Keity Drennan Mendieta Britton was crowned Miss Universe Panama 2016 during a closed competition on April 26 at Trump International Hotel in Panama City. The 25-year-old model was selected by a panel of eight judges from a field of 22 contestants. She will now represent Panama in the 2016 edition of Miss Universe whose date and venue have yet to be confirmed. The 1st runner-up is Laura De Sanctis and the 2nd runner-up is Margaret Villanueva. Keity competed in Miss International 2011 where she placed 4th runner-up.
A local beauty pageant is attracting ample mockery on social media after a trans-identified male was crowned the winner of the competition and awarded a scholarship intended for young women. Brían Nguyen , 19, was awarded the crown in the Miss Greater Derry pageant, held on November 8 in the Greater Derry area of New Hampshire. The competition is a locally-run event under the national Miss America series of pageants. In addition to winning the crown, Nguyen will receive the Miss Greater Derry Scholarship , a financial award established to support young women. Nguyen, who is male, is a freshman at Nashua Community College majoring in Business Management. After his win, Nguyen wrote on Facebook : “ I am ecstatic to be the FIRST transgender woman to be a Miss America local titleholder, and I hope to make everyone proud and become the first to walk the Miss America stage. I am Brían Nguyen, your Miss Greater Derry 2023 .” Nguyen had previously announced on Instagram that he has intention
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