Who is Elise-Gayonne Vernon?

Elise-Gayonne Vernon is a Belizean food security activist, farmer, certified beekeeper and beauty queen. Here are 10 more things about her:

She is from Biscayne, Belize District, Belize.
She speaks Belizean Creole and English.
She plays the steel pan and the guitar.
She enjoys open water diving and soccer.
Aside from farming, she also enjoys playing the steel pan and the guitar.
She attended St. Catherine’s Academy in Belize City, Belize.
She is 5’3″ tall.
From 2018 to 2020, she attended Saint John’s College Junior College in Belize City, Belize where she earned her associate’s degree in biology.
From January 2019 to June 2019, she worked at Glenn D. Godfrey & Co LLP in Belize City, Belize as a data entry clerk.
In 2024, she represented Belize in the 71st edition of Miss World.

TIMELINE

On May 29, 2022, she ran for council in Biscayne and lost to a coin toss. In June 2022, she was in San Pedro, Belize.
On October 29, 2022, she represented Belize District at Miss World Belize 2022 at the Ramada Princess Hotel in Belize City and won the title.
On November 26, 2022, she presented the trophies at the Belize Body Building and Fitness Federation‘s Mister Belize Championship competition in Belize City.
On November 29, 2022, she attended the Youth and Sports Symposium in Belize City.
On December 19, 2022, she attended a fundraising gala hosted by The National Women’s Commission at the British High Commission Belmopan in Belmopan, Belize.

On January 17, 2023, she attended the opening of Reading Room Belize inside Wesley Upper School in Belize City.
On January 21, 2023, she attended the Mercy and Me Panel discussion at St. Catherine’s Academy.
On February 11, 2023, she worked side by side with the agriculture and environmental science students of Ladyville Technical High School in Ladyville, Belize for her Beauty With a Purpose project.
On February 17, 2023, she graduated from the Honey Production Redevelopment Support Project in Orange Walk Town, Belize, making her a certified beekeeper.
On March 23, 2023, she visited Biscayne Government School in Biscayne.
On April 1, 2023, she had diving lessons at Blackbird Caye Dive Resort on Blackbird Caye Turneffe Atoll, Belize.
On April 19, 2023, she talked to at-risk youths about her experience as a registered farmer and certified beekeeper at the Leadership Intervention Unit’s agriculture training at the Baron Bliss lighthouse in Belize City.
On April 29, 2023, she attended the opening of the Agriculture Trade Show in Belmopan.
On June 17, 2023, she and Miss Universe Belize 2022 Ashley Lightburn attended the first annual Butterfly Ball held by the Lupus & RA Association of Belize in Belize City.

On March 9, 2024, she represented Belize at Miss World 2023 and competed against 111 other candidates at the Jio World Convention Centre in Mumbai, India. She finished in the Top 40, marking Belize’s first Miss World placement.