Miss Universe, Leila Lopes

Angola's Leila Lopes, 25, won the Miss Universe pageant Sunday night in Sao Paulo, Brazil.

Lopes said she hopes her victory will allow her to assist her native Angola in escaping its history of war and impoverishment, and said she plans to focus on fighting HIV around the globe.
   
The first runner-up was 23-year-old Olesia Stefanko of Ukraine and the second runner-up was Priscila Machado of Brazil. The third was Miss Philippines and the fourth Miss China.