Señorita Panamá 2002
Señorita Panamá 2002 was the 20th Anniversary of the Señorita Panamá pageant which started in 1982 and 37th celebration of the "Miss Panama" contest, The event was held at the Vasco Núñez Convention Center of the Hotel Panamá, Ciudad de Panamá, on Friday 6, September 2002. The pageant was broadcast on RPC-TV Channel 4 on September 16. 14 contestants from all over Panama competed for the prestigious crown. At the conclusion of the final night of competition, outgoing titleholder Justine Pasek Panama Centro who became later Miss Universe 2002 crowned Stefanie de Roux 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 2001 Lourdes Cristina González Montenegro of Los Santos crowned Yoselín Sánchez Espino of Los Santos as the new Señorita Panamá World. De Roux competed in the "Miss Universe 2003" pageant, held at the Figali Convention Center, Panama City, Panama on June 3, 2003. She placed among the Top 15 semi finalists. In other hands Sánchez competed in Miss World 2002, the 52nd edition of the Miss World pageant, was  held on 7 December 2002 at the Alexandra Palace in London, United Kingdom. Contestants. These are the competitors who have been selected this year.