# Miss Universe Belize

Miss Universe Belize is a national beauty pageant that selects Belize's official representative to Miss Universe—one of the Big Four International beauty pageants.

## History

In the early days of Miss Universe Belize (then known as 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. Recently, there has been an emergence of different pageants to select representatives for different international pageants as opposed to just one pageant with several winners.

### 2008

Miss Universe Belize 2008 Tanisha Vernon spoke out against "Pageants Belize, owner, and only employee – Margaret Johnson". Her crown was then revoked in July 2008.

### 2016

In 2016, Opal Enriquez took over the Miss Belize franchise.

### 2018—2022

In 2018, Romeo Escobar, a three-time Emmy award-winning producer took over the franchise of Miss Universe in Belize. He left the franchise in 2023, citing disagreements with the Miss Universe Organization owners over how franchises should run.

### 2023—Present

In 2023, Miss Universe Belize 2019, Destinee Arnold took over the Miss Belize franchise. The pageant was renamed to "Miss Universe Belize". The franchise is currently under the House of Crowns by Team Destination organization.

## Titleholders

* : 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 | Representative's Name | Placement | Special Award(s) | Notes |
| 2025 | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 2024 | Halima Hoy | Unplaced | Destinee Arnold directorship. |
| 2023 | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete |
| 2022 | Ashley Lightburn | Unplaced | | |
| 2021 | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete |
| 2020 | Iris Salguero | Unplaced | | |
| 2019 | Destinee Arnold | Unplaced | | |
| 2018 | Jenelli Fraser | Unplaced | | Romeo Escobar directorship. |
| 2017 | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete |
| 2016 | Rebecca Rath | Unplaced | Best National Costume (Top 12) | Opal Onriquez directorship. |
| Did not compete between 2010—2015 |||||
| 2009 | Charmaine Chinapen | Did not compete | Did not compete | Withdrawal — Charmaine allocated to Miss World 2008. |
| 2008 | Tanisha Vernon | Did not compete | Did not compete | Failed to sign her contract and that she could not expect to continue as queen "Miss Belize". |
| 2007 | Maria Jeffery | Unplaced | | |
| 2006 | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | 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 | Did not compete | Carolyn Trench-Sandiford directorship. |
| 2001 | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | 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 | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete |
| 1993 | Melanie Smith | Unplaced | | |
| 1992 | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete |
| 1991 | Josephine Gault | Unplaced | | |
| 1990 | Ysela Antonia Zabaneh | Unplaced | | |
| 1989 | Andrea Shermane McKoy | Unplaced | | |
| 1988 | Did not compete | Did not compete | Did not compete | 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. |