Gilda García López born Santiago de Veraguas

Santiago de Veraguas

Santiago de Veraguas is the capital of the Panamanian province Veraguas. Santiago is located in southern Veraguas near the provincial border with Herrera. The city has approximately 60,059 people according to the Panama 1990 Census. Santiago is one of the oldest settlements in Panama. The...

, Veraguas (Panamá

Panama

Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...

), is a Panamanian beauty pageant

Beauty contest

A beauty pageant or beauty contest, is a competition that mainly focuses on the physical beauty of its contestants, although such contests often incorporate personality, talent, and answers to judges' questions as judged criteria...

 contestant winner of the Miss Panamá

Miss Panamá

Señorita Panamá or Miss Panamá is the common name or sash used to identify a Panamanian representative in an international pageant. Panama selects representatives to different contests including Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss Earth and Miss International. The first national pageant was Miss Panamá...

 1986 title. Also represented Panama in Miss Universe 1986

Miss Universe 1986

Miss Universe 1986, the 35th Miss Universe pageant, was held at ATLAPA Convention Center, Panama City, Panama on July 21, 1986. 22-year-old Bárbara Palacios Teyde of Venezuela was crowned as Miss Universe 1986 by the outgoing titleholder, Deborah Carthy-Deu of Puerto Rico...

, the 35th Miss Universe pageant was held at ATLAPA Convention Center, Panama City

Panama City

Panama is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Panama. It has a population of 880,691, with a total metro population of 1,272,672, and it is located at the Pacific entrance of the Panama Canal, in the province of the same name. The city is the political and administrative center of the...

, Panama

Panama

Panama , officially the Republic of Panama , is the southernmost country of Central America. Situated on the isthmus connecting North and South America, it is bordered by Costa Rica to the northwest, Colombia to the southeast, the Caribbean Sea to the north and the Pacific Ocean to the south. The...

 on July 21, 1986. She won the Best National Costume.

García who is tall, competed in the national beauty pageant Miss Panamá 1986 and obtained the title of Miss Panamá Universo. She represented Veraguas state.

External links

• http://www.telemetro.com/ Miss Panamá official website
• http://www.misspanama.net/