Dayana Mendoza - The most beautiful Miss Universe in history: Choosing H'Hen Niê as Miss, spoke out against LGBT

Dayana Mendoza is also one of the most successful Miss Universe in history when she has a great influence on the beauty and fashion community. She regularly participates in the polls about the most beautiful Miss Universe in history.

Who is Dayana Mendoza?

Dayana Mendoza was born in 1986, she represented the beauty power of Venezuela to participate in the Miss Universe 2008 contest and was crowned in Nha Trang, Vietnam.

Dayana Mendoza possesses a strong, sharp beauty typical of Venezuelan women in particular and Latinos in general.

She was awarded the title of Miss Grand Slam - Miss of the Miss Universe 2008. Then, in 2011, Mendoza was ranked third by Global Beauties among the 10 most beautiful Miss Universe of all time.

Although crowned 15 years ago, there is still no beauty who can surpass Dayana Mendoza in both beauty and love of the audience.

In the final night of Miss Universe 2008, Dayana's response was considered one of the best in the world. With the question: "In your opinion, is life easier for men or women?". Dayana brilliantly replied: "God makes a difference between men and women, but the biggest difference? The only difference lies in each person's mindset. Men think the faster way to get to a point is a straight line. While women know the faster way to get to a point is a curve and edit those curves."

Miss Universe World 2008 held in Nha Trang marked a major turning point in the country's beauty history when the world's most prestigious and prestigious beauty pageant was held in Vietnam. Dayana Mendoza shared: "It's great to be back in Vietnam. 10 years ago I was crowned at the Crown Center stage and now I'm back to witness the coronation of the new Miss Universe Vietnam. Thank you. It feels like I'm reliving old memories and coming home."

After the contest, she moved to New York (USA) to live in order to pursue a professional modeling career. Besides, Dayana Mendoza studied acting and participated in film making.

Miss Universe 2008 was once married to Italian businessman Michael Pagano and has a daughter named Eva Mendoza Pagano. After a short time together, the two decided to go their separate ways. Mendoza enjoys a peaceful life with his parents in his hometown.

Venezuelan beauty reads books, exercises, plays with pets, rides horses on weekends. She rarely shares love stories, pictures of her daughter on social networks.

15 years since she was crowned Miss Universe, she still retains her youthful and radiant beauty. On her personal page, the 37-year-old beauty regularly posts pictures of herself in daily activities. Mendoza's beautiful bare face, bright and flawless skin make the audience admire. She thought it was a miracle. Dayana shared that the secret to maintaining her beauty is to eat a lot of fruits and vegetables, and cycling is also a secret to help her stay healthy.

The inspiration and the one who chose H'Hen Nie as Miss?

Remember in the semi-finals of Miss Universe 2018, H'Hen Niê once made the Thai audience in the auditorium cheer with excitement when he performed this skirt flip right in front of the judges (BGK).

The graceful dress of Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza 15 years ago in Vietnam was the inspiration of Miss H'Hen Niê when she recreated it in a brilliant yellow dress at the Miss Universe 2018 pageant.

And it was Miss H'Hen Niê's short hair that inspired Miss Dayana Mendoza for the first time in her life to cut her hair short, completely changing her appearance.

It is known that between H'Hen Niê and "The most beautiful Miss Universe of all time" there is a great relationship when Mendoza is one of the judges of Miss Universe Vietnam 2017 and chooses H'Hen Niê as the winner.

Specifically, according to a makeup artist, the participation of Dayana Mendoza as a judge of MUVN that year had a great influence on the final result.

This person said that the reason he knew the results before the final was because he was lucky to stay in the same hotel with Dayana.

He said: "While in the elevator, Dayana took out pictures of Hen, Thuy and Le Thu Trang and talked to the MUO President in a loving way. The children who worked together understood English, so she said that they praised Hen and Thuy. , then said Le Thu Trang is very young, that's about it.

But everyone also understands that Miss Universe Organization is the 'mother' of Miss Universe Vietnam, and if I say it, you must listen, right? Moreover, Hen was the judge's favorite from the beginning, even though her beauty was not very Vietnamese."

The story the makeup artist shared made many people excited. It is not clear how much of the story is true, but the majority said that if H'Hen Niê was really chosen as Miss by Dayana Mendoza, it would be "too standard", because the result would be even more fair. ever.

Before that, MC Phan Anh also shared a behind-the-scenes story about Dayana Mendoza, when she was with her in the hot seat of Miss Universe Vietnam 2017.

"When I asked you to choose who to be Miss, she said she would choose the girl with short hair. Dayana doesn't need to know and understand too much about H'Hen Niê, but she can feel who she can be with. Miss position with her. Dayana feels it and so do we", Phan Anh said.

Controversial for discriminatory statements about the LGBT community

According to the Venezuelan newspaper La Patilla, on her personal page on June 19, 2022, Miss Dayana Mendoza said: "Before destruction becomes pride" on the background of a photo with the word "Pride" in size. large and characteristic colors of the LGBTQ community.

The discriminatory sharing, referring to homosexuals as "destruction" in her Pride Month (LGBTQ Pride Month, taking place from June 1 to June 30) caused great controversy. The beauty forums expressed disappointment, while the audience indignant, turned away from Mendoza. Some people turned from fans to anti-fans of Miss Venezuela.

One viewer commented: "Dayana used to be my pride and my favorite Miss Universe. Until she said this, everything beautiful fell apart. The aura I felt received about Dayana has turned off".

Other opinions acknowledge that Mendoza is a Christian, so her opposition to homosexuality is understandable. However, as a beauty queen, an influential character, she should consider carefully before speaking.

"As someone who came out of a contest upholding the spirit of equality, knowledge and compassion, Dayana uttered such hurtful words. She needs to learn from this," another account commented. .

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