Señorita Panamá 2010

Señorita Panamá 2010
Señorita Panamá 2010
	Anyolí Ábrego Señorita Panamá 2010
Date	July 8, 2010
Presenters	Alex Medela, Michelle Simmons, Rosseta Bordanea & Carolina Fábrega
Entertainment	Olanda Angarita
Venue	Sheraton Hotel, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama
Broadcaster	Telemetro
Entrants	10
Placements	3
Winner	Anyolí Ábrego; Veraguas
Best National Costume	Paola Vaprio; Coclé
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Señorita Panamá 2010 was the 27th edition of the Señorita Panamá pageant and 44th Miss Panamá pageant selected to the Miss Universe. It was held at the Sheraton Hotel, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama on Thursday 8, July 2010.

About 10 contestants from all over Panamá competed for the prestigious crown. Señorita Panamá 2009, Diana Broce of Los Santos crowned Anyolí Ábrego of Veraguas at the end of the event as the new Señorita Panamá.

Ábrego represented Panamá in the 59th Miss Universe 2010 which was held in the Mandalay Bay Events Center, Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, on August 23, 2010.

Results

Placements

Placement	Contestant
Señorita Panamá 2010	Veraguas – Anyolí Ábrego
1st Runner-Up	Panama Centro – Katherine Dolande
2nd Runner-Up	Chiriquí – Ana Mabel Miranda

Special awards

Final Results	Contest	Designer	Topic	Contestant
Winner	Best National Costume to Miss Universe	Gabriel Lopez	"Taburete"	Paola Vaprio

Judges

Miguel Herrera - Ex-juror of Realmente Bella
Gloria Quintana - Ex-Miss Hispanidad 1989 and Señorita Panamá 1989
Exidio Zelaya - Honduran journalist

Last Edition

Señorita Panamá was born in 1982 and organized by RPC TV Channel 4. It was held consecutively for many years except in 1988 and 2007. 2010 was the last edition before its current owner at the time, MEDCOM Corporation, leased the pageant to the Miss Panama Organization in a 5-year contract (2011-2015).

Background Music

Olanda Angarita - "Jamás"

Presentation Show

At the Final Competition all contestants competed in the Cóctel Gown categories as part of the presentation of the top 10 finalists who will be revealed the top 3 during the final of the two-hour live telecast of the Señorita Panamá 2010 Pageant live on Telemetro on Thursday, July 8. This presentation to the press was held in the Lounge Great Barú of the Hotel Sheraton.

Contestants

After a rigorous casting, 10 finalists were chosen to take part in the pageant.^[1]

Represent	Contestant	Age	Measurements	Height (m)	Hometown
Panamá Norte	Valerie Sattkowski	20	33-24-36	1.67	Ciudad de Panamá
Panamá Este	Marelissa Him	21	33-23-36	1.70	Ciudad de Panamá
Panamá Oeste	Sara Ruiz	23	33-24-34	1.68	Ciudad de Panamá
Panamá Centro	Katherine Dolande	24	31-23-33	1.72	Ciudad de Panamá
Coclé	Paola Vaprio	23	33-25-36	1.76	Ciudad de Panamá
Herrera	Amelia Cuesta	24	33-24-36	1.7	Ciudad de Panamá
Colón	Elianys Colon	20	33-24-35	1.76	Colón
Chiriquí	Ana Mabel Miranda	23	35-23-37	1.77	David
Veraguas	Anyolí Ábrego	23	33-25-36	1.77	Santiago de Veraguas
Los Santos	Natasha Diaz Godzikowski	21	33-25-35	1.78	Ciudad de Panamá

Historical significance

Veraguas won Señorita Panamá for Four time (before 1992) with Giselle Amelia González Aranda.
Panamá Centro placed against in the final round for consecutive year.
Chiriquí returned to making calls to the finals after two years 2008.

Election Schedule

Monday July 5 presentation to the press in Lounge Great Barú of the Hotel Sheraton.
Wednesday July 7 competition of interview with the juror.
Thursday July 8 Final night, coronation Señorita Panamá 2010.

Candidates Notes

Sara Ruiz participate in the Reinado Internacional del Banano 2005 in Ecuador and won the title Miss Congeniality.
Anyoli Abrego participate in the contest Miss Model of the World 2009 in China where she place in the Top 30 and the Miss Pacifico 2010 in Playa Linda, Chiapas, México, where she placed first runner up. She failed to place in the semifinals at Miss Universe 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.^[2]^[3]
Paola Vaprio won the contest Miss Mundo Panamá 2010 the August 26, 2010. She participate in the Miss World 2010 in Sanya, China, also her sister of the Señorita Panamá-Miss Mundo 2005, Anna Isabella Vaprio Medaglia.
Amelia Cuestas participate in the Reinado Internacional del Banano 2010 in Ecuador.
Marelissa Him represent Panamá in Miss Earth 2011 as Miss Earth Panamá 2011 in Quezon City, Philippines.