# Señorita Panamá 2003

Señorita Panamá 2003 was the 21st Señorita Panamá beauty pageant and 38th celebration of the Miss Panama contest. It held in the Figali Convention Center in Panama City, Panama, on 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 crowned Jessica Rodríguez 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 2002 Yoselín Sánchez Espino crowned Melissa Del Carmen Piedrahita of Panamá 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.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Señorita Panamá 2003 | Panamá Centro – Jessica Rodríguez |
| Señorita Panamá World 2003 | Panamá Centro – Melissa Piedrahita |
| 1st Runner-Up | Panama City – Giselle Marie Bissot Kieswetter |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Panama City – Marianina Tissera Puello |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Panama City – Lilianne Thompson Franceschi |

### Special awards

| Award | Designer | Topic | Contestant |
| Best National Costume to Miss Universe | Rogelio González | “Princesa Precolombina” | Marianina Tissera |
| Award | Contestant |
| Miss Congeniality | Fariba Hawkins Vasquez |
| Miss Photogenic | Gabriela Moreno Gonzalez |

### Judges

* Luis Lucho Ortega
* Fanny De Cardoze
* María Sofía Velázquez - Señorita Panamá 1993
* Kathia Vargas
* Rosario Rivera

## Contestants

The list of competitors was:
| Represent | Contestant | Age | Height (m) | Home town |
| Panama City | Fariba Hawkins Vasquez | 24 | 1.70 | Panama City |
| Panama City | Lilianne Thompson Franceschi | 18 | 1.70 | Panama City |
| Panama City | Ana Karina Abrego Argudo | 21 | 1.70 | Panama City |
| Panama City | Melissa Del Carmen Piedrahita | 21 | 1.75 | Panama City |
| Panama City | Marianina Tissera Puello | 20 | 1.80 | Panama City |
| Panama City | Kimberly Barroso | 22 | 1.74 | Panama City |
| Panama City | Gabriela Moreno Gonzalez | 21 | 1.70 | Panama City |
| Panamá Oeste | Anabella Hale Ruiz | 20 | 1.77 | Chorrera |
| Panama City | Jessica Rodríguez | 21 | 1.79 | Panama City |
| Panama City | Giselle Marie Bissot Kieswetter | 20 | 1.73 | Panama City |
| Panama City | Lauren Johnson | 18 | 1.73 | Panama City |

## Election schedule

* August 5 presentation to the press in the Hotel Continental
* Wednesday November 25 election Best National Costume
* Thursday November 26 Final night, coronation Señorita Panamá 2003

## Candidates notes

* Ana Karina Abrego won Miss Hawaiian Tropic Panamá 2006. She competed in the Treasure Island Hotel and Casino Theater Paradise, Nevada, on April 17, 2006.
* Gabriela Moreno Gonzalez is a recognized TV host.
* Anabella Hale Ruiz won Miss International Panamá 2004 and participated in Miss International 2004 in Beijing, China, on October 16, 2004. She was Unplaced.
* Giselle Bissot Kieswetter won the Señorita Panamá 2006 and participated in the Miss World 2006 in the Palace of Culture and Science in Warsaw, Poland, on September 30, 2006. She was in the top 25 semi-finalists of beach beauty.
* Lilianne Thompson Franceschi represented Panama in the Miss Intercontinental 2005 pageant and place in the Top 12 winning also the Miss Photogenic award.
* Melissa Del Carmen Piedrahita represented Panama in the Miss Continente Americano 2006 where she was (Top 6) and the Reinado Internacional del Café 2004 being the 3rd Runner-up.
* Fariba Hawkins was supposed competed in the Miss International 2001 but withdrew.