Señorita Panamá 1996

Señorita Panamá 1996
Atlapa, venue of Señorita Panamá 1996
Date	September 1996; 28 years ago (1996-09)
Presenters	Iván Donoso, Madelaine Legnadier & Ana Lucia Herrera
Venue	Atlapa Convention Centre, Panama City, Panama
Broadcaster	RPC-TV Panamá
Entrants	15
Placements	5
Winner	Lía Victoria Borrero González Los Santos

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, September 1996, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Lía Borrero.

The pageant was broadcast live on RPC-TV Panamá. 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 of Panama Centro crowned Lía Victoria Borrero González of Los Santos as the new Señorita Panamá.^[1]

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, Florida, United States on May 16, 1997.

In other hands Norma Elida Pérez competed in Miss World 1996, the 46th edition of the Miss World pageant, took place on 23 November 1996 in the city of Bangalore, India.^[2] González Assereto competed in Nuestra Belleza Internacional 1996 the 3rd edition of Nuestra Belleza Internacional Pageant held on November 25, 1996 in Miami, United States.

Final result

Final Results	Contestant
Señorita Panamá 1996	Los Santos - Lía Victoria Borrero González
Señorita Panamá World	Panamá Centro - Norma Elida Pérez Rodriguez
Señorita Panamá Nuestra Belleza Internacional	Panamá City - Amelie González Assereto
1st Runner up	Panamá City - Hazul Cortes
2nd Runner up	Panamá City - Mildred Vasquez

Special awards

Final Results	Topic
National Costume to Miss Universe	"Pollera Nacional"[3]

Award	Represent	Contestant
Miss Photogenic	Los Santos	Carmen Marin Cortéz

Contestants

These are the competitors who have been selected this year.

#	Represent	Contestant	Age	Height	Hometown
1	Los Santos	Carmen Marin Cortéz	-	- mts	Las Tablas
2		Gloria Lopez	-	- mts	Ciudad de Panamá
3		Patricia Almanza	-	1.70 mts	Ciudad de Panamá
4	Los Santos	Lía Borrero	-	1.75 mts	Las Tablas
5		Zelmar Rodríguez Crespo	-	- mts
6		Hazul Cortez Nelson	-	-mts
7	Panamá Centro	Norma Elida Pérez Rodriguez	21	- mts
8		Mildred Vásquez Brown	-	- mts
9	Panamá	Amelie González Assereto	-	mts
10		Maribel Concepción	-	- mts
11		Solymar Antadillas	-	- mts
12		Jhasmin Castillero	-	-mts
13		Jelly Ann Castro	-	-mts
14		Omayra Contreras	-	-mts	Ciudad de Panamá
15		Regina Diez Gorgas	-	-mts

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

1. "Lia Victoria Borrero González". Archived from the original on 2012-01-03. Retrieved 2011-12-21.
2. "Hundreds protest Miss World contest in India". Daily News. Retrieved 26 January 2016.
3. Trajes Típicos de Panamá en MU: Los 90 | Miss Panama.net Archived 2011-10-26 at the Wayback Machine

External links

• [1] Señorita Panamá official website

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