20 Things about Dayana Mendoza: Miss Universe 2008

Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza is the winner of Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant. She is pretty much beautiful and attractive in her early 20s. With svelte physical physique and excellent smile, she really looks gorgeous and at the Crown Convention Center (Diamond Bay Resort) in Nha Trang, Vietnam, she looked more gorgeous in evening gown in the final show of Miss Universe 2008 beauty contest.

In a glittering final show, last year’s winner Riyo Mori of Japan crowed Dayana Mendoza. The main attraction of the two-hour long program was the presence of the celebrities of showbiz world. Popular singer Lady GaGa performed her hit number Just Dance during the program. This year, 80 participants representing their countries took part in the competition. Among the 80 participants, the judges initially choose top 15 for the swimsuit round and after the swimsuit round five were eliminated and ten went through to the next round, evening gown. After the end of the evening gown, five more contestants were eliminated and remained only top five for the last round, interview.

After the interview round, presenters Jerry Springer and "Scary Spice" fame Melanie Brow announced the winner and the runner ups of Miss Universe 2008 beauty contest. Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza was named winner of Miss Universe 2008 and Miss Colombia Taliana Vargas, Miss Dominican Republic Marianne Cruz, Miss Russia Vera Krasova and Miss Mexico Elisa Najera were placed in the first to fourth runner ups respectively.

Now, I think, you are interested to get to know about Miss Universe 2008 winner Dayana Mendoza. So, here I am giving 20 things about Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza:

1. Dayana Mendoza has won the Miss Universe 2008 crown on 13 June 2008 and received the prestigious crown from last year’s winner Riyo Mori at the Crown Convention Center (Diamond Bay Resort) in Nha Trang, Vietnam.

2. Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza was born on June 1, 1986 in Caracas, Venezuela.

3. Her full name is Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada.

4. She has become the 5^th winner of Miss Universe crown from Venezuela and first since 1996. Moreover, she has become the 10^th woman from South America continent to win this crown.

5. In Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant, Dayana Sabrina has also become the winner in ‘Best in Áo dài’ section.

6. Dayana Mendoza won the Miss Venezuela 2007 crown on September 13, 2007, defeating 27 contestants and thus got the ticket of Miss Universe 2008 beauty contest.

7. She has become the second winner at Miss Venezuela beauty pageant from her native Amazonas state and first since Carolina Izsak won it in 1991.

8. She is 5 feet and 10 inches height. With her brown hair, green eyes and most importantly, killing smile, Dayana Mendoza looks really very beautiful.

9. She is 22-years old.

10. In Miss Universe 2008, she had to defeat 79 other contestants to win the prestigious title.

11. By profession, Dayana Mendoza is a model.

12. She has the experience of modeling in different countries including Italy, France, United States, England, Greece, Spain, Germany, Mexico and Peru for Versace, Roberto Cavalli. She signed with Elite Model Management in 2001.

13. Dayana Mendoza has interest to interior designing, photography, and advertising; and loves meeting people from different countries. Dayana Mendoza also enjoys learning languages.

14. Dayana Mendoza wants to build her career in interior design and advertising. She believes in what Oscar Wilde says, "To define oneself is to limit oneself"

15. Since 15, she has been traveling different countries by her own without the presence of her parents and even without knowing the language initially.

16. Dayana Mendoza values the knowledge she gained about different cultures very highly.

17. Remaining calm and quiet in stressful situation is one of the most notable qualities of the beauty queen from Venezuela. She learned to remain calm in stressful situation since when she was kidnapped in her country and she termed it a very hard experience.

18. Dayana Mendoza is very thankful to her life and family for what she has learnt from them throughout her life.

19. She can speak three languages including Spanish, English and Italian.

20. Before the final show of Miss Universe 2008 took place, Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza was among the hot favorites of Miss Universe 2008. The previous year, Miss Japan Riyo Mori won the title proving all the predictions wrong.

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Miss Universe 2008: Pictures of Dayana Mendoza

Last year may have been a great upset but this year, every thing happened according people’s expectation. Dayana Mendoza, Miss Venezuela, has finally won Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant. A very hard working girl, Dayana, has been living in different countries since she was fifteen. She is a successful model. Now, after winning Miss Universe 2008, she will become more famous. I wish Dayana Mendoza enjoy her reign as Miss Universe 2008. Here is a collection of websites where you can find photographs of your favorite Miss Universe 2008, Dayana Mendoza.

