Señorita Panamá 2001, the 19th Señorita Panamá pageant and 36th celebration of the Miss Panamá contest, was held at the Grand Ballroom of the Riande Continental Hotel, in Ciudad de Panamá, Panamá, on August 30, 2001. The winner of the pageant was Justine Pasek later Miss Universe 2002.
| Señorita Panamá 2001 | |
|---|---|
 Justine Pasek Señorita Panamá 2001 | |
| Date | August 30, 2001 |
| Presenters | Carlos Mastellari and Madelaine Legnadier |
| Entertainment | Eduardo Verástegui, Ulpiano Vergara & Juliette Roy |
| Venue | Gran Salón Hotel Continental, Panama City, Panama |
| Broadcaster | RPC-TV Panamá |
| Entrants | 12 |
| Winner | Justine Pasek Panama Centro |
The pageant was broadcast on September 10 through RPC-TVPanamá Channel 4. 12 contestants from all over Panama competed for the prestigious crown. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Ivette Cordovez Usuga of Panama Centro crowned Justine Pasek 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 2000 Ana Raquel Ochy Pozo of Coclé crowned Lourdes Cristina González Montenegro of Los Santos as the new Señorita Panamá World.
Pasek competed in the Miss Universe 2002 pageant, held at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente, in San Juan, Puerto Rico on May 29, 2002. She became the first woman to assume the title of Miss Universe when the Miss Universe Organization revoked the crown from then-reigning winner Oxana Fedorova for not fulfilling the duties stipulated in her contract. She was formally crowned Miss Universe 2002 by pageant co-owner Donald Trump in New York City.
In other hands González competed in Miss World 2001, the 51st edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 16 November 2001 at the Super Bowl of Sun City Entertainment Centre in Sun City, South Africa.[2]
Results edit
Placements edit
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Señorita Panamá 2001 | |
| Señorita Panamá World 2001 |
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| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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Special awards edit
| Final results | Designer | Topic |
|---|---|---|
| Best National Costume to Miss Universe | Horacio Prado | Princesa Zaratí |
| Best National Costume to Miss World | José Luis González | Aguila Harpía |
| Award | Contestant |
|---|---|
| Miss Congeniality | Melissa del Carmen Bocharel |
| Miss Photogenic | Melissa del Carmen Bocharel |
Contestants edit
These are the competitors who have been selected this year.[3]
| Represent | Contestant | Age | Height (m) | Hometown | Sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panamá Centro | Justine Lissette Pasek Patiño | 22 | 1.72 | Panama City | Yogurt Vita Slim |
| Panamá | Karin Natalie Sempf Kahn | 22 | 1.75 | Panama City | Zero Frizz |
| Panamá | Bertha Giovanna Peric Torres | 23 | 1.78 | Panama City | Coca-Cola Light |
| Los Santos | Lilibeth Yanina Camaño Frías | 23 | 1.76 | Guararé | Figali |
| Panamá | Melissa del Carmen Bocharel | 25 | 1.68 | Panama City | Saba |
| Los Santos | Jessica Doralis Segui Barrios | 20 | 1.70 | Los Santos | Muebleria Ancon |
| Veraguas | Katherine Massiel Quirós Vásquez | 20 | 1.71 | Santiago | Jabon Class |
| Los Santos | Lourdes Cristina González Montenegro | 21 | 1.73 | Las Tablas | L'oreal |
| Coclé | Beatriz del Carmen Nogueira Domínguez | 18 | 1.70 | Penonomé | Mistolin |
| Panamá | Carolina del Carmen Troncoso Thayer | 19 | 1.74 | Panama City | Skoda |
| Panamá | Melina Franco Fonseca | 24 | 1.75 | Panama City | Max Factor |
| Chiriquí | Yulín Sinara Guerra Sanjur | 18 | 1.80 | David | Kellogg's |
Election schedule edit
- Thursday August 30 Final night, coronation of Señorita Panamá 2001
Contestant notes edit
- Justine Pasek became Miss Universe 2002 and was formally crowned by pageant co-owner Donald Trump in New York City on September 24, 2002.
- Bertha Peric Torres won Miss Atlantic International 2005 in Punte del Este, Uruguay.
- Jessica Segui Barrios competed in Miss Earth 2003 as Miss Earth Panamá 2003 and won the Best National Costume. On September 27, 2010, Jessica Segui died in a Panamanian hospital due to cerebral aneurysm.
References edit
- ^ "Actualcese con La Prensa Web". Archived from the original on 2003-05-29.
- ^ "Miss World History 2001". Miss World. Archived from the original on 11 March 2015. Retrieved 14 January 2015.
- ^ "Welcome dealante.com - BlueHost.com".