1. Dayana Mendoza is the winner of the titles of Miss Venezuela 2007 and Miss Universe 2008.
12 Facts About Dayana Mendoza
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Dayana Mendoza, was born in Caracas to Willy Mendoza and Maria Moncada, from the states of Tachira and Aragua, respectively.
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Dayana Mendoza has worked with the companies Max Mara and Costume National, where she modeled in New York City, Italy, Germany, France, Greece, and Spain for Versace, Roberto Cavalli and other fashion designers over eight years.
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Subsequently, on 7 June 2015, Dayana Mendoza announced on her Instagram account that she was pregnant and expecting a daughter.
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Dayana Mendoza beat out 27 other candidates to win Miss Venezuela 2007 on 13 September 2007, and became only the second woman representing the Amazonas state to win, following Carolina Izsak in 1991.
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Dayana Mendoza was crowned Miss Universe 2008 at the pageant at the Crown Convention Center, Nha Trang, Vietnam, on 13 July 2008.
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Dayana Mendoza became the first pageant winner from Venezuela since Miss Universe 1996's winner Alicia Machado.
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Dayana Mendoza studied acting and cinema at New York Film Academy in the United States, thanks to a scholarship awarded by the Miss Universe Organization.
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Dayana Mendoza participated in the famous reality show The Celebrity Apprentice with Donald Trump, where she interacted with personalities such as Lisa Lampanelli, George Takei, Clay Aiken and Debbie Gibson.
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Together with Miss Universe 1969 Gloria Diaz, Dayana Mendoza was the goodwill ambassador of Venezuela-based technology firm Smartmatic to thank the Philippines for entrusting the company the success of their 2010 presidential elections.
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On 3 June 2012, Dayana Mendoza served as one of the panel of judges for the Miss USA 2012 competition.
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On 6 January 2018, Dayana Mendoza returned to the Crown Convention Center in Nha Trang, Vietnam, where she had been crowned Miss Universe 2008, as a Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 judge.