Miss Universe official website:
To be honest, this is the best place to look for photos of Dayana Mendoza, Miss Universe 20008. You will definitely like Dayana Mendoza’s pictures. She has a great face. There is a large gallery with lots of photos. If you want, you can even buy those photos. Aside from these, you can know about former Miss Universe title winners and see their photographs as well.

Miss Universe 2008 official website:
This is the ideal place if you are looking for pictures of Miss Universe 2008, Dayana Mendoza. You will also find lots of pictures of the Miss Universe 2008 contestants and other information.

AOL:
America Online has published a great website where you can find photos, video clips, and latest photos of Miss Universe 2008 final show. You will find lots of photos of Miss Universe 2008, Dayana Mendoza.

Missology.org:
This website is a one stop information center for Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant. You will find links to blogs, official websites and a great picture gallery with lots of pictures of the contestants. You will also find the image gallery of the winner of Miss Universe 2008, Dayana Mendoza.

NBC:
As you know, Miss Universe organization is a joint venture between NBC and Donald Trump Organization. So, NBC has their own website of Miss Universe. You will find good quality pictures, news and other cool stuff. You will find lots of pictures and videos and download items. You will also find lots of photos of Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza. She won the Miss Universe 2008 crown.

Santa Banta:
Santa Banta is a very popular Indian web portal. Not only this website has a rich photo gallery section of Indian cinema actors and actresses but also beauty pageants as well. You will find photo galleries of former Miss World, Miss India and Miss Universe contestants. The website has published four galleries of Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant:

• Beauties and the beach: This gallery has 126 photos including photos of Dayana Mendoza Miss Universe 2008.
• Evening gown: This gallery has 80 images including pictures of Miss Universe 2008.
• Swimsuit: This gallery has 154 photographs including images of Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza.
• Contestants: This gallery has 80 photos of the contestants including that of Miss Universe 2008 Miss Dayana Mendoza.

Pageant Almanac.com: Another good web-portal where you can find all you want to know about Miss Universe 2008. This website works well in the Internet Explorer. Unlike other Miss Universe websites, that offers lots of pictures and gives various statistics like rankings, crossovers, percentages and so on. The website also has a very good quality picture gallery where you can find images of Dayana Mendoza, Miss Venezuela, the current Miss Universe 2008.

Global Beauties: Another one stop Miss Universe 2008 pageant website, where you can get photos and video links. Dayana Mendoza has become Miss Universe 2008. Miss Columbia, Taliana Vergas became the 1^st runner up, Miss Dominican Republic, Marianne Cruz, Miss Russia, Vera Krasova, and Miss Mexico,Elisa Najera became 2^nd, 3^rd, and 4^th runner up.

Cuzoogle: Cuzoogle is a betting website. It has some great pictures of Miss Universe 2008 contestants including a photograph of Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza.

Huffingtonpost: This website has a good collection of swimsuit pictures of Miss Universe 2008 contestants.

Javno.com: You will find photos of Miss Universe 2008 contestants preparing for their big final. The pictures are of very good quality. You will also see the photos of Miss Universe 2008, Dayana Mendoza.

Monster &Critics: Monster & Critics bring you two photo galleries of Miss Universe 2008 contest. Both of them have photos of contestants during their stay in the Nha Trang city of Vietnam. The first gallery contains eleven pictures. The second gallery contains seventeen photographs. The second photo gallery shows the contestants are coming to Vietnam to participate in Miss Universe 2008.

Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza is Winner of Miss Universe 2008

Yes, Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza has earned the crown of Miss Universe 2008. Let me first give you the list of top 5:

4^th Runner Up: Miss Mexico

3^rd Runner Up: Russia

2^nd Runner Up: Dominican Republic

1^st Runner Up: Colombia

Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza: Miss Universe 2008

It was one of the best and fiercely contested competions in the history of Miss Universe. Dayana Mendoza is a beautiful and smart girl. She was also the top favorite before the start of the event. Miss Universe 2008 perhaps produced a surprise winner in the end. You know that last year, Rio Mori of Japan won the crown and even Miss Korea Honey Lee was in the third position. Asian girls performed impressively. So, many people expected that Asian contestants would do well because this time, Miss Universe 2008 took place in Vietnam, an Asian country. Well, in the top 15, there were just two Asians- Miss Japan and Miss Vietnam. They got out in the top ten. However, it was the time of the South American girls and Miss Venezuela did the magic in the end.

