After 3 weeks of intensive competition between 89 countries, Leila Lopes (Miss Angola) has been crowned Miss Universe 2011… The event which was held in Brazil, Sao Paul listed Olesya Stefanko from Ukraine as 1st runner up, Priscilla Machado from Brazil as 2nd runner up and Luo Zilin (China) as 3rd runner up.
As usual, Ghana was a NO SHOW… This brings me to the sickening nature the organizers of Miss Universe Ghana-Insignia Group handled the selection of Ghana’s rep.
As you may know, a certain Miss Erica Yahyra Nego who contested and won Miss Minnesota to enable her go to Miss USA and then proceed to Miss Universe on behalf of USA but failed was PICKED to represent Ghana at the just ended Miss Universe competition.
One of the preposterous excuses the organizers gave on their facebook wall was that ”contestants who have lived abroad, tend to have a lot more exposure and sometimes have an edge over those who have had not had as much exposure,” and as such, a woman without ANY SHADE of Ghanaian in her was chosen to represent Ghana. (You Can Read More On This From Here).
The organizers also claimed that, Miss Erica Yahyra Nego was going to make history for Ghana (thinking the judges cannot easily spot what is Ghanaian and what is not) by placing well in the competition…Total nonsense!
The competition is over and the ‘cheap’ desperate non Ghanaian representative who was imposed on us was A NO SHOW. You know what they say right? I just can’t wait to hear the nonsense they will tell us now and next time…
In your face Mr. William Bedzrah, Communications Director of the INSIGNIA Group,Organizers & Producers Of Miss Universe Ghana (This man had the impudence of a dying cockroach to phone me, insult me and threaten me for just writing what was obvious and has been affirmed)
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JiOGoFYYXTo
Congrats. She looks pretty. Chris you won’t kill me oooo. In his face paa? At least you said it and they were arrogant not to have noticed what we all say. Beauty pageant in Ghana is a joke, all scam anyway
She is beautiful and looks like a real Angola lady. So what happened to our Obroni who was supposed to bring us the crown? The organizers in Ghana should be shame and apologise to Ghanaians.
@akosuaghana, you always talk like a fool ,is this obroni as you call her the first ever contestant who has represented Ghana?,why did the previous black ,natural beauties never won before ,pls do reason before you write, apology my foot.
@akosuaghana, u really a big foolish and idiotic girl
OMG….she’s really beautiful.. Congratulations Leila…. I have a question — Is this the first time an African country has won this particular pageant??
@naa asheley, no Botswana and South Africa have won in previous pagents
@adwoa, **pageants
@adwoa, thanks for the info. she really deserves it.. Leila really Loped the crown, she’s not called Lopes no reason….lol.
@naa asheley, One Nigerian lady have also.
@Akosua,Nigerian lady has never won this before it was miss world. Miss South Africa (1978), Miss Namibia (1992), Bostwana (1999) and now Miss Angola.
@adwoa,
@adwoa, yeah you are right it was miss Namibia. my mistake 😉
@adwoa, exactly I was watching when she won Miss Universe, that Miss Botswana, she in fact had a similar hair bun as this Miss Universe frm Angola, I think the bun up top works really well for Pageant queens….
@Kin,
You are right, Agbani Darego , who was ms nigeria, and the first african miss world also had the bun, gh should take note lol
@Akosua, I saw it on youtube the Nigerian won Miss World in the 90’s…thanks anyways..
@Akosua, sorry, let me correct myself…. It was 2001 rather…
I must say i was cheering for Miss Angola to win when she made it into the Top 16. So proud that an African won again! And since i have an Angolan dad and a Guinean mother i was very happy. This is, i believe the third time an African has won. We should all share this moment together and celebrate as a Continent.
