Miss Panamá 2023 | |
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Date | September 13, 2023 |
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Entertainment | Doble sentido & Martín Machore |
Venue | Atlapa Convention Centre, Panama City, Panama |
Broadcaster | Telemetro |
Entrants | 15 [1] |
Placements | 7 |
Winner | Natasha Vargas Los Santos |
Congeniality | Rocibel Jaramillo Taboga |
Photogenic | Italy Peñaloza Panamá Centro |
Miss Panamá 2023 was the 57th Miss Panamá pageant, where it selected the national representative to the Miss Universe. This was the second edition of the renewed Miss Panama pageant, under the direction of Miss Panama Organization, who took charge of the national event in 2022.[2]
The 2023 edition was held in the Atlapa Convention Centre, Panama City, Panama on Wednesday 13 September 2023.[3]
Fifteen preliminary contestants were selected from all over Panama and competed for the crown. Miss Panamá 2022 Solaris Barba of Herrera crowned Natasha Vargas of Los Santos as her successor at the end of the event as the new Miss Panamá.[4]
Vargas will represent Panama at Miss Universe 2023, to be held in El Salvador on 18 November 2023.[5][6]
Final results
Final Results | Contestant |
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Miss Universe Panamá 2023 | |
1st Runner-Up |
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2nd runner-up |
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Top 7 |
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Special awards
Award | Contestant |
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Miss Photogenic |
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Miss Congeniality |
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Best Hair |
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Healthy Hair |
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Miss Cielo |
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Best Silhouette |
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Miss Maissi |
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Best Projection |
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Best Body |
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Judges
- Héctor Alfonso: Professor of Pedagogy.[8]
- Stephania De Los Santos: Lawyer and Businesswoman (only as preliminary judge).[8]
- Nadia Jiménez: Businesswoman (only as preliminary judge).[8]
- Adela Vásquez: Brand Manager · Changan Auto Panama.[8]
- Shabania Carter Stew: Wife of the UK ambassador to Panama (preliminary judge only).[8]
- Rossana Tabares: Businesswoman (only as preliminary judge).[8]
- Mariela Vega: Personal, Comprehensive and Business Image Advisor (only as a preliminary judge).[8]
- Zunilda Gutiérrez: fashion designer.[8]
- Dario Moreno: photographer.[8]
- Delia Domínguez: Businesswoman.[8]
- María Chacón: Co-founder of Leotards Panama.[8]
- Luis M. Caballero: Co-Founder of Panama Aesthetics.[8]
Preliminary competition
Presentation Show
The presentation Show took place on June 9, 2023, a ceremony that took place at the Las Américas Golden Tower Hotel, in Panama City, where the fifteen candidates who were officially presented to the public and the press were officially presented. They will compete for the title of Miss Panama 2023 and the opportunity to represent Panama in the international beauty pageant, Miss Universe 2023.[9]
Preliminary interview
Held on September 9, the Miss Panama candidates were qualified in a personal interview for the judges.[10][11]
Costume selection
Held on September 12, was the election for the Best National Costume. In this competition, the contestants were not evaluated, only the costumes.
The event showcased the creative work of Panamanian designers and also selected the costume for Panama at Miss Universe 2023. Some costumes were also elected to represent Panama in other beauty contests.[12]
Final Results | Contest | Designer | Topic |
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Winner | Best National Costume to Miss Universe | Tambor de la Alegría | Daniel Cortina |
Top 6 | Diabladas | Daniel Cortina | |
Puedo Volar | Virgilio Batista | ||
El salón Amarillo del Palacio de las Garzas | David Sáez | ||
La india Dormida, Flor del aire | Rubén Labrador | ||
La mola, mágico vestido ancestral | Abdiel Bonilla |
Contestants
These are the competitors who have been selected this year.[13]
Represented | Contestant | Age | Hometown | Placement |
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Bocas del Toro | Guadalupe Mercedes Ureña Coronel | 28 | Bocas del Toro | Top 7 |
Chiriquí | Katherine Marie Fuentes Bollmeyer | 27 | David | 2nd Runner-Up |
Coclé | Kimberlyn Lorena García Castillo | 25 | Penonome | |
Colón | Shayned Rachel La Boissiere Sánchez | 21 | Colón | |
Darién | Valentina Sánchez Cuenca Martínez | 18 | Ciudad de Panamá | |
Herrera | Ana Cristina Samaniego González | 24 | Chitré | |
Isla del Rey | Anabelis Yissel Moreno Navas | 26 | Ciudad de Panamá | |
Las Perlas | Luisa Lorena López Rodríguez | 28 | Ciudad de Panamá | Top 7 |
Los Santos | 25 | Las Tablas | Miss Universe Panamá 2023 | |
Panamá Centro | Italy Johan Peñaloza Mora | 18 | Ciudad de Panamá | Top 7 |
Panamá Este | Krystell Estefana Tolluch González | 20 | Ciudad de Panamá | |
Panamá Oeste | Diana Patricia Lemos Lee | 24 | La Chorrera | 1st Runner-Up |
Pedasí | Ilany Yasmín González Torres | 21 | Los Santos | |
Taboga | Rocibel Daivonex Jaramillo Vallejos | 27 | Ciudad de Panamá | |
Veraguas | Karliz Isabelle Moreno Lagual | 23 | Santiago de Veraguas | Top 7 |
Delegate notes
- Some of the delegates of Miss Panama 2023 have participated in other important national and international pageants:
- Diana Lemos (Panama Oeste) participated in the Miss Earth 2018.[14]
- Guadalupe Ureña (Bocas Del Toro) was a semifinalist in Miss United Continents 2022.
References
- ↑ "Miss Panamá presenta a las candidatas 2023". laestrella. 10 June 2023.
- ↑ "Presentan a las 15 aspirantes a la corona de Miss Panamá 2023". metrolibre. 10 June 2023.
- ↑ "¡Conócelas aquí! Presentan candidatas oficiales a la corona Miss Panamá 2023". mujer. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ↑ "Miss Panamá, Natasha Vargas: 'Si realmente quieres algo lo puedes lograr'". La Estrella de Panamá (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
- ↑ "Miss Panamá 2023: Natasha Vargas nos representará en el Miss Universo". telemetro.com. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ↑ Loreto, Maria (27 July 2023). "Miss Universe unveils teaser for upcoming competition". ¡Hola!. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ↑ "Miss Panamá 2023: Natasha Vargas nos representará en el Miss Universo". telemetro.com. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 "¡Natasha Vargas es elegida como la Miss Universo Panamá 2023". larepublica.pe. Retrieved 13 September 2023.
- ↑ "Miss Panamá presenta a sus 15 candidatas 2023 para el MU". ECOTV (in Spanish). 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
- ↑ "Entrevista con el Jurado de Miss Panamá 2023". toomagazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 September 2023.
- ↑ "Las candidatas oficiales a Miss Panamá 2023". ellas. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
- ↑ "Miss Panamá 2023: Estos son los seis trajes de fantasía que compiten para ir al Miss Universo". telemetro.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 14 September 2023.
- ↑ "Miss Panamá 2023 arrancó, presentan a las 15 candidatas". informatpanama. 10 June 2023.
- ↑ "Diana Lemos, la chorrerana favorita a Miss Tierra 2018". ellas. 20 August 2018.