The first round of Miss Universe 2008 was swim suit round. Dayana Mendoza looked very hot there. Contestants of Japan, Vietnam, Hungary, South Africa and Czech Republic got out in this round. Then, it was the time of evening gown and another 5 contestants got out. Colombia, Venezuela, Dominican Republic, Mexico and Russia. In the question answer session, none of the girls looked that much impressive as they were not so confident in speaking in English. I was surprised to see that it was all South America in the top 5 except Miss Russia.

One of the major attractions of the evening was the presenting of anchors Jerry Springer and Spice girl. They were smart and attractive. Because of their good skill, the two hours did not become boring. In the final event of Miss Universe 2008, there were glimpses of tourist attractions of Vietnam. Dayana Mendoza looked beautiful in Vietnam.

For Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza, it was a dream come true. Who does not want to be Miss Universe? She will get a lot of money and other facilities. Dayana Mendoza will also enjoy maximum coverage thanks to Miss Universe organizers for the next one year.

Top 5 contestants of Miss Universe 2008

The top five finalists of Miss Universe 2008 have been made public just now. There is no surprise in the top five as all of them were among the favorites. On the basis of the performance of evening gown, the five contestants have been given the ticket of top five. The five contestants will go though the interview round and after that we will get to know the winner and the runner ups of Miss Universe 2008 beauty contest. All the contestants looked really gorgeous in the evening gown round, but the following five contestants could impress the judges most:

Top 5 Finalists of Miss Universe 2008
Country	Contestant
Colombia	Taliana Vargas
Venezuela	Dayana Mendoza
Dominican Republic	Marianne Cruz
Mexico	Elisa Nájera
Russia	Vera Krasova

Top 10 contestants of Miss Universe 2008

Just now the list of top ten contestants has been announced and surprisingly there is no Asian. It is a bit shocking too for the Asian fans. However, one thing is for that, almost all of the top ten finalists were among the pre-competition favorites. Miss Kosovo is still in the top ten and I think, it is a remarkable success for her because this is the debut competition for Kosovo in Miss Universe beauty pageant. Here, I am giving the list of top 10 finalists of Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant:

Top 10 Finalists of Miss Universe 2008
Country	Contestant
Kosovo	Zana Krasniqi
Australia	Laura Dundovic
Spain	Claudia Moro
Mexico	Elisa Nájera
Colombia	Taliana Vargas
Dominican Republic	Marianne Cruz
USA	Crystle Stewart
Russia	Vera Krasova
Italy	Claudia Ferraris
Venezuela	Dayana Mendoza

Top 15 contestants of Miss Universe 2008

The top 15 finalists of Miss Universe 2008 have just been announced at the final show currently going on at the Crown Convention Center (Diamond Bay Resort) in Nha Trang, Vietnam. The 15 finalists will now be judged in three categories: Swimsuit, evening gown and interview. In the earlier entries of this blog we have given the list of the judges.

Among the top 15 finalists, there are only two participants from Asia including Japan and host Vietnam. Kosovo impressed all by making it to the top 15 in its debut appearance in Miss Universe. However, it can not be said that the top 15 list does not reflect the list of the pre-competition favorites. Contestants from Italy, Colombia, Japan, Venezuela etc. were among the favorites. Here, I am giving the name full list of top 15 contestants of Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant.

Top 15 contestants

Venezuela

Kosovo

Mexico

Vietnam

South Africa

Australia

Japan

Dominican Republic

Italy

Colombia

Russia

Hungary

Czech Republic

USA

Spain

Miss Universe 2008 Live Updates

Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza: Miss Universe 2008

I am giving you live updates in real time

4^th Runner Up: Miss Mexico

3^rd Runner Up: Russia

2^nd Runner Up: Dominican Republic

1^st Runner Up: Colombia

Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza: Miss Universe 2008

The final result will be given just after the break.

Now, top 5 constetants are walking again.

