Dayana Mendoza

Dayana Mendoza is more than the crown she won, and that is what interests me. Taking Miss Venezuela 2007 and Miss Universe 2008 back to back is dazzling, but plenty of pageant winners fade afterward. She did not. Pivoting into acting, modeling, and film production, and stepping onto Celebrity Apprentice, she showed an appetite for reinvention that the tiara alone never demands. The real test of any beauty queen is what she builds once the sash comes off, and Mendoza keeps chasing new arenas. I respect that restless drive far more than the titles themselves.

Name (English)

Dayana Mendoza

Name (Japanese)

ダイアナ・メンドーサ

Reading

だいあな・めんどーさ

Born

June 1, 1986 (age 40)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Tiger

Origin

Caracas, Venezuela

Blood type

Private

Height

2 cm

Agency

Private

Occupation

model / beauty pageant contestant / actor / film producer / manufacturer

Elementary school

Private

Junior high

Private

High school

Private

University

Private

Awards & achievements

• 2008 Miss Universe
• Miss Venezuela 2007

Spouse

Private

Children

Private

Parents

Private

Siblings

Private

Motto

Private

• Official sitehttp://www.dayanamendoza.shop/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/dayanamendoza/
• Xhttps://x.com/Dayanamendoza
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%80%E3%82%A4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%8A%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A1%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89%E3%83%BC%E3%82%B5

Tags

• model
• beauty pageant contestant
• actor

Last updated

2026-06-21

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.