Miss Universe 2008

Miss Universe contestants pose on stage during the opening of the Miss Universe 2008 pageant in Nha Trang, Vietnam, Monday, July 14, 2008.

Contestants pose on stage during the Miss Universe 2008 pageant in Nha Trang, Vietnam, Monday, July 14, 2008.

Contestants appear in the Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant in Nha Trang, Vietnam, Monday, July 14, 2008.

Elisa Najera, Miss Mexico, shows her evening gown during the Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant in Nha Trang, Vietnam, Monday, July 14, 2008.

Miss USA 2008 Crystle Stewart — AP Photo/Vincent Yu

Crystle Stewart, Miss USA, falls down during the evening gowns segment of the Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant in Nha Trang, Vietnam, Monday, July 14, 2008. Stewart tripped on the train of her bejeweled evening gown as she made her entrance. It was the second year in a row Miss USA has fallen during the competition.

The Miss Universe contestants pose during the swimsuit segment of the Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant in Nha Trang,Vietnam, Monday, July 14, 2008.

Dayana Mendoza, Miss Venezuela, poses during the swimsuit segment of the Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant in Nha Trang, Vietnam, Monday, July 14, 2008.

From left, Zana Krasniqi, Miss Kosovo, Laura Dundovic , Miss Australia, Claudia Moro, Miss Spain, Elisa Najera, Miss Mexico, Taliana Vargas, Miss Colombia, Crystle Stewart, Miss USA, Marianne Cruz Gonzalez, Miss Dominican Republic, Vera Krasova, Miss Russia, Claudia Ferraris, Miss Italy, Dayana Mendoza, Miss Venezuela are named the top ten during the Miss Universe 2008 pageant in Nha Trang,Vietnam, Monday, July 14, 2008.

Miss Universe 2008 contestant Rebeca Moreno, of El Salvador waves after winning the "Miss Congeniality Universe" award during the Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant in Nha Trang,Vietnam, Monday, July 14, 2008.

From left, Tailana Vargas, Miss Colombia, Dayana Mendoza, Miss Venezuela, Marianne Cruz Gonzalez, Miss Dominican Republic, Elisa Najera, Miss Mexico, Vera Krasova, Miss Russia are named the five finalists at the Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant in Nha Trang,Vietnam, Monday, July 14, 2008.

Dayana Mendoza, Miss Venezuela, right, reacts after winning the Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant in Nha Trang,Vietnam, Monday, July 14, 2008. At left is first runner-up Taliana Vargas, Miss Colombia.

Miss Venezuela Dayana Mendoza reacts after winning the Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant in Nha Trang,Vietnam, Monday, July 14, 2008. Mendoza was once kidnapped in her homeland and says the experience taught her to remain poised under pressure.

Dayana Mendoza, left, of Venezuela reacts as Riyo Mori, Miss Universe 2007, crowns her Miss Universe 2008 during the Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant in Nha Trang,Vietnam, Monday, July 14, 2008.

Dayana Mendoza, Miss Venezuela reacts after winning the Miss Universe 2008 beauty pageant in Nha Trang,Vietnam, Monday, July 14, 2008.