13 things about Miss International Angola 2025 Lauriela Martins

Lauriela Marcia Martins won the 21st edition of Miss Angola. She represented Angola in the 66th edition of Miss Universe and the 63rd edition of Miss International.

BIOGRAPHY

Martins is an Angolan interior designer and beauty queen originally from Cabinda, Angola. From Cabinda, she moved to Luanda, Aingola.

On April 2, 2025, Martins turned 27. Here are 10 more things about her:

1. In 2017, she visited the United States.
2. She is Miss Cabinda 2017.
3. She won Miss Angola 2017.
4. She is Miss Universe Angola 2017.
5. She was a Miss Universe 2017 candidate.
6. From 2018 to 2025, she attended the Escola Superior de Artes e Design in Senhora da Hora, Portugal where she earned a licentiate degree in interior design.
7. In 2019, she was a hostess in Porto, Portugal.
8. In 2021, she visited Belgium and Switzerland.
9. In 2023, she visited the Republic of the Congo, Spain.
10. In 2024, she was the chief operating officer of Casa Camelia in Porto.
11. In 2025, she visited Japan.
12. She won Miss Angola Internacional 2025.
13. She is Miss International Angola 202 and was a Miss International 2025 semifinalist.

TIMELINE

Martins was born and raised in Angola. She speaks Portuguese and English.

2010s

• On December 17, 2016, she represented Cabinda at Miss Angola 2017 and competed against 22 other candidates in Luanda. She won the title.
• On November 26, 2017, she represented Angola at Miss Universe 2017 and competed against 91 other candidates at The AXIS in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA. She was unplaced.
• From Ma 2019 to October 2019, she worked as a hostess in Porto.

2025

• In March 2021, she traveled to Ravels, Belgium.
• In June 2021, she traveled to Zurich, Switzerland.
• In March 2023, she traveled to Brazzaville, the Republic of the Congo.
• In August 2023, she traveled to Leon, Spain.
• From April 2024 to September 2024, she was the Casa Camelia COO in Porto.
• On October 11, 2025, she represented Cabinda at Miss Angola Internacional 2025 and competed against 20 other candidates  at the EPIC SANA Luanda Hotel in Luanda. She won the title.
• ‘On November 27, 2025, she represented Angola at Miss International 2025 and competed against 79 other candidates at the Yoyogi National Gymnasium in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan. She finished in the Top 20.