Venezuela is truly a place of beautiful women. In addition to the 9 beauty titles that the country has won in the Miss World and Miss Universe Contests since 1955, this year's Miss Universe beauty Pageant held in South Vietnam was again won by a beautiful lady from Venezuela.
This is the second part of my article about the beautiful women of Venezuela. The first part can be found here.
Dayana Mendoza, a shapely Venezuelan student and model is the new Miss Universe of 2008. She won over 79 contestants from all over the world making her the 5th Venezuelan woman to win the Miss Universe crown.
Dayana Mendoza, the new Miss Universe was born on June 1, 1986 in Caracas, Venezuela. Before winning the Miss Universe Crown, she was a very popular model and for a few years since 1981, she modeled for Versace and other known fashion designers in places like Italy, England, Mexico, United States, Greece and Spain other countries. Miss Mendoza was the reigning Miss Venezuela of 2007 before winning the Miss Universe contest.
Miss Mendoza was once a victim of kidnapping in her native Venezuela. She confided that this sad and traumatic experience in her life has thought her to remain poised in times of extreme pressure.
The new Miss Universe is a very talented young lady. She studied Psychology in college and enjoys fashion design, photography, advertising and wave surfing for the outdoors.
