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Miss Universe 2011

Miss Universe 2011
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Miss Universe 2011, Leila Lopes
Date 12 September 2011
Presenters Natalie Morales, Andy Cohen, Jeannie Mai, Shandi Finnessey
Entertainment Bebel Gilberto, Claudia Leitte
Venue Citibank Hall, São Paulo, Brazil
Broadcaster NBC, Telemundo (international)
Rede Bandeirantes (official broadcaster)
Entrants 89
Placements 16
Withdrawals Norway, Zambia
Returns Cayman Islands, Chile, Estonia, Montenegro, Portugal, St. Lucia, Turks & Caicos, Vietnam
Winner Leila Lopes
 Angola
Congeniality Nikolina Lončar
 Montenegro
Best National Costume Sheldry Sáez
 Panama
Photogenic Ronnia Fornstedt
 Sweden
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Miss Universe 2011, the 60th anniversary of the Miss Universe pageant, was held on 12 September 2011 at Citibank Hall, São Paulo, Brazil. Leila Lopes of Angola was crowned the winner by outgoing titleholder Ximena Navarrete of Mexico, becoming the fourth African country to win the title after South Africa in 1978, Namibia in 1992 and Botswana in 1999. Contestants from 89 countries and territories participated in this year's pageant, surpassing the previous record of 86 contestants in 2006.

§ Voted into the Top 16 by viewers

A total of seven judges were present for the final telecast.


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