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. In 2022 the brand of Miss Angola also used the name of Miss Angola Universo or Miss Universo Angola, this is the organization's name for the Miss Universe competition. The organization of Miss Angola has produced one Miss Universe winner; Leila Lopes of

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was crowned

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, becoming the first black African to win Miss Universe since

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History

Miss Angola was first founded in 1997 under the directorship of Ana Paula Lemos dos Santos, as the sole Angolan franchise owner to

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and

. Within its first decade of competing internationally, Miss Angola had amassed six placements across the two pageants. In 2011, Leila Lopes was crowned

, becoming the first Angolan woman to win a major international pageant. 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

in São Paulo, Brazil, receiving the title from the former

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. She is currently the 60th Miss Universe titleholder, and is the first Angolan woman to hold the position. 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 again in 1998, and Miss Botswana in 1999) and the fourth African woman from the African continent to win following

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from Botswana.

Directorships

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

Formats

The Miss Angola competition holds provincial contests every year, with 18 delegates across Angola with three overseas competitors. * Miss Bengo * Miss Banguela * Miss Bié * Miss Cabinda * Miss Cuando Cubango * Miss Cuanza Norte * Miss Cuanza Sul * Miss Cunene * Miss Huambo * Miss Huíla * Miss Luanda * Miss Luanda Norte * Miss Lunda Sul * Miss Malanje * Miss Moxico * Miss Namibe * Miss Uíge * Miss Zaire * Miss Angola Benelux ''(overseas)'' * Miss Angola Netherlands ''(overseas)'' * Miss Angola UK ''(overseas)''

Titleholders

Angola representatives at international pageants

Miss Angola Universo

::''The main winner of Miss Angola represents Angola at

pageant. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent.''

Miss Angola Mundo

::''Before 2013 the 1st Runner-up of Miss Angola participated at

pageant, but in some years the main winner also represented the Angola at Miss World. From 2013, a new foundation called Miss Angola Mundo pageant independently selected Angolan representation to Miss World.''

Miss Angola Internacional

::''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.''

Gallery of winners

File:Miss Angola 07 Micalea Reis.jpg, Micaela Reis, Miss Angola 2006 & Miss World 2007 first runner-up File:Miss Angola 08 Brigith dos Santos.jpg, Birgite dos Santos, Miss Angola 2008 first runner-up and Miss Angola Mundo 2008 File:LeilaLopesSpangdahlem.jpg, Leila Lopes,
Miss Angola 2010 and Miss Universe 2011 File:Vaumara Rebelo.jpg, Vaumara Rebelo, Miss Angola 2012

Notes

References

{{Miss International countries and territories Angola, Miss 1997 establishments in Angola

Angola Angola, officially the Republic of Angola, is a country on the west-Central Africa, central coast of Southern Africa. It is the second-largest Portuguese-speaking world, Portuguese-speaking (Lusophone) country in both total area and List of c ...