Señorita Panama 2016 (formerly Miss Panama) was the 50th Miss Panamá pageant, held to select Panama's representative to the

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and

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pageants. This was the first edition of the renewed Miss Panama pageant, after

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, Miss Universe 2002, and César Anel Rodríguez had been named the new directors of the pageant. Twenty preliminary contestants were selected from all over Panama and competed for the crown. The winner of Señorita Panama 2016 was

Keity Mendieta Keity Drennan Britton (born 24 July 1990) is a Panamanian model and beauty pageant titleholder who the winner of the Miss International Panamá 2011 and Miss Panamá 2016 title. She also participated in Miss Panamá 2011 where she won the titl ...

(Keity Drennan Mendieta Britton, born on July 24, 1990, in Panama City, Panamá). Miss Panamá 2015 Gladys Del Carmen Brandao Amaya of Los Santos crowned her successor at the end of the event. The event was held at the

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, Ciudad de Panamá,

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, on May 26, 2016.

, Señorita Panama 2016, represented

at Miss Universe 2016 the 65th

pageant, held on January 30, 2017, at the Mall of Asia Arena,

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, where Mendieta placed in the Top 13.

Final results

Judges

* Michelle Zarak - Fashion designer * Dario Moreno - Fashion photographer *

Analía Núñez Analía Verónica Núñez Sagripanti (born June 4, 1980, in David, Chiriquí) is a Panamanian model and beauty pageant titleholder who winner of the Señorita Panamá 1999. Also represented Panama in Miss Universe 2000, the ''49th Miss Universe'' ...

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* Alberto Jaén - Interior decorator * Miguel Caceres - Steps Gym representative * Lucy Romero - Beautician * Ed Dominguez - Owner of globalbeauties.com * Paul Loo - Personal trainer

Candidates (21 Finalist)

These are the candidates evaluated through a casting for this edition:

Preliminary interviews

On April 16, Señorita Panama candidates participated in qualifiers through a swimsuit contest and a personal interview.

Gala Viva Panama

Held on September 1, the Gala Viva Panama 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

at Miss Universe 2016. Some costumes were also elected to represent

in other beauty contests. The contest also led to the selection of Señorita Panamá World, Señorita Panamá Earth, Señorita Panamá Hispanoamerica and Señorita Panamá United Continents.

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, Miss Panamá World 2015, crowned her successor, Alessandra Bueno Fontaine of Panamá Centro, as Señorita Panamá World 2016. Carmen Jaramillo of

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crowned Virginia Isabel Hernández Milachay of Panamá Centro as Señorita Panamá Earth 2016. Jhasmeiry Herrera Evans of Colón was crowned as Señorita Panamá Hispanoamerica 2016. Alessandra Bueno Fontaine represented

in the 66th

finals at the Gaylord Convention Center in Washington, D.C., on December 18, 2016. Hernández represented

at the

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pageant held on October 29, 2016, at the

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Best National Costume

Historical significance

* A representative from Panama Centro won Miss Panamá for the 28th time in history; the previous time was

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(2012).

Candidate notes

* Keity Drennan Mendieta was Miss International Panama 2011 and place 4th runner up in

Miss International 2011 Miss International 2011, the 51st Miss International pageant, was held on 6 November 2011 at the International Tennis Center in Chengdu, China. Elizabeth Mosquera of Venezuela crowned her successor, Fernanda Cornejo of Ecuador, at the final even ...

. * Virginia Isabel Hernández Milachay was Miss World Panama 2013. * Jhasmeiry Cristina Herrera Evans was Miss International Panama 2015. * Laura de Sanctis competed in Señorita Panamá 2017 and won the title. * Margareth Villanueva was selected as Miss Chiriquí for Señorita Panamá 2017 but withdrew. * Rita Silvestre was selected as Señorita Panamá Continentes Unidos 2016 and placed 6th in Miss Continentes Unidos 2016. * Leydis Gonzalez won Miss Supranational Panamá 2016 and placed inside the top 20 at the international pageant, she competed for a third time in Señorita Panamá 2019 as Señorita Darién but did not placed inside the top 12. * Ingrid Suárez was Miss Teen Universe Panama 2013 placing as the second runner up in Miss Teen Universe 2013 and was the first runner up in Miss Supranational Panamá 2016. She also competed in the 4th season of Caribbean's Next Top Model earning the 5th place.

References

Panamá 2016 official website
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