Miss Panamá 2023
Atlapa, venue of Miss Panamá 2023
DateSeptember 13, 2023
Presenters
  • Jorge Herrera
  • Brenda Smith
EntertainmentDoble sentido & Martín Machore
VenueAtlapa Convention Centre, Panama City, Panama
BroadcasterTelemetro
Entrants15 [1]
Placements7
WinnerNatasha Vargas
Los Santos
CongenialityRocibel Jaramillo
Taboga
PhotogenicItaly 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
Miss Universe Panamá 2023
1st Runner-Up
2nd runner-up
Top 7

Special awards

Award Contestant
Miss Photogenic
Miss Congeniality
Best Hair
Healthy Hair
Miss Cielo
Best Silhouette
Miss Maissi
Best Projection
Best Body

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
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]

RepresentedContestantAgeHometownPlacement
Bocas del Toro
Guadalupe Mercedes Ureña Coronel
28Bocas del Toro Top 7
Chiriquí
Katherine Marie Fuentes Bollmeyer
27David 2nd Runner-Up
Coclé
Kimberlyn Lorena García Castillo
25Penonome
Colón
Shayned Rachel La Boissiere Sánchez
21Colón
Darién
Valentina Sánchez Cuenca Martínez
18Ciudad de Panamá
Herrera
Ana Cristina Samaniego González
24Chitré
Isla del Rey
Anabelis Yissel Moreno Navas
26Ciudad de Panamá
Las Perlas
Luisa Lorena López Rodríguez
28Ciudad de Panamá Top 7
Los Santos25Las Tablas Miss Universe Panamá 2023
Panamá Centro
Italy Johan Peñaloza Mora
18Ciudad de Panamá Top 7
Panamá Este
Krystell Estefana Tolluch González
20Ciudad de Panamá
Panamá Oeste
Diana Patricia Lemos Lee
24La Chorrera 1st Runner-Up
Pedasí
Ilany Yasmín González Torres
21Los Santos
Taboga
Rocibel Daivonex Jaramillo Vallejos
27Ciudad de Panamá
Veraguas
Karliz Isabelle Moreno Lagual
23Santiago de Veraguas Top 7

Delegate notes

References

  1. "Miss Panamá presenta a las candidatas 2023". laestrella. 10 June 2023.
  2. "Presentan a las 15 aspirantes a la corona de Miss Panamá 2023". metrolibre. 10 June 2023.
  3. "¡Conócelas aquí! Presentan candidatas oficiales a la corona Miss Panamá 2023". mujer. 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  4. "Miss Panamá, Natasha Vargas: 'Si realmente quieres algo lo puedes lograr'". La Estrella de Panamá (in Spanish). Retrieved 18 September 2023.
  5. "Miss Panamá 2023: Natasha Vargas nos representará en el Miss Universo". telemetro.com. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  6. Loreto, Maria (27 July 2023). "Miss Universe unveils teaser for upcoming competition". ¡Hola!. Retrieved 28 July 2023.
  7. "Miss Panamá 2023: Natasha Vargas nos representará en el Miss Universo". telemetro.com. Retrieved 14 September 2023.
  8. 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.
  9. "Miss Panamá presenta a sus 15 candidatas 2023 para el MU". ECOTV (in Spanish). 10 June 2023. Retrieved 10 June 2023.
  10. "Entrevista con el Jurado de Miss Panamá 2023". toomagazine (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 September 2023.
  11. "Las candidatas oficiales a Miss Panamá 2023". ellas. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  12. "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.
  13. "Miss Panamá 2023 arrancó, presentan a las 15 candidatas". informatpanama. 10 June 2023.
  14. "Diana Lemos, la chorrerana favorita a Miss Tierra 2018". ellas. 20 August 2018.
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