Solaris Barba biography: 13 things about Miss Universo Panama 2022

Solaris De La Luna Barba Cañizales is a Panamanian television presenter, dancer, model and beauty queen. She is 5’10” tall.

Born in Panama City, Panama, Barba is of Afro-Spanish descent. She and her sisters founded a hamburger business with a high sense of social responsibility in the community.

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Currently, Barba works as one of the hosts of the TV show “A Lo Panameño“. She is based in Chitré, Herrera, Panama.

Barba previously lived in Arraiján, Panama Oeste, Panama. Here are 13 more things about her:

1. 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.
2. From 2017 to 2022, she attended the Universidad Tecnológica de Panamá in Panama City where she studied marketing and international business.
3. On April 14, 2018, she attended a baseball game at Rico Cedeño Stadium in Chitré and threw the first pitch.
4. 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.
5. In July 2018, she visited El Hatillo, Miranda, Venezuela. In September 2018, she visited New York City, New York, United States.
6. 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.
7. In May 2019, she was in Des Moines, Iowa, USA.
8. In July 2020, she was in Bangkok, Thailand.
9. In May 2021, she was in Casco Antiguo, Panama City.
10. 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.
11. 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.
12. In March 2023, she visited Isla Taboga in Panama and Washington, D.C., USA. In May 2023, she was in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
13. She was 24 years old when she crowned her successor Miss Universo Panama 2023 Natasha Vargas on September 13, 2013 at the Atlapa Convention Centre in Panama City.