Deanni Laing, Reclaims Queen of the Bay Crown for Belize Rural as 79th Titleholder

Miss Belize Rural, Deannie Janae Laing, reclaimed the Queen of the Bay (QOTB) crown for the rural communities in the Belize District at this year’s prestigious pageant that was held on Saturday at the Belize City’s Civic Center. The event showcased an impressive lineup of 11 accomplished and eloquent delegates, each demonstrating poise and grace on a fiercely competitive stage. 

Laing succeeds Queen Keely Faux, whose reign has only been shy of two weeks. Faux assumed her title as the seventy-eighth Queen of the Bay on August 14, 2024, after Kendall Morgan was dismissed from the role due to controversial allegations for violating several sections of her contract with the QOTB national franchise. 

The Queen of the Bay pageant, renowned as Belize’s longest-running historical pageant, has ‘celebrated elegance, empowered women, and honoured Belizean tradition for 79 years.’

In one of QOTB’s biggest classes of delegates, Laing distinguished herself not only by winning the crown as the seventy-ninth Queen of the Bay, but also by securing three additional awards: Miss Eloquence, Best Dress, and Best Curtsy. The pageant, which spanned six hours, concluded in Laing’s triumph. She will officially be crowned on September 10, a day dedicated to Belize’s national St. George’s Caye Day celebrations.