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Miss Angola
Miss Angola is a national beauty pageant in Angola. The pageant was founded in 1997, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe. 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, 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. Miss Universe license holder in Angola * Ana Paula Lemos dos Santos (1998—2021) * Leila Lopes (2022—present) International crowns * One – Miss Universe winner: **Leila Lopes (2011) Gallery of winners File:Miss Angola 07 Micalea Reis.jpg, Micaela Reis, Miss Angola 2006 & Miss World 2007 1st Runner-up File: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauty Pageant
A beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, talent, character, and charitable involvement, through private interviews with judges and answers to public on-stage questions. The term beauty pageant refers originally to the Big Four international beauty pageants. Pageant titles are subdivided into Miss, Mrs. or Ms., and Teen – to clearly identify the difference between pageant divisions. Hundreds and thousands of beauty contests are held annually, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious, widely covered and broadcast by media. For example, ''The Wall Street Journal'', BBC News, CNN, Xinhua News Agency, and global news agencies such as Reuters, Associated Press and Agence France-Presse collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Life (magazine)
''Life'' was an American magazine published weekly from 1883 to 1972, as an intermittent "special" until 1978, and as a monthly from 1978 until 2000. During its golden age from 1936 to 1972, ''Life'' was a wide-ranging weekly general-interest magazine known for the quality of its photography, and was one of the most popular magazines in the nation, regularly reaching one-quarter of the population. ''Life'' was independently published for its first 53 years until 1936 as a general-interest and light entertainment magazine, heavy on illustrations, jokes, and social commentary. It featured some of the most notable writers, editors, illustrators and cartoonists of its time: Charles Dana Gibson, Norman Rockwell and Jacob Hartman Jr. Gibson became the editor and owner of the magazine after John Ames Mitchell died in 1918. During its later years, the magazine offered brief capsule reviews (similar to those in ''The New Yorker'') of plays and movies currently running in New York City, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zuleica Wilson
Zuleica Wilson (born March 17, 1993) is an Angolan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Angola 2013 and represented her country at the Miss Universe 2014 pageant. She will also represent her country at the Miss Intercontinental 2015 pageant. Early life Zuleica is a student business and management at Lusíada University. Pageantry Miss Cabinda 2013 Zuleica Was Crowned As Miss Cabinda 2013 And As Official Candidate For The National Pageant, Miss Angola 2013. Miss Angola 2013 Zuleica was crowned as Miss Angola 2013. She represented Cabinda at the pageant. The prestigious pageant in Angola, Miss Angola pageant was held at the Belas Conference Centre, Luanda, Angola. Miss Universe 2014 Wilson participated in Miss Universe 2014 Miss Universe 2014 was the 63rd Miss Universe pageant, held at the FIU Arena in Florida, United States on January 25, 2015. This was the first time in the history of the competition that the pageant was not during the year the title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcelina Vahekeni
Marcelina Vahekeni (born on November 2, 1990) is an Angolan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Angola 2011 and represented her country in the 2012 Miss Universe pageant.(26 April 2012)Miss Marcelina Vahekeni prepara viagem ao Brasil ''Jornal de Angola'' Miss Angola Miss Cunene, Marcelina Vahekeni was crowned Miss Angola 2011, by Leila Lopes, Miss Universe 2011 who had the honor of delivering the crown on Saturday, 3 December at the gala teve place in the Conference Center of Fine in Luanda. Miss Universe 2012 Marcelina Vahekeni represented Angola in Miss Universe 2012 held in Las Vegas.(2 July 2012)Marcelina Vahekeni ajuda crianças ''Jornal de Angola ''Jornal de Angola'' was the only daily newspaper in Angola until 2008 and after the independence of the country in 1975. The newspaper's executive editor is Diogo Paixão. The organization uses wire feeds from ANGOP, Agence France-Presse, Reuter ...'' Her appearance in her national costume, which include ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angola Press Agency
The Angola Press News Agency or Angola Press Agency (ANGOP; pt, Agência Angola Press) is the official news agency of Angola, based in Luanda. Founded in 1975, it was a former close ally of the now-defunct TASS of the Soviet Union. It is part of the . History ANGOP was founded in April 1975 under the name ''Agência Nacional Angola Press'' (ANAP) and later renamed ''Agência Angola Press'' when Angola gained independence, by order dated October 30, 1975, promulgated by then president Agostinho Neto and enjoyed autonomy and editorial independence under Presidential Decree No. 9/75 of 15 September 1975. By Presidential Decree No. 11/78 published on Feb. 3, 1978, ANGOP became a state communication organ. The agency has continued to grow from that date. By the 1980s it had developed into an organization employing over 300 personnel, mostly journalists and editors working on 24-hour shifts. There were offices located throughout the country and five offices abroad, in Portugal, Br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leila Lopes (Angolan Actress)
