Affichage des articles dont le libellé est Miss Angola. Afficher tous les articles
Affichage des articles dont le libellé est Miss Angola. Afficher tous les articles

vendredi 16 septembre 2011

More Sour Grapes as Allegations Surface 2nd Black Miss Universe Leila Lopes May Have Used False Documents to Enter Qualifying Pageant

Allegations surface that false documents may have been used to help newly crowned Miss Universe Leila Lopes enter qualifying pageant, Miss Angola UK, but isn't this nothing more than sour grapes at having the second black woman wear the crown?

More drama with Miss Universe, Leila Lopes. There are allegations that false documents were used to help her get into an earlier pageant, Miss Angola UK, aided by a man known as Charles Mukano. The pageant only includes Angolan women living in Britain, despite her reportedly living in Angola. Either there are people ought to get this woman because they can't accept a black Miss Universe, or a hot mess is brewing.
Mr Mukano was reported by an Argentinian news source to be the organiser of the pageant that crowned her Miss Angola in her home country. However Miss Universe officials told AOL Latino they have never even heard of Mr Mukano and the organiser who ran the Miss Angola pageant is actually called Renato Guttler.

But Argentine news outlet Infobae reported Mr Mukano allegedly obtained false documents to say Lopes is a business student in Britain - and he had been questioned before about other documents. Ms Lopes has not yet commented on the allegations. The Miss Universe Organization also told AOL Latino it denies other circulating rumours that Ms Lopes has Cuban parents and speaks Spanish. Source
If you ask me, this sounds nothing more than someone having sour grapes and being unable to accept the fact that a black woman has been crowned Miss Universe. Can we just move on?

lundi 12 septembre 2011

Miss Angola, Leila Lopes, Crowned Miss Universe 2011

Leila Lopes, Miss Angola, crowned Miss Universe 2011, in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Miss Angola, Leila Lopes, crowned Miss Universe 2011 in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Miss Ukraine took the second place, with Miss Brazil in third. Rounding out the top five, Miss Philippines took the fourth spot, with Miss China coming in fifth. We've got a sistah leading the pack! Miss Angola exudes such beauty and grace. Great for Angola and Africa!

Has the Miss Universe pageant, described as a "glorified bikini contest," set the women's movement back decades?

The NY Daily News' lead-in to the photo of Lopes flanked by other contestants, states: "Miss Universe pageant: Angolan bombshell wins glorified bikini contest, sets the women's movement back decades." Do you really think the Miss Universe pageant, or any other beauty pageant, sets us back as women?

Leila Lopes had to fend off questions about cosmetic surgery on first full day after she was crowned Miss Universe. Is it so far-fetched that a black woman could  be so beautiful without the aid of cosmetic surgery? The media is a mess.

Responding to questions, Lopes said that she has never had cosmetic surgery of any kind and that her three tips for beauty were to get a lot of sleep, use sun block even when it's not sunny and to drink lots of water. She said her smile was her best weapon in the competition.

Asked about racism in light of the fact that she's one of the few blacks ever crowned Miss Universe, Lopes said that "any racist needs to seek help. It's not normal in the 21st century to think in that way."