



SÃO PAULO - A atriz Leila Lopes, de 40 anos, foi encontrada morta nesta madrugada na casa em que morava na região do Morumbi, na Zona Sul, da capital paulista, Uma equipe do Corpo de Bombeiros constatou que a atriz sofreu uma parada cardiorrespiratória..Segundo a policia, não havia marcas de violência no corpo da atriz.
Entre seus trabalhos de maior destaque na televisão estão as novelas "Pantanal", da extinta TV Manchete, em 1990, e "O Rei do Gado", em 1996, na TV Globo. Mas seu maior sucesso foi a professorinha Lu, em 1993, em "Renascer", também na Rede Globo.
Leila fez um ensaio fotográfico para a Playboy em 1997 e mais recentemente atuou em filmes pornôs.
A atriz, gaúcha de São Leopoldo, foi internada em agosto no Hospital São Luiz, em São Paulo, para a realização de exames para descobrir a causa de fortes dores abdominais. Mas os médicos não identificaram as causas do problema.
Leila Lopes from Angola was crowned Miss Universe Monday night. She became Africa’s 4th Miss Universe, and the 1st black woman to win the crown since 1999.
Lopes beat out 88 other competitors to win the title during the 60th anniversary of Miss Universe. She replaces last year’s winner, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico.
“Thank God I’m very satisfied with the way God created me and I wouldn’t change a thing,” Lopes said when asked her interview question. “I consider myself a woman endowed with inner beauty. I have acquired many wonderful principals from my family and I intend to follow these for the rest of my life.”
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.
In the top 10, were the representatives of Australia, France, Costa Rica, Panama, and Portugal.
Completing the group of 15 quarter-finalists, we had the candidates of Puerto Rico, USA, Kosovo, Netherlands, Colombia and Venezuela.
Miss Panama was the winner of the Best National Costume Award; Miss Montenegro was voted Miss Congeniality; and Miss Sweden was elected Miss Photogenic.
The biggest shock of the night was the early elimination of Miss Malaysia, Deborah Henry, considered by many one of the top favorites for the crown. Other favorites left out, were Misses Greece, Trinidad & Tobago, Nicaragua, Spain, and Aruba.
Among those who made it, the main surprises were Misses Panama and Portugal. It was the first time in 60 years of history that Portugal advances to Miss Universe’s semi-finals.
The pageant was hosted by NBC “Today” anchor Natalie Morales and the Bravo network’s Andy Cohen. Among the celebrities in the jury, Connie Chung, supermodel Isabeli Fontana and Indy race car driver Helio Castroneves.
Brazilian pop stars Claudia Leitte and Bebel Gilberto performed during the event.
Miss Angola, Leila Lopes, was a favorite since she arrived in Brazil. She was actually prepared for the pageant in Brazil. It’s a well-deserved title for Angola and the African continent!
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