Miss Panamá 2012

Miss Panamá 2012
Date March 30, 2012[1]
Presenters Ana Lucia Herrera, Stefanie de Roux & Jorge Herrera [2]
Entertainment Margarita Henriquez, Aldo Ranks & Sergio Vargas
Venue Riu Plaza Panamá Hotel, Ciudad de Panamá, PanamaPanama
Broadcaster Telemetro
Entrants 12
Placements 6
Winner Stephanie Vander Werf
Panamá Centro

Miss Panamá 2012 the 45th Annual Miss Panamá pageant was held at the Riu Plaza Panamá Hotel, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama the Friday 30, March 2012.[3]

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 and Irene Nunezcrowned Stephanie Vander Werf and Maricely González at the end of the event as the new Miss Panamá Universe and Miss Panamá World respectively.

Stephanie Miss Panamá Universe will represent Panama in the 61st edition of the Miss Universe 2012 pageant, will be held on December 19, 2012 at the Theatre for the Performing Arts at the Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.[5] Maricely Miss Panamá World, on the other hand, will represent 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 is 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 Panamenian 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

Official Contestants

These are the competitors who have been selected this year.

Represents Contestant Age Height Hometown
Bocas del Toro Maricely González22 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Ciudad de Panamá
Chiriquí Karen Jordán 23 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) David
Chiriquí Occidente Nabil González Lozano22 1.67 m (5 ft 5 34 in) Penonomé
Coclé Ana Lorena Ibáñez25 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in) Penonomé
Colón Natalia Tamayo Dominici24 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Ciudad de Panamá
Darién Michelle Madrid Dudley18 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in) Ciudad de Panamá
Herrera Yinela Yohan Yero21 1.79 m (5 ft 10 12 in) Capira
Los Santos Milagros Ramos Castro24 1.66 m (5 ft 5 14 in) Macaracas
Panamá Centro Stephanie Vander Werf25 1.76 m (5 ft 9 14 in) Ciudad de Panamá
Panamá Este Heidy Choy Barrera 21 1.69 m (5 ft 6 12 in) Ciudad de Panamá
Panamá Oeste Elissa Estrada 181.72 m (5 ft 7 34 in)Arraiján
Veraguas Astrid Caballero Santos 21 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Ciudad de Panamá

Historical significance

Preliminary Contestants

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

Contestant Age Height Hometown
Maricely González Pomares22 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Ciudad de Panamá
Yinela Yohan Yero21 1.80 m (5 ft 10 34 in) Ciudad de Panamá
Nathalia Tamayo Dominici24 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Ciudad de Panamá
Nabil González Lozano22 1.72 m (5 ft 7 34 in) Ciudad de Panamá
Elissa Estrada191.72 m (5 ft 7 34 in)Ciudad de Panamá
Karen Elena Jordán Beitia20 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) David
Astrid Caballero21 1.82 m (5 ft 11 34 in) Ciudad de Panamá
Carolina Angulo21 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Ciudad de Panamá
Darling Pinto18 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Darién
Claudia Elena De León19 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Coclé
Nereyda Moreno21 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Herrera
Milagros Guadalupe Ramos Castro24 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Los Santos
Dania María Vergara27 1.77 m (5 ft 9 34 in) Los Santos
Michelle Marie Dudley18 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Ciudad de Panamá
Melibeth Escurra19 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Ciudad de Panamá
Heidy Choy20 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Ciudad de Panamá
Ana Lorena Ibañez Carles25 1.74 m (5 ft 8 12 in) Coclé
Daniela Moreno26 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Ciudad de Panamá
Stephanie Vander Werf25 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Ciudad de Panamá
Milagros Abrego21 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Ciudad de Panamá

Election Schedule

Candidates Notes

International participation

Relationship with other contests

References

External links