Señorita Panamá 2001 was the 19th Señorita Panamá pageant and 36th celebration of the Miss Panamá contest, held at the Grand Ballroom of the Riande Continental Hotel, in Panama City, Panama, on August 30, 2001. The winner of the pageant was Justine Pasek later Miss Universe 2002.
The pageant was broadcast on September 10 through RPC Televisión 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 Panamá Centro crowned Justine Pasek of Panamá Centro as the new Señorita Panamá.
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.
Results Placements Placement Contestant Señorita Panamá 2001 – Justine PasekSeñorita Panamá World 2001 – Lourdes González 1st Runner-Up – Carolina Troncoso Thayer 2nd Runner-Up – Melissa Bocharel 3rd Runner-Up – Karyn Sempf
Special awards Final results Designer TopicBest National Costume to Miss Universe Horacio Prado Princesa ZaratíBest National Costume to Miss World José Luis González Aguila Harpía
AwardContestant Miss Congeniality Melissa del Carmen Bocharel Miss Photogenic Melissa del Carmen Bocharel
Contestants These are the competitors who have been selected this year. Represent Contestant Age Height (m) Hometown SponsorPanamá Centro Justine Lissette Pasek Patiño221.72Panama CityYogurt Vita SlimPanamá CentroKarin Natalie Sempf Kahn221.75Panama CityZero FrizzPanamá CentroBertha Giovanna Peric Torres231.78Panama CityCoca-Cola LightLos SantosLilibeth Yanina Camaño Frías231.76GuararéFigaliPanamá CentroMelissa del Carmen Bocharel251.68Panama CitySabaLos SantosJessica Doralis Segui Barrios201.70Los SantosMuebleria AnconVeraguasKatherine Massiel Quirós Vásquez201.71SantiagoJabon ClassLos SantosLourdes Cristina González Montenegro211.73Las TablasL'orealCocléBeatriz del Carmen Nogueira Domínguez 181.70PenonoméMistolinPanamá CentroCarolina del Carmen Troncoso Thayer191.74Panama CitySkodaPanamá CentroMelina Franco Fonseca241.75Panama CityMax FactorChiriquíYulín Sinara Guerra Sanjur181.80DavidKellogg's
Election schedule
Thursday August 30 Final night, coronation of Señorita Panamá 2001
Contestant notes 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
External links Señorita Panamá official website MissPanama.net