Dayana Mendoza

Dayana Mendoza (born Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada on June 1, 1986 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a Venezuelan model, beauty queen and actress, who won Miss Universe 2008.

She previously won Miss Venezuela 2007.

Biography
On September 13, 2007, Dayana beat out 27 other candidates to win Miss Venezuela 2007 and became only the second woman representing the Amazonas state to win (following Carolina Izsak in 1991).

On July 13, 2008, she was crowned Miss Universe 2008 at the pageant in the Crown Convention Center, Nha Trang, Vietnam.

Dayana 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.

Titleholders

 * Elite Model Look International 2001 (Top 15 semifinalist)
 * Miss Venezuela 2007 (Winner)
 * Miss Universe 2008 (Winner)