Dayana Mendoza

Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada (born June 1, 1986) is a Venezuelan model, actress,film producer and former beauty pageant contestant, who won Miss Universe 2008.[3] She previously won Miss Venezuela 2007 on September 13, 2007 in Caracas.

This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Mendoza and the second or maternal family name is Moncada.
Dayana Mendoza
Born
Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada

(1986-06-01) June 1, 1986
Caracas, Venezuela
Height1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)[1]
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair colorLight Brown[1]
Eye colorGreen[1]
Major
competition(s)

Dayana Mendoza, in 2012, participated in the reality show, the celebrity apprentice, of magnate Donald Trump (current president of the United States).[4]

Mendoza after winning the title of Miss Universe

Mendoza beat out 27 other candidates to win Miss Venezuela 2007 on September 13, 2007, and became only the second woman representing the Amazonas state to win, following Carolina Izsak in 1991.[5] She was crowned Miss Universe 2008 at the pageant at the Crown Convention Center, Nha Trang, Vietnam, on July 13, 2008.[6] Mendoza became the first winner of the pageant from Venezuela since Miss Universe 1996's winner Alicia Machado,[7] thus making her the first Venezuelan Miss Universe in the 21st century.[8]

Miss Universe 2007 Riyo Mori crowned her with a tiara worth US$120,000. Her prize package includes cash, a year contract promoting Miss Universe, world travel, a rent-free prestigious New York City apartment, a luxury apartment, and a gift bag stuffed with designer shoes, dresses and beauty products, a US$100,000 stipend for a two-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.[9]

As of June 2009, Mendoza as Miss Universe has traveled to Indonesia, Singapore, Italy, Vatican City, Spain, France, Nicaragua, Ukraine, Czech Republic, Bahamas, Russia, El Salvador, the United Arab Emirates, Brazil, the Dominican Republic, Puerto Rico, Bolivia, Argentina, Romania, and Vietnam, in addition to numerous trips around the United States and her homecoming in Venezuela.[10][11][12] Together with Miss Universe 1969 Gloria Diaz, 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.[13][14]

Personal life

Mendoza was once kidnapped in Venezuela, and stated that its psychological trauma taught her to remain poised under pressure.[18] In 2001, she signed with Elite Model Management after beining Top 15 semifinalist at the Elite Model Look International 2001 held in Nice, France.[2] She 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. She speaks Spanish, English, and Italian fluently.[19]

After Elite, she signed with the Trump Model Management since 2009, and in Milan with Names Model Agency.

Controversies

Modeling photos

After photos of Mendoza modeling naked for a jewelry firm surfaced, officials from the Miss Universe Organization decided against penalizing her, saying that the candid photos were not pornographic but "artistic in nature, and they don't have an ounce of pornographic content to them."[20]

Guantánamo Bay visit

On March 27, 2009, Mendoza documented a visit to the Guantanamo Bay detention camp on her Internet blog.[21] In it, she was quoted as saying, "[Guantanamo] was such a relaxing place, so calm and beautiful". She also stated that when she visited the detainees camps, "...we saw the jails, where they shower, how they recreate themselves with movies, classes of art, books. It was very interesting."[22][23][24] In her home country, Venezuela, the issue became the talk of the town, with the president, Hugo Chávez, reconsidering the praise he had previously given her.[25] The Miss Universe Organization has replied that "...[her] comments on her blog were in reference to the hospitality she received while meeting the members of the U.S. Military and their families who are stationed in Guantánamo". On April 1, 2009, the entry vanished from her blog.[26]

Artistic career

Dayana Mendoza studied acting and cinema at New York Film Academy, one of the most important film institutes in the United States, thanks to a scholarship awarded by the Miss Universe organization.

In 2009 she is one of the presenters of the morning program of Venevision, Portada´s.

