Señorita Panamá 1996, the 14th Señorita Panamá pageant and 31st celebration of the Miss Panamá contest, was held in
Teatro Anayansi Centro de Convenciones Atlapa,
Panama City
Panama City, also known as Panama, is the capital and largest city of Panama. It has a total population of 1,086,990, with over 2,100,000 in its metropolitan area. The city is located at the Pacific Ocean, Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, i ...
,
Panama
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, September 1996, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was
Lía Borrero
Lía Victoria Borrero González (born August 22, 1976) is a Panamanian model and beauty queen who was the first Panamanian delegate in history to win a major beauty pageant, the title of Miss International 1998. Retrieved on 11 Apr 2008.
Early ...
.
The pageant was broadcast live on
RPC-TV Panamá
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. About 15 contestants from all over Panamá competed for the prestigious crown. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder
Reyna Royo
Reyna del Carmen Royo Rivera (born March 15, 1971) is a Panamanian model (person), model and beauty contest, beauty pageant titleholder who was the winner of the Señorita Panamá 1995.
Royo who is tall, competed in the national beauty pageant S ...
of
Panama Centro crowned
Lía Victoria Borrero González of
Los Santos 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 1995,
Marisela Moreno Montero of
Panama Centro crowned Norma Elida Pérez Rodriguez of
Panama Centro as the new
Señorita Panamá World. Also was selected the representative for the Nuestra Belleza Internacional pageant, Amelie González Assereto of
Panama Centro was crowned by
Patricia De León Barichovicht, Señorita Panamá Hispanidad 1995 of
Panama Centro.
The 46th edition of the
Miss Universe 1997 pageant, was held at the Miami Beach Convention Center,
Miami Beach
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,
Florida
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, United States on May 16, 1997.
In other hands Norma Elida Pérez competed in
Miss World 1996, the 46th edition of the
Miss World
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pageant, took place on 23 November 1996 in the city of
Bangalore
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,
India
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.
González Assereto competed in Nuestra Belleza Internacional 1996 the 3rd edition of Nuestra Belleza Internacional Pageant held on November 25, 1996 in
Miami
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,
United States
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.
Final result
Special awards
Contestants
These are the competitors who have been selected this year.
Election schedule
*Thursday September Final night, coronation Señorita Panamá 1996
Candidates Notes
Lía Borrero also compete for Panamá in the
Miss International 1998 won the title.
Historical significance
*Los Santos won Señorita Panamá for five time, the last time with Gabriela Ducaza, 1987.
References
External links
Señorita Panamá official website
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Señorita Panamá
1996 beauty pageants