Señorita Panamá

History

After 28 years, the Señorita Panamá pageant, organized by Medcom Corporation, was discontinued. A new organization took over in 2011 with the official name of the contest being "Miss Panama" (not to be confused with Señorita Panamá or Bellezas Panamá).

In 2012, Miss Panamá National Beauty Contest (Concurso de Nacional de la Belleza Miss Panama) under the direction of the Miss Panamá Organization (ORGANIZACIÓN MISS PANAMA s.a.) obtained 2 other national franchises to select representatives to Miss Earth and Miss International. The 2012 edition of Miss Panamá started to crown four winners in the following order: Miss Panamá Universe, Miss Panama World, Miss Panama Earth, and Miss Panama International to represent the country to the four major international beauty contests. The last two Miss Panama Earth and Miss Panama International are franchises run by Tanya Hyman. Miss Panama Universe and Miss Panama World are of Miss Panama Organization run by its president Marisela Moreno. The pageant is broadcast by the official partner of the pageant, "Telemetro".

After five year of Miss Panama pageant under the direction of Marisela Moreno, in 2016 Medcom Corporation lost the franchise of Miss Universe and the opportunity to select the candidate for this contest.Justine Pasek & César Anel Rodríguez acquire the rights of the title Señorita Panamá pageant and will select the candidate who represent the country in Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss Earth.

International participation

Panama has been represented in various international pageants. This includes the big four international pageants namely Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss Earth, and Miss International.

The country has won two major international titles: Miss International 1998 and Miss Universe 2002. Lía Victoria Borrero González won the Miss International 1998 while Justine Pasek, who represented Panama in Miss Universe 2002, won by default when she replaced the dethroned winner Oxana Fedorova of Russia.

Panama has not won the Miss World and Miss Earth titles. The country has 2 semifinalists and 2 finalist in Miss World with Lorelay de la Ossa in Miss World 1979, Marissa Burgos Canalias in Miss World 1983, María Lorena Orillac Giraldo in Miss World 1986 and Nadege Herrera in Miss World 2009. The country's highest placement in Miss Earth was achieved by Stefanie de Roux who finished as top eight finalist in the Miss Earth 2006.

To 2011 - 2015, the Miss Universe Panamá and Miss World Panamá are selected by Miss Panamá while Miss Earth Panamá and Miss Internacional Panamá were selected in the Bellezas Panamá pageant organized by Tania Hyman's Models and Talents. However, in 2012, the four titles (Miss Panama Universe, Miss Panama World, Miss Panama Earth, and Miss Panama International) are selected by one organization called, ORGANIZACIÓN MISS PANAMA. This year Miss Panama have 2 presidents Marisela Moreno and Tania Hyman so this year we have the national beauty contest.

Panama will be represented in the big four international pageants of 2016 by the following representatives:

States, Capital and regions

Although women from all over the country have been competing in the pageant for decades, 2011 will be the first time in history that the contestants will represent Panama's provinces and regions. The Miss Panama 2011 competition distributed its 12 finalists in the following regions:

Official regions (3)

Panamá Este is region of Panamá state. Chiriquí Occidente is also a region of Chiriquí state. In 2013 the band Comarcas representing indigenous region of Panama. Together, these 13 regions form the "base" of the Miss Panamá contest.

Winners of the contest

Since 1952 year the Miss Panama was founded until 1987 there were 25 Misses in 25 years that took place centamen despite three periods in which the contest was not performed. And from 1990 to 2005 and from 2005 to present the correction happened in 2006 when the contest was not performed, respectively. Thereafter, the winners of the Miss Panama participate in the Miss Universe next year, if not for the Miss World where the winner that year participated.

In every year the winners were chosen by a jury during the coronation ceremony except in 2007, Sorangel Matos. Matos was appointed directly by Organization to represent Panama in Miss Universe because that year's Miss Panama is not made, which happened after an international competition.

As these shares the rules have changed over the years, and used a system of hierarchy based on the importance of international competitions. Thus, the winner of the Miss Panama participated in the Miss Universe, which ranks second in the Miss World. Finalists themselves or other minors participating in competitions around the world, which is totally at the discretion of the organization. Since 2011, the candidate occupying the third place is Virreina Panama, while others make up the top ranked semifinalists.

Titleholders

The following women have been crowned Miss Panamá.

History

The Miss Panama pageant, was born in 1952 when an invitation was received by tourism authorities to select a contestant for the purpose of sending advertising a Panamanian representative to Miss Universe contest in California, United States, which had been created that same year by the company Pacific Mills to promote its brand of bikinis "Catalina".

In 1977, Carolina Chiari acquired the rights of the pageant and created a televised contest. The winner went to Miss Universe and the 1st runner-up went to Miss World, until 1980. During the 1980s, the pageant was broadcast and promoted by Channel 2, which was the official Government network, giving place to endless rumors about affairs between the beauty queens and authority figures. The last edition of Miss Panama took place 1987 when the country entered the political and financial crisis which ended with the arrest of General Manuel Antonio Noriega.

