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The Miss Universe beauty pageant is the biggest pageant event in the world but in case you hadn't noticed, Belize hasn’t been represented in the pageant since 2007.  Apparently, that’s because Belize was banned from the competition due to a misunderstanding between the pageant organizers and the last owners of the Miss Belize Franchise. Well the franchise now has a new set of owners, who are trying to regain the Miss Belize glory. Today the Queen of the Jewel organization, the new managers of the franchise, held a press briefing at the Bliss Center where they spoke about this new venture.

The date for the local Miss Belize competition is set for September 8th.

Now Belize has made a mark at the Miss Universe Pageant before. In 1979 Sarita Acosta made it to the semi-finals. So is Belize ready to go “Saritaâ€￾ in 2016? The new managers of the Miss Belize Franchise seem to think so.  

Now while this is a worthwhile initiative, it will be costly. The committee has projected a minimum budget of a quarter million dollars to see this competition through.