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Señorita Panamá 2019
53rd Señorita Panamá pageant
Señorita Panamá 2019 was the 53rd Señorita Panamá pageant. It selected the national representatives to the Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Grand International competitions. This was the fourth edition of the renewed Señorita Panama pageant, under the direction of Cesar Anel Rodríguez, who took charge of the national event in 2016. Twenty-four preliminary contestants were selected from throughout Panama and competed for the crown.[1]
The 2019 edition was held, for the second year in a row, at the Roberto Durán Arena in Panama City on June 20, 2018.[2] Señorita Panamá 2018 Rosa Montezuma of Comarcas crowned Mehr Eliezer of Isla Flamenco as her successor at the end of the event.[3]
Representatives to Miss International and Miss Grand International was also elected. Shirel Ortiz of Panamá Centro crowned Betzaida Rodriguez of Los Santos as Miss Panama International 2019 and Gabriela Mornhinweg of Panamá Centro crowned Carmen Drayton of Portobelo as Miss Panama Grand International 2019.
Eliezer competed in Miss Universe 2019, the 68th Miss Universe pageant.[4] Rodriguez represented Panama in Miss International 2019, while Drayton represented Panama in Miss Grand International 2019.[5] Drayton was recently crowned as the 3rd runner-up at the Miss Grand International 2019 competition.[6]
Due to COVID-19 pandemic on 9 April 2020 the Señorita Panamá Organization announced Carmen Jaramillo as the Señorita Panamá for the 2020 and will represent her country in the Miss Universe 2020, the 69th Miss Universe pageant.