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Lía Victoria Borrero González (born August 22, 1976) is a Panamanian model and beauty queen who the first Panamanian delegate in history to win a major beauty pageant, the title of Miss International 1998.

Early life

Lía won her first beauty contest in early 1996 when she became queen of the Las Tablas carnival, a title that had previously been won by her aunt by the same name Lía Victoria Borrero de Jurado.

Señorita Panamá

She competed in the Miss Panama competition that same year, where she beat other 14 contestants and became Miss Panama 1996. This gave her the opportunity to compete in the Miss Universe 1997 pageant, broadcast live from Miami Beach, Florida.

Miss Universe

She was a Top 6 finalist, the highest placement ever by a Panamanian at the time (a record that would not be surpassed until 2002). Miss USA, Brook Mahealani Lee would be the eventual winner.

Miss International

Later, she was invited to participate in the Miss International 1998 beauty pageant, which is annually held in Japan. On September 26, 1998, she became the first ever Panamanian to win a major international pageant, overcoming other strong delegates such as Venezuela and Colombia. She worked for the International Culture Association (ICA) during her year-long reign, helping the One Love Fund, a foundation that gives donations to people who suffer from natural disasters, through the creation of goodwill activities.

References

1. "Pageant Almanac". Archived from the original on July 11, 2006.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) Retrieved on 11 Apr 2008.

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Consuelo Adler	Miss International 1998	Succeeded by Paulina Gálvez
Preceded by Reyna Royo Rivera	Señorita Panamá 1996	Succeeded by Tanisha Drummond
VacantTitle last held byBetzy Achurra (1996)	Miss Panama International 1998	Succeeded byBlanca Espinosa

• 1976 births
• Living people
• Miss International winners
• Miss International 1998 delegates
• Miss Universe 1997 contestants
• Panamanian beauty pageant winners
• Señorita Panamá