Though the Census of Ireland 2011 counted 119,230 people in Cork city, there are in excess of 300,000 in Metropolitan Cork area. Overall Cork is 86.1% White Irish, 8.8% Other White, 2.2% Asian and 0.9% Black.
Longest Reign - Angola. Leila Lopes of Angola, Miss Universe 2011 will be reigning for the longest period in Miss Universe, approximately 1 year and 3 months (as Miss Universe 2012 will be held in December) from the time she was crowned on September 12, 2011.
In 1952, Pacific Knitting Mills organized the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants, co-sponsoring them for decades to follow. The first Miss Universe Pageant was held in Long Beach, California in 1952. It was won by Armi Kuusela from Finland, who gave up her title, though not officially, to get married, shortly before her year was completed.