Dayana Mendoza was crowned as the Miss Universe 2008

<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglfwT-CRs3vbo1ZqM1CwMFWAleCqeYO9HYcq9AjCbgJcFShBFYAS6RkX6iivwMCjsT5s1u8g0Qtlzuouhi_yY8ItBe3Y9_-y9RYnBZo58M2rjy2OWV_xU8sGkU9msC4AxpSe0xrYt0Q8A/s1600-h/venezuela_miss_universe2008.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223099005804801554" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEglfwT-CRs3vbo1ZqM1CwMFWAleCqeYO9HYcq9AjCbgJcFShBFYAS6RkX6iivwMCjsT5s1u8g0Qtlzuouhi_yY8ItBe3Y9_-y9RYnBZo58M2rjy2OWV_xU8sGkU9msC4AxpSe0xrYt0Q8A/s320/venezuela_miss_universe2008.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /></div>The pageant was held in Vietnam and was hosted by Jerry Springer and Spice Girl Mel B.<br /><br />The panel of judges include famed developer Donald Trump Jr, fashion designer Roberto Cavalli and Bollywood star Eesha Koppikhar. The 80 contestants tried their best to caught the attention of the judges as they presented their national costumes, swimsuits and evening gowns.<br /><br />After cutting down the 80 candidates to top five, each contestant was asked a question by a random judge. Miss Venezuela made a great impression with her response to hair stylist Louis Licari's question, "Do you believe that men or women had it easier in life?".<br /><br />"Actually, God made us to share and to have differences,' she answered. 'Men think that the fastest way to a point is to go straight. Women know it's faster to follow and fix the curves."<br /><br />Here is the list of the winners:<br /><br />Top 15:<br />Venezuela<br />Kosovo<br />Mexico<br />Vietnam<br />South Africa<br />Australia<br />Japan<br />Dominican Republic<br />Italy<br />Colombia<br />Russia<br />Hungary<br />Czech Republic<br />USA<br />Spain<br /><br />Top 10:<br />Kosovo<br />Australia<br />Spain<br />Mexico<br />Colombia<br />USA<br />Dominican Republic<br />Russia<br />Italy<br />Venezuela<br /><br />Best in Bikini - Queen of Vinpearl<br />- Winner: Elisa Najera - Mexico<br /><br />Best in Áo dài (Vietnam National Costume)<br />- Winner: Dayana Mendoza - Venezuela<br /><br />Best National Costume Award: Miss Thailand.<br />Miss Congenility: Miss El Salvador<br /><br />4th Runner Up: Miss Mexico<br />3rd Runner Up: Miss Russia<br />2nd Runner Up: Miss Dominican Republic<br />1st Runner Up: Miss Colombia<br />Miss Universe 2008:Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/xp/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.jpg" /><img alt="" src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/xp/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot-1.jpg" /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcYbVn96XR-5Yid_XhHC8TmYPn_idAiXutLJUvRvOPdI_tmVixWEuDs4go0oE4lXfwmbBEKLul8e8tLO78eehpdbDz4IG4s5EdNbufPhNYtZt6hvSd7L9SOFQ57p7KcFN8ZpOW5kofYM0/s1600-h/Miss+Australia+Laura+Dundovic.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223069385344734626" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcYbVn96XR-5Yid_XhHC8TmYPn_idAiXutLJUvRvOPdI_tmVixWEuDs4go0oE4lXfwmbBEKLul8e8tLO78eehpdbDz4IG4s5EdNbufPhNYtZt6hvSd7L9SOFQ57p7KcFN8ZpOW5kofYM0/s320/Miss+Australia+Laura+Dundovic.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; width: 196px; height: 320px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223069396862905298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjoSdUcFi29BVfnQLxlu9wF0o0RYIgK33sy45aPP-4JKnZ96z84Yqvvn3aQNQTsjKksGGlGGAQJr7fSeCWuAyQ2pby_-A6kmg9JUQWHyVhGw-DO_vQXVlnDBFAx2oRiIfhfBgzmEVhTqEE/s320/Miss+Italy+Claudia+Ferraris.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Up: Miss Dominican Republic Marianne Cruz Gonzalez<br />Down: Miss Italy Claudia Ferraris<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOxj3EaGHPjLR223OVzQ7qedlY5Xc2R34IK58-UozEN3f-fuk94s84qFllp3VigHFi3it4_gTJCJLYksVxnpE0uqu-XlT2CD4lJnyEDPtb-EvgXe3ZJSXRLn3mneqvkgkorbQ7jz_fh_s/s1600-h/Miss+Kosovo+Zana+Krasniqi.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223069403132194818" 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Krasniqi<br />Down: Miss USA Crystle Stewart<br /></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4vzGXBTca1-nHTu7isGccJmuHpBNRNoRJkd5fDO7WMfv_HKv0EQjQATqVRpZN9ePNzG2kz9PSZomrY6Ax7fRPkXXz0hh8mCow27NfM7joYh5tI0KNf3mrVW1D1Rm_0YdpHXi0wxhQ_HM/s1600-h/Miss+Mexico+Elisa+Najera.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5223070516521939938" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4vzGXBTca1-nHTu7isGccJmuHpBNRNoRJkd5fDO7WMfv_HKv0EQjQATqVRpZN9ePNzG2kz9PSZomrY6Ax7fRPkXXz0hh8mCow27NfM7joYh5tI0KNf3mrVW1D1Rm_0YdpHXi0wxhQ_HM/s320/Miss+Mexico+Elisa+Najera.jpg" style="cursor: pointer;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" 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style="text-align: center;">Up: Miss Thailand Gavintra Photijak<br />Down: Miss Vietnam Trang Thuy Nguyen</div>

Dayana Mendoza was crowned as the Miss Universe 2008

The pageant was held in Vietnam and was hosted by Jerry Springer and Spice Girl Mel B. The panel of judges include famed developer Donald Tr...

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