Newly Crowned Miss Universe 08 Photo's

Here are some images of the newly crowned Miss Universe 08 Dayana Mendoza before she was crowned Miss Universe 2008.
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Miss Universe Pageant 08 Winner

Miss Venezuela Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada (born June 1, 1986 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a model and the newly crowned Miss Venezuela 2007 and Miss Universe 2008.

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[citation needed]. She speaks Spanish, English and Italian.

Dayana beat out 27 other candidates to win Miss Venezuela 2007 on September 13, 2007, and became only the second woman representing the Amazonas state to win (the first being Carolina Izsak in 1991). She was crowned Miss Universe 2008 at the pageant in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 13, 2008.


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