New York Mets right-hander Griffin Canning left Thursday night’s game against Atlanta in the third inning after suffering a ...

Newly crowned Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza, Miss Venezuela, smiles at the final of the 57th Miss Universe contest held on July 14, 2008 at the central coastal resort city of Nha Trang.

Another Miss Universe is about to become a "Mrs." Dayana Mendoza, who was crowned Miss Universe 2008, is happily engaged to pastor Carlos Uribe. The former beauty queen from Caracas, Venezuela ...

These countries have the Most Miss Universe winners. Countries that have won Miss Universe titles T Temi Iwalaiye Miss Universe is a global beauty pageant competition held annually since 1952. It ...

The country’s first win was with Maritza Sayalero in 1979, and over the following decades, Venezuela has maintained a consistent presence in the competition. Notably, in 2008 and 2009, Dayana Mendoza ...

The two others were 2008 Miss Universe Dayana Mendoza and 1992 Miss Universe Top 6 finisher Carolina Iszak. Seven Venezuelan women have won the Miss Universe crown.

Bob Barker served as host of both the Miss USA pageant and the Miss Universe pageant from 1966 to 1987. But Barker was a staunch animal rights activist, so he took issue with the Miss Universe ...

Dayana Mendoza represented Venezuela at the Miss Universe 2008. The clip shows the moment where she and Miss Colombia hold hands and wait for the announcement of the pageant’s winner.

Dubbed the “unusual” crown, the headpiece was unremarkable in the eyes of some pageant observers for its lack of rhinestones or crystals. The crown’s less glamorous appearance was a departure from the ...

The queen who wears the Miss Universe crown shall bear its weight — especially its longstanding history when it comes to empowering women. Since the pageant’s establishment in 1952, there ...

Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela won the title in 2008, and one year later she had the privilege of crowning her countrywoman Stefana Fernández as the winner.