# Miss Grand Panama

Miss Grand Panama is a national title bestowed upon a woman chosen to represent Panama at Miss Grand International. The title was first mentioned in 2014, when a Miss Panamá Mundo 2014 finalist, Carmen De Gracia, was appointed to represent the country at the Miss Grand International in Thailand. In the first few years of participation, most of the country representatives were appointed to the position without organizing the Miss Grand National pageant. However, some of them obtained the title at the multi-title national pageants, such as Reinas y Mister de Panamá in 2017, and Señorita Panamá in 2019 and 2022.
Since its first participation in 2014, Panamanian representatives obtained placement at the Miss Grand International pageant only twice, including the top 20 finalists in 2020, and the third runner-up in 2019.

## History

Panama debuted at Miss Grand International in 2014 when Carmen Librada De Gracia who represented Los Santos in Miss Panamá Mundo 2014, was appointed by pageant organizer, Marisela Moreno, to represent the country at Miss Grand International 2014 in Thailand. Later in 2016, Marisela lost the franchise to the director of Reinas y Mister de Panamá pageant, José Alberto Sosa Roner, who served as the licensee until 2018. The country representatives during the mentioned period were either appointed or determined through casting processes or the said pageant. The license was then taken over by another national pageant chaired by César Anel Rodríguez, Señorita Panamá, in 2019.
Under the direction of Rodríguez, Miss Grand Panama's titleholders were usually determined through his affiliated pageant, Señorita Panamá, in which the primary winner was sent to compete at the Miss Universe pageant. In late 2022, Rodríguez lost the license to a jewelry company, Chass Panamá, even though the country representative for that year's international contest had already been determined. The new licensee team led by Berly Castillo Antinori then appointed another titleholder as a replacement, and planned to organize the first Miss Grand Panama contest in 2024.

### Gallery

* Miss Grand Panama 2024 Yanelys Bergantiño
* Miss Grand Panama 2023 Julia Leong
* Miss Grand Panama 2022 Laura de Sanctis [es]
* Miss Grand Panama 2021 Katie Caicedo
* Miss Grand Panama 2015 Maria Suarez
* Miss Grand Panama 2014 Carmen de Gracia

## International Competition

The following is a list of Panamanian representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.
| Year | Delegate | National title | Competition performance | Competition performance | National director | Ref. |
| Year | Delegate | National title | Placements | Other Award(s) | National director | Ref. |
| 2014 | Carmen de Gracia | Miss Panamá 2014 — Finalists | Unplaced | — | Marisela Moreno | |
| 2015 | Maria Suarez | Appointed | Unplaced | — | Marisela Moreno | |
| 2016 | Selena Santamaria | Appointed | Unplaced | — | José Alberto Sosa Roner | |
| 2017 | Andrea Marìa Torres | Reinas Grand Panamá 2017 | Unplaced | — | José Alberto Sosa Roner | |
| 2018 | Gabriela Mornhinweg | Miss Grand Panama 2018 | Unplaced | — | José Alberto Sosa Roner | |
| 2019 | Carmen Drayton | Señorita Panamá 2019 — Grand | 3rd Runner Up | Best in Swimsuit | César Anel Rodríguez | |
| 2020 | Angie Keith | Señorita Panamá 2019 — Top 12 | Top 20 | — | César Anel Rodríguez | |
| 2021 | Massiell Llamas | Appointed | Resigned | Resigned | César Anel Rodríguez | |
| 2021 | Katie Caicedo | Appointed | Unplaced | — | César Anel Rodríguez | |
| 2022 | Katheryn Yejas | Señorita Panamá 2021 — Grand | Unable to compete | Unable to compete | César Anel Rodríguez | |
| 2022 | Laura de Sanctis | Señorita Panamá 2017 | Unplaced | — | César Anel Rodríguez | |
| 2023 | Julia Leong | Appointed | Unplaced | — | Berly Castillo Antinori | |
| 2024 | Yanelys Bergantiño | Miss Panama Grand Slam 2024 — Grand | Unplaced | — | Berly Castillo Antinori | |
| Color keys for the Placements at Miss Grand International  Declared as the winner  Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)  Ended as a finalist (Top 10)  Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21) |||||||