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Miss Universe 2011 faked documents?

ANI | By, Washington
Sep 17, 2011 01:04 PM IST

Controversy hounds the 2011 Miss Universe pageant after new allegations that the winner, Miss Angola Leila Lopes, used false documents to enter and win a qualifying contest in England. The beauty had already been called 'undeserving of the crown'...

Controversy hounds the 2011 Miss Universe pageant after new allegations that the winner, Miss Angola, used false documents to enter and win a qualifying contest in England.



The Argentinian newspaper Infobae published a report Thursday alleging that Leila Lopes was unfairly allowed to participate in a Miss Angola competition for Angolan citizens living in the UK, even though she has never lived outside of Angola, reports ABC News.

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The report claimed that a man named Charles Mukano helped falsify documents identifying Lopes as a student of business management at a British school, enabling her to enter and win the contest there.



Infobae cites reports in Angolan media that allege that Mukano may have even bribed judges in England to ensure Lopes’ win.



Lopes was the first Miss Universe from her country, but came under attack in the following days by Miss France and fans of Miss Phillipines as undeserving of the crown.



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