Miss Panamá 2012

Miss Panamá 2012 the 46th Annual Miss Panamá pageant was held at the Riu Plaza Panamá Hotel, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama, on Friday 30, March 2012.[3]

Miss Panamá 2012
Panama City host of Señorita Panamá 2012
DateMarch 30, 2012[1]
PresentersJorge Herrera, Ana Lucia Herrera and Stefanie de Roux[2]
EntertainmentMargarita Henriquez, Aldo Ranks & Sergio Vargas
VenueRiu Plaza Panamá Hotel, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama
BroadcasterTelemetro
Entrants12
Placements6
WinnerStephanie Vander Werf
Panamá Centro

This is the second edition of the pageant under the management of Marisela Moreno[4] former Miss World Panama, the OMP (Miss Panama Organization) and broadcast live on Telemetro. About 12 contestants from all over Panamá will compete for the prestigious crown. Miss Panamá 2011, Sheldry Sáez of Herrera and Irene Núñez of Veraguas crowned Stephanie Vander Werf of Panamá Centro and Maricely González of Bocas del Toro at the end of the event as the new Miss Panamá Universe and Miss Panamá World respectively.

Stephanie Miss Panamá Universe represented Panama in the 61st Miss Universe 2012 pageant held on December 19, 2012 at the Theatre for the Performing Arts at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States.[5] Maricely Miss Panamá World also represented the country in Miss World 2012 which was held in Ordos, Inner Mongolia, China.[6]

The contest also selected the Winner of the title Miss International Panamá, giving her the right to represent the country in Miss International 2012 was take place on October 21, 2012 in Okinawa, Japan and the Winner of the title Miss Earth Panamá, giving her the right to represent the country in Miss Earth 2012 was scheduled to be held in Philippines in November 24, 2012.[7]

Final Result

Placements
Final Results Contestant
Miss Panamá 2012

Panamá Centro - Stephanie Vander Werf

Miss Panamá World

Bocas del Toro - Maricely González

Miss Earth Panamá

Coclé - Ana Lorena Ibáñez

Miss International Panamá

Chiriquí - Karen Jordán

Semifinalist

Veraguas - Astrid Caballero
Herrera - Yinela Yero

Presentation Show

This Preliminary Competition also called The Runway and the Council of the Misses was celebrated on 6 February 2012, is the night when the twelve finalists were selected from Miss Panama 2012. A jury panel, together with the advice of the misses, eleven of the selected finalists based on the outputs of the girls during the event in the Swimsuit and cocktail dress categories. The candidate number 12, will be selected through the votes of those attending the Gala by one count, once the show.

Special awards
Award Contestant
Miss Photogenic (Miss Fotogénica)
Miss Congeniality (Miss Amistad)
Miss Eloquence (Miss Elocuencia)
Best Body Power Club (Mejor Cuerpo)

National Costume Competition

On 5 March 2012, was celebrated the National Costume contestant called Descubre Tu Interior. In this competition the contestants are not evaluated, only the costumes. It is a competition showing the country's wealth embodied in the colorful and fascinating costumes made by Panamanian designers combining the past and present of Panama. The winner costume represent Panamá in Miss Universe 2012.

Final Results Contest Designer Topic Contestant
Winner Best National Costume to Miss Universe Cesar D'Castro "Diosa da Bahide" Maricely González
1st runner-up Daniel Cortina "Altar de Oro" Nabil González
2nd runner-up Edgar Bedoya "Panama Precolombina" Yinela Yero

Preliminary Interview

Held on Thursday March 29 to Miss Panama candidates were qualified in swimsuit and personal interview.

Judges
  • Gustavo Alvarez: General Manager, Peugeot Panama.
  • Anabel Quintero: Ecuadorean, a Fashion Designer
  • Reina Royo Rivera: Miss Panama for Miss Universe 1995.
  • Carlos Mastellari, Director of the Pompa Group
  • Oscar Borda Colombia. General Manager, Claro Panama
  • Tania Hyman: Cheerleader, actress and owner of Tania Models.
  • Marcel Andrew Chang: Director of Sales, RIU Plaza Panama
  • Alejandro Rada Cassab: Colombian. Medical Doctor, Rada Cassab founder of Aesthetic Medicine
  • Ximena Navarrete Rosete: Mexican Miss Universe 2010
  • Katty Pulido: Venezuelan. Katty Pulido Director of International Academy recognized modeling
  • Gabriel Ramos: Venezuelan. Entrepreneur with experience in beauty pageants.

Official Contestants

These are the competitors who have been selected this year.

