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\"I am honored that I have achieved my dream, and I am honored by the state of Adrar where I come from,\" she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

READ MORE HERE >><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Miss Algeria 2019 Is Black, Racist Trolls Are Attacking Her But She Won't Back Down","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"miss-algeria-2019-black-racist-trolls-are-attacking-but-wont-back-down","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-16 20:18:14","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-16 20:18:14","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=120593","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4114,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2011-09-13 11:11:20","post_date_gmt":"2011-09-13 11:11:20","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_290247\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"513\"]\"Miss-universe-2011-leila-lopes\" Photo by Dietmar Lang, ag\u00eancia Latina press from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\n#Angola<\/a>'s #Leila Lopes<\/a> has joined the ranks of 3 other #African<\/a> beauties to win the #Miss Universe<\/a> title. Making Leila Lopes the 4th African to ever win the title.\n\n#Margaret Gardiner<\/a> from South Africa won the first Miss Universe title for Africa in 1978, #Michelle Mclean<\/a> won the second Miss Universe title for Africa representing Namibia 2 years after its independence from South Africa in 1992. In 1999, #Mpule Kwelagobe<\/a> representing Botswana won the third title. She was also the first black African to take home the title.\n\nLeila Lopes The 25-year-old Angolan beauty has worked with various social causes. She has helped poor kids, worked in the fight against HIV, and has also worked to protect the elderly \"I think now as Miss Universe I will be able to do much more\" says the beauty queen.\n

ALSO READ: Miss Algeria 2019 Is Black, Racist Trolls Are Attacking Her But She Won't Back Down<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\nContestants hailing from 89 nations spent the past three weeks in Sao Paulo for the 60th anniversary of the beauty contest that had an anticipated worldwide audience of one billion. Mexico's Ximena Navarrete, last year's winner, was on hand to relinquish her crown to Lopes.","post_title":"Angola's Leila Lopes becomes 4th African to win Miss Universe","post_excerpt":"Angola's Leila Lopes has joined the ranks of 3 other African beauties to win the Miss Universe title. Making her the 4th African to ever win the title.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"angolas-leila-lopes-becomes-4th-african-to-win-miss-universe","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 23:24:11","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 23:24:11","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/africanvibes.wpengine.com\/?p=4178","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
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Ms. Ben Hamou, who comes from the southern Adrar region, said that she was proud of her identity and winning the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"I am honored that I have achieved my dream, and I am honored by the state of Adrar where I come from,\" she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

READ MORE HERE >><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Miss Algeria 2019 Is Black, Racist Trolls Are Attacking Her But She Won't Back Down","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"miss-algeria-2019-black-racist-trolls-are-attacking-but-wont-back-down","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-16 20:18:14","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-16 20:18:14","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=120593","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4114,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2011-09-13 11:11:20","post_date_gmt":"2011-09-13 11:11:20","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_290247\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"513\"]\"Miss-universe-2011-leila-lopes\" Photo by Dietmar Lang, ag\u00eancia Latina press from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\n#Angola<\/a>'s #Leila Lopes<\/a> has joined the ranks of 3 other #African<\/a> beauties to win the #Miss Universe<\/a> title. Making Leila Lopes the 4th African to ever win the title.\n\n#Margaret Gardiner<\/a> from South Africa won the first Miss Universe title for Africa in 1978, #Michelle Mclean<\/a> won the second Miss Universe title for Africa representing Namibia 2 years after its independence from South Africa in 1992. In 1999, #Mpule Kwelagobe<\/a> representing Botswana won the third title. She was also the first black African to take home the title.\n\nLeila Lopes The 25-year-old Angolan beauty has worked with various social causes. She has helped poor kids, worked in the fight against HIV, and has also worked to protect the elderly \"I think now as Miss Universe I will be able to do much more\" says the beauty queen.\n

