Miss World Panamá 2019

Miss World Panamá 2019 was the 7th Miss World Panamá pageant, held to select Panama's representative to the Miss World pageant. This was the first edition of the renewed Miss World Panama Pageant, after the Miss World organization awarded the license to event producer Edwin Dominguez who had been named the new director of the pageant in 2016.[2]

Miss World Panamá 2019
DateSeptember 19, 2019[1]
PresentersCarolina Brid
EntertainmentImer el Mago & Edward Jose
VenueThe Golden Tower Las Americas Hotel, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama
BroadcasterInstagram
Entrants14
Placements6
WithdrawalsCoclé, Colón, Cristóbal
WinnerAgustina Ruíz
Herrera

Seventeen preliminary contestants were selected from all over Panama and competed for the crown. Señorita Panamá World 2018 Solaris De la Luna Barba Cañizales of Herrera crowned Agustina Ruíz of Herrera as her successor at the end of the event.[3]

Agustina Ruíz Miss World Panamá 2019 was to compete in Miss World 2019 on December 14, 2019, at the ExCeL London in London, United Kingdom.[4]

History

Señorita Panamá was created by RPC Channel 4 as an alternative to send its winners to the Miss World contest in London. In 2003 Corporación MEDCOM could not produce a pageant in time to select a representative to Miss World and Promociones Gloria in Bolivia helped selecting a contestant by casting; in 2007 the agency Panama Talents organized a small contest called Miss World Panamá for 2007, in 2010 Olais Padilla organized a local competition called Miss Mundo Panamá 2010, from 2011 to 2015 the Miss World license was awarded to Marisela Moreno (Miss Panama Organization) with two independent edition (2013 and 2014). In 2016 Miss World awarded the license to event producer Edwin Dominguez, who had an agreement with Señorita Panamá for three years (2016-2018) with two independent edition (2016 and 2017).[5]

Official Contestants

These are the competitors who have been selected this year.[6]

RepresentContestantAgeHeightHometown
BalboaYasuani Ward19TBACiudad de Panamá
Bocas del ToroDorita Ovalle19TBACiudad de Panamá
ChiriquíCelly AmarisTBATBADavid
DariénJocabed Suira23TBACiudad de Panamá
HerreraAgustina Ruíz [7]25TBAChitré
Los SantosEstefany Hernández22TBACiudad de Panamá
Panamá CentroKrysthelle Barreto Reichlin241.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Ciudad de Panamá
Panamá EsteIsabella Bethancourth19TBACiudad de Panamá
Panamá NorteAlondra Contreras18TBACiudad de Panamá
Panamá OesteLuisa López23TBALa Chorrera
Panamá PacificoKatherina Rios22TBACiudad de Panamá
PortobeloBélgica Pelicot21TBAColón
TabogaBeatriz Victoria Stein Peña241.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Ciudad de Panamá
VeraguasVictoria López26TBASantiago de Veraguas

Candidate notes
  • Miss World Taboga, Beatriz Victoria Stein, competed in Miss Panamá 2014 as Miss Panama Centro.
  • Miss World Colón, Nathalie Pino, competed in Señorita Panamá 2019 as Miss Colón where she placed in the Top 12 semi-finalists. She withdrew from the competition after the Top Model competition.
  • Miss World Panamá Centro, Krysthelle Barreto, competed in Señorita Panamá 2019 as Miss Chiriquí where she placed in the Top 12 semi-finalists.
  • Miss World Panamá Pacifico, Katherina Rios, competed in Señorita Panamá 2018 as Miss Isla del Rey.
  • Miss World Coclé, Grace Sarmiento, withdrew from the competition for personal reasons.
  • Miss World Cristóbal, Litzy Del Cid , withdrew from the competition for personal reasons.

References
  1. "Org. Miss Mundo Panamá busca a la representante del 2019". Critica. May 16, 2019.
  2. "Org. 'Miss' 'World' Panamá se prepara para buscar la representante del 2019". Critica. February 5, 2019.
  3. "¡Miss World Panamá, en recta final!". Critica. July 31, 2019.
  4. "En busca de la Miss World Panamá 2019 - Revista Ellas | Panamá". www.ellas.pa. 24 May 2019.
  5. "Miss Mundo en busca de la sucesora de Solaris". KienyKe. May 15, 2019.
  6. "En septiembre se escogerá a la Miss World Panamá, la ganadora irá a Londres". Critica. July 5, 2019.
  7. "Agustina Ruíz se convierte en la nueva Miss World Panamá 2019".
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