Stefanie de Roux Martin (born 5 August 1982) is a Panamanian model, TV host, and beauty pageant contestant. She is the winner of the 2002

Señorita Panamá Señorita Panamá is a national beauty pageant in Panama. As of the 2021 edition, its winners represent Panama in Miss International and Miss Supranational. The Miss Panama brand started in 1952, when the Panamanian Institute of Tourism receiv ...

pageant, and she competed in the

Miss Universe 2003 Miss Universe 2003, the 52nd Miss Universe pageant, was held on June 3, 2003 at the Figali Convention Center in Panama City, Panama. Amelia Vega of the Dominican Republic was crowned by Justine Pasek of Panama as her successor at the end of the ...

pageant held in

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, where she was a semifinalist (Top 15).

Early life

De Roux's life in show business started at the age of 15 when she entered a charity fashion show to help cancer research. Soon after, she was approached by an agency and began modeling. She graduated in

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(SMU) in

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. Stefanie is the current director of a model school.

Señorita Panamá 2002

De Roux is 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) tall, and competed in and won the national beauty pageant Señorita Panamá 2002. She represented the state of Panamá Centro.

Miss Universe 2003

She represented Panama in the

pageant held on

where she was a semifinalist (Top 15)

Miss Earth 2006

She also was the representative of her country on the

Miss Earth 2006 Miss Earth 2006, the 6th edition of the Miss Earth pageant, was held on November 26, 2006, at the grounds of the National Museum in Manila, Philippines. The pageant was won by Hil Hernández of Chile and crowned by outgoing titleholder, Miss Ea ...

beauty pageant, held on 26 November 2006 in

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, Philippines. She placed in the top eight and came in fifth place. After her placement as finalist in the 2006 edition of

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, she was included in the list of distinguished alumni of the Southern Methodist University.

References

External links

Video of Stefanie on swimsuit at Miss Universe 2003

Pageant Almanac list of semifinalists

Miss Earth official website
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