Miss Universe Belize
| Formation | 1975 |
|---|---|
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Belize City |
| Location | |
| Membership | |
Official language | English |
Miss Universe Belize is a national beauty pageant to select the representative for Miss Universe.
History
In the early days of Miss Belize, one pageant was held yearly to select a representative for the Miss Universe pageant, with either the winner or a runner-up representing Belize at Miss World.[citation needed] Recently[when?], there has been an emergence of different pageants to select representatives for 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.[3]
2018—2022
In 2018, Romeo Escobar, a three-time Emmy award-winning producer took over the franchise of Miss Universe in Belize.[4] He left the franchise in 2023, citing disagreements with the Miss Universe Organization owners over how franchises should run.[5]
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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | TBA | ||||
| 2023 | Did not compete | ||||
| 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 |
|
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".[6] | ||
| 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.
- ^ "Belize Will Field a Delegate for Miss Universe Pageant | Channel5Belize.com". Retrieved 2023-07-17.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "NEW MISS BELIZE CROWNED". amandala.com.bz. Retrieved 18 May 2019.