ALSO READ: Miss Algeria 2019 Is Black, Racist Trolls Are Attacking Her But She Won't Back Down<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\nContestants hailing from 89 nations spent the past three weeks in Sao Paulo for the 60th anniversary of the beauty contest that had an anticipated worldwide audience of one billion. Mexico's Ximena Navarrete, last year's winner, was on hand to relinquish her crown to Lopes.","post_title":"Angola's Leila Lopes becomes 4th African to win Miss Universe","post_excerpt":"Angola's Leila Lopes has joined the ranks of 3 other African beauties to win the Miss Universe title. Making her the 4th African to ever win the title.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"angolas-leila-lopes-becomes-4th-african-to-win-miss-universe","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 23:24:11","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 23:24:11","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/africanvibes.wpengine.com\/?p=4178","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
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Darker-skinned Algerians face discrimination in the North African state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms. Ben Hamou, who comes from the southern Adrar region, said that she was proud of her identity and winning the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"I am honored that I have achieved my dream, and I am honored by the state of Adrar where I come from,\" she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

READ MORE HERE >><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Miss Algeria 2019 Is Black, Racist Trolls Are Attacking Her But She Won't Back Down","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"miss-algeria-2019-black-racist-trolls-are-attacking-but-wont-back-down","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-16 20:18:14","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-16 20:18:14","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=120593","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4114,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2011-09-13 11:11:20","post_date_gmt":"2011-09-13 11:11:20","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_290247\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"513\"]\"Miss-universe-2011-leila-lopes\" Photo by Dietmar Lang, ag\u00eancia Latina press from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\n#Angola<\/a>'s #Leila Lopes<\/a> has joined the ranks of 3 other #African<\/a> beauties to win the #Miss Universe<\/a> title. Making Leila Lopes the 4th African to ever win the title.\n\n#Margaret Gardiner<\/a> from South Africa won the first Miss Universe title for Africa in 1978, #Michelle Mclean<\/a> won the second Miss Universe title for Africa representing Namibia 2 years after its independence from South Africa in 1992. In 1999, #Mpule Kwelagobe<\/a> representing Botswana won the third title. She was also the first black African to take home the title.\n\nLeila Lopes The 25-year-old Angolan beauty has worked with various social causes. She has helped poor kids, worked in the fight against HIV, and has also worked to protect the elderly \"I think now as Miss Universe I will be able to do much more\" says the beauty queen.\n

ALSO READ: Miss Algeria 2019 Is Black, Racist Trolls Are Attacking Her But She Won't Back Down<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\nContestants hailing from 89 nations spent the past three weeks in Sao Paulo for the 60th anniversary of the beauty contest that had an anticipated worldwide audience of one billion. Mexico's Ximena Navarrete, last year's winner, was on hand to relinquish her crown to Lopes.","post_title":"Angola's Leila Lopes becomes 4th African to win Miss Universe","post_excerpt":"Angola's Leila Lopes has joined the ranks of 3 other African beauties to win the Miss Universe title. Making her the 4th African to ever win the title.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"angolas-leila-lopes-becomes-4th-african-to-win-miss-universe","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 23:24:11","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 23:24:11","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/africanvibes.wpengine.com\/?p=4178","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
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ALSO READ: Tunisia Becomes Second African Country And First Arab Nation To Outlaw Racism. Here Is What Will Happen If You Break The Law<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Darker-skinned Algerians face discrimination in the North African state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms. Ben Hamou, who comes from the southern Adrar region, said that she was proud of her identity and winning the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"I am honored that I have achieved my dream, and I am honored by the state of Adrar where I come from,\" she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

