Creating history as she won the first-ever international crown for her country, Belize’s Destiny Wagner is all set to head home for a grand homecoming after being crowned as Miss Earth 2021 during the virtual finale held on 21st November 2021. The diva is coming home to Belize on 3rd December 2021 and will attend the first leg of celebrations. The Belize City Council, Mayor Bernard Wagner and his esteemed staff has facilitated a motorcade on 4th December 2021 in the honour of the new queen.
The newly crowned queen will arrive in the evening of 3rd December on a flight sponsored by Belize Tourism Board and will be greeted with the Airport Welcome Ceremony hosted by the Ministry of Blue Economy & Aviation and Belize Tourism Board.
The guests invited for the ceremony include The First Lady of Belize/Special Envoy of Belize, Roxanna Bricenio and Mayor of Belize, Bernard Wagner. The ceremony will be followed by a Special Honour that will be presented to Destiny Wagner. The night will end with a dinner reception at The Best Western Plus, Belize Biltmore Plaza which will be sponsored by the Belize Hotel association.
The royal motorcade for the queen will be hosted on 4th December at 10:30AM to 12:30 AM through Principal streets. The Miss Earth Float will be designed by Florasol, Fire Engines, Belize Police Department and the Belize City Traffic Department.
A lunch with the Honorary Consul of India will be followed as the Government Press Office will cover Homecoming Events Arrivals and Motorcade. The diva will then depart for her hometown, Punta Gorda for the second leg of celebrations. The arrival will be followed by a motorcade in the hometown and a third motorcade will be arranged in the Orange Walk Town. The final stop for the homecoming celebrations will be in San Pedro at the San Pedro Town Council.
On being crowned Miss Earth 2021, Destiny had expressed, “My country has never placed at Miss Earth before nor have we ever had an international crown. So right now, this is what we needed and I am happy to represent such a gorgeous country. I am overwhelmed right now with emotions. The words and the gratitude, it’s very hard to express. But I am thankful. I am thankful for the Miss Earth Organization and thankful for my team as well.”
It is the first Big4 international beauty pageants win for Belize. Destiny’s historic win is a huge moment for the country as well as the diva as she became the first woman of colour to win Miss Earth. The crowning also marked the first Miss Earth win for National Directors Margaret R. Johnson and Sarita Acosta.