Date March 30, 2012 Entrants 12 | Broadcaster Telemetro | |
Venue Riu Plaza Panamá Hotel, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama |
Miss Panamá 2012 the 45th Annual Miss Panamá pageant was held at the Riu Plaza Panamá Hotel, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama, on Friday 30, March 2012.
Contents
- Presentation Show
- National Costume Competition
- Preliminary Interview
- Judges
- Official Contestants
- Historical significance
- Preliminary Contestants
- Election Schedule
- International participation
- Relationship with other contests
- References
This is the second edition of the pageant under the management of Marisela Moreno former Miss World Panama, the OMP (Miss Panama Organization) and broadcast live on Telemetro. About 12 contestants from all over Panamá will compete for the prestigious crown. Miss Panamá 2011, Sheldry Sáez and Irene Núñez crowned Stephanie Vander Werf and Maricely González at the end of the event as the new Miss Panamá Universe and Miss Panamá World respectively.
Stephanie Miss Panamá Universe represented Panama in the 61st Miss Universe 2012 pageant held on December 19, 2012 at the Theatre for the Performing Arts at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States. Maricely Miss Panamá World also represented the country in Miss World 2012 which was held in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China.
The contest also selected the Winner of the title Miss International Panamá, giving her the right to represent the country in Miss International 2012 was take place on October 21, 2012 in Okinawa, Japan and the Winner of the title Miss Earth Panamá, giving her the right to represent the country in Miss Earth 2012 was scheduled to be held in Philippines in November 24, 2012.
Presentation Show
This Preliminary Competition also called The Runway and the Council of the Misses was celebrated on 6 February 2012, is the night when the twelve finalists were selected from Miss Panama 2012. A jury panel, together with the advice of the misses, eleven of the selected finalists based on the outputs of the girls during the event in the Swimsuit and cocktail dress categories. The candidate number 12, will be selected through the votes of those attending the Gala by one count, once the show.
National Costume Competition
On 5 March 2012, was celebrated the National Costume contestant called Descubre Tu Interior. In this competition the contestants are not evaluated, only the costumes. It is a competition showing the country's wealth embodied in the colorful and fascinating costumes made by Panamanian designers combining the past and present of Panama. The winner costume represent Panamá in Miss Universe 2012.
Preliminary Interview
Held on Thursday March 29 to Miss Panama candidates were qualified in swimsuit and personal interview.
Judges
Official Contestants
These are the competitors who have been selected this year.
Historical significance
Preliminary Contestants
Contestants who were part of the top 20, eliminated in the preliminary meeting on February 6, 2012 are in color.