Model Charmaine Chinapen is Miss Belize 2008 - 2009

Charmaine Chinapen, a 21 year-old professional model and aspiring neurosurgeon at St. Johns University in New York was crowned as the new Miss Belize for the year 2008-2009 at a beauty pageant held last July 26. Charmaine stands 1.74m. tall. and she will be competing in the Miss World 2008 Beauty Contest in Kiev, Ukraine later this October.

Chinapen won the competition where 11 beautiful candidates competed. The delegates were judged in several areas of competition -- Introduction, Interview, two swimsuit segments, evening gowns and final question.