Miss Universe 2011 | |
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Date | 12 September 2011 |
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Venue | Credicard Hall, São Paulo, Brazil |
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Entrants | 89 |
Placements | 16 |
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Winner | Leila Lopes Angola |
Congeniality | Nikolina Lončar, Montenegro |
Best National Costume | Sheldry Sáez, Panama |
Photogenic | Ronnia Fornstedt, Sweden |
Miss Universe 2011 was the 60th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on 12 September 2011.[1][2]
At the end of the event, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico crowned Leila Lopes of Angola as Miss Universe 2011, marking the country's first win at the pageant.[3][4][5]
Contestants from eighty-nine countries and territories competed in this year's pageant, surpassing the previous 86 contestants at Miss Universe 2006.[6] The pageant was hosted by Andy Cohen and Natalie Morales, with commentary and analysis by Jeannie Mai and Shandi Finnessey. Brazilian singer-songwriter Bebel Gilberto and Brazilian pop singer Claudia Leitte were the performers.[7][8]