Leila Luliana da Costa Vieira Lopes Umenyiora (born 26 February 1986) is an Angolan model and beauty queen best known for having been crowned Miss Universe 2011. She had previously won Miss Angola UK 2010 and Miss Angola 2010. Early life Lopes was born on February 26, 1986, in Benguela, Angola. Prior to being a contestant in beauty pageants, she studied business management at the University of Suffolk in Ipswich, UK. Lopes is actively involved in raising awareness about HIV/AIDS and the discrimination that people with the disease experience. Pageantry Miss Angola UK 2010 While living and studying in England, she participated in ''Miss Angola UK'' on 8 October 2010. Lopes won the title, giving her the opportunity to represent the British Angolan community in Miss Angola 2010. Miss Angola 2010 Lopes beat 20 other candidates to be named Miss Angola in Luanda on 18 December 2010, gaining her the right to represent Angola in Miss Universe 2011. She also obtained the ''Photogen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Namibe Province
Namibe Province is a Provinces of Angola, province of Angola. Under Portuguese Angola, Portuguese rule it was the Moçâmedes District. It has an area of 57,091 km2 and had a 2014 census population of 495,326. The port and city of Namibe, Moçâmedes is the capital of the province with a population of 250,000 in 2014. Iona National Park lies within the province. History From its foundation by the Portuguese in 1840 and until 1985, the area was known as Moçâmedes (also spelled "Mossâmedes"). The current name of the province is derived from the Namib Desert, lying predominantly in Namibia; the northernmost part, however, extended into the province of Namibe. Extensive flooding in the province occurred on April 5, 2001, with the Bero River, Bero and Giraul River severely affecting roads and people in Namibe, Huila Province, Huila and Benguela Province, Benguela provinces. A reported 20 people in Namibe Province lost their lives during the flood. Geography and wildlife Namib ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jurema Ferraz
Jurema Ferraz (born 14 February 1985) is an Angolan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Angola 2010 and represented her country in the 2010 Miss Universe pageant. Miss Angola Ferraz, who stands tall, competed in her country's national beauty pageant, Miss Angola, held in Luanda on December 10, 2009, where she became the eventual winner of the title, gaining the right to represent Angola in Miss Universe 2010. Miss Universe 2010 As the official representative of her country to the 2010 Miss Universe pageant broadcast live from Las Vegas, Nevada on 23 August, Ferraz participated as one of the 83 delegates who vied for the crown of eventual winner, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico Mexico (Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America. It is bordered to the north by the United States; to the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; to the southeast by Guatema .... References External linksOffic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelsa Alves
Nelsa Alves (born July, 6 1987) is an Angolan model and beauty pageant titleholder who was the competitor at Miss Universe 2009. She won the title of Miss Ingombota on her debut as a model, and subsequently sought to promote good causes. Early life Nelsa Suraia Pombal Alves was born on 6 July 1987 in the Angolan city of Luanda. Pageant career Alves made her catwalk debut at the Miss Ingombota competition in 2009. She had never dreamed of becoming a model, but applied to gain some experience after the encouragement of family and friends. The competition was her modelling debut. She was successful, winning the title and subsequently the title of Miss Luanda, making her eligible to be one of the 24 competitors for the title of Miss Angola 2009. At the pageant in December 2008, held at the Atlântico cinema, she was named Miss Angola and the successor to Lesliana Pereira. Her prize package included a Volkswagen Gol, $3000 and a white gold diamond ring. This victory qualified Alves fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zaire Province
Zaire ( pt, Zaire, french: Zaïre, kg, Nzadi) is one of the 18 provinces of Angola. It occupies in the north west of the country and had a population of 594,428 inhabitants in 2014. It is bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean, on the north by the Democratic Republic of Congo, on the east by the Uíge Province, and on the south by the Bengo Province. History The Kongo people (or Bakongo) occupied the valley of the Congo (or Zaire) River in the mid-thirteenth century, and formed the Kingdom of Kongo, which existed from 1390 until 1891 as an independent state, and until 1914 as a vassal state of the Kingdom of Portugal. In 1914, the Kongo monarchy was abolished after Portuguese suppression of several revolts. From 1885, Portuguese Angola included the District of Congo, which was split in 1919 into the districts of Cabinda and Zaire, respectively north and south of the Congo/Zaire River. During the 1961–1974 Angolan War of Independence, a large fraction of the Bakongo fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lesliana Pereira
Lesliana Massoxi Amaro Gomes Pereira, known simply as Lesliana Pereira, is an Angolan actress, model and beauty pageant winner. She was crowned Miss Angola in 2007. She went on to represent her country at Miss Universe 2008, but was unplaced. In 2014, she starred in the film '' Njinga: Queen Of Angola'', a role that earned her Best Actress at the 11th Africa Movie Academy Awards. Pereira was born in the town Soyo in Angola. 2008–2013: Miss Angola Pereira was crowned Miss Angola in 2007 and represented her nation in the Miss Universe 2008. Alongside Miss Universe winner, Leila Lopes, Periera was interviewed in the popular Portuguese TV show ''Programa do Jô''. She auditioned against Erica Chissapa for a role in the Xuxa Meneghel film, ''Xuxa in the Mystery of Feiurinha''. She eventually got the role of Fadona in the film, which was released in January 2010. The film was commercially successful, and sold more than ''Avatar'' in its first week in Angola. 2013–2015: ''Njinga: Q ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
