- Her real name is Yostin Lissette Pasek Patiño.
- She was born in Kharkov, Ukraine but was raised in Poland until her mother completed her studies in Kharkiv and finally in 1982 the family moved to Panama.
- She won Miss Panama contest in 2002.
- She won Miss Universe contest in 2002. Originally the first runner-up in the Miss Universe 2002 competition, Pasek became the first woman to assume the title of Miss Universe when the 'Miss Universe Organization' revoked the crown from then-reigning winner Oxana Fedorova for not fulfilling the duties stipulated in her contract.