Miss Grand Panama is a national title bestowed upon a woman chosen to represent Panama at Miss Grand International. The title was first mentioned in 2014, when a Miss Panamá Mundo 2014 finalist, Carmen De Gracia, was appointed to represent the country at the Miss Grand International in Thailand. In the first few years of participation, most of the country representatives were appointed to the position without organizing the Miss Grand National pageant. However, some of them obtained the title at the multi-title national pageants, such as Reinas y Mister de Panamá in 2017, and Señorita Panamá in 2019 and 2022.
Since its first participation in 2014, Panamanian representatives obtained placement at the Miss Grand International pageant only twice, including the top 20 finalists in 2020, and the third runner-up in 2019. History Panama debuted at Miss Grand International in 2014 when Carmen Librada De Gracia who represented Los Santos in Miss Panamá Mundo 2014, was appointed by pageant organizer, Marisela Moreno, to represent the country at Miss Grand International 2014 in Thailand. Later in 2016, Marisela lost the franchise to the director of Reinas y Mister de Panamá pageant, José Alberto Sosa Roner, who served as the licensee until 2018. The country representatives during the mentioned period were either appointed or determined through casting processes or the said pageant. The license was then taken over by another national pageant chaired by César Anel Rodríguez, Señorita Panamá, in 2019.
Under the direction of Rodríguez, Miss Grand Panama's titleholders were usually determined through his affiliated pageant, Señorita Panamá, in which the primary winner was sent to compete at the Miss Universe pageant. In late 2022, Rodríguez lost the license to a jewelry company, Chass Panamá, even though the country representative for that year's international contest had already been determined. The new licensee team led by Berly Castillo Antinori then appointed another titleholder as a replacement. Gallery
International competition The following is a list of Panamanian representatives at the Miss Grand International contest. Color keys
YearMiss Grand PanamaTitlePlacementSpecial AwardsNational Director colspan=72025 Isamar Herrera Appointed Unplaced César Anel Rodríguez2024 Yanelys Bergantiño Miss Panama Grand Slam 2024 – Grand International UnplacedBerly Castillo Antinori2023 Julia Leong Appointed Unplaced2022 Katheryn Yejas Señorita Panamá 2021 – Grand International colspan=2 César Anel Rodríguez Laura de Sanctis Señorita Panamá 2017 Unplaced2021 Massiell Llamas Appointed colspan=2 Katie Caicedo Appointed Unplaced2020 Angie Keith Top 12 Señorita Panamá 2019 Top 202019 Carmen Drayton Señorita Panamá 2019 – Grand International 3rd Runner-up Best in Swimsuit2018 Gabriela Mornhinweg UnplacedJosé Alberto Sosa Roner2017 Andrea Marìa Torres Unplaced2016 Selena Santamaria Appointed Unplaced2015 Maria Suarez Appointed UnplacedMarisela Moreno2014 Carmen de Gracia Miss Panamá 2014 Finalist Unplaced
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