# Señorita Panamá 2000

Señorita Panamá 2000, the 18th Señorita Panamá pageant and 35th celebration of the Miss Panamá contest, was held in Teatro Anayansi Centro de Convenciones Atlapa, Panama City, Panama, on September 1, 2000, after weeks of events. The winner of the pageant was Ivette Cordovez Usuga.
The pageant was broadcast on September 10 through RPC-TVPanamá Channel 4. About 12 contestants from all over Panamá competed for the prestigious crown. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Analía Núñez Sagripanti of Chiriquí crowned Ivette Cordovez Usuga 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 1999 Jessenia Casanova Reyes of Panama Centro crowned Ana Raquel Ochy Pozo of Cocle as the new Señorita Panamá World. Also was selected the representative for the Miss Asia Pacific pageant Adriana Roquer Hidalgo of Panamá Este was crowned by Marianela Salazar Guillén of Panama Centro.
Cordovez competed in Miss Universe 2001 the 50th edition of the Miss Universe pageant, held at the Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez, Bayamón, Puerto Rico on May 11, 2001.
In other hands González competed in Miss World 2000, the 50th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 30 November 2000 at the Millennium Dome in London, United Kingdom. Roquer Hidalgo competed in Miss Asia Pacific 2001 pageant, was held on 10 November 2001 at the NEC Tent, Fort Bonifacio, Makati, Philippines, where she placed in the Top 10.

## Result
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Señorita Panamá 2000 | Panamá Centro – Ivette Cordovez |
| Señorita Panamá World 2000 | Coclé – Ana Raquel Ochy |
| Señorita Panamá Asia Pacific 2000 | Panamá Este – Adriana Maricel Roquer |
| 1st Runner-Up | Chiriquí – Katherine Villaverde |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Veraguas – Melva De Gracia |

### Special awards

| Final Results | Topic |
| Best National Costume to Miss Universe | Traje de India Kuna |
| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Congeniality | María Carolina Cornejo Martínez |
| Miss Photogenic | Ana Raquel Ochy Pozo |

### Judges

* Mingthoy M. Giro - Panamanian journalist.
* Raúl García de Paredes - Dermatologist.
* Magali Méndez - editor Mundo Social Magazine.
* Nabil Semaan - Figaly store represent.
* Lorena Zagia - Señorita Panamá World 1998.
* Luis Alfonso Ortega - Stylist.
* Marian Mario - designer.
* Luis Enrique Bandera - Asecomer Director.
* Dora de Díaz- Guillén - Dermatologist.

## Contestants

These are the competitors who have been selected this year.
| Represent | Contestant | Age | Height (m) | Hometown |
| Panamá | Velkys Yoliana Bultrón Guardia | 19 | 1.66 | Panama City |
| Panamá | María Carolina Cornejo Martínez | 24 | 1.67 | Panama City |
| Chiriquí | Katherine Elena Villaverde Alexópulos | 22 | 1.67 | David |
| Panamá | Flor Elisa Kinglow Camarena | 21 | 1.68 | Panama City |
| Panamá | Michelle Marie Palau Campo | 21 | 1.68 | Panama City |
| Panamá | Aida María Aguilera Crespo | 25 | 1.70 | Panama City |
| Panamá | Nadiuska Liz Del Castillo Amaya | 20 | 1.70 | Panama City |
| Veraguas | Melva Aileen de Gracia Yee | 21 | 1.71 | Santiago |
| Panamá Centro | Ivette María Cordovez Usuga | 20 | 1.72 | Panama City |
| Panamá | Kiria Celineth Aguilar Romero | 23 | 1.74 | Panama City |
| Panamá Este | Adriana Maricel Roguer Hidalgo | 20 | 1.75 | Panama City |
| Cocle | Ana Raquel Ochy Pozo | 21 | 1.78 | Penonomé |

## Election schedule

* Thursday September 1 Final night, coronation Señorita Panamá 2000

## Candidates notes

Adriana Roquer was a semi-finalist in Miss Asia-Pacific 2001.