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Señorita Panamá 2005
Señorita Panamá 2005 the 23rd Annual Señorita Panamá pageant and 40th celebration of the ''Miss Panama'' contest, was held in the Centro de Convenciones Vasco Núñez, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama on Saturday 24, September 2005. About 15 contestants from all over Panamá competed for the prestigious crown. Señorita Panamá 2004, Rosa María Hernández of Los Santos crowned to María Alessandra Mezquita of Panama Centro as the new Señorita Panamá. This year there was a new change, a day before on Friday 23, was celebrated the final competition entitled "Señorita Panamá Mundo" was announced the winner of the ''Señorita Panamá Mundo'' title. Melissa Piedrahita Señorita Panamá World 2003 crowned Anna Isabella Vaprio as her successor at the end of the event. Fifteen contestants competed for the national title. Mezquita competed in the Miss Universe 2006, the 55th edition of the Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Shrine Auditorium in, Los Angeles, United States on Jul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marisela Moreno
Marisela Moreno Montero (born August 7, 1972 in Panama City), is a Panamanian model, beauty pageant titleholder, and winner of the Señorita Panamá Mundo 1995 title. She also represented Panama in the '' 45th Miss World'' pageant, which was held at the Entertainment Centre in Sun City, South Africa on November 18, 1995. After being Miss Panama, she became one of the most successful television presenters in Panama. She is also the only Panamanian television presenter who has been the animator of the Viña del Mar Festival in 1998. Marisela Moreno is co-owner of the television production company E.Motion TV, Ad & Films, creator of the "Authentic Woman" brand ("When you are Authentic you have no competition"), and the owner of the local ''Panama Canal Zone Magazine''. She has two children and is married to Dr. Angel Vallarino, a dentist. Miss World 1995 Representing the state of Distrito Central, Moreno won the title of Señorita Panamá Mundo (Miss Panama World) in September, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 2005
Miss World 2005, the 55th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 10 December 2005 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China. María Julia Mantilla of Peru crowned her successor Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir of Iceland. 102 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. All contestants competed in three "fast track" events, Beach Beauty, Miss Talent, and Beauty With a Purpose contests. The winner of each competition immediately became one of the fifteen pageant semi-finalists. She became the third Icelandic woman to win Miss World since Hólmfríður Karlsdóttir in Miss World 1985 and Linda Pétursdóttir in Miss World 1988. Selection of participants Replacements Miss South Africa 2005, Claudia Henkel was unable to participate because she had to crown her successor 2 days after the Miss World 2005 contest. She was replaced by Dhiveja Sundrum. Miss Thailand World 2005, Angela “Aschara” McKay resigned her title just 10 days after winnin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
La Villa De Los Santos
La Villa de los Santos also known La Heroica Villa de Los Santos, is the capital city and a corregimiento of the Los Santos District of Los Santos Province, Panama Panama, officially the Republic of Panama, is a country in Latin America at the southern end of Central America, bordering South America. It is bordered by Costa Rica to the west, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north, and .... It is at the left edge of La Villa River. Founded as Santa Cruz in 1555 by Juan Rodriguez Monjaraz, the then governor of the region, the city is known for First Cry of Independence and the population's efforts in the movement to separate Panama from Spanish power in November 1821. A yearly festival is hosted to celebrate the anniversary of the beginning of Panama's war for independence, which started in La Villa de los Santos. José Higinio Durán, the Catholic bishop of Panama, and Julián Chávez, the mayor of the city, were two individuals who called for Panama' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chorrera
The Chorrera culture or Chorrera tradition is a Late Formative indigenous culture that flourished between 1300 BCE and 300 BCE in Ecuador.White, Nancy ''South American Archaeology.'' (retrieved 1 June 2011) Chorrera culture was one of the most widespread cultures in pre-Columbian Ecuador, spanning the Pacific lowlands to the Andean highlands,Zeidler 468 and even into southern Colombia. Regional divisions Due to variations in ceramics and other material culture, Chorrera culture is divided into regional variants. These include: *Mafa Phase, northern Esmeraldas Province *Tachina Phase, southern Esmeraldas Province *Tabuchula Phase, northern Manabí Province *Engoroy Phase, Santa Elena Peninsula and Guayas coastal region *Chorrera proper, Guayas River Basin *Early Jubones Phase, southeastern Guaya and western Azuay Province *Arenillas Phase, El Oro Province. Other regions exhibit a strong Chorrera influence. Ceramics The hallmark of Chorrera culture is its ceramic traditions, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panamá Oeste Province
Panamá Oeste (; ) is the newest province in Panama. It was created from the five districts of Panamá Province west of the Panama Canal The Panama Canal () is an artificial waterway in Panama that connects the Caribbean Sea with the Pacific Ocean. It cuts across the narrowest point of the Isthmus of Panama, and is a Channel (geography), conduit for maritime trade between th ... on 1 January 2014. The capital is La Chorrera. Administrative divisions Panamá Oeste Province is divided into 5 ''distritos'' (districts) and subdivided into 60 '' corregimientos''. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Panama Oeste Province Provinces of Panama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colón, Panama
