Dayana mendoza biography

Dayana Mendoza

Venezuelan model, actress and former beauty pageant contestant

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Mendoza and the second or maternal family name is Moncada.

Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada (Spanish pronunciation:[daˈʝanamenˈdosa]; born 1 June 1986) is a Venezuelan actress, model, film producer, director, and beauty queen. She is the winner of the titles of Miss Venezuela 2007 and Miss Universe 2008.

Dayana Mendoza, in 2012, participated in The Celebrity Apprentice, hosted by then real estate developer Donald Trump.[2]

In 2018, she ventured as a producer and director of films.[3]

Personal life

Dayana Mendoza, was born in Caracas to Willy Mendoza and Laura Moncada, from the states of Táchira and Aragua (Venezuela), respectively.

Mendoza was once kidnapped in Venezuela, and stated that its psychological trauma taught her to remain poised under pressure.[4] In 2001, she signed with Elite Model Management after being Top 15 semifinalist at the Elite Model Look International 200

Dayana Mendoza

Dayana Mendoza is a former beauty queen, winning Miss Venezuela 2007, and later, Miss Universe 2008. She is also known as a contestant from Season 5 of NBC's Celebrity Apprentice.

Mendoza beat 27 other candidates to win Miss Venezuela 2007 and became only the second woman representing the Amazonas state to win, following Carolina Izsak in 1991. She was crowned Miss Universe 2008 at the pageant in the Crown Convention Center, Nha Trang, Vietnam, on July 13, 2008. Mendoza became the first winner of the pageant from Venezuela since Miss Universe 1996's winner Alicia Machado, thus making her the first Venezuelan Miss Universe in the 21st century. Mendoza spent her year-long reign traveling the world lecturing on humanitarian issues and promoting education regarding HIV/AIDS.

In 2012, Mendoza was a contestant on the Celebrity Apprentice. In Episode 3, "How Much is That Celebrity in the Window?," she was the winning project manager of her team on a task to create two themed living window displays for Ivanka Trump's clothing and accessory line, winning $20,000 for

Dayana Mendoza

Dayana Sabrina MendozaMoncada (born June 1, 1986)[2] is a model and beauty pageant titleholder, who won Miss Venezuela 2007 and Miss Universe 2008. She also received the honor of crowning Stefanía Fernández as Miss Universe 2009. Eighteen-year-old Fernández was a fellow Venezuelan, and Dayana became the first Miss Universe to crown a compatriot. [3][4][5][6]

Personal Life

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Dayana is 34 years old. She won Miss Venezuela 2007, and also Miss Universe 2008.

Early Life

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Dayana was born on June 1st, 1986, in Caracas, Venezuela to Willy and Maria Auxiliadora de Mendoza, and has a younger sister called Daniela, and grew up in the Venezuelan state of Amazonas.

Kidnapping

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Dayana was once kidnapped in Venezuela, and stated that its psychological trauma taught her, to remain poised under pressure.

Marriage

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Young Dayana married Michael Pagano in 2013, when she was just 27 years old. In 2016 their marriage ende

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