Señorita Panamá 2003


Señorita Panamá 2003, the 21st Señorita Panamá beauty pageant and 38th celebration of the Miss Panama contest, was held in the Figali Convention Center, Ciudad de Panamá, Panama, on Thursday November 26, 2003. After weeks of events, the winner was Jessica Rodríguez.
The pageant was broadcast live on RPC-TV. Eleven contestants competed for the title. At the end of the final night of competition, the outgoing titleholder Señorita Panamá 2002 Stefanie de Roux of Panama Centro crowned Jessica Rodríguez of Panama Centro 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 2002 Yoselín Sánchez Espino of Los Santos crowned Melissa Del Carmen Piedrahita of Panama Centro as the new Señorita Panamá World.
Rodríguez competed in the 53rd edition of the Miss Universe pageant, held at the Centro de Convenciones CEMEXPO in Quito, Ecuador, on June 1, 2004. She won the award for best national costume. In other hands Piedrahita competed in Miss World 2004, the 54th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 4 December 2004 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China.

Final result

Special awards

AwardContestant
Miss CongenialityFariba Hawkins Vasquez
Miss PhotogenicGabriela Moreno Gonzalez

Judges

The list of competitors was:
RepresentContestantAgeHeight Home town
PanamáFariba Hawkins Vasquez241.70Panama City
PanamáLilianne Thompson Franceschi181.70Panama City
PanamáAna Karina Abrego Argudo211.70Panama City
PanamáMelissa Del Carmen Piedrahita211.75Panama City
PanamáMarianina Tissera Puello201.80Panama City
PanamáKimberly Barroso221.74Panama City
PanamáGabriela Moreno Gonzalez211.70Panama City
Panamá OesteAnabella Hale Ruiz201.77Chorrera
PanamáJessica Rodríguez211.79Panama City
PanamáGiselle Marie Bissot Kieswetter201.73Panama City
Panamá CityLauren Johnson181.73Panama City

Election schedule