Miss Universe 2008, the 57th Miss Universe pageant, was held on 14 July 2008 at the Crown Convention Center of the Diamond Bay Resort in Nha Trang, Vietnam. Dayana Mendoza of Venezuela crowned by Riyo Mori of Japan. Eighty contestants competed in this year which was broadcast and distributed globally via NBC in English and Telemundo in Spanish to TV outlets in more than 180 countries. The pageant was watched by a live audience of 7,500 and nearly a billion television viewers worldwide.