Miss Belize

Miss Belize
Formation	1975
Type	Beauty Pageant
Headquarters	Belize City
Location	Belize
Membership	Miss Universe Miss World Miss Earth Miss International
Official language	English
Current National Director	Michael Arnold (Miss Belize World) Opal Enriquez (Queen of Jewel)
Website	Official website

Miss Belize is a national Beauty pageant in Belize.

History

In the early years, there was one pageant held yearly to select a Belizean representative for the Miss Universe pageant, with either that same winner or a runner-up representing Belize at Miss World. Recently 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.

Some of the major pageant companies and organizations include Pageants Belize Ltd. (Michael Arnold); Queen of the Bay Committee (Emma Boiton); Queen of the Jewel Ltd. (Opal Enriquez); Belize International Pageants Ltd. (Darlene Clarke Campbell); Leilah Pandy Enterprises Pageantry & Modeling (LPELL) (Leilah Pandy, former Miss Belize).

Even though Belize's performance at international pageants has been less than stellar, Belize's presence at regional pageants such as Miss Costa Maya International, has been respectable, garnering two winners, one under the directorship of Carolyn Trench Sandiford and Margaret Johnson and a few finalists. Beauty ambassadors who have achieved some success for Belize include Sarita Diana Acosta, Chantae Chanice Guy(was recruited by Margaret Johnson in 2010 to be trained along with 12 others ladies to participate in the 1st.ever Top Model Competition of which Ms. Guy was the winner. Subsequently, she was given additional personal training by Margaret Johnson into the finer arts of Modeling, photography and how to do professional photo shoots. Its as a result of such detailed training that in 2012 she was taken and sent to Miss World 2012 and won a place in Miss World 2012 top 10 Models. Photographers used to showcase her came from Director Ms Margaret Johnson Personal Photo Shoot as artistic director and Michael Arnold was her lead photographer.

Leilah Anne Magdalena Pandy was professional trained by the same Margaret Johnson first in Houston Texas when she represented Belize at Miss Universe and again in Belize under her Directorship when Leilah Pandy was sent to participate in Miss Earth and won her various accolades. Miss Margaret Johnson is the only National Director of Miss Belize who sent three delegates into International Beauty Pageant Competitions all at the same time: Felicita Arzu was sent to Miss World, Leilah Pandy was at Miss Earth and Belize also participated in little Miss Universe for the 1st time and won Best Talent Award and rave review for her National Costume which was designed and created by Margaret Johnson and National Director with limited funding.

Maria Jeffery won Miss Belize Universe in 2006 under what can be noted as one of the best organized Miss Belize ever as can be verified by videos and saw various International Media Houses present for the 1st. time in Belize including French Media. In 2006 Miss Belize got its 1st. ever Logo and a Professional we might add and a year when pageantry of Miss Belize received major revamping of the entire system under the leadership of Johnson. Maria Jeffery won Miss Belize Universe under her comprehensive training and went on the represent Belize at Miss Universe in 2007. 2007 is the first time Miss Belize was selected during rehearsal to participate in Miss Universe top 12 finalist and those who were in the live audience were privy to a video presentation made by Miss Universe Organization of Miss Belize and the country of Belize showcasing the natural beauty for Belize and its people.

Opal Enriquez won a pageant in Los Angeles but was never an official Miss Belize winner of any pageant held in Belize but nonetheless did well in her pageant under her US Director Eva Gallego and went on to become Miss Costa Maya 1st. Runner Up when Andrea Elrington withdrew. Ms. Enriquez has gone on to produce her own winner at Costa Maya in 2013 and giving Belize its 3rd. Miss Costa Maya pageant International winner.

In 2008, a controversies arose when dethroned Miss Belize Universe 2008, Tanisha Vernon held a press conference in March in which she enlisted various queens competed and had already attended their International Pageants under Pageants Belize banner, her predecessor Maria Jeffrey, Miss Belize World 2007-08 Felicita Arzu, Mini Belize Venisha Price, Mini Universe Princess laid unfounded accusations at Pageants Belize director Margaret Johnson for allegedly not keeping her promises and handing over prizes knowing that Miss Vernon could not receive her prizes without signing her National Contract after she won and for accepting events to participate in without first consulting her Pageant Organization, raising and collecting funds on her own without the knowledge of Pageants Belize Ltd and Miss Johnson. In 2006 all the sponsors who promised prizes to Miss Belize Universe 2006 Maria Jeffery delivered on those promises and the delegates and the respective companies were sent letters to be able to deliver all prizes accept for one to Miss Jeffery and Arzu directly not to pageants Belize or Margaret Johnson. Both these young ladies visited the various sponsors to receive their prizes. A website is being created to share with the pageant world more on the details of these and the accurate history of pageants in Belize, unpublished photos and videos.

