Miss Universe Belize
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| Formation | 1975 |
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Belize City |
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| Membership | |
Official language | English |
Miss Belize is a national beauty pageant in Belize, founded in 1975. The winners of the pageant are sent to Miss Universe.
History
In the early days of the pageant there was one pageant held yearly to select a Belizean representative for the Miss Universe pageant, with either the same winner or a runner-up representing Belize at Miss World.[citation needed] Recently[when?] there have been the emergence of different pageants to select representatives for the different international pageants as opposed to just one pageant with several winners.[citation needed]
2008
2008 Miss Belize Universe Tanisha Vernon spoke out "against Pageants Belize, owner, and only employee – Margaret Johnson".[1] Her crown was then revoked in July 2008.[2]
2016
In 2016, Opal Enriquez took over the Miss Belize franchise.[citation needed]
2018-2022
In 2018, Romeo Escobar, a three-time Emmy award-winning producer took over the franchise of Miss Universe in Belize.[3] He left the franchise in 2023, citing disagreements with the Miss Universe Organization owners over how franchises should run.[4]
Titleholders
Miss Universe Belize
- : Declared as Winner
- : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
- : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
- : Ended as special awards winner
| Year | Miss Belize | Placement at Miss Universe | Special Awards | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Did not compete since 2023―present | |||||
| 2022 | Ashley Lightburn | Unplaced | |||
| 2021 | Did not compete | ||||
| 2020 | Iris Salguero | Unplaced | |||
| 2019 | Destinee Arnold | Unplaced | |||
| 2018 | Jenelli Fraser | Unplaced | Romeo Escobar directorship. | ||
| 2017 | Did not compete | ||||
| 2016 | Rebecca Rath | Unplaced |
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Opal Onriquez directorship. | |
| Did not compete between 2010 and 2015 | |||||
| 2009 | Charmaine Chinapen | Did not compete | Withdrawal — Charmaine allocated to Miss World 2008. | ||
| 2008 | Tanisha Vernon | Did not compete | Failed to sign her contract and that she could not expect to continue as queen "Miss Belize".[5] | ||
| 2007 | Maria Jeffery | Unplaced | |||
| 2006 | Did not compete | ||||
| 2005 | Andrea Elrington | Unplaced | |||
| 2004 | Leilah Anne Magdalena Pandy | Unplaced | |||
| 2003 | Becky Belinda Bernard | Unplaced | Margaret Johnson directorship. | ||
| 2002 | Karen Anita Russell | Did not compete | Carolyn Trench-Sandiford directorship. | ||
| 2001 | Did not compete | ||||
| 2000 | Shiemicka Richardson | Unplaced | |||
| 1999 | Viola Jeffery | Unplaced | |||
| 1998 | Elvia Lilia Vega | Unplaced | |||
| 1997 | Sharon Domínguez | Unplaced | |||
| 1996 | Ava Lovell | Unplaced | |||
| 1995 | Deborah Wade | Unplaced | |||
| 1994 | Did not compete | ||||
| 1993 | Melanie Smith | Unplaced | |||
| 1992 | Did not compete | ||||
| 1991 | Josephine Gault | Unplaced | |||
| 1990 | Ysela Antonia Zabaneh | Unplaced | |||
| 1989 | Andrea Shermane McKoy | Unplaced | |||
| 1988 | Did not compete | ||||
| 1987 | Holly Emma Edgell | Unplaced | Solie Arguelles (Pageants Belize) directorship. | ||
| 1986 | Romy Ellen Taegar | Unplaced | |||
| 1985 | Jennifer (Jenny) Woods | Unplaced | |||
| 1984 | Lisa Patricia Ramírez | Unplaced | |||
| 1983 | Shirlene Dianne McKoy | Unplaced | |||
| 1982 | Sharon Kay Auxillou | Unplaced | |||
| 1981 | Ivette Zabaneh | Unplaced | |||
| 1980 | Ellen Marie Clarke | Unplaced | |||
| 1979 | Sarita Diana Acosta | Top 12 | |||
| 1978 | Christina Margarita Ysaguirre | Unplaced | |||
| 1977 | Dora Maria Phillips | Unplaced | |||
| 1976 | Janet Joan Joseph | Unplaced | |||
| 1975 | Pelisamay Longsworth | Unplaced | Under the UDP Minister Youth and Culture of Belize. | ||
References
- ^ "Beauty Queens Revolt Against Margaret Johnson". 7newsbelize.com. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ ""the nightmare is over", Former Miss Belize wins case against Pageants Belize - The San Pedro Sun News". sanpedrosun.com. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
- ^ "Miss Universe Belize 2018". Miss Belize 2018. Archived from the original on 2021-12-26. Retrieved 21 March 2018.
- ^ "Miss Belize organiser drops Miss Universe franchise". Loop News. February 17, 2023. Retrieved March 22, 2023.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "NEW MISS BELIZE CROWNED". amandala.com.bz. Retrieved 18 May 2019.