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Miss Panamá 2013

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Date
  
April 30, 2013.

Entrants
  
13

Broadcaster
  
Telemetro

Presenters
  
Marisela Moreno, Madelaine Leignadier Dawson & Glauber Barceló

Entertainment
  
Erika Ender & Joey Montana

Venue
  
Atlapa Convention Centre, Panama City, Panama

Miss Panamá 2013 the 46th Annual Miss Panamá pageant was held at the Atlapa Convention Centre, Panama City, Panama, on Tuesday, 30 April 2013.

Contents

This is the third edition of the pageant under the management of Marisela Moreno former Miss World Panama, the OMP (Miss Panamá Organization) and broadcast live on Telemetro. About 13 contestants from all over Panamá competed for the prestigious crown. Miss Panamá 2012, Stephanie Vander Werf crowned to Carolina Brid at the end of the event as the new Miss Panamá Universe, also Astrid Caballero Miss Intercontinental Panamá 2012 crowned to Sara Bello as the new Miss Intercontinental Panamá.

This year there was a new change after three years, returned the final competition entitled "Miss Panamá World" where announced the winner of the Miss Panamá Mundo title. Maricely González Miss Panamá World 2012 crowned Virginia Hernández as the new Miss Panamá World at the end of the event. The winner cannot participate in the competition for Miss Panama Universe.

Carolina Brid, Miss Panamá Universe represented Panama in Miss Universe 2013 held in Moscow, Russia on November 9, 2013. Virginia Hernández, Miss Panamá World on the other hand represented the country in Miss World 2013 held in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 28, 2013. Sara Bello, Miss Panamá Intercontinental represented the country in Miss Intercontinental 2013 in November 2013.

National Costume Competition

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 2013.

Preliminary Interview

Held on Monday April 29 to Miss Panama candidates were qualified in swimsuit and personal interview.

Judges

  • Rosario Grajales
  • Alvaro Alvarado - Journalist and TV news presenter.
  • Ana Gabriela Strathaman
  • Rolando Espino - Specialist in Beauty pageants
  • Muriel Rens - 1st runner up Miss International 1987.
  • Stefanie de Roux - TV presenter and Miss Panama 2002.
  • Luis Camnitzer - Conceptual artist who creates work in a variety of media.
  • Irene Esser - Miss Venezuela 2011.
  • Hector Alfonzo
  • Ericka Nota

    • Official Contestants

    These are the competitors who have been selected this year.

    Presentation Show

    This Preliminary Competition also called The Runway and the Council of the Misses was celebrated on 4 March 2013, is the night when the third finalists were selected from Miss Panama 2012. A jury panel, together with the advice of the misses, selected the finalists based on the outputs of the girls during the event in the Swimsuit and cocktail dress categories.

    Historical significance

  • Panamá Centro & Veraguas placed again in the final round for consecutive year.
  • Veraguas has placed in the final round for four consecutive years.
  • Veraguas won the Miss Panama title for four time, last time 2010 with Anyolí Ábrego.
  • Comarcas was the first representation from her region and placed in the top 6.
  • Colón returned to make the cut to the finals after several years.
  • Los Santos won Miss Intercontinental Panamá title for first time.

    • Preliminary Contestants

    Contestants who were part of the top 19, eliminated in the preliminary meeting on March 4, 2013 are in color.

    Miss Panamá World

    The Miss Panamá Mundo pageant will be held at the Atlapa Convention Center, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama, on January 8, 2012. About 10 contestants from all over Panamá will compete for the prestigious title. This year by decision of the international Miss World Organization, the election of the new global sovereign will be held in a separate competition to the traditional national election. Maricely González Miss Panamá World 2012 will be crown her successor at the end of the event. Also the winner is the new queen of the carnival of the city 2013.

    Official Contestants

    These are the competitors who have been selected this year for the Miss Panama World.

    Judges

  • Enrique Hoo
  • Anyolí Ábrego: Model and Miss Panamá 2010.
  • Monica Aguilera
  • José Agustín Espino: plastic surgeon Organization official Miss Panama.
  • Sorangel Matos: Internacional Model, Ex Carnival Queen and Miss Panamá 2007

    • Election Schedule

    (Miss Panamá World 2013)

  • Thursday January 3 presentation Show.
  • Monday January 7 interview with the juror.
  • Tuesday January 8 Final night, coronation Miss Panamá World 2013.

    • (Miss Panamá 2013)

  • Monday March 4 presentation Show.
  • March competition National Costume.
  • April Final night, coronation Miss Panamá 2013.

    • References

    Miss Panamá 2013 Wikipedia
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