María Alessandra Mezquita Lapadula is a Panamanian model and beauty pageant titleholder. She was the official representative of

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in the 55th

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pageant, which was held at the

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, United States on July 23, 2006. Mezquita, who is tall, competed in the national beauty pageant Señorita Panamá 2005, on September 24, 2005 and obtained the title of Señorita Panamá Universo. She represented Panamá Centro state. Mezquita, who graduated with a degree in Mass Media Studies from

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, which included a minor in Sports Management in May 2005, wento on to work as a Sports Reporter for RPC Panamá where she covered events such as CONCACAF Gold Cup 2011, FIFA U20 World Cup Colombia 2011, London Olympic Games 2012, Final Draw for the 2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil, and World Cup Qualifiers for the Panamá National Team.

References

External links

Señorita Panamá official website

Alessandra Mezquita official website {{DEFAULTSORT:Mezquita, Maria Alessandra 1983 births Living people Señorita Panamá Panamanian beauty pageant winners Miss Universe 2006 contestants