@rose23, yeah, this shows that beauty can be found in our Africans. We do not need to bring someone from anywhere (mixed race) to come represent us. I am glad an indigenous African won and not that scam Ghana sent
@Tracy, I’m definitely glad that she won. But then again i’m on the fence about Yayra! No matter how you see it she is still Ghanaian and deserves to be recognized as such! I just think that maybe the organization chose the wrong person to represent the country but the Miss Universe pagents is very difficult to compete in and the chances of winning are like one in a million. i was just glad that an African was selected to be in the top 16 and i just really wanted one to win. Let’s give Yayra some credit for even trying. Ghana might not have won but Africa did and that’s a blessing. I’ve been on some websites here is the U.S. and you read how they think the judges were unjust for choosing an African and that Leila was the wrong choice. So let’s just celebrate our victory and rub it in their faced.
@Tracy, And also Leila is Cuban Angolan! She’s mixed too so it doesn’t matter!
@rose23, i was thinking the same thing, all of Africa will want to invite her to their nations, even Ghana(sorry Yayra)…what I read about her response to racism was so smart (she said racists should seek professional help as it is not acceptable in the 21st century)…any way yeah we should celebrate Leila Lopes as a continent…
@ Chris
Leila Lopes previously won Miss Angola UK, thought you might want to know.
#1 this is stupid and insult to native Ghanaian women. In a way what they are trying to say is that native Ghanaian women are not pretty or well educated!! When what dose it say about the country?
How about them picking a girl and polish her well to the World?
#2 This girl didn’t win for the first time why pick her to rep Ghana for a 2. time?
congrats Miss Leila Lopes, she so so pretty
Gosh I know these comps, aren’t and can’t all be about beauty but this chick is STU-NNING! Nice one Angola congrats!
she was full of elegance, grace, she was my favourite and also the crowds , am glad she won, black is beautiful its high time our organisers realise that and stop giving preference to half cast .
i said it miss angola will win it ! congrats sorry to ghana rep.
Stop Haters , U dont have to be born in Ghana to represent in Big stage …..Look at Kevin prince Boateng playing for Ghana national team. Ur beauty Yayra-E.-Nego… people who loves to be at your place right now …. Haters never stop sleeping but they make u stronger…
I watched this last nite, so proud of her, she had so many fans in the audience, i give kudos to the white folks on the judges panel, they did a good job, for a min i thought ukraine was going to win, n how come miss angola didn’t speak english? I thought Angolans spoke english.
@miss dior, They speak Portuguese actually!
@rose23, Okay, next yr i would love to see ghana in the final five, even if she doesn’t win.
AMEN……………………GOOOOOOOOOOO AFRICA……………..CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Is she a Gha-Chingo(Ghana .Chinese) lol
i knew that girl wasc too good to be true with her fake accent if only Ghana had picked a dark skin with a Ghanaian accent.
@endowed, U know am thinking the same . I dont know when some ghanaians would appreciate their color.Trust me, even in elementary school, its only the fair kids who are allowed to sit in or stand in the front row for the end of the term photographs.Very funny, but true, I hope someday dark skin would be hyped by everyone cuz this is getting too dirty.
@Adjoa Nbaaso), glad u share my thoughts girl, this has really gotta stop
wow…shes rily pretty….
This web site copied photos from other web site and boldly embossed their website name on the picture as if they own them. Wake up before Google cuts off their adverts!!!
@jojo, that’s exactly what iI thought too. Claiming the pictures boldly as if they sent their photographers.
and anoda one falls in the ocean….this lady was looking more like someone from the Caribbeans….no GH representation at all. it’s not a surprise she didn’t place….but seriously what were the organizers thinkin?????? if she lost to the winner of the Miss U.S.A , how was she gonna beat her in the main competition since she was also der??? is this stupidity, lack of vision or lack of foresight?????
she is beautiful. congrats Leila.
SHE IS A LOUDSY BITCH WITH NO HOPES OF EVER BECOMING A PAGEANT QUEEN BECAUSE SHE DID NOT EMBRACE THE GHANAIAN CULTURE.