Belize at major beauty pageants
This is a list of Belize's official representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world. The country has not yet won any crown.
Hundreds of beauty pageants are conducted yearly, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious,[1] widely covered and broadcast by media.[2] The Wall Street Journal,[3] BBC News,[4] CNN,[5] Xinhua News Agency,[6] and global news agencies such as Reuters[7] and Agence France-Presse[8][9] collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth.[10][11][12]
The criteria for the Big Four inclusion is based on specific standards such as the pageants global prominence and prestige approved by worldwide media, the quality and quantity of crowned delegates recognized by international franchisees and pageant aficionados, the winner's post pageant activities; the pageants longevity, consistency, and history; the sincerity of the pageant's specific cause, platform, and advocacy; the overall pre-pageant activities, production quality and global telecast; the enormity of internet traffic; and the extent of popularity amongst pageant fans across the globe.[13][14][15][16]
Belize's Big Four pageants titleholders[edit]
Belize has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women.[3][17] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.[10][11][12]
- Color key
- Miss Universe winner
- Miss World winner
- Miss International winner
- Miss Earth winner
- Ended as runner-up
- Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
| YEAR | MISS UNIVERSE | MISS WORLD | MISS INTERNATIONAL | MISS EARTH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | TBA | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 2020 | Iris Salguero | ↑ No Pageant Held | × | |
| 2019 | Destinee Arnold | × | Selena Urias | × |
| 2018 | Jenelli Fraser | Jalyssa Wade | × | Renae Martínez |
| 2017 | × | Renae Martínez | × | Iris Salguero |
| 2016 | Rebecca Rath | Iris Salguero | × | Chantae Guy |
| 2015 | × | Jasmin Rhamdas | × | × |
| 2014 | × | Raquel Badillo | × | × |
| 2013 | × | Idolly Saldivar | × | Amber Rivero |
| 2012 | × | Chantae Guy | Destinee Arnold | Jessel Lauriano |
| 2011 | × | Kadejah Tunn | Annlyn Apolonio | Kimberly Robateau |
| 2010 | × | Jessel Lauriano | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan. Belize sent their first delegate in 2011.) |
× |
| 2009 | × | Norma Lara | × | |
| 2008 | × | Charmaine Chinapen | × | |
| 2007 | Maria Jeffery | Felicita Arzu | Leilah Pandy | |
| 2006 | × | × | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines. Belize sent the first delegate in 2007.) | |
| 2005 | Andrea Elrington | × | ||
| 2004 | Leilah Pandy | × | ||
| 2003 | Becky Bernard | Dalila Montano | ||
| 2002 | × | Karen Russell | ||
| 2001 | × | × | ||
| 2000 | Shiemicka Richardson | × | ||
| 1999 | Viola Jeffery | × | ||
| 1998 | Elvia Vega | × | ||
| 1997 | Sharon Domínguez | × | ||
| 1996 | Ava Lovell | × | ||
| 1995 | Deborah Wade | × | ||
| 1994 | × | × | ||
| 1993 | Melanie Smith | × | ||
| 1992 | × | × | ||
| 1991 | Josephine Gault | Josephine Gault | ||
| 1990 | Ysela Zabaneh | Ysela Zabaneh | ||
| 1989 | Andrea McKoy | Martha Badillo | ||
| 1988 | × | Pauline Young | ||
| 1987 | Holly Edgell | Janine Sylvestre | ||
| 1986 | Romy Taegar | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1951 in England, United Kingdom. Belize sent their first delegate in 1987.) | ||
| 1985 | Jennifer Woods | |||
| 1984 | Lisa Ramírez | |||
| 1983 | Shirlene McKoy | |||
| 1982 | Sharon Auxillou | |||
| 1981 | Ivette Zabaneh | |||
| 1980 | Ellen Clarke | |||
| 1979 | Sarita Acosta Top 12 | |||
| 1978 | Christina Ysaguirre | |||
| 1977 | Dora Phillips | |||
| 1976 | Janet Joseph | |||
| 1975 | Pelisamay Longsworth | |||
| ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States. Belize sent their first delegate in 1975.) | ||||
× Did not compete
↑ No pageant held
| Pageant | Placements | Best result |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Universe | 1 | Top 12 (1979) |
| Miss World | 0 | None |
| Miss International | 0 | None |
| Miss Earth | 0 | None |
| Total | 1 | Top 12 (1979) (Miss Universe) |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Ornos, Riza (30 September 2013). "Philippines, Brazil And Venezuela: Three Countries To Win The Big Four International Beauty Pageants". International Business Times. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ↑ Kanja, Kirstin (20 December 2019). "Beauty with a purpose: What it means to be Miss World, Miss Universe". Standard Media. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jun, Kwanwoo (2003-12-03). "Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Amee, Enriquez (2 February 2014). "Philippines: How to make a beauty queen". BBC News. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Cabato, Regine (27 January 2017). "How a country hosts a Miss Universe pageant". CNN. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ↑ News, China (3 November 2018). "Myanmar's beauty queen to take part in Miss World pageant 2018 in China". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ↑ News, Reuters (13 December 2013). "The Philippines earns another crown". Reuters. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Joel, Guinto (13 March 2015). "PH Cinderellas 'duck walk' to world stage". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Joel, Guinto (12 March 2015). "In beauty pageants, Philippines' modern day Cinderellas seize world stage". GMA News Online. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Vietnam, News (2008-10-08). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ 11.0 11.1 Ibrahim, Lynda (2013-09-13). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ "SASH FACTOR - View topic - GRAND SLAM PAGEANTS: WHY BIG FOUR NOT BIG …".
- ↑ International Beauty Pageant Ranking
- ↑ "Comité Miss Angola". Missangolaoficial.sapo.ao. Retrieved 24 December 2017.
- ↑ "Miss Earth Angola 2017". Missearth.tv. Archived from the original on 12 December 2017. Retrieved 24 December 2017. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Kenya, News (2011-07-15). "Beauty with scandals". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
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