| Caption: | Panama City host of Señorita Panamá 2003 |
| Presenters: | Carlos Mastellari & Madelaine Legnadier |
| Winner: | Jessica Rodríguez |
| Acts: | Shalim & Iván Barrios |
| Represented: | Panama Centro |
| Venue: | Figali Convention Center, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama |
| Date: | November 26, 2003 |
| Entrants: | 11 |
| Placements: | 5 |
| Broadcaster: | RPC-TV |
| Before: | 2002 |
| Next: | 2004 |
Señorita Panamá 2003, the 21st Señorita Panamá beauty pageant and 38th celebration of the Miss Panama contest, was held in the Figali Convention Center, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama, on Thursday November 26, 2003. After weeks of events, the winner was Jessica Rodríguez.
The pageant was broadcast live on RPC-TV. Eleven contestants competed for the title. At the end of the final night of competition, the outgoing titleholder Señorita Panamá 2002 Stefanie de Roux of Panama Centro crowned Jessica Rodríguez 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 2002 Yoselín Sánchez Espino of Los Santos crowned Melissa Del Carmen Piedrahita of Panama Centro as the new Señorita Panamá World.
Rodríguez competed in the 53rd edition of the Miss Universe pageant, held at the Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPO in Quito, Ecuador, on June 1, 2004. She won the award for best national costume. In other hands Piedrahita competed in Miss World 2004, the 54th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 4 December 2004 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China.[2]
| Placement | Contestant | |
|---|---|---|
| Señorita Panamá 2003 | ||
| Señorita Panamá World 2003 |
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| 1st Runner-Up | ||
| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| Award | Contestant | |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Congeniality | Fariba Hawkins Vasquez | |
| Miss Photogenic | Gabriela Moreno Gonzalez |
The list of competitors was:[7]
| Represent | Contestant | Age | Height (m) | Home town | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Panamá | Fariba Hawkins Vasquez | 24 | 1.70 | Panama City | |
| Panamá | Lilianne Thompson Franceschi | 18 | 1.70 | Panama City | |
| Panamá | Ana Karina Abrego Argudo | 21 | 1.70 | Panama City | |
| Panamá | Melissa Del Carmen Piedrahita | 21 | 1.75 | Panama City | |
| Panamá | Marianina Tissera Puello[8] | 20 | 1.80 | Panama City | |
| Panamá | Kimberly Barroso | 22 | 1.74 | Panama City | |
| Panamá | Gabriela Moreno Gonzalez | 21 | 1.70 | Panama City | |
| Panamá Oeste | 20 | 1.77 | Chorrera | ||
| Panamá | Jessica Rodríguez | 21 | 1.79 | Panama City | |
| Panamá | Giselle Marie Bissot Kieswetter | 20 | 1.73 | Panama City | |
| Panamá City | Lauren Johnson | 18 | 1.73 | Panama City |