Monday, July 14, 2008

The Miss Universe 2008 was chosen: Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela



The 57th Annual Miss Universe Competition is over, after the two-hour Grand Coronation Night event of contestants from 80 countries and territories around the world competed in three major categories: Swimsuit, Evening Gown and Personality Interview, one emerged and deserved the title as Miss Universe 2008. That beautiful, intelligent, and sexy lady is non other than Miss Venezuela: Dayana Mendoza. Miss Universe 2007 Riyo took her final walk before the hundreds of millions of live viewers in 170 countries and crowned her successor from the Crown Convention Center in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam.

Brief Biography:

Mendoza, 22, is a 5-foot, 10-inch (178-centimeter), green-eyed beauty who enjoys learning languages, photography and is interested in advertising. Ms. Mendoza's career ambition is to become an Interior Designer. Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada is her real name. She was born on June 1, 1986 in Caracas, Venezuela and is a model and crowned as Miss Venezuela 2007. She speaks Spanish, English and Italian. On 2001 Mendoza signed with Elite Model Management and modeled in Italy, France, United States, England, Greece, Spain, Germany, Mexico and Peru for Versace, Roberto Cavalli and other fashion designers.



Pageant's runner up delegates and part of the top 5 finalists are the following:

1st runner-up - Miss Columbia: Taliana Vargas
2nd runner-up - Miss Dominican Republic: Marianne Cruz
3rd runner-up - Miss Russia: Vera Krasova
4th runner-up - Miss Mexico: Elisa Najera

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