# Señorita Panamá 2001

Señorita Panamá 2001 was the 19th Señorita Panamá pageant and 36th celebration of the Miss Panamá contest, held at the Grand Ballroom of the Riande Continental Hotel, in Panama City, Panama, on August 30, 2001. The winner of the pageant was Justine Pasek later Miss Universe 2002.
The pageant was broadcast on September 10 through RPC Televisión Channel 4. 12 contestants from all over Panama competed for the prestigious crown. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Ivette Cordovez Usuga of Panamá Centro crowned Justine Pasek of Panamá 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 2000 Ana Raquel Ochy Pozo of Coclé crowned Lourdes Cristina González Montenegro of Los Santos as the new Señorita Panamá World.
Pasek competed in the Miss Universe 2002 pageant, held at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente, in San Juan, Puerto Rico on May 29, 2002. She became the first woman to assume the title of Miss Universe when the Miss Universe Organization revoked the crown from then-reigning winner Oxana Fedorova for not fulfilling the duties stipulated in her contract. She was formally crowned Miss Universe 2002 by pageant co-owner Donald Trump in New York City.
In other hands González competed in Miss World 2001, the 51st edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 16 November 2001 at the Super Bowl of Sun City Entertainment Centre in Sun City, South Africa.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Señorita Panamá 2001 | Panama City – Justine Pasek |
| Señorita Panamá World 2001 | Los Santos – Lourdes González |
| 1st Runner-Up | Panama City – Carolina Troncoso Thayer |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Panama City – Melissa Bocharel |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Panama City – Karyn Sempf |

### Special awards

| Final results | Designer | Topic |
| Best National Costume to Miss Universe | Horacio Prado | Princesa Zaratí |
| Best National Costume to Miss World | José Luis González | Aguila Harpía |
| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Congeniality | Melissa del Carmen Bocharel |
| Miss Photogenic | Melissa del Carmen Bocharel |

## Contestants

These are the competitors who have been selected this year.
| Represent | Contestant | Age | Height (m) | Hometown | Sponsor |
| Panamá Centro | Justine Lissette Pasek Patiño | 22 | 1.72 | Panama City | Yogurt Vita Slim |
| Panamá Centro | Karin Natalie Sempf Kahn | 22 | 1.75 | Panama City | Zero Frizz |
| Panamá Centro | Bertha Giovanna Peric Torres | 23 | 1.78 | Panama City | Coca-Cola Light |
| Los Santos | Lilibeth Yanina Camaño Frías | 23 | 1.76 | Guararé | Figali |
| Panamá Centro | Melissa del Carmen Bocharel | 25 | 1.68 | Panama City | Saba |
| Los Santos | Jessica Doralis Segui Barrios | 20 | 1.70 | Los Santos | Muebleria Ancon |
| Veraguas | Katherine Massiel Quirós Vásquez | 20 | 1.71 | Santiago | Jabon Class |
| Los Santos | Lourdes Cristina González Montenegro | 21 | 1.73 | Las Tablas | L'oreal |
| Coclé | Beatriz del Carmen Nogueira Domínguez | 18 | 1.70 | Penonomé | Mistolin |
| Panamá Centro | Carolina del Carmen Troncoso Thayer | 19 | 1.74 | Panama City | Skoda |
| Panamá Centro | Melina Franco Fonseca | 24 | 1.75 | Panama City | Max Factor |
| Chiriquí | Yulín Sinara Guerra Sanjur | 18 | 1.80 | David | Kellogg's |

## Election schedule

* Thursday August 30 Final night, coronation of Señorita Panamá 2001

## Contestant notes

* Justine Pasek became Miss Universe 2002 and was formally crowned by pageant co-owner Donald Trump in New York City on September 24, 2002.
* Bertha Peric Torres won Miss Atlantic International 2005 in Punte del Este, Uruguay.
* Jessica Segui Barrios competed in Miss Earth 2003 as Miss Earth Panamá 2003 and won the Best National Costume. On September 27, 2010, Jessica Segui died in a Panamanian hospital due to cerebral aneurysm.