Miss Universe 2011

Miss Universe 2011
Date12 September 2011
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueCredicard Hall, São Paulo, Brazil
Broadcaster
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

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

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 at the pageant.

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