Miss Universe pageant 2008 which was held on Monday in Vietnam saw Miss Venezuela taking the crown

Venezuela’s Dayana Mendoza is a 22 year old model who was the tipped as the favorite to beat before the pageant

Standing at 1.78 meter, this aspiring interior designer had a interesting answer to her question of “the difference between men and women”

Mendoza answered that, “Men think that the fastest way to go to a point is to go straight,” explained the trilingual . “Women know that the faster way to go to a point is to go to the curves.”

Birth name: Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada
Birthdate: June 1, 1986 (age 22)
Birth location: Caracas, Venezuela
Height: 1.76 m (5′9)
Eye color: Green
Hair color: Brown
Major Competition(s):

• Miss Universe 2008 (Winner)
• Elite Model Look International 2001 (finalist)
• Miss Venezuela 2007 (Winner)

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