READ MORE HERE >><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Miss Algeria 2019 Is Black, Racist Trolls Are Attacking Her But She Won't Back Down","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"miss-algeria-2019-black-racist-trolls-are-attacking-but-wont-back-down","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-16 20:18:14","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-16 20:18:14","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=120593","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4114,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2011-09-13 11:11:20","post_date_gmt":"2011-09-13 11:11:20","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_290247\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"513\"]\"Miss-universe-2011-leila-lopes\" Photo by Dietmar Lang, ag\u00eancia Latina press from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\n#Angola<\/a>'s #Leila Lopes<\/a> has joined the ranks of 3 other #African<\/a> beauties to win the #Miss Universe<\/a> title. Making Leila Lopes the 4th African to ever win the title.\n\n#Margaret Gardiner<\/a> from South Africa won the first Miss Universe title for Africa in 1978, #Michelle Mclean<\/a> won the second Miss Universe title for Africa representing Namibia 2 years after its independence from South Africa in 1992. In 1999, #Mpule Kwelagobe<\/a> representing Botswana won the third title. She was also the first black African to take home the title.\n\nLeila Lopes The 25-year-old Angolan beauty has worked with various social causes. She has helped poor kids, worked in the fight against HIV, and has also worked to protect the elderly \"I think now as Miss Universe I will be able to do much more\" says the beauty queen.\n

ALSO READ: Miss Algeria 2019 Is Black, Racist Trolls Are Attacking Her But She Won't Back Down<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\nContestants hailing from 89 nations spent the past three weeks in Sao Paulo for the 60th anniversary of the beauty contest that had an anticipated worldwide audience of one billion. Mexico's Ximena Navarrete, last year's winner, was on hand to relinquish her crown to Lopes.","post_title":"Angola's Leila Lopes becomes 4th African to win Miss Universe","post_excerpt":"Angola's Leila Lopes has joined the ranks of 3 other African beauties to win the Miss Universe title. Making her the 4th African to ever win the title.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"angolas-leila-lopes-becomes-4th-african-to-win-miss-universe","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 23:24:11","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 23:24:11","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/africanvibes.wpengine.com\/?p=4178","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
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Slurs about her dark skin colour, nose, and lips have been made on Facebook and Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ: Tunisia Becomes Second African Country And First Arab Nation To Outlaw Racism. Here Is What Will Happen If You Break The Law<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Darker-skinned Algerians face discrimination in the North African state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms. Ben Hamou, who comes from the southern Adrar region, said that she was proud of her identity and winning the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"I am honored that I have achieved my dream, and I am honored by the state of Adrar where I come from,\" she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

READ MORE HERE >><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Miss Algeria 2019 Is Black, Racist Trolls Are Attacking Her But She Won't Back Down","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"miss-algeria-2019-black-racist-trolls-are-attacking-but-wont-back-down","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-16 20:18:14","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-16 20:18:14","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=120593","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4114,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2011-09-13 11:11:20","post_date_gmt":"2011-09-13 11:11:20","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_290247\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"513\"]\"Miss-universe-2011-leila-lopes\" Photo by Dietmar Lang, ag\u00eancia Latina press from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\n#Angola<\/a>'s #Leila Lopes<\/a> has joined the ranks of 3 other #African<\/a> beauties to win the #Miss Universe<\/a> title. Making Leila Lopes the 4th African to ever win the title.\n\n#Margaret Gardiner<\/a> from South Africa won the first Miss Universe title for Africa in 1978, #Michelle Mclean<\/a> won the second Miss Universe title for Africa representing Namibia 2 years after its independence from South Africa in 1992. In 1999, #Mpule Kwelagobe<\/a> representing Botswana won the third title. She was also the first black African to take home the title.\n\nLeila Lopes The 25-year-old Angolan beauty has worked with various social causes. She has helped poor kids, worked in the fight against HIV, and has also worked to protect the elderly \"I think now as Miss Universe I will be able to do much more\" says the beauty queen.\n

ALSO READ: Miss Algeria 2019 Is Black, Racist Trolls Are Attacking Her But She Won't Back Down<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\nContestants hailing from 89 nations spent the past three weeks in Sao Paulo for the 60th anniversary of the beauty contest that had an anticipated worldwide audience of one billion. Mexico's Ximena Navarrete, last year's winner, was on hand to relinquish her crown to Lopes.","post_title":"Angola's Leila Lopes becomes 4th African to win Miss Universe","post_excerpt":"Angola's Leila Lopes has joined the ranks of 3 other African beauties to win the Miss Universe title. Making her the 4th African to ever win the title.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"angolas-leila-lopes-becomes-4th-african-to-win-miss-universe","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 23:24:11","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 23:24:11","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/africanvibes.wpengine.com\/?p=4178","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
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\"I will not back down because of the people who criticized me,\" Khadija Ben Hamou told Algerian news site TSA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slurs about her dark skin colour, nose, and lips have been made on Facebook and Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ: Tunisia Becomes Second African Country And First Arab Nation To Outlaw Racism. Here Is What Will Happen If You Break The Law<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Darker-skinned Algerians face discrimination in the North African state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms. Ben Hamou, who comes from the southern Adrar region, said that she was proud of her identity and winning the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"I am honored that I have achieved my dream, and I am honored by the state of Adrar where I come from,\" she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

