| Italy Mora | |
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| Born | Panama City, Panama |
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
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Italy Johan Peñaloza Mora (born 2005) is a Panamanian model and beauty pageant titleholder who won Señorita Panamá 2024.
Early life and education
Mora is from Panama City. She is a professional model.
Pageantry
Miss Panamá 2023
On September 13, 2023, Mora represented the state of Panamá Centro at Miss Panamá 2023, and reached the top seven. She also won the Photogenic and Best Projection awards.
Señorita Panamá 2024
On August 3, 2024, Mora represented The Riviera del Canal and won Señorita Panamá 2024, competing against 24 candidates at the Figali Convention Center, in Panama City, Panama.
Miss Universe 2024
Mora was supposed to represent Panama at Miss Universe 2024 in Mexico, but was disqualified on November 2 for leaving the hotel without permission from the Miss Universe Organization.
She later stated that she had been informed the "measure was taken due to non-compliance with leaving the room, which I admit occurred to put on makeup and collect personal items." She said that the measure was a severe one and the matter could have been "resolved with a dialogue or a warning." Days after her disqualification, she was dethroned by the Señorita Panama Organisation as Miss Universe Panama 2024.
References
- "Miss Universo Panamá 2024: ¿Quién es Italy Mora?". telemetro.com (in Spanish). 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- "Italy Mora es la nueva Miss Universe Panamá 2024". ellas.pa (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- "Italy Mora, la nueva cara de Panamá ante el Miss Universo 2024". ecotvpanama.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- "Italy Mora representará a Panamá en el Miss Universo 2024". panamaamerica.com.pa (in Spanish). 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- "Italy Mora agradece el apoyo de Panamá y se prepara para el Miss Universo 2024". midiario.com (in Spanish). 5 August 2024. Retrieved 5 August 2024.
- "Italy Mora, la nueva Miss Universo Panamá". critica.com.pa (in Spanish). 4 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- "La Organización Señorita Panamá le retira el título a Italy Mora tras ser descalificada de Miss Universe 2024". ¡HOLA! (in Spanish). 2024-11-06. Retrieved 2024-11-08.
- Severo, Jan Milo. "Miss Panama reveals reason behind Miss Universe 2024 withdrawal". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2025-01-05.
- "Destituyen a Italy Mora del título de Miss Universo Panamá en medio de controversia". Noticias de El Salvador - Noticias de El Salvador, noticias internacionales, salvadoreños por el mundo, economia, negocios, politica, deportes, entretenimiento, tecnologia, turismo, tendencias, fotos, videos, redes sociales (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-11-13.
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| Preceded byNatasha Vargas, Los Santos | Miss Panamá 2024 |
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| Preceded byAlina López | Miss Panamá Centro 2023 |
Succeeded byLiliam Ashby |
| Preceded by- | Miss Riviera del Canal 2024 |
Succeeded byincumbent |
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