumbi pool.
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Miss Angola Leila Lopes in her Catalina Brasil swimwear at the Hilton Sao Paulo Morumbi pool in Sao Paulo.
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Miss Sri Lanka Stephanie Siriwardhana, right, dances during a samba rehearsal at Vila Maria School of Samba in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Miss Universe 2011 contestants applaud as they watch a dancer during a samba rehearsal at Vila Maria School of Samba in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Miss China Luo Zilin, left, attends a rehearsal for the pageant's evening gown segment at the Hilton San Paulo Morumbi in Sao Paulo, with the help of stage manager Ken Stein and runway instructor Lu Sierra.
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Miss Brazil Priscila Machado parades in a night club in Sao Paulo.
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From left, Miss Thailand Chanyasorn Sakornchan, Miss Australia Scherri-Lee Biggs, Miss Estonia Madli Vilsar, Miss Lebanon Yara El Khoury-Mikhael and Miss Poland Rozalia Mancewicz, pose after arriving at the Buddha bar in Sao Paulo.
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Candidates for the Miss Universe 2011 competition pre-tape a segment for the 2011 Miss Universe pageant at Beco de Batman in Sao Paulo.
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Miss Universe 2011 contestants buy handmade gifts at Alianca Misericordia non-profit catholic organization on the outskirts of Sao Paulo.
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Miss Botswana 2011 Larona Motlatsi Kgabo poses with her national gift and children from Alianca de Misericordia (Mercy Alliance) in Sao Paulo during a visit.
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Miss Czech Republic 2011 Jitka Navackova poses with children at Alianca Misericordia non-profit catholic organization on the outskirts of Sao Paulo.
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Miss Universe 2011 contestants attend a samba drums music class at Meninos do Morumbi in Sao Paulo.
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Miss Tanzania 2011 Nelly Kamwelu and Miss Singapore 2011 Valerie Lim Shu Xian watch the performance at Meninos do Morumbi in Sao Paulo.
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Miss Universe 2011 contestants surround a model of a stadium during a visit to the Futbol Museum in Sao Paulo.
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Miss Ecuador Claudia Schiess, poses in a swimsuit while at Casa Grande in Guaruja .
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Miss Paraguay Alba Riquelme and Miss Guatemala Alejandra Barillas Solis pose before a volleyball game at Casa Grande in Guaruja.
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Miss Finland 2011 Pia Pakarinen poses for photos while in Guaruja, Brazil.
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Miss Curacao 2011 Eva Van Putten poses for photos in her Catalina Brasil swimsuit while in Guaruja, Brazil.
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Miss Universe 2011 contestants pose for a group photo at Casa Grande Hotel in Guaruja.
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Miss Universe contestant Priscila Machado, of Brazil, runs past Poland's Rozalia Mancewicz, left, as Mexico's Karin Ontiveros, right, looks on during a soccer match in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
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Miss Universe 2011 contestants pose for a picture before they play an exhibition soccer match in Sao Paulo.
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Miss Lebanon 2011 Yara El Khoury-Mikhael, Miss Paraguay 2011 Alba Riquelme, Miss U.S. Virgin Islands 2011 Alexandrya Evans and Miss Nicaragua 2011 Adriana Dom visit the Escola de Moda in Sao Paulo.
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