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SAO PAULO (AP) — Leila Lopes from Angola is crowned 2011 Miss Universe. Read related article
Lopes beat out 88 other competitors to win the title in Sao Paulo, Brazil.
It was the 60th anniversary of the world's biggest beauty pageant.
Lopes has taken the crown from Mexico's Ximena Navarrete.
The pageant aired live on NBC. More than 1 billion people were expected to have watched the event.
The Miss Universe contest started as a local bathing revue in Long Beach, California.
Favorites Miss China and Miss Australia also made the top 10, along with home crowd contestant Miss Brazil. Miss USA and a host of Latin American candidates did not make the cut, with only Miss Costa Rica and Miss Panama advancing.
Contestants from 89 nations on six continents spent the past three weeks in Sao Paulo, trying to learn samba dance steps, visiting impoverished children and kicking a football around for cameras as the globe's biggest beauty contest is held in Brazil for the first time.
The pageant started as a local bathing revue in Long Beach, California, organized by a swimwear company.
9:25 a.m. - Miss Philippines candidate Shamcey Supsup got in the top 16 of Miss Universe prelimenary competition
9:27 a.m. - Miss Universe presentation of 89 candidates (Live Telecast in ABS-CBN and Star World)
9:35 a.m. - Miss Universe hosts Andy Colen and Natalie Morales greets audience in Credicard Center in Sao Paulo, Brazil
9:45 a.m. - Announcement of Top 16
1. France ( Laury Thilleman)
2. Kosovo (Afërdita Dreshaj)
3. Columbia (Catalina Robayo)
4.China (Luo Zilin)
5. Angola (Leila Lopes)
6. Australia (Scherri-Lee Biggs )
7. Puerto Rico (Viviana Ortiz)
8. Brazil (Priscila Machado)
9. Netherlands (Kelly Weekers)
10. USA (Alyssa Campanella)
11. Ukraine (Olesya Stefanko)
12. Panama (Sheldry Sáez)
13. Costa Rica (Johanna Solano )
14. Portugal (Laura Gonçalves)
15. Philippines (Shamcey Supsup)
16. Venezuela (Vanessa Gonçalves)
9:52 a.m.- Announcement of Top 10 (in swimsuit wear)
1. Australia (Scherri-Lee Biggs )
2. Costa Rica (Johanna Solano )
3. Venezuela (Vanessa Gonçalves)
4. Ukraine (Olesya Stefanko)
5. Portugal (Laura Gonçalves)
6. Panama (Sheldry Sáez)
7. Philippines (Shamcey Supsup)
8. Angola (Leila Lopes)
9. China (Luo Zilin)
10. Brazil (Priscila Machado)
10:11 - Long gown competition
10:26 - Announcement of Top 5 Finalist (in long gown wear)
1. Ukraine (Olesya Stefanko)
2. Philippines (Shamcey Supsup)
3. China (Luo Zilin)
4. Brazil (Priscila Machado)
5. Angola (Leila Lopes)
10:32 a.m. - Question and Answer portion
10:43 a.m. - Final walk for reigining Miss Universe Ximena Navarrette
10:53 a.m. - Announcement of Miss Universe winners
10:54 a.m. - Fourth runner-up: China (Luo Zilin)
10:55 a.m. - Third runner-up: Philippines (Shamcey Supsup)
10:56 a.m. - Second runner-up: Brazil (Priscila Machado)
10:57 a.m. - First runner-up: Ukraine (Olesya Stefanko)
10:58 a.m. - 2011 Miss Universe: Angola (Leila Lopes)
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