RepresentsContestantAgeHeightHometown
Bocas del ToroMaricely González221.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Ciudad de Panamá
ChiriquíKaren Jordán 231.73 m (5 ft 8 in)David
Chiriquí OccidenteNabil González Lozano221.67 m (5 ft 5 3⁄4 in)Penonomé
CocléAna Lorena Ibáñez251.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)Penonomé
ColónNatalia Tamayo Dominici241.73 m (5 ft 8 in)Ciudad de Panamá
DariénMichelle Madrid Dudley181.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)Ciudad de Panamá
HerreraYinela Yohan Yero211.79 m (5 ft 10 1⁄2 in)Capira
Los SantosMilagros Ramos Castro241.66 m (5 ft 5 1⁄4 in)Macaracas
Panamá CentroStephanie Vander Werf251.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄4 in)Ciudad de Panamá
Panamá EsteHeidy Choy Barrera211.69 m (5 ft 6 1⁄2 in)Ciudad de Panamá
Panamá OesteElissa Estrada181.72 m (5 ft 7 3⁄4 in)Arraiján
VeraguasAstrid Caballero Santos211.83 m (6 ft 0 in)Ciudad de Panamá

Historical significance
  • Panamá Centro won Miss Panamá, last time in 2008 with Carolina Dementiev.
  • Panamá Centro, Veraguas, Bocas del Toro & Herrera placed again in the final round for consecutive year.
  • Chiriquí returned to make the cut to the finals after two years 2010.
  • Coclé won Miss Earth Panamá title for first time.
  • Chiriquí won Miss International Panamá title for second time, last time in 2009.

Preliminary Contestants

Contestants who were part of the top 20, eliminated in the preliminary meeting on February 6, 2012 are in color.

ContestantAgeHeightHometown
Maricely González Pomares221.73 m (5 ft 8 in)Ciudad de Panamá
Yinela Yohan Yero211.80 m (5 ft 10 3⁄4 in)Ciudad de Panamá
Nathalia Tamayo Dominici241.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Ciudad de Panamá
Nabil González Lozano221.72 m (5 ft 7 3⁄4 in)Ciudad de Panamá
Elissa Estrada191.72 m (5 ft 7 3⁄4 in)Ciudad de Panamá
Karen Elena Jordán Beitia201.75 m (5 ft 9 in)David
Astrid Caballero211.82 m (5 ft 11 3⁄4 in)Ciudad de Panamá
Carolina Angulo211.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Ciudad de Panamá
Darling Pinto181.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Darién
Claudia Elena De León191.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Coclé
Nereyda Moreno211.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Herrera
Milagros Guadalupe Ramos Castro241.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Los Santos
Dania María Vergara271.77 m (5 ft 9 3⁄4 in)Los Santos
Michelle Marie Dudley181.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Ciudad de Panamá
Melibeth Escurra191.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Ciudad de Panamá
Heidy Choy201.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Ciudad de Panamá
Ana Lorena Ibañez Carles251.74 m (5 ft 8 1⁄2 in)Coclé
Daniela Moreno261.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Ciudad de Panamá
Stephanie Vander Werf251.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Ciudad de Panamá
Milagros Abrego211.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Ciudad de Panamá

Election Schedule
  • Monday February 6 presentation Show.
  • Monday March 5 competition National Costume.
  • Friday March 30 Final night, coronation Miss Panamá 2012.

Candidates Notes
  • Maricely González Pomares was Miss Tourism International Panamá 2010 and participate in the Miss Tourism International 2010 in Malaysia. She was Semi-finalists (top 20).[8]
  • Yinela Yohan Yero was the Carnival Panamá City queen in 2011.
  • Natalia Tamayo Dominici participate in Elite Model Look Panamá, Chico & Chica Modelo (modeling search), Reign Costa Maya International, Miss World Business in Colombia and the International Queen of Carnival in Ecuador.
  • Nabil González was Miss Atlantic Panamá 2009 and participate in the Miss Atlántico Internacional 2009 in Montevideo, Uruguay.
  • Elissa Estrada participate in the 2007 Miss Teen América Panamá where she was 1st runner and the Ford Super Model of the World in São Paulo, Brasil where she won.
  • Karen Jordan participate in the national pageant Miss Mundo Panamá 2010, the International Queen of Coffee in Manizales, Colombia, the Chica Avon 2010, Miss Model of the World Panamá 2011 and Miss Asia Pacific 2011 in Korea.
  • Astrid Caballero participate in the Miss Teen América Panamá 2009 (second runner up), and later in the Miss Mundo Panamá 2010.
  • Carolina Angulo in 2010 participate in Miss Tourism Queen Panamá 2010 and Chica Avon 2010.
  • Claudia De León 2010 Ellas Fotogenica and Chica Avon 2010.
  • Melibeth Escurra participate in the national pageant Miss Atlantic Panamá 2011.
  • Heidy Choy was Reina China Panamá and won the World Miss University Panamá.
  • Daniela Moreno was Miss Hawaiian Tropic Panamá and participate in Miss Hawaiian Tropic Internacional in Oahu Hawaii (top 10).
  • Milagros Abrego participate in the Miss Mesoamérica Internacional 2011 in Guatemala.

International participation
  • Maricely González Pomares was quarter-finalist (Top 30) at Miss World 2012 and place Top 5 in Miss World Talent.
  • Astrid Caballero was appointed as Miss Intercontinental Panama, so giving her the right to represent Panama in Miss Intercontinental 2012 in Aachen, Germany.

Relationship with other contests
  • Elissa Estrada was elected as Miss Supranational Panama by the Miss Supranational Panama Organization, she placed in the top 10 finalist and was elected as Miss Supranational Americas, contest held in Warsaw, Poland on September 14, 2012.

References
  1. http://misspanama.blogspot.com/2011/12/seran-12-finalistas-oficiales-la-corona.html
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  4. http://misspanama.blogspot.com/2010/12/senorita-panama-universo-con-una-nueva.html
  5. Site by: ILS. "Home". Miss Universe. Retrieved 2012-09-29.
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  7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1xM8CktELk
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