Lucía Graciela Matamoros Samudio(born December 8, 1984)(Ciudad de Panama) is a 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...

nian model

Model (person)

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 and beauty pageant

Beauty contest

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 queen. She was elected 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...

 international 2005 this gave her the opportunity to compete in the Miss International 2005

Miss International 2005

Miss International 2005, the 45th Miss International pageant was held in Koseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan on September 26 2005. 52 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. Jeymmy Vargas of Colombia crowned her successor Precious Quigaman of the Philippines as the new Miss...

 pageant was held in Koseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

Pageant participations

Matamoros also represent 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...

 in the World Coffee Queen in Houston, Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

, Estados Unidos and the 2004 participate in Miss Continentes del Mundo in Perú

Peru

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Miss International 2005

Matamoros represent Panamá in the Miss International 2005

Miss International 2005

Miss International 2005, the 45th Miss International pageant was held in Koseinenkin Hall, Tokyo, Japan on September 26 2005. 52 contestants from all over the world competed for the crown. Jeymmy Vargas of Colombia crowned her successor Precious Quigaman of the Philippines as the new Miss...

 in Tokyo, Japan finals was held on September 26, 2005.