It would be premised of us not note that Director Margaret Johnson is the only director/pageant trainer/consultant of Belize to have produced Belize best trained and quality delegates for Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss Earth that had the world looking seriously on who would represent Belize and as such Miss Belize Universe 2005, Andrea Elrington once trained my Margaret Johnson received the highest International pre-pageantry recognition and was on almost every pageant fan top 12 list all over the world to win Miss Universe 2007 and even earned the coveted 7th position on one of the world leading Online Pageantry Magazine called Missossology and the 1st. Miss Belize ever to receive various request via her trainer Margaret Johnson from the various leading pageantry website including Globalbeauties for interviews while Leilah Pandy became the 1st Miss Belize to get an online Interview due to the request of her then trainer Margaret Johnson before her Miss Universe pageant. Leilah Pandy represented Belize well.

Unfortunately, elected Miss Belize Universe- Tanisha Vernon refused to signed the prerequisite contract with her Miss Belize organization making it impossible to receive her sponsored prizes and lost out on the opportunity to participate in Miss Universe. (Please note that signing a contract with Belize is necessary to participate in Miss Belize as a delegate and then the winner is also required to sign another contract with the Belize organization usually within 30 days of winning her pageant and before she is allowed to sign any Miss Universe, World, Earth or any International pageant contract to officially able to represent Belize.

Titleholders

Miss Belize Universe

Color key

Declared as Winner
Ended as runner-up
Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists

Year	Miss Belize	Placement	Special Awards
1975	Pelisamay Longsworth	Unplaced
1976	Janet Joan Joseph	Unplaced
1977	Dora Maria Phillips	Unplaced
1978	Christina Margarita Ysaguirre	Unplaced
1979	Sarita Diana Acosta	Top 12
1980	Ellen Marie Clarke	Unplaced
1981	Ivette Zabaneh	Unplaced
1982	Sharon Kay Auxillou	Unplaced
1983	Shirlene Dianne McKoy	Unplaced
1984	Lisa Patricia Ramírez	Unplaced
1985	Jennifer (Jenny) Woods	Unplaced
1986	Romy Ellen Taegar	Unplaced
1987	Holly Emma Edgell	Unplaced
1989	Andrea Shermane McKoy	Unplaced
1990	Ysela Antonia Zabaneh	Unplaced
1991	Josephine Gault	Unplaced
1993	Melanie Smith	Unplaced
1995	Deborah Wade	Unplaced
1996	Ava Lovell	Unplaced
1997	Sharon Domínguez	Unplaced
1998	Elvia Lilia Vega	Unplaced
1999	Viola Jeffery	Unplaced
2000	Shiemicka Richardson	Unplaced
2003	Becky Belinda Bernard	Unplaced
2004	Leilah Anne Magdalena Pandy	Unplaced
2005	Andrea Elrington	Unplaced
2007	Maria Jeffery	Unplaced
2016	TBA	TBA	TBA

Note:

Chantae Chanice Guy is the first Miss Belize World to make the Top 10 for any Fast Track/Challenge Event at Miss World.^[1]

Miss Belize World

Year	Miss Belize	Placement	Special Awards
1987	Janine Sylvestre	Unplaced
1988	Pauline Young	Unplaced
1989	Martha Badillo	Unplaced
1990	Ysela Antonia Zabaneh	Unplaced
1991	Josephine Gault	Unplaced
2002	Karen Anita Russell	Unplaced
2003	Dalila Violeta Vanzie Montano	Unplaced
2007	Felicita Arzu	Unplaced
2008	Charmaine Chinapen	Unplaced
2009	Norma Leticia Lara	Unplaced
2010	Jessel Monique Lauriano	Unplaced
2011	Kadejah Kenifah Tunn	Unplaced
2012	Chantae Chanice Guy	Unplaced	Top 10 at Miss World Top Model
2013	Idolly Louise Saldivar	Unplaced
2014	Raquel Alejandra Badillo	Unplaced
2015	Jasmin Jael Rhamdas	Unplaced
2016	TBA	TBA

