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Dayana
Mendoza
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On July 14,
2008 at the
57th Miss
Universe
beauty
pageant,
held at the
Crown
Convention
Center
(Diamond Bay
Resort) in
Nha Trang,
Dayana
Mendoza,
Miss
Venezuela
(who was
once
kidnapped)
was crowned
by outgoing
titleholder
Riyo Mori of
Japan.
Mission
IAS’2009
·
Miss
Universe
2007 Riyo
Mori crowned
her with a
tiara worth
120,000 U.S.
dollars.
·
Her prize
package
included
cash, a year
contract
promoting
Miss
Universe,
world
travel, a
rent-free,
prestigious
New York
City flat,
luxury
apartment
and a gift
bag stuffed
with
designer
shoes,
dresses and
beauty
products,
a $100,000
stipend for
a 2-year
course at
the New York
Film Academy
and free
access to
famous
fashion
houses and
beauty
parlors.
·
Mendoza will
spend her
year-long
reign
traveling
the world to
lecture on
humanitarian
issues and
to promote
education
regarding
HIV/AIDS.
·
Dayana
Sabrina
Mendoza
Moncada
defeated
final 15
contestants
included
Australia,
Venezuela,
Kosovo,
Mexico,
Vietnam,
South
Africa,
Japan, the
Dominican
Republic,
Italy,
Colombia,
Russia,
Hungary, the
Czech
Republic,
the United
States and
Spain.
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Dayana
Sabrina
Mendoza
Moncada
was born
June 1, 1986
in
Caracas,
Venezuela |
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