Señorita Panamá 2001 was the 19th

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pageant and 36th celebration of the ''Miss Panamá'' contest, held at the Grand Ballroom of the Riande Continental Hotel, in

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, on August 30, 2001. The winner of the pageant was

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later

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. The pageant was broadcast on September 10 through

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Channel 4. 12 contestants from all over Panama competed for the prestigious crown. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Ivette Cordovez Usuga of Panamá Centro crowned

of Panamá Centro 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 2000 Ana Raquel Ochy Pozo of Coclé crowned Lourdes Cristina González Montenegro of Los Santos as the new Señorita Panamá World. Pasek competed in the

pageant, held at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente, in

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on May 29, 2002. She became the first woman to assume the title of

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when the Miss Universe Organization revoked the crown from then-reigning winner

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for not fulfilling the duties stipulated in her contract. She was formally crowned

by pageant co-owner

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. In other hands González competed in

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, the 51st edition of the

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pageant, was held on 16 November 2001 at the Super Bowl of Sun City Entertainment Centre in Sun City,

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Results

Placements

Special awards

Contestants

These are the competitors who have been selected this year.

Election schedule

*Thursday August 30 Final night, coronation of Señorita Panamá 2001

Contestant notes

*Justine Pasek became

and was formally crowned by pageant co-owner

on September 24, 2002. *Bertha Peric Torres won Miss Atlantic International 2005 in Punte del Este,

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. *Jessica Segui Barrios competed in

Miss Earth 2003 Miss Earth 2003 was the third edition of the Miss Earth pageant, held at the University of the Philippines Theater in Quezon City, Metro Manila, Philippines, on November 9, 2003. Winfred Omwakwe of Kenya crowned Dania Prince of Honduras as her ...

as Miss Earth Panamá 2003 and won the Best National Costume. On September 27, 2010, Jessica Segui died in a Panamanian hospital due to cerebral aneurysm.

References

External links

Señorita Panamá official websiteMissPanama.net
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