Dayana Mendoza - Miss Universe 2008

Dayana Mendoza's Schedule this August

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Catch the Miss Universe 2008, Dayana Mendoza on her upcoming events to attend for the whole month of August.

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August 9th, 2008
New York, NY

Tune-in to Telemundo's featured special on Dayana called, "Intimamente con Miss Universo" at 10:00PM (check your local listings)

Dayana Mendoza spreading the message of awareness

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As a Miss Universe, Ms. Dayana Mendoza's main job is to promote the awareness of HIV/AIDS. Last July 23, 2008 Dayana meets with Dennis Deleon and Guillermo Chacon of the Latino Commission on AIDS (LCOA) to learn more about the impact of HIV/AIDS among Hispanics in the United States. She also meets the LCOA team with whom she’ll spend her reign working with to spread the message of prevention and precaution about the fight against AIDS.

Dayana also met Krishna Stone from the Gay Men’s Health Crisis (GMHC) that day to briefed on the work they do throughout New York City. She learned more about the pandemic and the volunteer work she will be doing this year at GMHC.

Dayana Mendoza met Mr. Donald Trump and Ivanka Trump

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Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest run by the Miss Universe Organization. The contest was founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. The pageant became part of Kayser-Roth and then Gulf and Western Industries, before being acquired by Donald Trump in 1996. Alongside with its rival Miss World and Miss Earth contests, this pageant is one of the most publicized beauty contests in the world.

Last July 22, Dayana meets with Mr. Trump and Ivanka Trump

The one and only Trump Tower

Dayana Mendoza's busy schedule this July

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Catch the Miss Universe 2008, Dayana Mendoza on her upcoming events to attend for the whole month of July.

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July 30th, 2008

Media WeekNew York, NY

The new Miss Universe visits Trump Model Management

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July 29th, 2008

Media WeekNew York, NY

The new Miss Universe has a photo shoot with People En Espanol Magazine on news stands October, 2008

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July 25th, 2008

Media Week: New York, NY

The new Miss Universe begins her work with HIV/AIDS awareness today with visits to the Latino Commission on AIDS and Gay Men's Health Crisis.

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July 24th, 2008

Media Week: New York, NY

The new Miss Universe has her first photo shoot with fashion photographer, Fadil Berisha.

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July 23rd, 2008

Media Week: New York, NY

Catch the new Miss Universe as she continues her media appearances:
Opens the market by ringing the AMEX Bell

Sirius Radio Tour

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July 22nd, 2008

Media Week: New York, NY

Catch the new Miss Universe as she continues her media appearances:

CW11
Envision Radio Tour

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July 21st, 2008

Media Week Begins: New York, NY

Catch the new Miss Universe as she begins her Media Week:

The Today Show
Live With Regis & Kelly
Telemundo
Access Hollywood
Al Rojo Vivo

Know more Dayana Mendoza on these interviews

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Let's know more about our reigning Miss Universe, Dayana Mendoza with this interview in a video during the Miss Universe 2008 competition.

Here's another questions answered by Miss Venezuela on NBC interview

What are your interests and what do you enjoy doing the most?
Interior design, photography, advertising, and I enjoy meeting people from every country and learning languages.

What is your career ambition?
Interior design and also advertising, but as Oscar Wilde used to say, "To define oneself is to limit oneself.”

What is your proudest personal accomplishment?
Being independent from the age of fifteen on, living in different countries by myself without knowing the language at the beginning and without the presence of my parents. Having succeeded in working in different cultures and learning the most from them.

What is something unique that has happened to you; some interesting thing about you?
I was once kidnapped, in what in my country is known as an express kidnapping. It was a very hard experience. I learned to remain calm in a very stressful situation and to try to reach to the human part of our abductors.

What do you want the judges to know about you?
I am grateful to life for my family and for the opportunities to grow in different places and learn the most from them. Even in the hardest of times what my family and life has taught me has helped me push through and succeed.

Miss Venezuela Swimsuit, National Costume, Evening Gown Presentation Video

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A video from youtube featuring Dayana Mendoza on her Swimwear, National Costume and Evening Gown Presentation in the Miss Universe 2008 Beauty Pageant Competition. Some activity pictures/photos of Miss Venezuela.