Miss Earth Belize

Year	Miss Belize	Placement	Special Awards
2007	Leilah Anne Magdalena Pandy^[2]	Unplaced	Environmental Award (Top 5)
2008	Larriean Samuels	Withdrew
2009	Sherrylee Rodriguez	Withdrew
2010	Natasha Nicole Acosta	Withdrew
2011	Kimberly Ann Robateau^[3]^[4]	Unplaced
2012	Jessel Monique Lauriano^[5]	Unplaced	Best Green Bag Challenge Best Communicator
2013	Amber Renee Rivero^[6]^[7]	Unplaced
2015	Christine Syme^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]	Unplaced
2016	TBA	TBA

Miss Belize International

Year	Miss Belize	Placement	Special Awards
2011	Annlyn Nicole Apolonio	Unplaced
2012	Destinee Dominique Arnold	Unplaced

External links

References

Miss World participant countries and territories

Active (1951–present)	Albania Angola Argentina Aruba Australia Austria Bahamas Barbados Belarus Belgium Belize Bermuda Bolivia Bosnia & Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Bulgaria Cameroon Canada Chad Chile China Chinese Taipei Colombia Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Croatia Curaçao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador England Equatorial Guinea Ethiopia Fiji Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Ghana Gibraltar Greece Guadeloupe Guam Guinea Guinea-Bissau Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Macedonia FYRO Malawi Malaysia Malta Martinique Mauritius Mexico Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Nigeria Northern Ireland Norway Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Russia Samoa Scotland Serbia Seychelles Sierra Leone Singapore Slovakia Slovenia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka St. Kitts & Nevis Sweden Switzerland Tanzania Thailand Trinidad & Tobago Tunisia Turkey Uganda Ukraine United States Uruguay US Virgin Islands Venezuela Vietnam Wales Zambia Zimbabwe

Inactive	Algeria (2002) Andorra (2003) Antigua & Barbuda (2008) Bangladesh (2001) Bonaire (2012) Cape Verde (2010) Cambodia (2006) Cayman Islands (2011) Cook Islands (1990) Cuba (1975) Democratic Republic of the Congo (2008) Dominica (2013) Estonia (2005) Gambia (1986) Greenland (1992) Grenada (2007) Guernsey (1975) Hawaii (2001) Isle of Man (1988) Jersey (1981) Jordan (1981) Madagascar (2001) Monaco (1955) Montserrat (1964) Morocco (1968) Northern Marianas (2003) Papua New Guinea (1990) São Tomé and the Príncipe (2014) St. Barthelemy (2011) St. Lucia (2010) St. Martin (2001) St. Vincent and Grenadines (1994) Suriname (2011) Swaziland (2009) Syria (1966) Tahiti (2010) Tonga (1986) Turks & Caicos (2004) Uzbekistan (2013)

Miss Universe participant countries and territories

Active
(1952–present)

Inactive

Belize (2007)
Benin (1962)
Bermuda (1997)
Bonaire (1999)
Chinese Taipei (2004)
Cook Islands (1999)
Cote d'Ivoire (1986)
Cuba (1967)
Dominica (1985)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (1986)
Fiji (1981)
Gambia (1986)
Gibraltar (1990)
Grenada (1964)
Iraq (1972)
Jordan (1960)
Latvia (2006)
Lesotho (1978)
Liberia (1977)
Luxembourg (1994)
Madagascar (1961)
Micronesia (1975)
Morocco (1978)
Papua New Guinea (1986)
Samoa (1986)
Senegal (1987)
Seychelles (1995)
St. Kitts & Nevis (1981)
St. Martin (2006)
St. Vincent & the Grenadines (2006)
Suriname (1999)
Swaziland (1994)
Tunisia (1971)
Vanuatu (1978)
Zambia (2010)
Zimbabwe (2001)

Inactive territories and dependencies
(1952–1990)

Region of China	Hong Kong (1952–2000)

Constituent country of Denmark	Greenland (1987–1990)

