Señorita Panamá 1998

Señorita Panamá 1998, the 16th Señorita Panamá pageant and 33rd celebration of the Miss Panamá contest, was held in Teatro Anayansi Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City, Panama, on Saturday, September 5, 1998, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Yamani Saied.

Señorita Panamá 1998
Atlapa, venue of Señorita Panamá 1998
DateSeptember 5, 1998.
EntertainmentYigo Sugasti, Diny, Estefano and Donato & Myriam Hernández.
VenueAtlapa Convention Centre, Panama City, Panama
BroadcasterRPC-TV Panamá
Entrants13
Placements5
WinnerYamani Esther Saied Calviño
Panamá Centro

The pageant was broadcast live on RPC-TV Panamá. About 14 contestants from all over Panamá competed for the prestigious crown. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Tanisha Tamara Drummond Jonhson of Colon crowned Yamani Esther Saied Calviño of Panama Centro as the new Señorita Panamá.[1]

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 1997 Patricia Aurora Bremner Hernández of Panama Centro crowned Lorena del Carmen Zagía Miró of Panama Centro as the new Señorita Panamá World. Also was selected the representative for the Miss Asia Pacific pageant Abimelec Rodríguez Fernández of Panama Centro was crowned by Iris Avila Moreno Nuestra Belleza Internacional Panamá 1997 of Panama Centro.

Saied competed in the 48th edition, Miss Universe 1999 pageant, held at the Chaguaramas Convention Centre, Chaguaramas, Trinidad and Tobago on May 26, 1999.[2]

In other hands Zagía Miró competed in Miss World 1998, the 48th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 26 November 1998 at the Lake Berjaya Mahé Resort in Mahé Island, Seychelles. Rodríguez competed in Miss Asia Pacific 1999 pageant, the 29th edition of Miss Asia Pacific Pageant held on December 11, 1999 in Quezon City Philippines, where she won the Best National Costume.[3]

Final result

Final Results Contestant
Señorita Panamá 1998
Señorita Panamá World
Señorita Panamá Asia Pacific
1st Runner up
2nd Runner up

Special awards

Final Results Designer Topic
Best National Costume to Miss Universe Charles Branan Jaén "Diablo Sucio"[4]

Contestants

These are the competitors who have been selected this year.

#RepresentContestantAgeHeight (m)Hometown
1PanamáRaquel Rubio--Panama City
2PanamáMaria de los Angeles Solis--Panama City
3PanamáAbimelec Rodríguez Fernández20-Panama City
4Panamá CentroYamani Saied Calviño-1.75Panama City
5PanamáLorena del Carmen Zagía Miró--Panama City
6PanamáYira Gorrichategui23-Panama City
7PanamáTeresa Rivas--Panama City
8PanamáAnabella Sibauste--Panama City
9PanamáDiana Roca--Panama City
10PanamáMarichell Rodriguez--Panama City
11PanamáGuadalupe Solis--Panama City
12PanamáGlinka Pinate Thirwall--Panama City
13PanamáYenela Aguilar--Panama City

Election schedule

  • Saturday September 5 Final night, coronation Señorita Panamá 1998

Candidates notes

Yamani Saied considered one of the most delicate and beautiful Señorita Panama.[5]

Historical significance

  • Panamá Centro won Señorita Panamá for 19th time.

References

  1. "Miss Panamá 1998". Archived from the original on 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  2. "CHAGUARAMAS News Miss Universe 1999". Archived from the original on 2011-07-08. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  3. "Miss Asia Pacific 1999". veestarz.com. Archived from the original on 2007-06-23.
  4. "Trajes Típicos de Panamá en MU: Los 90 | MissPanama.net". Archived from the original on 2011-10-26. Retrieved 2011-10-30.
  5. "Actualícese con la Prensa Web". mensual.prensa.com. Archived from the original on 2009-08-03.
  • Señorita Panamá official website
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