Venezuela’s 5th Crown for the Universe

Published by admin on July 15, 2008

Ms. Venezuela, Dayana Mendoza was crowned as Ms. Universe 2008 last weekend at the Crown Convention Center (Diamond Bay Resort) in the city of Nha Trang, Vietnam. This 22 year old professional model and interior designer has won the title after a smart answer from a simple yet tough question about men and women. Among the winners are the equally beautiful candidates from Colombia, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Russia who were declared the first to fourth runners-up respectively.

The competition actually featured only two special awards namely the Ms. Congeniality given to Ms. El Salvador and the Best in National Costume awarded to Ms. Thailand. Other major awards such as the Best in Evening Gown, best in Swimsuit and Ms. Photogenic, which are given yearly, were not featured in this year’s pageant.

According to an interview, among Mendoza’s interests are interior designing, photography and meeting people as well as learning different languages. She has been independent since she was fifteen when she lived in different countries by herself. She was a kidnapped victim and now she is declared as the most beautiful woman in the universe.

Mendoza is actually the fifth candidate from Venezuela who brought home the title and the crown of the Ms. Universe pageant.