Miss Russia said that women have become stronger and smarter in this age and women can have good career and raise children

Miss Mexico said that a woman can feel satisfied when she has a balance in her life between her family and job

Miss Dominican Republic

Miss Venezuela is answering her question.

Now, Miss Colombia is giving answer to the question that if she could come back in time what she would do. She said that everything is perfect with her because of her good family.

Top 5 Contestants from these countries:

Colombia

Venezuela

Dominican Republic

Mexico

Russia

Best National Costume Award goes to Miss Thailand.

Miss Congenility is Miss El Salvador

Evening gown has finsihed and very soon the names of top 5 contestants will be given just after the break

Top ten contestants are now walking with evening gown and it is now evening gown competition.

Now, Miss Universe 2008 evening gown parade with a song. All the 80 contetstans are dressed with evening gown and they are walking. They look beautiful

Introduction of ten contestants just finished. Italy and Spain both looked impressive to me.

No, Asia in top ten?

Top Ten contestants from the countries of:

Kosovo

Australia

Spain

Mexico

Colombia

USA

Dominican Republic

Russia

Italy

Venezuela

Very soon, you will get the names of top ten contestants.

ROund One:

The 15 contestans now walked in the stage in swimsuit one after another.

Swimsuit Competition. A femae pop singer is singing and the 15 contestants are dancing with her in swimsuit

Jerry Springer and SPice girl introduced the judges. Now, they are talking about tourist attractions of host Vietnam. Vietnam indeed is an attractive place to visit.

Now, pictures of 15 contestants in bikini shown. Contestans from Italy, Spain looked very impressive to me

Top 15 contestants from the countries of:

Venezuela

Kosovo

Mexico

Vietnam

South Africa

Australia

Japan

Dominican Republic

Italy

Colombia

Russia

Hungary

Czech Republic

USA

Spain

Now, Miss Universe 2007 Rio Mori in stage and is talking about her past one year as the winner of the pageant.

The spice girl just said that 1 billion people around the world are watching this program live now in Tv channels.

The girls are now dancing in the stage with their national dress.

I liked the dress of Miss Vietnam

Miss Japan looked as a woman of persolity and so did Miss Korea 2008.

Miss Italy 2008 looked gorgeous.

Miss India looked pretty in Indian dress

80 Contestants of Miss Universe are now in their national costume. They are one after another. Miss Argentina looked very pretty to me.

Miss Universe 2008 final event has just started now. Welcome to live updates of the event. Jerry Springer and Spice Girl are on the stage with all the contestants. Jerry is in the stage with a motor cycle. The viewers clapped for the girls and the girls are now walking in style.

It is now 8:00 AM in Vietnam.

50 Things about Miss Universe 2008

Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant final show is now going on. If you want to get the live updates of the glittering show, then visit the following link:

Miss Universe 2008 Live Updates

1. The first Miss Universe show started as a local bathing beauty at Long beach, California. It was organized by Catalina Swimwear.
   

2. Miss Universe is one of the three beauty pageant joint ventures owned by Donald J. Trump and NBC universe.
   

3. Miss Universe is committed to raise awareness about HIV/AIDS by focusing on women’s health and reproductive issues. It is related with other organizations like Latino Commission on AIDS, God’s Love We Deliver, APICHA and Gay Men’s Health Crisis.
   

4. Miss Universe is one of the most popular beauty pageants viewed by over 1 billion people. This year will be the 57^th Miss Universe.
   

5. The total cost of organizing Miss Universe 2008 is a staggering $20 million.
   

9. After eight years of absence Guam is participating in Miss Universe 2008. Siera Robertson is representing Guam this year. Other countries that returned this year are:Netherlands(last appeared in 2005) and Cayman Islands, Ghana, Ireland, Sri Lanka, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey and UK(last competed in 2006).
10. The nations that withdrew from Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageants are: Bulgaria, Chile, Lebanon, Namibia, Northern Mariana Islands, and Sweden.
    

10. Five nations will join Miss Universe 2008 without their representatives. They are: Barbados, Belize, Guyana, U.S. Virgin Islands, Zambia.
    

11. Eighty contestants will be participating in the 57^th Miss Universe 2008 contest.
    

12. Famous German automaker, Mercedes Benz, has been chosen as the exclusive car sponsor of Miss Universe 2008.
    

13. This year, the winner of Miss Universe 2008 will wear a crown worth $120,000. Famous Vietnamese jewelry designers Dang Thi Kim Lien and Rosalina Tran Lydster designed the crown. This new crown will be awarded only this year. From the next year, the Mikimoto crown will be awarded again.
    

