Dayana Mendoza, Miss Universe 2008

Universal beauty: Dayana Mendoza, Miss Universe 2008 poses for photographers in her swimwear at the Diamond Bay Resort and Golf in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Darren Decker)

Crowning beauty: Dayana Mendoza will spend her year-long reign traveling the world to lecture on humanitarian issues and to promote education regarding HIV/AIDS. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Capturing the Universe: Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada (born June 1, 1986 in Caracas, Venezuela is a model and Miss Universe 2008. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Purple paradise: Dayana Mendoza, Miss Universe 2008 poses for photographers at the Diamond Bay Resort and Golf in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Darren Decker)

Smiling beauty: Dayana Mendoza, Miss Universe 2008 poses for photographers at the Diamond Bay Resort and Golf in Nha Trang, Vietnam on July 15, 2008. (AP Photo/Darren Decker)

Winnerf in true sense: Dayana Mendoza, Miss Venezuela reacts after winning the Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant in Nha Trang,Vietnam on July 14, 2008. (AP Photo/Vincent Yu)

Wining hearts: Miss Universe 2008 Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela poses for photographers after a news conference in central Vietnam's resort city Nha Trang on July 14, 2008. (Reuters/Adrees Latif)