Señorita Panamá 2019


Señorita Panamá 2019 was the 53rd Señorita Panamá pageant. It selected the national representatives to the Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Grand International competitions. This was the fourth edition of the renewed Señorita Panama pageant, under the direction of Cesar Anel Rodríguez, who took charge of the national event in 2016. Twenty-four preliminary contestants were selected from throughout Panama and competed for the crown..
The 2019 edition was held, for the second year in a row, at the Roberto Durán Arena in Panama City on June 20, 2018. Señorita Panamá 2018 Rosa Montezuma of Comarcas crowned Mehr Eliezer of Isla Flamenco as her successor at the end of the event..
Representatives to Miss International and Miss Grand International was also elected. Shirel Ortiz of Panamá Centro crowned Betzaida Rodriguez of Los Santos as Miss Panama International 2019 and Gabriela Mornhinweg of Panamá Centro crowned Carmen Drayton of Portobelo as Miss Panama Grand International 2019.
Eliezer competed in Miss Universe 2019, the 68th Miss Universe pageant. Rodriguez represented Panama in Miss International 2019, while Drayton represented Panama in Miss Grand International 2019. Drayton was recently crowned as the 3rd runner-up at the Miss Grand International 2019 competition.
Due to COVID-19 pandemic on 9 April, 2020 the Señorita Panamá Organization announced Carmen Jaramillo as the Señorita Panamá for the 2020 and will represent her country in the Miss Universe 2020, the 69th Miss Universe pageant.

Results

Placements

Special awards

AwardContestant
Miss Photogenic
  • Bocas del Toro – Angie Keith
Miss Congeniality
  • Isla del Rey – Linette Clement
    • Best Smile
  • Costa Pacifica – Andrea Parra
    • Best Skin
  • Bocas del Toro – Angie Keith
    • Best Dress
  • Portobelo – Carmen Drayton
    • Best Hair
  • Chiriquí – Krysthelle Barreto Reichlin
    • Best Projection
  • Panamá Este – Carmen Jaramillo
    • Miss Pandora
  • Isla Flamenco – Mehr Eliezer
    • Miss Elegance
  • Panamá Norte – Angie Daily
    • Miss Internet
  • Portobelo – Carmen Drayton
    • Most Beautiful Face
  • Coclé – Ana Lucia Tejeira
    • Best Body
  • Isla del Rey – Linette Clement

    • Special guests

    Reigning Miss International Mariem Velazco of Venezuela served as a judge during the finals. Miss Universe 2005 Natalie Glebova also attended, and served as a judge..

    Costume selection

    This year the contestant, was celebrated in a private casting. It is a competition showing the country's wealth embodied in the colorful and fascinating costumes made by Panamenian designers combining the past and present of Panama. The winner costume represent Panamá in Miss Universe 2019.
    Final ResultsContestDesignerTopic
    WinnerBest National Costume to Miss UniverseVirgilio Batista"Puente del Mundo, Corazón del Universo"
    Best National Costume to Miss InternationalArístides Carrasco"La Danza de Diablico"
    Best National Costume to Miss Grand InternationalVirgilio Batista"El vuelo de la paz, mariposa panameña"

    Preliminary competition

    These are the competitors who have been selected this year.
    RepresentContestantAgeHeightHometown
    Bocas del Toro
    Angie Keith
    25
    		Ciudad de Panamá
    Chiriquí
    Krysthelle Barreto Reichlin
    23
    		David
    Chiriquí Occidente
    Victoria Rodríguez
    20
    		Ciudad de Panamá
    Coclé
    Ana Lucia Tejeira
    25
    		Penonome
    Coiba
    Paola Medina
    25
    		Ciudad de Panamá
    Colón
    Nathalie Pino
    19
    		Colón
    Comarcas
    Lauris Fernández
    24
    		Ciudad de Panamá
    Contadora
    Jackeline García
    20
    		Ciudad de Panamá
    Costa Atlantica
    Stephany Perea
    25
    		Colón
    Costa Pacifica
    Andrea Parra
    25
    		Ciudad de Panamá
    Darién
    Leydis González
    21
    		Ciudad de Panamá
    Herrera
    María Cristina Saavedra
    25
    		Chitré
    Isla Barro Colorado
    Mar De la Fuente
    21
    		Ciudad de Panamá
    Isla del Rey
    Linette Clement
    21
    		Ciudad de Panamá
    Isla Flamenco
    Mehr Eliezer
    22
    		Ciudad de Panamá
    Isla San José
    Brithani Osbourne
    23
    		Ciudad de Panamá
    Los Santos
    Betzaida Rodriguez
    22
    		Las Tablas
    Panamá Centro
    Aura Ávila
    21
    		Ciudad de Panamá
    Panamá Este
    Carmen Jaramillo
    24
    		La Chorrera
    Panamá Norte
    Angie Daily
    21
    		Ciudad de Panamá
    Panamá Oeste
    Yasmery Salceda
    20
    		La Chorrera
    Portobelo
    Carmen Drayton
    23
    		Colón
    Taboga
    Sheribel Paschall
    18
    		Ciudad de Panamá
    Veraguas
    Maria Alejandra Polanco
    25
    		Santiago de Veraguas