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GABORONE, BOTSWANA - FEBRUARY 26: Cynthia Leshomo, 32, (C) is congratulated by Kgalalelo Ntsepe, the outgoing Miss HIV Stigma Free, at the Miss HIV Stigma Free Botswana competition held at the international convention center February 26, 2005 in Gaborone, Botswana. The pageant is held to make the people of Botswana more aware of HIV-AIDS, and stop the stigma that makes people afraid of being tested and acknowledging their status. Botswana has a population of about 1.7 million people and about 38 percent are believed to be infected with the virus. Leshomo impressed the jury with her mix of beauty and brains and won the competition. (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)

GABORONE, BOTSWANA - FEBRUARY 26:  Cynthia Leshomo, 32, (C) is congratulated by Kgalalelo Ntsepe, the outgoing Miss HIV Stigma Free, at the Miss HIV Stigma Free Botswana competition held at the international convention center February 26, 2005 in Gaborone, Botswana. The pageant is held to make the people of Botswana more aware of HIV-AIDS, and stop the stigma that makes people afraid of being tested and acknowledging their status. Botswana has a population of about 1.7 million people and about 38 percent are believed to be infected with the virus. Leshomo impressed the jury with her mix of beauty and brains and won the competition.  (Photo by Per-Anders Pettersson/Getty Images)