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Dayana Mendoza
Dayana Mendoza won the title of Miss Venezuela in 2007 and most recently the title of Miss Universe in 2008. She was born in Caracas, Venezuela and is a model. She speaks Spanish, English and Italian. For winning the title of Miss... [more]
Dayana Mendoza won the title of Miss Venezuela in 2007 and most recently the title of Miss Universe in 2008. She was born in Caracas, Venezuela and is a model. She speaks Spanish, English and Italian.
For winning the title of Miss universe, Mendoza will get to keep her tiara, worth $120,000, she'll receive cash, a year contract promoting Miss Universe, world travel, a rent-free New York City apartment, a gift bag with designer shoes, dresses and beauty products and a $100,000 stipend for a 2-year course at the New York Fil Academy.
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Asks Gregory Kane, a conservative Republican columnist: "I call it 'dissing talented black folks.' And the trend is downright alarming. Let’s begin with perhaps the most obvious: Does anybody in BlackAmericaWeb.com’s reading audience get the feeling, as I do, that a woman has to have a Hispanic surname in order to be a finalist in the Miss Universe pageant? Stefania Fernandez of Venezuela won the Miss Universe title for 2009. Dayana Mendoza...
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