READ MORE HERE >><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Miss Algeria 2019 Is Black, Racist Trolls Are Attacking Her But She Won't Back Down","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"miss-algeria-2019-black-racist-trolls-are-attacking-but-wont-back-down","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-16 20:18:14","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-16 20:18:14","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=120593","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4114,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2011-09-13 11:11:20","post_date_gmt":"2011-09-13 11:11:20","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_290247\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"513\"]\"Miss-universe-2011-leila-lopes\" Photo by Dietmar Lang, ag\u00eancia Latina press from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\n#Angola<\/a>'s #Leila Lopes<\/a> has joined the ranks of 3 other #African<\/a> beauties to win the #Miss Universe<\/a> title. Making Leila Lopes the 4th African to ever win the title.\n\n#Margaret Gardiner<\/a> from South Africa won the first Miss Universe title for Africa in 1978, #Michelle Mclean<\/a> won the second Miss Universe title for Africa representing Namibia 2 years after its independence from South Africa in 1992. In 1999, #Mpule Kwelagobe<\/a> representing Botswana won the third title. She was also the first black African to take home the title.\n\nLeila Lopes The 25-year-old Angolan beauty has worked with various social causes. She has helped poor kids, worked in the fight against HIV, and has also worked to protect the elderly \"I think now as Miss Universe I will be able to do much more\" says the beauty queen.\n

ALSO READ: Miss Algeria 2019 Is Black, Racist Trolls Are Attacking Her But She Won't Back Down<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\nContestants hailing from 89 nations spent the past three weeks in Sao Paulo for the 60th anniversary of the beauty contest that had an anticipated worldwide audience of one billion. Mexico's Ximena Navarrete, last year's winner, was on hand to relinquish her crown to Lopes.","post_title":"Angola's Leila Lopes becomes 4th African to win Miss Universe","post_excerpt":"Angola's Leila Lopes has joined the ranks of 3 other African beauties to win the Miss Universe title. Making her the 4th African to ever win the title.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"angolas-leila-lopes-becomes-4th-african-to-win-miss-universe","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 23:24:11","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 23:24:11","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/africanvibes.wpengine.com\/?p=4178","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
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The newly crowned winner of Miss Algeria beauty pageant has hit back at critics who have hurled racial abuse at her because of her skin color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"I will not back down because of the people who criticized me,\" Khadija Ben Hamou told Algerian news site TSA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slurs about her dark skin colour, nose, and lips have been made on Facebook and Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ: Tunisia Becomes Second African Country And First Arab Nation To Outlaw Racism. Here Is What Will Happen If You Break The Law<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Darker-skinned Algerians face discrimination in the North African state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms. Ben Hamou, who comes from the southern Adrar region, said that she was proud of her identity and winning the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"I am honored that I have achieved my dream, and I am honored by the state of Adrar where I come from,\" she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

