Formation 1975 Headquarters Belize City | Type Beauty pageant Location Belize | |
Motto The Talented of Beauty, Elegance and Excellence Membership Miss Universe
Miss World
Miss Earth
Miss International | ||
Miss Belize is a national beauty pageant in Belize.
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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.
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. Enriquez has gone on to produce her own winner at Costa Maya in 2013 and giving Belize its third Miss Costa Maya pageant International winner.
2008 elected Miss Belize Universe Tanisha Vernon spoke out "against Pageants Belize and its owner and only employee – Margaret Johnson". Her crown was then revoked in July 2008.
In 2016 Opal Enriquez took Miss Universe franchise. The 2016 Miss Belize will compete at the Miss Universe after 8 years when it did not exist, while the first runner-up goes to Miss International.
Big Four pageants
Miss Universe Belize
The winner of Miss Belize represents her country at the Miss Universe. On occasion, when the winner does not qualify (due to age) for either contest, a runner-up is sent. Since 2016 Queen of Jewel Miss Belize pageant winner will compete at the Miss Universe.