Señorita Panamá 1997, the 15th Señorita Panamá pageant and 32nd celebration of the ''Miss Panamá'' contest, was held in Teatro Anayansi Centro de Convenciones Atlapa,

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, on Saturday, August 30, 1997, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was

Tanisha Drummond Tanisha Tamara Drummond Johnson (born August 3, 1976 in Ciudad de Colón, Panamá) is a Panamanian model and beauty pageant contestant winner of the Señorita Panamá 1997. Also represented Panama in Miss Universe 1998, the 47th Miss Universe pa ...

. The pageant was broadcast live on

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. About 14 contestants from all over Panamá competed for the prestigious crown. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Lía Victoria Borrero González of Los Santos crowned Tanisha Tamara Drummond Johnson of Colon as the new Señorita Panamá. In the same night was celebrated the election of the "Señorita Panamá World", was announced the winner of the Señorita Panamá Mundo title. Señorita Panamá World 1996 Norma Elida Pérez of Panama Centro crowned Patricia Aurora Bremner Hernández of Panama Centro as the new Señorita Panamá World. Also was selected the representative for the Nuestra Belleza Internacional pageant Iris Avila Moreno of Panama Centro was crowned by Amelie González Assereto ''Nuestra Belleza Internacional Panamá 1996''. Drummond competed in the 47th edition,

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pageant, held at the Stan Sheriff Arena,

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, United States on May 12, 1998. Also Bremner Hernández competed in

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,the 47th edition of the

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pageant, was held on 22 November 1997 in

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. Avila Moreno competed in Nuestra Belleza Internacional 1997 pageant, the 4th and final edition of Nuestra Belleza Internacional Pageant held on November 21, 1997 in

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Result

Placements

Special awards

Contestants

These are the competitors who have been selected this year.

Election schedule

*Saturday 30 August Final night, coronation Señorita Panamá 1997

Candidates notes

Tanisha Drummond also competed for Panamá in the

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1998 and won the title. This is the first title for Panamá in this pageant.

Historical significance

*Colón won Señorita Panamá for third time, the first time with Sonia Inés Ríos (1965) and second with Gloria Karamañites ( 1980).

References

External links

Señorita Panamá official website

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