| Señorita Panamá 2020 | |
| Presenters: | Álex Medela |
| Winner: | Carmen Jaramillo |
| Represented: | Panamá Este |
| Venue: | MEDCOM studio Panama City, Panama |
| Date: | August 11, 2020 |
| Placements: | 4 |
| Broadcaster: | Telemetro |
| Before: | 2019 |
| Next: | 2021 |
Señorita Panamá 2020 was the 54th selection of the Señorita Panamá pageant. It selected the national representatives to the Miss Universe, Miss International, Miss Supranational and Miss Grand International competitions.[1] This was the fifth selection of the renewed Señorita Panama pageant, under the direction of Cesar Anel Rodríguez, who took charge of the national event in 2016.
Señorita Panamá 2019 Mehr Eliezer of Isla Flamenco crowned Carmen Jaramillo of Panamá Este as the new Señorita Panamá 2020 [2] [3]
The event would take place on May 16 and would be broadcast on the Telemetro. However, in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Señorita Panamá Organization decided to hold a prerecorded ceremony and broadcast on August 11, 2020, through the program Tu Mañana.
Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the event organization had announced through the Instagram account the 29 candidates who would participate in the event.[4] Finally, these candidates were officially classified to participate in the 2021 event, as indicated by the president of the Organization.[5]
This year, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the contest was not held in person, however the Miss Universe Organization within its regulations establishes that if the national contest is not held, organizations may make a casting to choose a candidate or appoint by inheritance right the first finalist of the last edition.[6]
Finally, the Señorita Panamá Organization selected Carmen Jaramillo from Panama Este as Señorita Panamá 2020,[7] who had been the first finalist in the Señorita Panamá 2019. The crowning was prerecorded and broadcast on August 11, 2020, through the morning show Tu Mañana.[8]
Representatives to Miss International, Miss Supranational and Miss Grand International was also elected. On Friday, October 9, the winners of the virtual casting for Miss Supranational 2021 and Miss Grand International 2020 were announced, Darelys Yahel Santos Domínguez of Panamá Norte and Angie Keith of Bocas del Toro respectively. On Friday, February 5, 2021, Valeria Estefanía Franceschi Alvarado from Panama Centro was announced the winner of the Señorita Panamá International 2020 title.[9]
Jaramillo competed in Miss Universe 2020, the 69th Miss Universe pageant was held on May 16, 2021, at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, United States. Franceshi will represent Panama in Miss International 2021, Santos will represent the country in Miss Supranational 2021, while Keith represented Panama in Miss Grand International 2020.
| Placement | Contestant | |
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| Miss Panamá 2020 | ||
| Miss Panamá International 2020 |
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| Miss Panamá Supranational 2020 |
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| Miss Panamá Grand 2020 |
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