The 25-year-old business student is the first Miss Universe winner from Angola, beating out 88 other contestants for the title.
When asked what physical trait she would change for her final question, Lopes replied, "Thank God I'm very satisfied with the way God created me and I wouldn't change a thing. I consider myself a woman endowed with inner beauty. I have acquired many wonderful principles from my family and I intend to follow these for the rest of my life."
