Dayana Mendoza - Miss Universe 2008 in Swimsuit

Dayana Mendoza   

Born: June 1, 1986   

Venezuelian  

Beauty pageant titleholder   

Height: 5ft. 9in. tall    

Measurements: 33.5 -23 -35    

Website: www.twitter.com/dayanamendoza  

Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada was born in Caracas, Venezuela is a model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the titles of Miss Venezuela 2007 and Miss Universe 2008. Mendoza beat 27 other candidates to win Miss Venezuela 2007 on September 13, 2007, and became only the second woman representing the Amazonas state to win, following Carolina Izsak in 1991. She was crowned Miss Universe 2008 at the pageant in the Crown Convention Center, Nha Trang, Vietnam, on July 13, 2008. Mendoza became the first winner of the pageant from Venezuela since Miss Universe 1996's winner Alicia Machado, thus making her the first Venezuelan Miss Universe in the 21st century.