14. The Miss Universe 2008 Pageant Organizing Board and UniCorp have announced to use HD Live Television application to broadcast images of the Miss Universe 2008 pageants.

15. Lady GaGa will perform Her Hit Song "Just Dance" in the live telecast from Vietnam.

16. The judges of Miss Universe 2008 are:

Donald Trump Jr.: Executive Vice President, Trump Organization.

Roberto Cavalli: Fashion designer and entrepreneur.

Nadine Velazquez: International cover girl.

Jennifer Hawkins: Famous television presenter.

Louis Licari: Celebrity colorist and “Today Show” ambush makeover expert.

Joe Cinque: President, American Academy of Hospitality Sciences.

Nguyen Cong Khe: Editor in Chief, Thanh Nien newspaper.

Taryn Rose: International shoe designer.

Isha Koppikar: A Indian actress, Isha has been invited to become the judge of Miss Universe 2008. Isha Koppikar is the first woman from Bollywood to go to Miss Universe 2008 as a judge.

17. The hosts of Miss Universe 2008 are:

Jerry Springer: He is famous for his talk shows, ‘The Jerry Springer Show,’ and ‘America's Got Talent.’

Mel B: Famous English pop singer and a member of ‘Spice Girls’ band.

18. Three sub-competitions were hold during the four week stay of the contestants in Nha Trang.
    

19. The sub competitions and events of Miss Universe 2008 were held in six cities in Vietnam:Ha Noi, Ha Long, HCM City, Nha Trang, Da Nang and Binh Duong.
    

20. Swim wear show: It was held on July 2, 2008 at the Vine Pearl Land Resort. Miss Mexico, 21 year old Elisa Najera won the contest and received a cash prize of $2000, and a crystal trophy. She was also elected the “Queen of Vine Pearl” and the “best body.” The other finalists are: Taliana Vargas (Colombia), Simran Kaur (India), Claudia Moro (Spain), Crystle Stewart (USA).
    

21. On the day of swimwear competition, a 770-square-meter stage was built in Vinepearl Land.
    

22. Best in Áo dài: Held on June 24 2008, Dayana Mendoza, Miss Venezuela won the title. Other finalists are: Simran Kaur Mundi (India), Nguyễn Thùy Lâm (Vietnam), Gavintra Photijak (Thailand), Alfina Nasyrova.
    

23. The Ao Dais wore by Miss Vietnam in Miss Universe 2008 contest Nguyen Thuy Lam were designed by famous Vietnamese fashion designer, Thuan Viet and Van Thanh Cong. The ao dai created by Thuan Viet was decorated with crystal, gold, and diamonds.
    

24. In the Miss Universe 2008 Ao Dai competition the Ao dais were designed by for Vietnamese designers: Vo Viet Chung, Thuan Viet, Sy Hoang and Lien Huong.
    

25. Miss Universe Viet Nam 2008, Nguyen Thuy Lam, wore a gold-inlaid ao dai created especially for her at a charity show in Ho Chi Minh City.
    

26. Best National Costume: The winner was determined by an online pole. The finalists are : Matilda Mecini (Albania), Taliana Vargas (Colombia), Marianne Cruz (Dominican Republic), Simran Kaur (India), Zana Krasniqi (Kosovo), Elisa Najera (Mexico), Karol Castillo (Peru), Tansey Coetzee (South Africa), Dayana Mendoza (Venezuela), Nguyễn Thùy Lâm (Vietnam).
    

27. On July 8^th, the Crown Convention Center was opened to the public for the first time where the preliminary presentation of Miss Universe 2008 was held. From this presentation, fifteen girls were chosen to compete in the semi-finals. There names will be declared on the final day. The judges in the preliminary presentation event:

Nguyen Cong Khe: Editor in chief, Thanh Nien (Youth)
newspaper.

Nguyen Quoc Cuong: Vice president of the board of directors, Hoan Cau Company.

Rosalina Tran Lydster: Famous Vietnamese jewelry designer.

Dean Mc Flike: Vice president, NBC.

Adel Chabb: Famous hair dresser.