Miss Congeniality and Best in National Costume of Miss Universe 2008

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Throughout the two-hour event of 80 contestants from 80 countries and territories around the world competed in the The 57th Annual Miss Universe Competition, Miss El Salvador was most voted or chosen by her peers as Miss Congeniality. Miss Thailand won the prize for best national costume based on the online voting on NBC website.

Miss El Salvador in her swimsuits

Miss Congeniality - Miss El Salvador: Rebeca Moreno

AGE: 22 HEIGHT: 5'3" HAIR COLOR: BROWN EYE COLOR: GREEN

Miss Thailand wearing her National Costume

In her swimwear

Best in National Costume - Miss Thailand: Gavintra Photijak

AGE: 21 HEIGHT: 5'10" HAIR COLOR: BLACK EYE COLOR: BLACK

Miss Universe 2008 top 15, 10, 5 finalists

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Top 15 Contestants in random order

1. Venezuela: Dayana Mendoza
2. Kosovo: Zana Krasniqi
3. Mexico: Elisa Najera
4. Vietnam: Nguy?n Thùy Lâm
5. South Africa: Tansey Coetzee
6. Australia: Laura Dundovic
7. Japan: Hiroko Mima
8. Dominican Republic: Marianne Cruz
9. Italy: Claudia Ferraris
10. Columbia: Taliana Vargas
11. Russia: Vera Krasova
12. Hungary: Jázmin Dammak
13. Czech Republic: Eliška Bucková
14. USA: Crystle Stewart
15. Spain: Claudia Moro

Top 10 Finalists

1. Miss Kosovo
2. Miss Australia
3. Miss Spain
4. Miss Mexico
5. Miss Columbia
6. Miss USA
7. Miss Dominican Republic
8. Miss Russia
9. Miss Italy
10. Miss Venezuela

Top 5 Finalists

1. Miss Columbia
2. Miss Venezuela
3. Miss Dominican Republic
4. Miss Mexico
5. Miss Russia

The Miss Universe 2008 Grand Coronation Night was held in Nha Trang, Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. The night of stars and glamour in search of the most beautiful woman in the world! hosted by tv host Jerry Springer and hollywood singer Mel B. Miss Universe 2007, The Top 15, 10 and 5 finalists were judged in three categories: swimsuit, evening gown, and interview.

The judging panel for the 2008 Miss Universe Pageant included: Donald Trump Jr., Executive Vice President of the Trump Organization; fashion designer and entrepreneur Roberto Cavalli; Nadine Velazquez, international cover girl and star of NBC’s "My Name Is Earl"; Jennifer Hawkins, television presenter and Miss Universe 2004; Louis Licari, celebrity colorist and "Today Show" ambush makeover expert; Joe Cinque, President of the American Academy of Hospitality Sciences; Bollywood film & TV star, dancer, model Eesha Koppikhar; Nguyen Cong Khe, Editor in Chief of Thanh Nien newspaper and international shoe designer Taryn Rose. Jerry Springer and Mel B hosted the telecast of the 57th Annual Miss Universe competition where Lady GaGa performed her hit "Just Dance".

The NBC show was hosted by talk show star Jerry Springer and Spice Girl Melanie Brown and broadcast live to estimated worldwide viewing audience of more than 1 billion viewers in 170 countries.

Dayana Mendoza Pictures on Miss Universe 2008

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Photos of Miss Venezuela in her sexy and hot orange swimwear

Dayana pose in her white and elegant Evening Gown
Miss Venezuela with her National Costume

The crowning moment of Miss Universe 2008: Dayana Mendoza Video

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This is the winning moment of Miss Dayana Mendoza during the Grand Coronation Night as talk show star Jerry Springer and Spice Girl Melanie Brown announced the runner up winners of Miss Universe 2008 and the title winner. The final battle was between Miss Colombia, Taliana Vargas and Miss Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza.

At the end Miss Colombia was declared as the first runner up and Miss Venezuela became the new Miss Universe winner. Riyo Mori, Miss Universe 2007, crowned Mendoza as her successor for the major title of the Pageant.

video courtesy from youtube.

The Miss Universe 2008 was chosen: Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela

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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