Gilberto Peñalba biography: 13 things about Mister Global Panama 2024

Gilberto E. Peñalba is a Panamanian athlete, model and beauty king born and raised in Chiriqui, Panama. He represented Panama in Mister Global while pursuing a bachelor’s degree in maritime management with a specialization in multimodal transport.

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Peñalba is 5’8″ tall. Here are 13 more things about him:

1. In 2006, he started swimming and playing football.
2. On February 18, 2017, he competed against 12 other Mister Model Panama 2017 candidates in Panama City. Reinier Guete won the title.
3. On July 5, 2023, he and his fellow Mister Panama Oficial 2023 candidates were introduced.
4. On August 26, 2023, he visited Vellisimo Center in Panama City, Panama.
5. On December 24, 2023, he represented Chiriqui at Mister Panama Oficial 2023 and competed against 13 other candidates at Teatro La Plaza in Panama City. He won the title, making him Panama’s Mister Global 2024 candidate.
6. On January 18, 2024, he walked the runway at Selecta Moda 2024 at the Sheraton Grand Panama in Panama City.
7. On May 4, 2024, he turned 28.
8. On August 3, 2024, he attended the Señorita Panamá 2024 coronation ceremony at the Figali Convention Center in Panama City.
9. On August 14, 2024, he had a photoshoot with Michi Fest Panamá – Gatos for a campaign that aimed to raise awareness to all the kittens looking for a home.
10. On September 24, 2024, he arrived at the Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bang Phli District, Samut Prakan, Thailand. On September 25, 2024, he and his fellow Mister Global 2024 candidates were at the Royal Orchid Sheraton Hotel and Towers in Bang Rak, Bangkok.
11. On September 30, 2024, he and his fellow Mister Global 2024 candidates visited former residence of H.H. Princess Saisavali Bhiromya and her daughter H.R.H. Princess Nibha Nobhadol at the Sai Suddha Nobhadol Building in Dusit District, Bangkok.
12. On October 1, 2024, he and his fellow Mister Global 2024 candidates visited Hua Hin, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Thailand.
13. On October 6, 2024, he represented Panama at Mister Global 2024 and competed against 31 other candidates at the MCC Hall The Mall Lifestore Bangkapi in Bangkok, Thailand. He was unplaced.