READ MORE HERE >><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Miss Algeria 2019 Is Black, Racist Trolls Are Attacking Her But She Won't Back Down","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"miss-algeria-2019-black-racist-trolls-are-attacking-but-wont-back-down","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-16 20:18:14","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-16 20:18:14","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=120593","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4114,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2011-09-13 11:11:20","post_date_gmt":"2011-09-13 11:11:20","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_290247\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"513\"]\"Miss-universe-2011-leila-lopes\" Photo by Dietmar Lang, ag\u00eancia Latina press from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\n#Angola<\/a>'s #Leila Lopes<\/a> has joined the ranks of 3 other #African<\/a> beauties to win the #Miss Universe<\/a> title. Making Leila Lopes the 4th African to ever win the title.\n\n#Margaret Gardiner<\/a> from South Africa won the first Miss Universe title for Africa in 1978, #Michelle Mclean<\/a> won the second Miss Universe title for Africa representing Namibia 2 years after its independence from South Africa in 1992. In 1999, #Mpule Kwelagobe<\/a> representing Botswana won the third title. She was also the first black African to take home the title.\n\nLeila Lopes The 25-year-old Angolan beauty has worked with various social causes. She has helped poor kids, worked in the fight against HIV, and has also worked to protect the elderly \"I think now as Miss Universe I will be able to do much more\" says the beauty queen.\n

ALSO READ: Miss Algeria 2019 Is Black, Racist Trolls Are Attacking Her But She Won't Back Down<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\nContestants hailing from 89 nations spent the past three weeks in Sao Paulo for the 60th anniversary of the beauty contest that had an anticipated worldwide audience of one billion. Mexico's Ximena Navarrete, last year's winner, was on hand to relinquish her crown to Lopes.","post_title":"Angola's Leila Lopes becomes 4th African to win Miss Universe","post_excerpt":"Angola's Leila Lopes has joined the ranks of 3 other African beauties to win the Miss Universe title. Making her the 4th African to ever win the title.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"angolas-leila-lopes-becomes-4th-african-to-win-miss-universe","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 23:24:11","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 23:24:11","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/africanvibes.wpengine.com\/?p=4178","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
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The newly crowned winner of Miss Algeria beauty pageant has hit back at critics who have hurled racial abuse at her because of her skin color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"I will not back down because of the people who criticized me,\" Khadija Ben Hamou told Algerian news site TSA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slurs about her dark skin colour, nose, and lips have been made on Facebook and Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ: Tunisia Becomes Second African Country And First Arab Nation To Outlaw Racism. Here Is What Will Happen If You Break The Law<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Darker-skinned Algerians face discrimination in the North African state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms. Ben Hamou, who comes from the southern Adrar region, said that she was proud of her identity and winning the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"I am honored that I have achieved my dream, and I am honored by the state of Adrar where I come from,\" she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

READ MORE HERE >><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Miss Algeria 2019 Is Black, Racist Trolls Are Attacking Her But She Won't Back Down","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"miss-algeria-2019-black-racist-trolls-are-attacking-but-wont-back-down","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-16 20:18:14","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-16 20:18:14","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=120593","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4114,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2011-09-13 11:11:20","post_date_gmt":"2011-09-13 11:11:20","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_290247\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"513\"]\"Miss-universe-2011-leila-lopes\" Photo by Dietmar Lang, ag\u00eancia Latina press from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\n#Angola<\/a>'s #Leila Lopes<\/a> has joined the ranks of 3 other #African<\/a> beauties to win the #Miss Universe<\/a> title. Making Leila Lopes the 4th African to ever win the title.\n\n#Margaret Gardiner<\/a> from South Africa won the first Miss Universe title for Africa in 1978, #Michelle Mclean<\/a> won the second Miss Universe title for Africa representing Namibia 2 years after its independence from South Africa in 1992. In 1999, #Mpule Kwelagobe<\/a> representing Botswana won the third title. She was also the first black African to take home the title.\n\nLeila Lopes The 25-year-old Angolan beauty has worked with various social causes. She has helped poor kids, worked in the fight against HIV, and has also worked to protect the elderly \"I think now as Miss Universe I will be able to do much more\" says the beauty queen.\n

