The new Miss Universe is from Venezuela by Romana Otockova

Last night, 13th of July was crowned a new Miss Universe 2008. The winner, 22 years old Dayana Mendoza, from Venezuela coudn`t hide the surprise and happiness in her face as she succeeded from all of 80 contestants from whole wide world. The whole ceremony took place in the city of Nha Trang in Vietnam.
Attending on the Miss Universe is not Dayana`s first experience with showing of her beauty. She was working for Elite Model look management since she was 15 years old and she already modeled for Roberto Cavalli, Versace and other fashion designers. Except modeling she likes design, photography, advertising and wave surfing. She may seem as a brittle woman, but she has already experienced a kidnapping in her homeland, what made her remain poised under pressure.
In the final she beat out Miss Colombia Taliana Vargas and Miss Dominican Republic Marianne Cruz Gonzales. The prize for the best national costume was given to Miss Thailand and Miss El Salvador was chosen as Miss Congeniality. Dayana Mendez, as a winner, achieved enviable prize package – prestigious New York City flat rented for free, free designer shoes, dresses and beauty products, 2-year course at the New York Film Academy, world travel and of course, “some” cash.
The whole ceremony passed easy without any complications and embarrassing moments, as it was year before, when Miss USA tripped on the train of her bejeweled evening gown. This year was ample for talented contestants with interesting experiences and different interests. The show was hosted by talk show star Jerry Springer and Spice Girl Melanie Brown and the broadcasting achieved about hundreds of millions of viewers in almost 170 countries.


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by Romana Otockova for PocketNews (http://pocketnews.tv)

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