Titleholders

History

In 2010 the corporation MEDCOM rights organization gave the Señorita Panamá contest the former Señorita Panama- Mundo (1995) Marisela Moreno who would be responsible for electing the representative of Panama at the Miss Universe and Miss World contest. Moreno acquired the rights of the former Miss Panama contest called again, with a choice format similar to that possessed the previous national competition.

Currently, Miss Panama is held between April to mid May after three months of preliminary events such as the Council or Misses runaway, in which the candidates are presented to the press and bands receive prizes and the sponsors . As a subsidiary Medcom group of companies, is responsible Telemetro live broadcast of the show, which usually includes presentations by renowned international artists. In the last year the event has taken place in the Teatro Anayansi Atlapa Convention Center.

The candidates are selected from groups of girls, either because they competed through regional casting or because they were chosen directly by the Organization Miss Panama, who decide the final number depending on the talent available this year. Usually there is one candidate for each of the 9 states of Panama, but the number may reach 12 due to the custom of including major geographic regions such as Western Chiriquí, Panama East - West and Central Panama. However, this does not mean that the contestants are in these regions or states, and that the final decision on who is participating in the competition authority of the president of the organization. Typically, the number of candidates ranges from 12.

In 2012, Miss Panamá acquired the national franchises to elect representatives to Miss Earth and Miss International thus Miss Panamá started to crown four winners in the following order: Miss Panamá Universe, Miss Panama World, Miss Panama Earth, and Miss Panama International to represent the country to the four major international beauty contests.

For 2013 Miss Panamá acquired the national franchise to elect representative to Miss Intercontinental Pageant, started to crown three winners in the following order: Miss Panamá Universe, Miss Panama World, Miss Panama Intercontinental.

Titleholders

History

In 1982, a new pageant was born, created by Channel 4 RPC. It was named Señorita Panamá and its winners were sent to Miss World until 1989. In 1990, the pageant acquired the franchise for Miss Universe and the contest crowned three winners: one for Miss Universe, another for Miss World and a third one that attended Miss Hispanidad from 1990 to 1995, Nuestra Belleza Internacional from 1996 to 1997 and Miss Asia Pacific from 1998 to 2000. The third title was eliminated in 2001.

In 2003, the contest was moved to November, therefore there was no time to elect a delegate for Miss World. Stefanie de Roux and Yanela de Sedas were offered the chance, but both declined due to their studies. That year, the Panama franchise was given to Bolivian-based Promociones Gloria, which conducted a small casting to select a delegate for Miss World. The winner was Ivy Ruth Ortega Coronas. Melissa Piedrahita represented Panama in Miss World 2004.

In 2008, the contest changed its name to Realmente Bella and was shown in a reality show format and is televise for Telemetro Channel. 10 girls lived together in a hotel and each week one of them was dismissed. The winner competed at the Miss Universe 2008 contest in Vietnam.

In 2009, the reality show took place again. For the first time in the Miss Panama contest, open casting calls were held, which resulted in complete failure as only about 17 girls in four cities showed up. 10 finalists were chosen to compete. Finally in 2010 the pageant take the old format with a final night of coronation as in past years.

Titleholders

Realmente Bella Señorita Panamá

In 2008, a new production team took over the contest, calling it "Realmente Bella" and transforming the beauty pageant into a reality show. This show had weekly galas where contestants took part in special challenges to raise the level of competition. In 2009, the contest became a public window where the participants were humiliated on national TV, tarnishing the image of the beauty contest. The name of the pageant was so harmed by this reality show that it was cancelled immediately after the 2009 final.

Two editions were held Realmente Bella Señorita Panamá 2008 and Realmente Bella Señorita Panamá 2009.

History

in 2016 Medcom Corporation lost the right of Miss Universe pageant. Miss Universe 2002 Justine Pasek & César Anel Rodríguez acquire the rights of the title Señorita Panamá and the opportunity to select the candidate who represent the country in Miss Universe and Miss Earth. Señorita Panamá® S.A. organization it is the company that will manage and represent Panama in this beauty contests.

Titleholders

Miss World Panamá

In 2007, the agency Panama Talents, organizers of Mr. Panamá, got the franchise for Miss World. They organized a small contest called Miss World Panamá for 2007 and 2008. In 2009, Corporacion Medcom will once again select Panama's representative to Miss World at the 2nd season of the reality show Realmente Bella. One of the two crowns will be given for the Miss World representative. In the 2010 a new organization got the franchise for Miss World in a contests called Miss Mundo Panamá only for this year.

Miss Panamá International

Some delegates of Panama were appointed to represent Panama in Miss International (officially titled The International Beauty Pageant) from 1960 to 2003. The first Panamenian delegate in Miss International was Angela María Alcové, sent in 1961.

Miss International Panamá

Created in 2004, this contest sends winners to the Miss International pageant in Japan. Tania Hyman's Models and Talents organize the pageant. In the 2009 the Miss Internacional Panamá contest is fused to the new contest called Bellezas Panamá.

Miss Earth Panamá

Physical Modelos agency owned the Miss Earth franchise from 2002 to 2007. Tania Hyman's Models and Talents acquired the franchise in 2001 and reacquired it for 2008 to 2014. The winner is select by the contest called Bellezas Panamá. From 2015, the franchise was acquired by Cesar Anel to which eventually tied up with the Senorita Panama in 2016 to present.