13 things about Miss Universe Panama 2022 Solaris Barba

Solaris de la Luna Barba Cañizales represented Panama in Miss World and Miss Universe. She is of Afro-Spanish descent.

BIOGRAPHY

Barba is a Panamanian television presenter, dancer, model and beauty queen from Chitré, Herrera, Panama. Here are 13 more things about her:

She is a native of Panama City, Panama.
She previously lived in Arraiján, Panama Oeste, Panama.
In 2016, she graduated from Instituto Justo Arosemena in Panama City with a specialization in business and worked as a waitress at Dreams Playa Bonita Panama in Veracruz, Panama, which was her first job.
From 2017 to 2022, she attended the Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá in Panama City where she studied marketing and international business.
In 2018, she visited Venezuela, the United States and China.
She is Miss Mundo Panama 2018.
She was a Miss World 2018 semifinalist.
In 2020, she visited Thailand.
In 2023, she visited Puerto Rico.
She won Miss Universo Panama 2022.
She reigned as Miss Universe Panama 2022 while employed as one of the hosts of the TV show “A Lo Panameño“.
She was a Miss Universe 2022 candidate.
On March 1, 2025, she turned 26.

Barba is 5’10” tall. She and her sisters founded a hamburger business with a high sense of social responsibility in the community.

On April 14, 2018, she attended a baseball game at Rico Cedeño Stadium in Chitré and threw the first pitch.
On June 7, 2018, she represented Herrera at Señorita Panamá 2018 and competed against 19 other candidates at the Roberto Duran Arena in Panama City. She ranked second and was crowned Miss Mundo Panama 2018.
In July 2018, she traveled to El Hatillo, Miranda, Venezuela.
In September 2018, she traveled New York City, New York, USA.
On December 8, 2018, she represented Panama at Miss World 2018 and competed against 117 candidates at Sanya City Arena in Sanya, China. She finished in the Top 12 and was crowned Miss World Americas 2018.
In May 2019, she traveled to Des Moines, Iowa, USA.

In July 2020, she traveled to Bangkok, Thailand.
In May 2021, she visited Casco Antiguo, Panama City.
On May 25, 2022, she represented Herrera at Miss Universo Panama 2022 and competed against nine other finalists at the Teatro Gladys Vidal y Centro de Convenciones Vasco Núñez de Balboa in Panama City. She won the title.
On January 14, 2023, she represented Panama at Miss Universe 2022 and competed against 83 other candidates at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA. She was unplaced.
In March 2023, she visited Isla Taboga in Panama and Washington, D.C., USA.
In May 2023, she traveled to San Juan, Puerto Rico.
On September 13, 2023, she crowned her successor Miss Universo Panama 2023 Natasha Vargas at the Atlapa Convention Centre in Panama City.