Twenty preliminary contestants were selected from all over Panama and competed for the crown . The winner of Señorita Panama 2016 was Keity Mendieta ( Keity Drennan Mendieta Britton , born on July 24 , 1990 in Panama City , Panamá ) . Miss Panamá 2015 Gladys Del Carmen Brandao Amaya of Los Santos crowned her successor at the end of the event . The event was held at the Trump Ocean Club International Hotel and Tower , Ciudad de Panamá , Panama , on May 26 , 2016
Miss Panamá 2015
Miss Panamá 2015
Miss Panamá 2016