Miss Panamá 2022

Miss Universe Panamá 2022 was the first Miss Universe Panamá pageant and 56th Miss Panamá selection, held to select Panama's representative to the Miss Universe pageant. This was the first edition of the renewed Miss Universe Panama Pageant, after the Miss Universe organization awarded the license to event producer Ricardo Canto who had been named the new director of the pageant in 2022.[2]

Miss Panamá 2022
DateMay 25, 2022[1]
PresentersRicardo Canto, Andrea Batista, Jorge Herrera & Kiara Sang.
VenueTeatro Gladys Vidal & Centro de Convenciones Vasco Núñez de Balboa, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama
BroadcasterInstagram & RPC-TV Panamá
Entrants10
Placements3
WinnerSolaris Barba
Herrera

Ten preliminary contestants were selected from all over Panama and competed for the crown. Miss Panamá Universe 2021 Brenda Andrea Smith Lezama of Panamá Centro crowned Solaris De la Luna Barba Cañizales of Herrera as her successor at the end of the event.[3]

Barba represented Panama at Miss Universe 2022, held at the New Orleans Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States on January 14, 2023, but failed to make it to the Top 16.[4] [5][6]

History

In 2022 the Señorita Panamá Organization lost the right of Miss Universe pageant. Ricardo Canto acquire the rights of the title "Miss Universe Panamá" creating a new contest that will select the representative to Miss Universe separately.

Final results
Final Results Contestant
Miss Universe Panamá 2022 Herrera - Solaris Barba[7]
1st Runner-Up Panamá Centro - Alina López Reyna
2nd Runner-Up Coclé - Adaluz Perea Vieto

Costume selection

Held on September 7, was the election for the Best National Costume. In this competition, the contestants were not evaluated, only the costumes.

The event showcased the creative work of Panamanian designers and also selected the costume for Panama at Miss Universe 2022. Some costumes were also elected to represent Panama in other beauty contests. [8]

Final Results Contest Designer Topic
Winner Best National Costume to Miss Universe Virgilio Batista "Puente del Mundo, Corazón del Universo" [9]
1st runner-up Cristián Sánchez "Alfombras del Corpus"
2nd runner-up Javier Hernández "Diosa de la Fortuna"

Judges
  • Claudia De Villalba: Businesswoman
  • Eduardo Lowe: Co-Editor and Creative Director of The Reviewer magazine
  • Gladys Brandao: Miss Panamá 2015
  • David Bobadilla: Stylist and makeup artist
  • Gina Faarup De Cochez: Producer, film and theater actress
  • Rina Laxman Aswani: Businesswoman

Contestants

These are the competitors who have been selected this year.

RepresentContestantAgeHometown
Panamá (city)María José Pérez Alonzo18Ciudad de Panamá
CocléAdaluz Perea Vieto27Penonome
PanamáYarielis Noemy Díaz Vega18Ciudad de Panamá
PanamáShatzelym Rodríguez Campos19Ciudad de Panamá
Panamá CityAlina López Reyna25Ciudad de Panamá
HerreraLilena Lourdes Rodríguez González22Chitré
HerreraSolaris De la Luna Barba Cañizales23Chitré
PanamáHazel Nair Quinn García22Ciudad de Panamá
PanamáWalkiria Isabel Reina Sánchez23Ciudad de Panamá
PanamáGabriela Alejandra Hernández Gómez23Ciudad de Panamá

References
  1. "Miss Universo Panamá adquiere la licencia del Miss Universe". ecotvpanama. April 12, 2022.
  2. "Crean la organización Miss Universo Panamá para tomar las riendas de la franquicia en el país". MetroLibre. April 12, 2022.
  3. "SOLARIS BARBA ES CORONADA COMO MISS UNIVERSO PANAMÁ 2022". fluge. September 16, 2022.
  4. "Next Miss Universe pageant to be broadcast from New Orleans". The Seattle Times. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
  5. "Solaris Barba, nueva reina de América en el Miss Mundo", La Estrella de Panamá, December 9, 2018 (in Spanish).
  6. Roxana Muñoz and Anahil Trómpiz Torres, "Panamá tiene su primera Miss World América: Solaris Barba", Ellas, December 8, 2018 (in Spanish).
  7. "¡Eso se sabía! Solaris Barba es la Miss Panamá para Miss Universo 2022". DiaaDia. May 25, 2022.
  8. "Conoce los detalles del Traje Nacional que representará a Panamá en el Miss Universo". Telemetro. September 7, 2022.
  9. "Puente del mundo, corazón del universo', traje nacional que lucirá Miss Universo Panamá". panamaamerica. September 7, 2022.
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