A new Queen of the Bay will be chosen on Saturday night at the City Center. She will be the 62nd Queen of the Bay and 8contestants are competing for the coveted crown. The contestants made their
first public appearance at yesterday’s launch of the September celebrations event calendar. The contestants are:
Shaneka Gill, Miss Belize City;
Sharima Lizama, Miss Pickstock;
Ronnoe Coye, Miss Belmopan;
Rashida Bethran, Miss Sandhill;
Janine Lopez, Queen of the West;
Cordelia Vernon, Miss Caribbean Sea;
Seyali Torres, Miss Corozal;
And Chamile Sampson, Miss Caribbean Shipping;
The first Queen of the Bay Pageant was held in 1946, when Rita Lewis was crowned. The theme and pageantry of the event is said to be based a play originally written by Quentin Augustus Pitts.
