Manila, Philippines – ONCE and for all, Lea Salonga — the sole Filipina judge in this year’s Miss Universe — elaborates why Ms. Angola, Leila Lopes, was her “first choice” in the pageant.
“I had to consider also that this woman had an interpreter who kept on interrupting her. She answers and then she answers very quickly but the interpreter jumps in and she maintains her poise, she maintains her posture,” Tony award winner Lea explained in the “The Buzz.”
Ultimately, what wowed her about Lopes was that, “She came across so regal!” adding, “And she’s gorgeous and we couldn’t take our eyes off of her. The moment she went out with her evening gown. We were all like, ‘Oh my god!’” (Bulletin Entertainment Online)