Leigh Rossin: Famous hair dresser.

28. This year, Miss Universe 2008 will be held at Nha Trang city in Kahn Hoa province, Vietnam. Vietnam is also planning to host Miss World 2010. During the Vietnam War, Nha Trang served as American air base.
    

29. To organize Miss Universe 2008, Vietnam prepared for one year.
    

30. For the Miss Universe 2008, Hoi An, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, under gone a beautification project for two years. It cost around 1.7 million and went on for two years.
    

31. For Miss Universe 2008, the Khanh Hoa province Tourism Department has made arrangements for 20,000 tourists per day.
    

32. Diamond Bay Resort is built over 175-hectare land. It is the Nha Trang Tourism and Entertainment area located on Nguyen Tat Thanh Boulevard which connects Nha Trang Town with Cam Ranh airport.
    

33. Investor Hoan Cau Nha Trang Co. Ltd. invested more than $35.6 million into the project. Earlier, the entire area was covered with marshlands.
    

34. Seventy three year old Tran Thi Huong, is the chairperson, Hoan Cau Nha Trang Co., Ltd. Her shrewdness and scrupulous attention to detail have always been admired.
    

35. The final event will take place at the Crown Convention Center of the Diamond Bay Resort. It is a 10,000 square-meter site and a world class in door facility. It is modern of its kind in Southeast Asia.
    

36. The resort has 342 rooms, suites and villas with all the international facilities and standards.
    

37. Diamond Bay Resort also has a 3,000-square-meter spa with fitness area. It took just 45 build the facility.
    

38. The resort comes with a high-end recreational center.
    

39. It has a 2,000-seat banquet hall.
    

40. Diamond Bay Resort has two golf courses and two private beaches.
    

41. Diamond Bay Resort also sports on of Asia’s longest swimming pools covering over 3,000 square meters. The pool was completed within two months.
    

42. Another interesting feature of Diamond Bay Resort is the “intelligent mansion” built exclusively for Donald Trump, who will stay there on the final day of the pageant.
    

43. The “intelligent mansion” is a 1,800-square-meter edifice and costs more than $1 million to build. It is equipped with bulletproof floors and walls made of reinforced concrete.
    

44. 584 Joint Stock Construction Company took over the construction work of the resort. Local companies were not ready to take the contract because of huge work load and limited time scale.
    

45. After Miss Universe 2008, Diamond Bay Resort will host other major beauty pageants such Miss World and Miss Asia Pacific along with various international conventions, exhibitions, and music programs.
    

46. The Crown Convention Center can hold 7500 viewers.
    

47. The sound and lighting equipment used in the convention center weighs more than 50 tons. They were imported from the USA.
    

48. The international press center covers 2000 square meter.
    

49. The Crown Convention Centre is equipped with an international light and sound system and LED screen of 125sq.m to serve the final round of Miss Universe 2008.
    

50. Miss Antigua and Barbuda Athina James is very much interested to know about different snake of the world.
    

51. In 2007, Miss Japan, Riyo Mori, won the Miss Universe title. She was the first woman Japan to win Miss Universe in 48 years. This year’s Miss Japan Universe winner, Hiroko Mima, was chosen from 4000 candidates.
    

52. Nineteen year old, Sacha Scott, Miss Bahamas Universe 2008 is a student at the University of Miami. Her mother Christina Thompson Scott also won the Miss Universe title in 1983.
    

53. Miss France, Laura Tanguy, is the runner up of Miss France 2008 contest. Valérie Bègue is the original Miss France.
    

54. The shortest contestant in Miss Universe 2008 is Miss El Salvador (5-foot-3).
    

55. The tallest in Miss Universe 2008 are Miss Jamaica, Miss Mexico and Miss Peru. All of them are 6-feet.
    

56. Miss USA, Crystle Stewart supports Barack Obama.
    

57. Miss Panama Carolina Dementiev Justavino, owns a real estate business. Miss New Zealand bought her first property at the age of twenty.
    

58. Miss German Madina Taher is Afghan origin. On the contrary, Miss Canada, Samantha Tajik is actually a Persian.
    

59. In the National Costume contest, Miss Australia, Laura Dundovic wore a dress hanging from a boomerang breastplate. It was designed by Jayson Brunsdon.