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| Formation | 1997; 28 years ago (1997) |
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| Purpose | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Luanda |
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Official language | Portuguese |
National Director | Leila Lopes |
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Miss Angola is a national beauty pageant in Angola. The pageant was founded in 1997 where the winners were sent toMiss Universe. In 2022 the brand of Miss Angola also used the name of Miss Angola Universo or Miss Universo Angola, this is the organization's name for the Miss Universe competition.
The organization of Miss Angola has produced one Miss Universe winner;Leila Lopes ofBenguela Province was crownedMiss Universe 2011, becoming the first black African to win Miss Universe since1999.
Miss Angola was first founded in 1997 under the directorship of Ana Paula Lemos dos Santos, as the sole Angolan franchise owner toMiss World andMiss Universe. Within its first decade of competing internationally, Miss Angola had amassed six placements across the two pageants. In 2011,Leila Lopes was crownedMiss Universe 2011, becoming the first Angolan woman to win a major international pageant.[1] In 2022, Lopes acquired the Miss Universe franchise license in Angola.
On 12 September 2011, Miss Angola 2010, Leila Lopes was crownedMiss Universe in São Paulo, Brazil, receiving the title from the formerMiss UniverseXimena Navarrete ofMexico.[2][3] She is currently the 60th Miss Universe titleholder, and is the first Angolan woman to hold the position.[4] Lopes is the 5th woman of African descent to win the title since the beginning of the worldwide pageant (following Miss Trinidad and Tobago in 1977, Miss USA in 1995, Miss Trinidad and Tobago again in 1998, and Miss Botswana in 1999) and the fourth African woman from the African continent to win followingMpule Kwelagobe,Miss Universe 1999 from Botswana.
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The Miss Angola competition holds provincial contests every year, with 18 delegates across Angola with three overseas competitors.
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| Year | Miss Angola | Province |
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| 1997 | Emília Guardado | Cabinda |
| 1998 | Egídia Torres | Luanda |
| 1999 | Karine Eunice da Cunha Manita | Luanda |
| 2000 | Hidianeth Luisa Cussema | Bie |
| 2001 | Geovana Pinto Leite | Benguela |
| 2002 | Ana José Sebastião | Luanda |
| 2003 | Telma de Jesus Sonhi[5] | Lunda Sul |
| 2004 | Zenilde Josias | Luanda |
| 2005 | Stiviandra Oliveira | Huíla |
| 2006 | Micaela Reis | Luanda |
| 2007 | Lesliana Pereira | Zaire |
| 2008 | Nelsa Alves | Luanda |
| 2009 | Jurema Ferraz[6] | Namibe |
| 2010 | Leila Lopes[7] Miss Universe 2011 | Benguela |
| 2011 | Marcelina Vahekeni | Cunene |
| 2012 | Vaumara Rebelo | Luanda |
| 2013 | Zuleica Wilson | Cabinda |
| 2014 | Whitney Shikongo | Huíla |
| 2015 | Luísa Baptista | Cuando Cubango |
| 2016 | Lauriela Martins | Cabinda |
| 2018 | Ana Liliana Avião | Luanda |
| 2019 | Salett Natalia Martins Miguel | Cuanza Sul |
| 2022 | Swelia Da Silva Antonio | Luanda |
| 2023 | Ana Coimbra | Benguela |
| 2024 | Maria Cunha | Luanda |
| Year | Province | Miss Angola | Placement at Miss Universe | Special awards | Notes |
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| Leila Lopes directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe from 2022. | |||||
| 2025 | Luanda | Maria Augusta Mendes da Cunha[8] | Unplaced | ||
| 2024 | Benguela | Nelma Tchissola Ferreira[9] | Unplaced | Appointed — Nelma was crowned Miss World Angola 2018 and 2nd Runner-Up of Miss Angola 2022. | |
| 2023 | Benguela | Ana Bárbara Da Silva Coimbra[10] | Unplaced |
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| 2022 | Luanda | Swelia Da Silva António[11] | Unplaced | Before winning Miss Angola 2022, Antonio competed atMiss Supranational 2021 in Poland and made the Top 12 as Netherlands' representative. | |
| Ana Paula Lemos dos Santos directorship — a franchise holder to Miss Universe between 1998―2019 | |||||
| Due to the impact ofCOVID-19 pandemic, no representative in 2020—2021 | |||||
| 2019 | Cuanza Sul | Salett Natalia Martins Miguel | Unplaced | ||
| 2018 | Luanda | Ana Liliana Avião | Unplaced | ||
| 2017 | Cabinda | Lauriela Márcia Martins | Unplaced | ||
