Miss Belgium
| Type | Beauty Pageant |
|---|---|
| Location | |
President | Darline Devos |
| Website | www.missbelgie.be |
Miss Belgium (Dutch: Miss België, French: Miss Belgique, German: Miss Belgien) is the largest national beauty pageant in Belgium, responsible for selecting the country's representatives to Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss International pageants.
Winners since 1969
| Year | Miss Belgium | Province Represented | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1969 | Maud Alin | Hainaut | WINNER "Friendship Award" at Miss World |
| 1970 | Francine Martin | Liège | |
| 1971 | Martine De Hert | Antwerp | |
| 1972 | Anne-Marie Roger | Brussels | Semi-finalist and WINNER "Miss Photogenic Award" at Miss Universe |
| 1973 | Christiane De Visch | Antwerp | 3rd Runner-up at Miss Europe |
| 1974 | Anne-Marie Sikorski | Liège | |
| 1975 | Christine Delmelle | Liège | |
| 1976 | Yvette Aelbrecht | Brussels | |
| 1977 | Claudine Vasseur | Brussels | |
| 1978 | Maggy Moreau | Brussels | |
| 1979 | Christine Cailliau | Brussels | 1st Runner-up at Miss Europe 1980 |
| 1980 | Brigitte Billen | Limburg | |
| 1981 | Dominique Van Eeckhoudt | Brussels | WINNER Miss United Nations, 4th Runner-up at Miss Universe, Semi-finalist at Miss World and Miss International, WINNER "Best National Costume Award" at Miss International |
| 1982 | Marie-Pierre Lemaître | Brussels | |
| 1983 | Francoise Bostoen | West Flanders | Semi-finalist at Miss World, 3rd Runner-up at Miss Europe 1984 |
| 1984 | Brigitte Muyshondt | Antwerp | 2nd Runner-up at Miss International 1978 |
| 1985 | An Van Den Broeck | Antwerp | |
| 1986 | Goedele Liekens | Flemish Brabant | |
| 1987 | Lynn Wesenbeek | Antwerp | |
| 1988 | Daisy Van Cauwenbergh | Antwerp | |
| 1989 | Anne De Baetzelier | Flemish Brabant | |
| 1990 | Katia Alens | Antwerp | Semi-finalist at Miss International |
| 1991 | Anke Vandermeersch | Antwerp | Top 6 at Miss Universe 1992 |
| 1992 | Sandra Joine | Antwerp | |
| 1993 | Stephanie Meire | West Flanders | |
| 1994 | Ilse De Meulemeester | Flemish Brabant | Semi-finalist at Miss World |
| 1995 | Véronique De Kock | Antwerp | |
| 1996 | Laurence Borremans | Walloon Brabant | Semi-finalist at Miss World 1996 |
| 1997 | Sandrine Corman | Liège | |
| 1998 | Tanja Dexters | Antwerp | |
| 1999 | Brigitta Callens | East Flanders | |
| 2000 | Joke van de Velde | East Flanders | |
| 2001 | Dina Tersago | Antwerp | |
| 2002 | Ann Van Elsen | Antwerp | |
| 2003 | Julie Taton | Namur | |
| 2004 | Ellen Petri | Antwerp | WINNER "Designer Dress Award" at Miss World |
| 2005 | Tatiana Tavares | Brussels | |
| 2006 | Virginie Claes | Limburg | |
| 2007 | Annelien Coorevits | West Flanders | |
| 2008 | Alizée Poulicek | Liège | |
| 2009[1] | Zeynep Sever | Brussels | Top 15 at Miss Universe 2009 |
| 2010 | Cilou Annys | West Flanders | Top 15 at Miss Universe 2010 |
| 2011 | Justine de Jonckheere | West Flanders |
2008 controversy
The election of Alizee Poulicek, a native speaker of French and Czech, has even been linked to the 2007 Belgian government formation. The reason is that, during the traditional language test, she failed to speak or understand Dutch. The audience even booed her for this.[2] The behaviour of the audience was noted across Europe,[3][4] and the Flemish newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws sarcastically put the headline "Miss Belgium doesn't speak Dutch. Our country is in a deep crisis".
Winners by province
| Province | Titles |
|---|---|
| Antwerp | 14 times |
| Brussels | 9 times (4 consecutive titles) |
| Liège | 5 times |
| West Flanders | 5 times |
| Flemish Brabant | 3 times |
| Limburg | 2 times |
| East Flanders | 2 times |
| Hainaut | 1 time |
| Namur | 1 time |
| Walloon Brabant | 1 time |
References
- ^ "Zeynep Sever is Miss Belgium 2009".
- ^ [1][dead link]
- ^ I språkligt blåsväder | Nyheter | Aftonbladet
- ^ "Miss Belgium fails her first test". BBC News. 2007-12-17. Retrieved 2010-05-12.