Overseas regions of France	French Guiana (1977–1984) Guadeloupe (1977–1984) Martinique (1957–1984) New Caledonia (1982) Réunion (1977–1986) Tahiti (1962–1985)

Part of United Kingdom	England (1955–1990) Scotland (1961–1990) Wales (1961–1990)

Part of Japan	Okinawa (1963–1968)

Bantustans of South Africa	Bophuthatswana (1979) Transkei (1979–1983)

Territories of USA	Alaska (1952–1958) Hawaii (1952–1959)

Miss Earth participating countries and territories

Active (2001–present)	Albania Argentina Aruba Australia Austria Bahamas Belgium Belize Bolivia Bosnia and Herzegovina Botswana Brazil British Virgin Islands Canada Chile China Colombia Democratic Republic of Congo Crimea Croatia Costa Rica Cote d'Ivoire Curaçao Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador England France Fiji Gabon Germany Ghana Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Hungary India Indonesia Ireland Israel Italy Japan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea Kosovo Latvia Lebanon Macau Madagascar Malaysia Malta Martinique Mauritius Mexico Myanmar Mongolia Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nigeria Northern Ireland Norway Pakistan Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Reunion Island Romania Russia Rwanda Samoa Scotland Serbia Sierra Leone Singapore Slovak Republic Slovenia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka St. Lucia Suriname Sweden Switzerland Tahiti Chinese Taipei Tanzania Thailand Tonga Trinidad & Tobago Turkey Uganda Ukraine United States Uruguay US Virgin Islands Venezuela Vietnam Wales Zambia Zimbabwe

Inactive	Afghanistan (2005) Antigua and Barbuda (2003) Barbados (2002) Bhutan (2008) Bonaire (2013) Bulgaria (2004) Cambodia (2005) Cameroon (2010) Cayman Islands (2010) Chad (2004) Cook Islands (2012) Cuba (2009) Estonia (2011) Ethiopia (2008) Finland (2012) Georgia (2009) Gibraltar (2003) Greece (2009) Hong Kong (2011) Iceland (2007) Jamaica (2010) Liberia (2008) Lithuania (2013) Luxembourg (2011) Macedonia FYRO (2006) Moldova (2012) Nicaragua (2012) Niue Islands (2007) Republic of Congo (2007) Tibet (2007) Tokelau (2005) Turks & Caicos (2009) Uganda (2008)

Miss International participant countries and territories

Active (1960–present)	Argentina Armenia Aruba Australia Belarus Belgium Bolivia Brazil Cameroon Canada Chile China Chinese Taipei Colombia Costa Rica Cuba Curaçao Denmark Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Estonia Finland France Gabon Georgia Germany Gibraltar Guadeloupe Guam Guatemala Guyana Haiti Hawaii (Special Region) Honduras Hong Kong Hungary Iceland India Indonesia Israel Italy Japan Kenya Korea Kyrgyzstan Latvia Lebanon Lithuania Luxembourg Macau Malaysia Martinique Mauritius Mexico Mongolia Myanmar Namibia Nepal Netherlands New Zealand Nicaragua Northern Marianas Norway Panama Paraguay Peru Philippines Poland Portugal Puerto Rico Romania Russia Serbia Singapore Slovakia South Africa South Sudan Spain Sri Lanka Suriname Sweden Tahiti Tanzania Thailand Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom USA US Virgin Islands Venezuela Vietnam Zambia

Inactive	Angola (2004) Austria (1994) Bahamas (2010) Belize (2012) Bermuda (1971) Bulgaria (1970) Croatia (2003) Cote d'Ivoire (1999) Cyprus (2006) Czech Republic (2010) Democratic Republic of the Congo (1987) Ethiopia (2009) Fiji (1996) Greece (2010) Ireland (1994) Jamaica (2010) Jordan (1963) Kazakhstan (2005) Liberia (2008) Madagascar (1961) Malta (2004) Moldova (2009) Morocco (1969) New Caledonia (2006) Palau (2001) Republic of the Congo (2008) San Marino (2001) Senegal (2004) Seychelles (1995) Switzerland (1993) Togo (2000) Uganda (2009) Uruguay (1999) Zimbabwe (2011)

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Sunday, April 10, 2016. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.