Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza is Miss Universe 2008

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Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza was crowned Miss Universe 2008. She was once kidnapped in her homeland (occurred a year and a half ago) and says the experience taught her to remain poised under pressure.

Check the complete result below...

Final Results:

Miss Universe 2008
Dayana Mendoza, VENEZUELA

1st Runner-up:
Taliana Vargas, COLOMBIA

2nd Runner-up:
Marianne Cruz, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

3rd Runner-up:
Vera Krasova, RUSSIA

4th Runner-up:
Elisa Najera, MEXICO

TOP 15:
Venezuela - Dayana Mendoza
Kosovo - Zana Krasniqi
Mexico - Elisa Najera
Vietnam - Lam Thuy Nguyen
South Africa - Tansey Coetzee
Australia - Laura Dundovic
Japan - Hiroko Mima
Dominican Republic - Marianne Cruz Gonzalez
Italy - Claudia Ferraris
Colombia - Taliana Vargas
Russia - Vera Krasova
Hungary - Jazmin Dammak
Czech Republic - Eliska Buckova
USA - Crystle Stewart
Spain - Claudia Moro

Special Awards:
Miss Congeniality: El Salvador
Best Nat’l Costume: Thailand

Posted in: International Beauty Event