| 2016 | Cuando Cubango | Luísa Djanice da Silva Baptista | Unplaced | ||
| 2015 | Huíla | Whitney Houston de Abreu Shikongo | Unplaced |
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| 2014 | Cabinda | Zuleica Marilha dos Santos Wilson | Unplaced | ||
| 2013 | Luanda | Vaumara Patricia Carriço Rebelo | Unplaced | ||
| 2012 | Cunene | Marcelina Vahekeni | Unplaced | ||
| 2011 | Benguela | Leila Luliana da Costa Vieira Lopes | Miss Universe 2011 | Named as the4th Miss Universe from Africa. | |
| 2010 | Namibe | Jurema Ferraz | Unplaced | ||
| 2009 | Luanda | Nelsa Suraia Pombal Alves | Unplaced | ||
| 2008 | Huíla | Lesliana Massoxi Amaro Gomes Pereira | Unplaced | ||
| 2007 | Luanda | Micaela Patrícia de Brito Reis | Top 10 | ||
| 2006 | Luanda | Isménia Júnior[a] | Unplaced | Replacement — Isménia Júnior was originally the first runner-up at Miss Angola 2005, but went on to compete in Miss Universe 2006 after the original winner Stiviandra Oliveira was too young to compete, being only 17; Oliveira went on to compete in Miss World 2006 instead. | |
| 2005 | Luanda | Zenilde Laurinda Josias | Unplaced | ||
| 2004 | Lunda Sul | Telma de Jesus Esperança Sonhi | Top 15 | ||
| 2003 | Luanda | Ana José Sebastião | Top 15 | ||
| 2002 | Luanda | Geovana Pinto Leite | Unplaced | ||
| 2001 | Luanda | Hidianeth Luisa Cussema | Unplaced | ||
| 2000 | Luanda | Eunice Karinne da Cunha Manita | Unplaced | ||
| 1999 | Cabinda | Egídia Torres | Unplaced | ||
| 1998 | Luanda | Emília Guardado | Unplaced | ||
| Year | Province | Miss Angola Mundo | Placement at Miss World | Special awards | Notes |
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| Miss Mundo Angola directorship — a franchise holder to Miss World from 2013 | |||||
| 2025 | Luanda | Nuria Patricia de Assis Ferreira | Unplaced | ||
| Miss World 2023 was rescheduled to 2024 due to the change of host and when entering India as the new host, there were several issues that caused the postponement until March 2024. | |||||
| 2023 | Luanda | Florinda Amélia José | Unplaced | ||
| Miss World 2021 was rescheduled to 16 March 2022 due to the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in Puerto Rico, no edition started in 2022. | |||||
| 2021 | Huambo | Ruth Bianca Pereira Carlos | Unplaced | ||
| 2019 | Luanda | Brezana Virginia de Almeida da Costa | Unplaced | ||
| 2018 | Luanda | Nelma Tchissola Ferreira | Unplaced | ||
| 2017 | Luanda | Judelsia Diemba Bache | Unplaced | ||
| Did not compete between 2014—2016:After the release of the Miss World license contract at Miss Angola, and finally Angola was absent for years without a Miss World license holder in Angola for 3 years. | |||||
| 2013 | Uíge | Maria Castelo | Unplaced | ||
| 2012 | Luanda | Edmilza Nicósia Mota dos Santos | Unplaced | ||
| 2011 | Luanda | Edmilza Nicósia Mota dos Santos | Did not compete | ||
| 2010 | Benguela | Ivaniltan "Ivanita" de Fatima Lorenco Paulo Jones | Unplaced | ||
| 2009 | Huambo | Jercinalda "Nadia" Silva | Unplaced | ||
| 2008 | Luanda | Brigite da Conceição Francisco dos Santos | Top 5 | ||
| 2007 | Uíge | Micaela Patrícia de Brito Reis | 1st Runner-up | ||
| 2006 | Huíla | Stiviandra Ribeiro de Oliveira[a] | Top 6 | ||
| 2005 | Cubango | Cláudia Mariza Manuel Santana | Did not compete | ||
| 2004 | Luanda | Silvia Anair João de Deus | Unplaced | ||
| 2003 | Luanda | Celma Katia Antunes Carlos | Unplaced | ||
| 2002 | Luanda | Rosa Mujinga Muxito | Unplaced | ||
| 2001 | Luanda | Adalgisa Alexandra Da Rocha Goncalves | Unplaced | ||
| 2000 | Luanda | Deolinda Manuel Vilela | Unplaced | ||
| 1999 | Luanda | Lorena Silva | Unplaced | ||
| 1998 | Luanda | Manuela Cortez de Lemos Joao | Unplaced | ||
| Year | Province | Miss Angola Internacional | Placement at Miss International | Special awards | Notes |
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| Miss Angola Internacional directorship — a franchise holder to Miss International from 2023 | |||||
| 2025 | Cabinda | Lauriela Martins | TBD | TBD |
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| 2024 | Did not compete | ||||
| 2023 | Zaire | Teresa Antonio Sara | Unplaced |
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| Ana Paula Lemos dos Santos directorship — a franchise holder to Miss International in 2004 | |||||
| Did not compete between 2005—2022 | |||||
| 2004 | Lunda Sul | Telma de Jesus Esperança Sonhi | Unplaced | ||
