Marianela Lacayo Mendoza (born 20 March 1981) is a Nicaraguan model and entrepreneur.
She was the winner of Miss Nicaragua 2002 and Miss World Latin International 2002 beauty pageants.
Lacayo was born in Managua.
She holds a degree in business administration from UNICIT and MBA from the American University of Nicaragua and Technological Institute of Monterray, Master in Image consulting from the Color Me Beautiful school in London and a diploma in Leadership and Electoral Strategies for Political Women from Latin University of Panama.Currently, she works in the fashion sector as an image consultant and in journalism as a columnist for magazines MÃa, De Boda Novias, and Nicaragua and the newspaper La Prensa.
Previously, she collaborated with Fashion & Life and Scaparate, both magazines.