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Miss Universo Angola 2022 Swelia Da Silva Antonio completed her master's degree in international sociology with a GPA of 7.8 on Friday, August 26. The 25-year-old traveled all the way from Angola to the Netherlands in order to receive her diploma from the Erasmus University Rotterdam. In her statements, the beauty queen was very happy about the great achievement and talked about her next steps, adding that after completing her degree, her ambition is to work as a diplomat. "For the time being, I do not intend to continue with academic education. But after my reign, I would like to graduate to be a diplomat or work in a ministry. For this, it will be necessary to continue my studies and learn a little more about this world," she said. Swelia will represent Angola at the Miss Universe 2022 pageant, whose date and venue are yet to be announced. Photos: Comité Miss Angola / Miss Universo Angola

Swelia Da Silva Antonio was crowned Miss Universo Angola 2022 (Miss Universe Angola 2022) on Saturday, August 6 at Pérola dos Navegantes in Benguela. The 24-year-old social scientist, from the Netherlands, bested 23 other contestants to win the national competition. She succeeds Miss Angola 2019 Salett Natalia Martins Miguel and will represent her country at Miss Universe 2022. Yasser Coimbra of Bié and Nelma Tchissola of Cuanza Norte were respectively the first and second runners-up while Diana Mingas of Moxico and Mafalda Guilherme of Zaire completed the Top 5 finalists. Former Miss Universe from Angola, Leila Lopes, now holds the national license to send Angolan representatives to the Miss Universe pageant. The new Miss Universe Angola is no stranger to pageantry. She represented the Netherlands at Miss Supranational 2021 and placed in the Top 12. View this post on Instagram A post shared by 𝙎𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙖 𝘿𝙖 𝙎𝙞𝙡𝙫𝙖 𝘼𝙣𝙩𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙤 (@sweliadsantonio) Photos: