Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada (born June 1, 1986) is a model and beauty pageant titleholder who won the titles of Miss Venezuelan 2007 and Miss universe 2008.
Dayana beat 27 other candidates to win Miss Venezuela 2007 on September 13, 2007, and became only the second woman representing the Amazons state to win (the first being 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, thus making her the first Venezuelan Miss Universe in the 21st century. Miss universe
crowned her with a tairaworth 120,000 U.S dollar. Her prize package includes cash, a year contract promoting Miss Universe, world travel, a rent-free, prestigious New York City flat, luxury apartment and a gift bag stuffed with designer shoes, dresses and beauty products, a $100,000 stipend for a 2-year course at the New york film academy and free access to famous fashion houses and beauty parlors. Mendoza will spend her year-long reign traveling the world to lecture on humanitarian issues and to promote education regarding HIV/AIDS.