This article applies Spanish naming customs: the paternal last name first, followed by the maternal last name
Dayana Sabrina Mendoza Moncada (born June 1, 1986) is a model and beauty pageant titleholder, who won Miss Venezuela 2007 and Miss Universe 2008. She also received the honor of crowning Stefanía Fernández as Miss Universe 2009. Eighteen-year-old Fernández was a fellow Venezuelan, and Dayana became the first Miss Universe to crown a compatriot.
A: Spanish naming customs entail the use of the paternal last name first, followed by the maternal last name.
A: Dayana Mendoza was born on June 1, 1986.
A: Dayana Mendoza is a model and beauty pageant titleholder.
A: Dayana Mendoza won the Miss Venezuela title in 2007.
A: Dayana Mendoza won the Miss Universe title in 2008.
A: Dayana Mendoza crowned Stefanía Fernández as Miss Universe 2009.
A: Dayana Mendoza became the first Miss Universe to crown a fellow Venezuelan, as Stefanía Fernández was also from Venezuela.
