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Thursday, July 3, 2008

Miss Universe 2008

Dayana Mendoza, Miss Venezuela, shows her tears after being crowned as Miss Universe 2008 during the Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant.
Miss Venezuela takes 2008 Miss Universe crown, after Miss USA falls down for 2nd straight year (iht)

Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela has been crowned Miss Universe 2008.
Miss Venezuela is Miss Universe 2008 (ap)
Miss Venezuela was crowned Miss Universe 2008 on Monday in a contest marked by the spectacle of Miss USA falling down during the evening gown competition for the second year in a row.

The newly crowned Miss Universe, Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza (left) and Miss Australia Laura Dundovic (right).

Miss Venezuela is Miss Universe 2008
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Miss India Simran Kaur Mundi

Miss Montenegro 2008 Dasa Zivkovic

Elisa Najera, Miss Mexico 2008

Miss Germany 2008 Madina Taher

Miss Ecuador 2008 Domenica Saporitti

Miss Israel 2008 Shunit Faragi

Kate David, Miss Bolvia 2008

Miss Venezuela 2008 Dayana Mendoza

Hiroko Mima, Miss Japan 2008

Miss South Africa 2008 Tansey Coetzee

Miss Norway Mariann Birkedal

Natalia Anderle, Miss Brazil 2008

Miss Korea 2008 Sun Lee

Miss Brazil 2008 Natalia Anderle

Samantha Tajik, Miss Canada 2008

Miss Poland 2008 Barbara Tatara

Ingrid Rivera, Miss Puerto Rico 2008

Miss United Kingdom 2008 Lisa Lazarus

In this photo released by the Miss Universe 2008 organization, Aruni Rajapaksha, Miss Sri Lanka 2008; Claudia Moro, Miss Spain 2008; Tansey Coetzee, Miss South Africa 2008; Anamarija Avbelj, Miss Slovenia 2008; Sandra Manakova, Miss Slovak Republic 2008; Shenise Wong, Miss Singapore 2008; Bojana Boric, Miss Serbia 2008; Vera Krasova, Miss Russia 2008; Amanda Ammann, Miss Switzerland 2008; Amanda Ole Sulul, Miss Tanzania 2008; Gavintra Photijak, Miss Thailand 2008; Anya Ayoung-Chee, Miss Trinidad & Tobago 2008; Sinem Sulun, Miss Turkey 2008; Angelica Lightbourne, Miss Turks & Caicos 2008, and Lisa Lazarus, Miss UK 2008 compete in BSC swimwear and Nina footwear during the Swimsuit segment of the 2008 Miss Universe Presentation Show at the Crown Convention Center, in Nha Trang, Vietnam, on Tuesday, July 8, 2008. They will compete in the 57th annual Miss Universe competition which will take place in Nha Trang, Vietnam at the Crown Convention Center on July 14, 2008

In this handout photo released by Miss Universe L.P.,LLLP, Elisa Najera, Miss Mexico 2008, tapes a segment for the upcoming Miss Universe Competion in Nha Trang, Vietnam on Thursday July 10, 2008. She will compete in the 57th annual Miss Universe competition, July 14, 2008

Miss Universe contestant Bojana Boric of Serbia takes part in the preliminary show swimwear contest in Nha Trang on July 8, 2008. The 57th annual Miss Universe pageant will be held in Vietman's central Nha Trang resort city on July 14, 2008

In this image released by Miss Universe L.P., LLLP, Samantha Tajik, Miss Canada 2008, poses for a photo in her BSC swimwear at Diamond Bay Resort & Golf, in Nha Trang on Friday July 4, 2008. She will compete in the 57th annual Miss Universe competition which will take place in Nha Trang, Vietnam at the Crown Convention Center on July 14, 2008.
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Miss Universe contestant Satu Tuomisto of Finland poses in her swimwear in Nha Trang on July 4, 2008. The 57th annual Miss Universe pageant will be held in Vietman's central Nha Trang resort city on July 14, 2008
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Miss Universe contestant Simran Kaur Mundi of India takes part in the preliminary show swimwear contest in Nha Trang on July 8, 2008. The 57th annual Miss Universe pageant will be held in Vietman's central Nha Trang resort city on July 14, 2008.

Miss Universe contestant Hiroko Mima of Japan takes part in the preliminary show swimwear contest in Nha Trang on July 8, 2008. The 57th annual Miss Universe pageant will be held in Vietman's central Nha Trang resort city on July 14, 2008

In this image released by Miss Universe L.P., LLLP , Miss Colombia 2008 Taliana Vargas, competes during the Swimsuit segment of the 2008 Miss Universe Presentation Show at the Crown Convention Center, in Nha Trang on July 8, 2008. She will compete in the 57th annual Miss Universe competition on July 14

In this photo released by the Miss Universe 2008 organization,Crystle Stewart, Miss USA 2008, poses for a photo in her BSC swim wear at Diamond Bay Resort & Golf, in Nha Trang, Friday July 4, 2008. Miss Universe beauty pageant is slated for July 14.