Nobody knows what really a beautiful person is, so don't worry. If you have pimples today, it's nothing. If you have a bad hair day, it's nothing. Feel beautiful. Feel sexy, and it will shine. It will show outside.
Leila Lopes
I'm just a normal girl who dreams, who fights for what I believe.
Being Miss Universe is much more than having a sash and a crown. It is about taking pride in my commitment to serving as an ambassador to my country - and to women everywhere.
Thank God I'm very satisfied with the way God created me, and I wouldn't change a thing.
I never give up, even when people tell me that I can't do something. But if I believe I can, I really fight for it.
I consider myself a woman endowed with inner beauty.
I work with poor kids. I work in the fight against HIV.
I have acquired many wonderful principles from my family, and I intend to follow these for the rest of my life.
As Miss Angola, I've already done a lot to help my people.
Any racist needs to seek help. It's not normal in the 21st century to think in that way.
My childhood best friend moved to Kenya when we were still young, and since I missed her so much, I always hoped to visit Kenya.
I want to show the world that there is more to Africa than poverty, hunger, and disease.
