Señorita Panamá 2024 was the 58th edition of the Señorita Panamá pageant, held at the Figali Convention Center in Panama City, Panama, on August 3, 2024. This was the first selection of the renewed Señorita Panama pageant, under the direction of Cesar Anel Rodríguez, who took charge of the national event after acquired the franchise in 2024.
Miss Panamá 2023 Natasha Vargas of Los Santos crowned Italy Mora of Riviera del Canal as her successor at the end of the event.
Italy Mora was unable to represent Panama at Miss Universe 2024 because she was disqualified by the Miss Universe Organization.
On April 22, 2025, the Señorita Panamá Organization announced Mirna Caballini Bouche from Chiriquí as the new Miss Universe Panama 2024 and will represent the country in the Miss Universe 2025, scheduled to be held at the Impact Challenger in Pak Kret, Thailand, on 21 November 2025.
Results Placements Placement Contestant Miss Universe Panama 2024 Riviera del Canal – Italy Mora (dethroned) 1st Runner-Up Panamá Centro – Liliam Ashby Barrera 2nd runner-Up Chiriquí – Mirna Alejandra Caballini Bouche (Assumed) 3rd Runner-Up Veraguas – Brigthey Estrella Castillo 4th Runner-Up Isla Grande – Shahani GuardiaTop 12 Chiriquí Occidente – Daniela Jiménez Contadora – Paulette Rosales Los Santos – Marie Schwarz González Panamá Este – Mireily Victoria Panamá Oeste – Maryory Alvarado Santos Riviera Pacífica – Nairoby Núñez Santa Isabel – Mélida Asprilla
Special awards
Award Contestant Miss Congeniality Daríen – Claudia Martínez Best National Costume Los Santos – Marie Schwarz
Judges Valeria Murillo: director of communications of Miss Universe Panamá organization. Héctor Duarte: Latinoamerican brand consultant. Monica "Lola" Díaz: TV host. Francisco Franco: Journalist and social communicator. Anahil Trompiz Torres: director of Ellas Magazine. Keno Manzur: Miss Argentina & Miss Universo Chile director. Chiara Ortiz Apuy: creative director of Not Basic Studio. Jesús Flores: Puerto Rican publicist (only as a final judge). Anabella Nahem: director of Selecta & A Otro Nivel Magazine (only as a final judge). Alberto Cuervo: publicist and businessman fashion designer (only as a final judge). Sugeilin Cabrera: fashion designer (only as a final judge). Martín Pereyra Rozas: CEO of Pandora for Latin American and Asia (only as a final judge). Paul Loo: personal trainer (only as a final judge). Cibeles De Freitas: CEO of PR5 (only as a final judge). Jhon Wilson: Doctor & surgeon (only as a final judge). Cristian Carabias: Actor and TV presenter (only as a final judge). Gloria Karamañites: Miss Panamá 1980 (only as a final judge). Sorangel Matos: Miss Panamá 2007 (only as a final judge). José L. Castro: Missólogo (only as a final judge). Ludwik Tapia: TV host (only as a final judge). Carmen Jaramillo: Miss Panamá 2020 (only as a final judge). Fernando Corona: Mexican Singer (only as a final judge). Juan Diego Vásquez: lawyer and politician (only as a final judge).
Preliminary competition Presentation Show The presentation Show took place on July 3, 2024, a ceremony that took place at the Biomuseo of Panamá, in Panama City, where the twenty four candidates who were officially presented to the public and the press were officially presented. They will compete for the title of Señorita Panama 2024 and the opportunity to represent Panama in the international beauty pageant, Miss Universe 2024.
Preliminary interview Held on July 28, the Señorita Panama candidates were qualified in a personal interview for the judges.
Preliminary Selection Celebrated on August 2, the candidates were qualified in swimsuit and evening gown.
National Costume Competition On August 2, was celebrated the National Costume contestant called Gala Viva Panamá. In this competition the contestants are not evaluated, only the costumes. It is a competition showing the country's wealth embodied in the colorful and fascinating costumes made by Panamanian designers combining the past and present of Panama. The winner costume represent Panamá in Miss Universe 2024.
