Diana Mendoza


Diana Schoutsen Mendoza is a Canadian-Honduran beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Honduras 2013 and represented Honduras at the Miss Universe 2013 pageant.

Miss Universe Canada 2012

Diana competed in Miss Universe Canada 2012 and placed in the top 20.

Miss Honduras 2013

Diana Schoutsen Mendoza, representing Tela, was crowned Miss Universe Honduras 2013 at the conclusion of the pageant held September 10, 2013 at the Real Intercontinental Hotel in San Pedro Sula City. She then represented Honduras at the Miss Universe 2013 pageant on November 9, 2013 in Moscow, Russia but failed to place.

Controversy

During her reign as Miss Honduras, Mendoza was ridiculed for her inability to speak Spanish. She gained eligibility to enter the Miss Honduras pageant due to her mother being Honduran.