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Friday, September 16, 2011

Leila Lopes Miss Universe 2011

Birth Name: Leila Lopes
Birth Date: 1986 (age 23–24)
Birth Place: Benguela, Angola
Height: 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)
Hair color: Dark brown
Eye color: Dark brown
Title(s): Miss Angola UK 2011, Miss Angola 2011
Major Competition(s): Miss Angola 2011(Winner)(Miss Photogenic), Miss Universe 2011

BIOGRAPHY:

Born to Cape Verdean immigrants in Benguela, Angola, Lopes is a business management student in Great Britain, where she was crowned Miss Angola UK on October 8, 2010, the official representative of the Angolan community in the United Kingdom to the 2011 Miss Angola pageant.

Lopes, who stands 1.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in) tall, competed as one of 21 finalists in her country's national beauty pageant, Miss Angola, held in Luanda on December 18, 2010, where she obtained the Photogenic Award and became the eventual winner of the title, gaining the right to represent Angola in the 2011 Miss Universe pageant, to be broadcast live from São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011.

Leila Lopes Miss Universe 2011

Miss Angola 2011 Results:

Miss Angola 2011 - Leila Lopes, 24 (Miss Angola in UK)
1st Runner-up - Edmilza Mota dos Santos, 20 (Malanje) 2011
2nd Runner-up - Elizandra Lopes, 19 (Huambo)

Special Awards

Miss Photogenic - Leila Lopes (Miss Angola UK)
Miss Congeniality - Delma Delque (Miss Cunene)
Best Traditional Costume - Elsa da Cruz (Luanda)

23-year-old Leila Lopes was crowned Miss Angola 2011

23-year-old Leila stands 5'10'' and will represent Angola in Miss Universe 2011 pageant to be held in Sao Paulo, Brazil in the coming September.

Saturday, May 7, 2011

Special Eurovision 2011: Albania, Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Bulgary, Cyprus, Netherlands, Norway, Poland.

Albania - Aurela Graçe - Kënga ime

Who? Info HERE.
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Sweden - Eric Saade - Popular

Who? Info HERE.
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Austria - Nadine Beiler - The secret is love

Who? Info HERE.
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Belgium - Witloof Bay - With love baby

Who? Info HERE.
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Bulgary - Polly Genova - Na inat

Who? Info HERE.
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Cyprus - Christos Mylordos - San aggelos

Who? Info HERE.
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Netherlands - 3JS - Je vecht nooit aleen

Who? Info HERE.
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Norway - Stella Mwangi - Haba Haba

Who? Info HERE.
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Poland - Magdalena Tul - Jestem

Who? Info HERE.
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Pictures and info source: EurovisionSpain

Thursday, May 5, 2011

Wedding Hairstyles: Spring 2011 Trends

Wedding Hairstyles: Spring Trends

If you celebrate your wedding on Spring, here are few ideas for your hair on that special day.

With just a little flower and delicate swirls, you can create a romantic and fresh look. Leaving your hair down is on of the trends for Spring 2011. This look was spotted at BestHairStyles.

Very fresh look, with a very simple updo and little flowers as adornment. This one was seen at WeddingHairstylesGallery.

An elegant updo with a floral detail made with rhinestones: very classy. This look was seen at Zimbio.

Little white roses are a perfect detail for a Spring wedding. This updo was seen at Eventsbywe.

Wavy hair with a small tiara and rhinestones create a very delicate and ethereal look. This one was spotted at Zimbio.

Here are few examples of classic hairstyles with updos. A tiara and floral details are perfect for these styles. Seen at BestWeddingInfo.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011

My creative space: with a vintage touch...

This week I finished another set of hairpins with butterflies, like the one seen above, and worked in several pieces with a vintage style and look. Here they are:

For more creative spaces, visit www.kootoyoo.com

Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Shiny {Photo Mosaic}

1. Shiny Pebbles, 2. SHINY BALL, 3. old car shiny, 4. More Shiny Stuff (98/365 Y2)

I love shiny things. You can tell by my work that I really do.
So when Mitsy proposed this theme for the weekly mosaic, I was so happy! :)

More shiny mosaics at www.artmind-etcetera.blogspot.com