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.

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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)

Origin

Caracas, Venezuela

Height

176 cm

Occupation

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

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Gemini / Tiger

Awards & achievements

• 2008 Miss Universe
• Miss Venezuela 2007

• Official sitehttp://www.dayanamendoza.shop/
• Instagramhttps://www.instagram.com/dayanamendoza/
• Xhttps://x.com/Dayanamendoza
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dayana%20Mendoza
• 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
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q289662

Tags

• model
• beauty pageant contestant
• actor

Last updated

September 26, 2026

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