In 2010, she hosted Relaxed, a celebrity talk show broadcast on E! Entertainment, Latin America. That same year she starred in her first short film titled Sweet Misery[27], appeared in the music video Bla Bla Bla.[28],and accompanied Donald Trump to the island of Puerto Rico, where he recorded with him a golf program that has the billionaire.[29]

Dayana participated in the famous reality show "Celebrities Apprentice" by businessman Donald Trump, where he interacted with personalities such as Lisa Lampanelli, George Takei, Clay Aiken and Debbie Gibson.Its participation in that program, was surrounded in controversy, after the comedian Lisa Lampanelli, declared offensive comments against him.[30]

In March 2015, she appears in a commercial for a drink, along with Miss Universe 2012; Olivia Culpo of the United States and Miss Universe 2014; Paulina Vega from Colombia, filming took place on the island of Bali in Indonesia.

In 2018, he produced his first film titled Honey, for which it received good reviews, being recognized by the Holywood International Film Festival.[31]

See also

References
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  3. "Dayana Mendoza". PageantPlanet.com. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  4. "'Celebrity Apprentice': Dayana Mendoza talks about having to deal with Lisa Lampanelli (and that racial slur)". ew.com.
  5. Rodriguez, Julio. "They Have Been Miss Venezuela". Retrieved July 20, 2008.
  6. "Miss Universe to come to Viet Nam in 2008". Saigon Tourist. Archived from the original on August 5, 2008. Retrieved November 28, 2007.
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  8. "Miss Universe 2008 - Pageant Planet". PageantPlanet.com. Retrieved March 29, 2019.
  9. MISS UNIVERSE 2008 PRIZES
  10. MISS UNIVERSE 2008 CALENDAR OF EVENTS
  11. Miss Universo visitará El Salvador para apoyar campaña contra el sida
  12. La mujer mas linda de Argentina será consagrada en Mar del Plata
  13. Tan, Kimberly Jane (June 16, 2010). "No meeting with Noynoy for Miss Universe 2008 Mendoza". GMA News and Public Affairs. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  14. Tan, Kimberly Jane (June 15, 2010). "Smartmatic shows gratitude, brings Miss Universe 2008 to RP". GMA News and Public Affairs. Retrieved October 24, 2019.
  15. "How Much is That Celebrity in the Window?". The Celebrity Apprentice. Season 12. Episode 3. March 4, 2012. NBC.
  16. "Winning by a Nose". The Celebrity Apprentice. Season 12. Episode 11. April 22, 2012. NBC.
  17. "Jingle All the Way Home". The Celebrity Apprentice. Season 12. Episode 12. April 29, 2012. NBC.
  18. gmanews.tv/story, Kidnapping survivor from Venezuela is Ms Universe '08
  19. Dayana Mendoza - Miss Universe 2008
  20. Miss Universe - Dayana Mendoza, The Times of India
  21. "10 stories that could be April Fools... but aren't". BBC News. April 1, 2009. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
  22. Mackey, Robert (March 30, 2009). "Miss Universe Visits Guantánamo Bay". The New York Times. Retrieved January 26, 2017.
  23. "Guantanamo 'fun' - Miss Universe". BBC News. April 1, 2009. Retrieved October 3, 2017.
  24. "Guantanamo Bay" MissUniverse.com dated March 31, 2009. Retrieved on April 1, 2009.
  25. "Dayana Mendoza dice que se divirtió mucho en Guantánamo". El Universal (in Spanish). March 31, 2009. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2009.
  26. Mackey, Robert (April 1, 2009). "Miss Universe's Blog Post on Guantánamo Vanishes". The New York Times. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  27. "PRIMER CORTO DAYANA MENDOZA".
  28. [://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpwYS5JAFqA "Bla Bla Bla - Chino y Nacho ft el Potro alvarez - (Video Oficial) HD"] Check |url= value (help).
  29. "Dayana Mendoza se prepara para ser actriz".
  30. "Para Lisa Lampanelli Dayana Mendoza es descerebrada".
  31. "Dayana Mendoza has not released her first film and is already competing in film festivals".
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Riyo Mori		 Miss Universe
2008		 Succeeded by
Stefanía Fernández
Preceded by
Ly Jonaitis		 Miss Venezuela
2007		 Succeeded by
Stefanía Fernández
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