At the Miss Universe pageant Monday, Lelia Lopes of Angola (check out the Washington Post’s primer on her home) beat out 89 other beauty queens from around the world to win the crown. She is the first ...
The top ten finalists stand together during the Miss Universe pageant in Sao Paulo, Brazil, Monday Sept. 12, 2011. From left to right are Miss Australia Scherri-lee Biggs Miss Costa Rica Johanna ...
SAO PAULO — Newly crowned Miss Universe Leila 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.