Colón () is a city and Port#Seaport, seaport in Panama, beside the Caribbean Sea, lying near the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic entrance to the Panama Canal. It is the capital of Panama's Colón Province and has traditionally been known as Panama's second city. Originally it was located entirely on Manzanillo Island, surrounded by Limon Bay, Panama, Limon Bay, Manzanillo Bay, and the Folks River, Panama, Folks River; however, since the disestablishment of the Panama Canal Zone, the city's limits have been redefined to include Fort Gulick, a former United States Army, U.S. Army base, as well as the former Panama Canal Zone towns of Cristóbal, Colón, Cristobal, Margarita, Panama, Margarita, and Coco Solo. History The city was founded in 1850 as the Atlantic terminal of the Panama Canal Railway, Panama Railroad, then underwent construction to meet the demand during the California Gold Rush for a fast route to California. For a number of years early in its history, the sizable United ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Colón Province
Colón () is a province of Panama. The capital is the city of Colón. It covers an area of 4,575.5 km2, and the population (in 2023) is 281,956. Overview This province has traditionally been focused on commerce (through the Colón Free Zone, Panama Canal, and its banking activities), but also has natural resources that are being developed as a tourist attraction, such as coral reefs and rainforests. During the Spanish colonial period, the Colon region of Panama was the center of trade, commerce, and overall economy for the Spanish. They imported many black African slaves to this area to work in Panama and to ship to other Spaniard colonies. Most of the black population in Panama is centered in the Province of Colon. Panama has two distinct groups of black people. The first and earliest black people were those who came as slaves as early as the fifteenth century, through much of the nineteenth century. They are of mixed African and Spanish descent. This group is known as Cim ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panamá Province
Panamá is a province of Panama. It is the location of the national capital Panama City, which also serves as the provincial capital. The governor of the province is Mayín Correa, appointed by President José Raul Mulino. Administrative divisions Panamá Province is now divided into 6 districts () and subdivided into 55 corregimientos. The five former districts west of the Panama Canal were split off to form Panamá Oeste Province Panamá Oeste (; ) is the newest province in Panama. It was created from the five districts of Panamá Province west of the Panama Canal The Panama Canal () is an artificial waterway in Panama that connects the Caribbean Sea with the Pa ... on 1 January 2014. 1 These ''corregimientos'' represent as Panama City 2 These ''corregimientos'' represent as San Miguelito City References {{DEFAULTSORT:Panama Province Provinces of Panama ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sorangel Matos
Sorangel Matos Arce (born January 2, 1986) is a Panamenian beauty pageant titleholder. She was the official representative of Panama to the Miss Universe 2007 pageant, held in Mexico City, Mexico on May 28, 2007;. Pageant participation In 2006, Matos represented Panama at the Miss Tourism Queen International Pageant in Shanghai, China. Matos then competed in the national beauty pageant Señorita Panamá 2006, representing the Darién Province. On March 19, 2007, she was designated the Miss Panama 2007, becoming the first woman from Darién to win the title. In 2007, Matos attended Reina Del Carnaval De Panama. In 2007, Matos represented Panama at the Miss Continentes Unidos Pageant in Guayaquil Guayaquil (), officially Santiago de Guayaquil, is the largest city in Ecuador and also the nation's economic capital and main port. The city is the capital (political), capital of Guayas Province and the seat of Guayaquil Canton. The city is ..., Ecuador. Personal life Matos speaks ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darién Province
Darién (, ; ) is a Provinces of Panama, province in Panama whose capital city is La Palma, Darién, La Palma. With an area of , it is located at the eastern end of the country and bordered to the north by the province of Panamá Province, Panamá and the region of Guna Yala, Kuna Yala. To the south, it is bordered by the Pacific Ocean and Colombia. To the east, it borders Colombia; to the west, it borders the Pacific Ocean and the province of Panama. The area surrounding the border with Colombia is known as the Darién Gap, a large swath of undeveloped swampland and forest. With no roads, it is the missing link of the Pan-American Highway. Place names The name originates from the Cueva language, language spoken by the Cueva people, Cueva, an Indigenous tribe destroyed by the European conquistadors during the 16th century. The Tanela River, which flows toward Atrato, was Hispanicized to Darién; the region and its communities took the same name. Santa María la Antigua del Dari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. With population of China, a population exceeding 1.4 billion, it is the list of countries by population (United Nations), second-most populous country after India, representing 17.4% of the world population. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and Borders of China, borders fourteen countries by land across an area of nearly , making it the list of countries and dependencies by area, third-largest country by land area. The country is divided into 33 Province-level divisions of China, province-level divisions: 22 provinces of China, provinces, 5 autonomous regions of China, autonomous regions, 4 direct-administered municipalities of China, municipalities, and 2 semi-autonomous special administrative regions. Beijing is the country's capital, while Shanghai is List of cities in China by population, its most populous city by urban area and largest financial center. Considered one of six ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
