Miss Universe 2011

Miss Universe 2011 was the 60th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on 12 September 2011.

Miss Universe 2011
DateSeptember 12, 2011
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueCredicard Hall, São Paulo, Brazil
BroadcasterInternational:
Official broadcaster:
Band (Band São Paulo)
Entrants89
Placements16
Withdrawals
  • Norway
  • Zambia
Returns
  • Cayman Islands
  • Chile
  • Estonia
  • Montenegro
  • Portugal
  • Saint Lucia
  • Turks and Caicos Islands
  • Vietnam
WinnerLeila Lopes
 Angola
CongenialityNikolina Lončar
 Montenegro
Best National CostumeSheldry Sáez
 Panama
PhotogenicRonnia Fornstedt
 Sweden

At the end of the event, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico crowned Leila Lopes of Angola as Miss Universe 2011, marking the country's first win in the pageant's history.

Contestants from eighty-nine countries and territories competed in this year's pageant, surpassing the previous record of 86 contestants in 2006. The pageant was hosted by Andy Cohen and Natalie Morales, with commentary and analysis throughout the entire event by Jeannie Mai and Shandi Finnessey. Brazilian singer-songwriter Bebel Gilberto and Brazilian pop singer Claudia Leitte performed in this year's pageant.

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