ALSO READ: Miss Algeria 2019 Is Black, Racist Trolls Are Attacking Her But She Won't Back Down<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\nContestants hailing from 89 nations spent the past three weeks in Sao Paulo for the 60th anniversary of the beauty contest that had an anticipated worldwide audience of one billion. Mexico's Ximena Navarrete, last year's winner, was on hand to relinquish her crown to Lopes.","post_title":"Angola's Leila Lopes becomes 4th African to win Miss Universe","post_excerpt":"Angola's Leila Lopes has joined the ranks of 3 other African beauties to win the Miss Universe title. Making her the 4th African to ever win the title.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"angolas-leila-lopes-becomes-4th-african-to-win-miss-universe","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 23:24:11","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 23:24:11","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/africanvibes.wpengine.com\/?p=4178","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
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The newly crowned winner of Miss Algeria beauty pageant has hit back at critics who have hurled racial abuse at her because of her skin color.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"I will not back down because of the people who criticized me,\" Khadija Ben Hamou told Algerian news site TSA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Slurs about her dark skin colour, nose, and lips have been made on Facebook and Twitter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ALSO READ: Tunisia Becomes Second African Country And First Arab Nation To Outlaw Racism. Here Is What Will Happen If You Break The Law<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\n

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Darker-skinned Algerians face discrimination in the North African state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ms. Ben Hamou, who comes from the southern Adrar region, said that she was proud of her identity and winning the competition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"I am honored that I have achieved my dream, and I am honored by the state of Adrar where I come from,\" she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

READ MORE HERE >><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","post_title":"Miss Algeria 2019 Is Black, Racist Trolls Are Attacking Her But She Won't Back Down","post_excerpt":"","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"miss-algeria-2019-black-racist-trolls-are-attacking-but-wont-back-down","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-16 20:18:14","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-16 20:18:14","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/www.africanvibes.com\/?p=120593","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"0","filter":"raw"},{"ID":4114,"post_author":"7","post_date":"2011-09-13 11:11:20","post_date_gmt":"2011-09-13 11:11:20","post_content":"\n\n[caption id=\"attachment_290247\" align=\"aligncenter\" width=\"513\"]\"Miss-universe-2011-leila-lopes\" Photo by Dietmar Lang, ag\u00eancia Latina press from Wikimedia Commons<\/a><\/em>[\/caption]\n\n#Angola<\/a>'s #Leila Lopes<\/a> has joined the ranks of 3 other #African<\/a> beauties to win the #Miss Universe<\/a> title. Making Leila Lopes the 4th African to ever win the title.\n\n#Margaret Gardiner<\/a> from South Africa won the first Miss Universe title for Africa in 1978, #Michelle Mclean<\/a> won the second Miss Universe title for Africa representing Namibia 2 years after its independence from South Africa in 1992. In 1999, #Mpule Kwelagobe<\/a> representing Botswana won the third title. She was also the first black African to take home the title.\n\nLeila Lopes The 25-year-old Angolan beauty has worked with various social causes. She has helped poor kids, worked in the fight against HIV, and has also worked to protect the elderly \"I think now as Miss Universe I will be able to do much more\" says the beauty queen.\n

ALSO READ: Miss Algeria 2019 Is Black, Racist Trolls Are Attacking Her But She Won't Back Down<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\nContestants hailing from 89 nations spent the past three weeks in Sao Paulo for the 60th anniversary of the beauty contest that had an anticipated worldwide audience of one billion. Mexico's Ximena Navarrete, last year's winner, was on hand to relinquish her crown to Lopes.","post_title":"Angola's Leila Lopes becomes 4th African to win Miss Universe","post_excerpt":"Angola's Leila Lopes has joined the ranks of 3 other African beauties to win the Miss Universe title. Making her the 4th African to ever win the title.","post_status":"publish","comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","post_password":"","post_name":"angolas-leila-lopes-becomes-4th-african-to-win-miss-universe","to_ping":"","pinged":"","post_modified":"2024-08-12 23:24:11","post_modified_gmt":"2024-08-12 23:24:11","post_content_filtered":"","post_parent":0,"guid":"https:\/\/africanvibes.wpengine.com\/?p=4178","menu_order":0,"post_type":"post","post_mime_type":"","comment_count":"2","filter":"raw"}],"next":false,"prev":false,"total_page":1},"paged":1,"column_class":"jeg_col_2o3","class":"epic_block_3"};
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