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Miss Angola

Miss Angola

National beauty pageant competition in Angola

Miss Angola is a national beauty pageant in Angola. The pageant was founded in 1997 where the winners were sent to Miss Universe. In 2022 the brand of Miss Angola also used the name of Miss Angola Universo or Miss Universo Angola, this aims to be the organization's concern to the Miss Universe competition.

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The organization of Miss Angola has produced one Miss Universe winner; Leila Lopes of Benguela Province was crowned Miss Universe 2011, becoming the first black African to win Miss Universe since 1999.

History

Miss Angola was first founded in 1997 under the directorship of Ana Paula Lemos dos Santos, as the sole Angolan franchise owner to Miss World and Miss Universe. Within its first decade of competing internationally, Miss Angola had amassed six placements across the two pageants. In 2011, Leila Lopes was crowned Miss Universe 2011, becoming the first Angolan woman to win a major international pageant.[1] In 2022, Lopes acquired the Miss Universe franchise license in Angola.

Miss Universe 2011

On 12 September 2011, Miss Angola 2010, Leila Lopes was crowned Miss Universe in São Paulo, Brazil, receiving the title from the former Miss Universe Ximena Navarrete of Mexico.[2][3] She is currently the 60th Miss Universe titleholder, and is the first Angolan woman to hold the position.[4] Lopes is the 5th woman of African descent to win the title since the beginning of the worldwide pageant (following Miss Trinidad and Tobago in 1977, Miss USA in 1995, Miss Trinidad and Tobago in 1998, and Miss Botswana in 1999) and the fourth African woman from the African continent to win following Mpule Kwelagobe, Miss Universe 1999 from Botswana.

Directorships

  • Ana Paula Lemos dos Santos (1997-2019)
  • Leila Lopes (2022―present)

Formats

Leila Lopes after being crowned Miss Universe 2011

The Miss Angola competition is traditionally holding provincial representation every year. The 18 delegates across Angola and some overseas delegates outside Angola will compete for the crown. In the final result, there will be Second Runner-up, First Runner-up, then finally Miss Angola winner.

Titleholders

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Wins by province

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Angola representatives at international pageants

Miss Angola Universo

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
The main winner of Miss Angola represents Angola at Miss Universe pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.
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Miss Angola Mundo

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
Before 2013 the 1st Runner-up of Miss Angola participated at Miss World pageant, but some years the main winner also took this opportunity at Miss World. Began 2013 the new foundation called Miss Angola Mundo pageant will independently select Angolan representation to Miss World.
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Miss Angola Internacional

  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
The Miss International Angola was declared by the Miss Angola Organization. In 2004 Angola debuted at Miss International, and Miss Angola 2003, Telma de Jesus Sonhi went to China at Miss International in 2004. That year is the only edition of Angola competing in history under Miss Angola Organization.
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  • Micaela Reis, Miss Angola 2006 & Miss World 2007 1st Runner-up
  • Birgite dos Santos, Miss Angola 2008 1st Runner-up and Miss Angola Mundo 2008
  • Leila Lopes,
    Miss Angola 2010 and Miss Universe 2011
  • Vaumara Rebelo, Miss Angola 2012

Notes

  1. Replacement

References

  1. [1]
    Hughes, Sarah Anne (September 13, 2011). "Angolan beauty queen wins Miss Universe: A primer on the African country". Washington Post. Retrieved March 8, 2023.
  2. [2]
    Elliott, Christopher (September 14, 2011). "Miss Universe 2011 pageant crowns Miss Angola, Leila Lopes". The Washington Post. Retrieved September 23, 2012.
  3. [3]
    Miss Angola Leila Lopes is Miss Universe 2011! retrieved 12 September 2011
  4. [4]
    "Miss Angola Leila Lopes named Miss Universe at 60th annual pageant in Brazil". Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved September 25, 2012.
  5. [5]
    "2004 Miss International beauty pageant". Life. September 30, 2004. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
  6. [6]
    "Jurema Ferraz: Depois de Angola o Universo". O País. July 15, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2011.
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    "Leila Lopes crowned Miss Angola 2011". Angola Press Agency. December 18, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2010.
  8. [8]
    "Barbara Coimbra eleita Miss Angola Universo 2023" [Ana Coimbra elected Miss Angola Universe 2023]. Jornal de Angola (in Portuguese). July 23, 2023. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
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