Who was the winner of the 2008 Miss Universe pageant?”
Miss Universe 2008 Winner, Dayana Mendoza.Dayana Mendoza is a professional model who was a finalist at the Elite Model Look International 2001.She had already won the Miss Universe Best Ao Dai 2008 title, at the start of the contest.Dayana has traveled extensively to Italy, France, United States, England, Greece, Spain, Germany, Mexico and Peru for Versace, and Roberto Cavalli. Dayana loves photography, interior design and advertising, and says that the most interesting thing that has happened to her was when she was kidnapped. The 80 contestants in the Miss Universe 2008 contest, were whittled down to 15. The top 10 comprised Miss USA, Miss Kosovo, Miss Australia, Miss Spain, Miss Mexico, Miss Colombia, Miss USA, Miss Dominican Republic, Miss Russia, Miss Italy and Miss Venezuela. The top five were: first runner-up, Miss Columbia Taliana Vargas, second runner-up Miss Dominica Marianne Cruz, third runner-up Miss Russian Vera Krasova, and the fourth Miss Mexico Elisa Najera. The top fiv