However beginning 2012, the four titles (Miss Panama Universe, Miss Panama World, Miss Panama Earth, and Miss Panama International) are selected by one organization called, ORGANIZACIÓN MISS PANAMA. In 2011, the Miss Universe Panamá and Miss World Panamá are selected by Miss Panamá while Miss Earth Panamá and Miss Internacional Panamá were selected in the Bellezas Panamá pageant organized by Tania Hyman's Models and Talents. The country's highest placement in Miss Earth was achieved by Stefanie de Roux who finished as top eight finalist in the Miss Earth 2006. The country has 2 semifinalists and 2 finalist in Miss World with Lorelay de la Ossa in Miss World 1979, Marissa Burgos Canalias in Miss World 1983, María Lorena Orillac Giraldo in Miss World 1986 and Nadege Herrera in Miss World 2009. Panama has not won the Miss World and Miss Earth titles. Lía Victoria Borrero González won the Miss International 1998 while Justine Pasek, who represented Panama in Miss Universe 2002, won by default when she replaced the dethroned winner Oxana Fedorova of Russia. The country has won two major international titles: Miss International 1998 and Miss Universe 2002. This includes the big four international pageants namely Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss Earth, and Miss International. Panama has been represented in various international pageants. The pageant is broadcast by the official partner of the pageant, "Telemetro". Miss Panama Universe and Miss Panama World are of Miss Panama Organization run by its president Marisela Moreno. The last two Miss Panama Earth and Miss Panama International are franchises run by Tanya Hyman. The 2012 edition of Miss Panamá started to crown four winners in the following order: Miss Panamá Universe, Miss Panama World, Miss Panama Earth, and Miss Panama International to represent the country to the four major international beauty contests. In 2012, Miss Panamá National Beauty Contest (Concurso de Nacional de la Belleza Miss Panama) under the direction of the Miss Panamá Organization (ORGANIZACIÓN MISS PANAMA s.a.) obtained 2 other national franchises to select representatives to Miss Earth and Miss International. A new organization took over in 2011 with the official name of the contest being "Miss Panama" (not to be confused with Señorita Panamá or Bellezas Panamá). Photos courtesy of Global Beauties Blog and Miss Universe Org.After 28 years, the Señorita Panamá pageant, organized by Medcom Corporation, was discontinued. Let the countdown begin towards the greatest celebration of beauty and glamour…. It’s good to do this the second time….and I’ll assure you…we’ll feed you with something better. We will give you the official blow by blow accounts of the pageant and the latest scoop from the Bahamas islands. It is so refreshing to see a bunch of beauties who brought together by the wonderful islands of the Bahamas.ī-Dazzled is pleased to announced its participation in the 2009 Miss Universe Coverage with the help of two of the most powerful beauty pageant search engines. Vietnam (Hoang Yen) takes precaution against the Swine Flu scare
Bahamas (Kiara Sherman) and France (Chloe Mortaud)įrance (Chloe Mortaud), Albania (Hasna Xhukici), and Kosovo (Marigona Dragusha)