Final results Contest Designer Topic Contestant Winner Best National Costume to Miss Universe Róyer Pérez "Soberanía Heroína del Istmo" Marie Schwarz
Archipiélagos - "Panamá: Abundancia de peces y mariposas" Bocas del Toro - "La Quema del torito guapo" Chiriquí - "El Gran Colibrí" Chiriquí Occidente - "Oceanos: riqueza y vida de un sueño istmeño" Coclé - "Danza del Diablo sucio" Colón - "Panamá: el tesoro verde" Contadora - "La Princesa Zaratí" Darién - "Reina Congo de Colón" Isla Colón - "La Isla Colón" Flamenco - "La Perla Peregrina" Isla Grande - "Reina hada de la Flora Panameña" Las Tablas - "El vuelo de la Mariposa"
Los Santos - "Soberanía Heroína del Istmo" Panamá Centro - "El Tembleque" Panamá Este - "La Diablita y la cuarteada del Sol de la Plaza de Parita" Panamá Norte - "Diablos Sucios del Corpus Christi " Panamá Oeste - "Gran Diablo de la Chorrera" Panamá Viejo - "Diablo Chorrerano" Penonomé - "La Rana Dorada" Riviera del Canal - "La Guacamaya bandera" Riviera Pacífica - "Dios del Sol de la comarca Ngöbe Buglé" Santa Isabel - "Paraiso del Caribe: Santa Isabel " Veraguas - "Panamá de oro, Panamá verde"
Contestants These are the competitors who have been selected this year. City/Province Contestant Age Hometown Archipiélagos Sofía Rivera Ciudad de Panamá Bocas del Toro Christine Williams 23 Bocas del Toro Chiriquí Mirna Alejandra Caballini Bouche 21 David Chiriquí Occidente Daniela Jiménez 29 Puerto Armuelles Coclé Amarilis Acevedo 22 Penonome Colón Mariany Galván 23 Colón Contadora Paulette Rosales 25 Ciudad de Panamá Darién Claudia Martínez 29 Darién Isla Colón Anduaneth Bernal Smith 20 Colón Flamenco Nazeli Cervera 25 Ciudad de Panamá Isla Grande Shahani Guardia 19 Colón Las Tablas Tatiana Saavedra 35 Las Tablas Los Santos Marie Schwarz González Las Tablas Panamá Centro Liliam Ashby Barrera 24 Ciudad de Panamá Panamá Este Mireily Victoria 23 Ciudad de Panamá Panamá Norte Kathia González 22 Ciudad de Panamá Panamá Oeste Maryory Alvarado Santos 35 La Chorrera Panamá Viejo Thilcya Martínez 23 Ciudad de Panamá Penonomé Mariaceleste Saturno 18 La Chorrera Riviera del Canal Italy Johan Peñaloza Mora 19 Ciudad de Panamá Riviera Pacífica Nairoby Núñez 26 Ciudad de Panamá Santa Isabel Mélida Asprilla 30 Colón Taboga Amira Cáceres 18 Ciudad de Panamá Veraguas Brigthey Estrella Castillo 23 Santiago de Veraguas
Historical significance Riviera del Canal won the Señorita Panamá title for the first time. Chiriquí placed as 2nd Runner-Up for consecutive year. Chiriquí assumed the Señorita Panamá title, making the second title for the province, last time in 1999 with Analía Núñez. Isla Grande placed for the first time and earned the 4th Runner-Up. Chiriquí, Panamá Centro, Veraguas, Panamá Oeste, Los Santos placed in the top last year. Contadora & Chiriquí Occidente placed for the last time in (2017). Panamá Este placed for the last time in (2019). Riviera Pacifica placed for the last time in (2019) as Costa Pacifica.
Delegate notes Some of the delegates of Miss Panama 2023 have participated in other important national and international pageants: Italy Mora (Riviera del Canal) was a semifinalist in Miss Panamá 2023 representing Panamá Centro. Paulette Rosales (Contadora) was Miss Tourism Panamá 2018.
References
External links Panamá 2024 Official website