I was inclined to say Paladin myself, actually. Hm...
You don't really want a spellcaster class. The AC/Reflex save boost is nice, but it probably isn't worth a level of spells.
You do want a Charisma-based class, since anything less than 18 charisma is probably not worth dipping for.
So we're looking at Charisma-based non-casters, so what do we have? Paladins, obviously, but I might say ninjas as well, or a combat-focused bard.
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I believe that your best choice, following your single level in Oracle, is more levels in Oracle.
I'm not PFS-savy so I don't know what all is PFS legal, but I'd suggest picking up Desna's Shooting Star (from the Divine Fighting Technique feat) and then going with a Medium (CHA-based spellcasting!) with a focus on the Champion spirit for the remainder of the levels.
Don't forget the bloodrager. A nagaji or suli bloodrager who dumps dex for cha should be workable and should be good with spells like thunderstomp.
Or, you know, you could continue with lore oracle.
Oracle 1/Paladin- really good
Oracle 1/Bard- Noble Scion - war + Divine fighting Technique shooting star. CHA for AC, Reflex, initative, attack, and damage...
If it werent for the PFS legal requirement then Divine fighting technique, CG and starknife would be the obvious choice. But last i checked that wasnt legal, might have changed though.
For PFS i think the choices other people have mentioned pretty much cover it. Generally dipping too many times wont benefit you that much, and you'd be a bit "cheesy" for doing it :)
Sidestep Secret sounds fantastic, but realistically it isnt, it cant replace CMD, and if you dump dex you've taken a hit to both CMD and your ranged touch attacks. If you're not dumping dex then you wont be looking at as much of a huge boost to AC anyway. It's certainly not a trap, but it's hardly something to base a build around.
PFS has a stigma about multiclassing? wat?
The lore oracle bonus spells are pretty forgettable - so an archetype which loses them has little cost. Their better revelations deal with knowledge checks until level 11. A psychic searcher could build on a revelation or two to be a skillmonkey, a spirit guide can grab extra spells known from shaman spirits as well (doing buffing, mobility or even blasting), or an ancient lorekeeper can replace the bonus spells with better ones.
It combines well with Anger ID rager. You don't care about the penalty to DEX and love the extra STR and Free Power Attack and 2 Skill Focuses. But I'd dip one level of that into Oracle.
Or go straight oracle with the new lay on hands archetype.
I dont know how good it would be, but swashbuckler is a martial class that gets quite a bit of use from charisma. Also, would the feat martial versatility work with desna's shooting star? because if so that would be really good for a swashbuckler, as you could use kukri's for a higher critical range.
It would be great for a stat hungry medium or mesmerist.
A bloodrager works just fine without an archetype. Really.
I have a PFS character, nagaji Psychic Searcher oracle 2 of lore for sidestep and cha for all knowledges with extra revelation feat and a nice inspiration pool.
Then he went medium 4 of the marshal spirit, take the spirit focus feat for +3 to all cha stuff and the ability to add 1d6+3 to a failed roll to you or an ally and have it succeed.
then id rager anger bloodrager 4, this helps the damage keep up in the mid levels and fort saves. Could go 1 level and extra rage feat instead.
I also have the trait Irrepressible for using cha for some will saves
he has CHA to init, reflex, some will saves, all knowledge skills, and the normal cha skills. With his high str and eventually rage his damage has been good.