| Señorita Panamá 2019 | |
| Presenters: | Rolando Sterling, Michelle Simons & Marilú De Icaza |
| Winner: | Mehr Eliezer |
| Acts: | Yamilka Pitre & "Renny & René" |
| Represented: | Isla Flamenco |
| Venue: | Roberto Durán Arena, Panama City, Panama |
| Date: | June 20, 2019 |
| Entrants: | 24 |
| Placements: | 12 |
| Broadcaster: | Telemetro |
| Before: | 2018 |
| Next: | 2020 |
Señorita Panamá 2019 was the 53rd Señorita Panamá pageant. It selected the national representatives to the Miss Universe, Miss International, and Miss Grand International competitions. This was the fourth edition of the renewed Señorita Panama pageant, under the direction of Cesar Anel Rodríguez, who took charge of the national event in 2016. Twenty-four preliminary contestants were selected from throughout Panama and competed for the crown.[1]
The 2019 edition was held, for the second year in a row, at the Roberto Durán Arena in Panama City on June 20, 2018.[2] Señorita Panamá 2018 Rosa Montezuma of Comarcas crowned Mehr Eliezer of Isla Flamenco as her successor at the end of the event.[3]
Representatives to Miss International and Miss Grand International was also elected. Shirel Ortiz of Panamá Centro crowned Betzaida Rodriguez of Los Santos as Miss Panama International 2019 and Gabriela Mornhinweg of Panamá Centro crowned Carmen Drayton of Portobelo as Miss Panama Grand International 2019.
Eliezer competed in Miss Universe 2019, the 68th Miss Universe pageant.[4] Rodriguez represented Panama in Miss International 2019, while Drayton represented Panama in Miss Grand International 2019.[5] Drayton was recently crowned as the 3rd runner-up at the Miss Grand International 2019 competition.[6]
Due to COVID-19 pandemic on 9 April 2020 the Señorita Panamá Organization announced Carmen Jaramillo as the Señorita Panamá for the 2020 and will represent her country in the Miss Universe 2020, the 69th Miss Universe pageant.
| Placement | Contestant | |
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| Miss Panamá 2019 |
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| Miss International Panamá 2019 |
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| Miss Grand Panamá 2019 |
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| Señorita Panamá 2020 | ||
| Reina Hispanoamericana Panamá 2021 |
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| Top 12 |
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| Award [7] | Contestant | |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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| Miss Congeniality |
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| Best Smile |
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| Best Skin |
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| Best Dress |
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| Best Hair |
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| Best Projection | ||
| Miss Pandora |
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| Miss Elegance |
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| Miss Internet |
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| Most Beautiful Face |
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| Best Body |
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Reigning Miss International Mariem Velazco of Venezuela served as a judge during the finals. Miss Universe 2005 Natalie Glebova also attended, and served as a judge.[8]
This year the contestant, was celebrated in a private casting. 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 2019.
| Final Results | Contest | Designer | Topic | |
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| Winner | Best National Costume to Miss Universe | Virgilio Batista | "Puente del Mundo, Corazón del Universo"[9] | |
| Best National Costume to Miss International | Arístides Carrasco | "La Danza de Diablico" | ||
| Best National Costume to Miss Grand International | Virgilio Batista | "El vuelo de la paz, mariposa panameña" |
Miss Universe 2005. (Canada)
Public relations executive. (New York, United States)
Philanthropist, writer and socialite. (New York, United States)
Señorita Panamá 1994. (Panamá)
These are the competitors who have been selected this year.[10]
| Represent | Contestant | Age | Height | Hometown | |
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| Bocas del Toro | Ciudad de Panamá | ||||
| Chiriquí | David | ||||
| Chiriquí Occidente | Ciudad de Panamá | ||||
| Coclé | Penonome | ||||
| Coiba | Ciudad de Panamá | ||||
| Colón | Colón | ||||
| Comarcas | Ciudad de Panamá | ||||
| Contadora | Ciudad de Panamá | ||||
| Costa Atlantica | Colón | ||||
| Costa Pacifica | Ciudad de Panamá | ||||
| Darién | Ciudad de Panamá | ||||
| Herrera | Chitré | ||||
| Isla Barro Colorado | Ciudad de Panamá | ||||
| Isla del Rey | Ciudad de Panamá | ||||
| Isla Flamenco | Ciudad de Panamá | ||||
| Isla San José | Ciudad de Panamá | ||||
| Los Santos | Las Tablas | ||||
| Panamá Centro | Ciudad de Panamá | ||||
| Panamá Este | La Chorrera | ||||
| Panamá Norte | Ciudad de Panamá | ||||
| Panamá Oeste | La Chorrera | ||||
| Portobelo | Colón | ||||
| Taboga | Ciudad de Panamá | ||||
| Veraguas | Santiago de Veraguas |