Belgium at major beauty pageants
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This is a list of Belgium's representatives and their placements at the Big Four international beauty pageants, considered the most important in the world.
Hundreds of beauty pageants are conducted yearly, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious,[1] widely covered and broadcast by media.[2] The Wall Street Journal,[3] BBC News,[4] CNN,[5] Xinhua News Agency,[6] and global news agencies such as Reuters[7] and Agence France-Presse[8][9] collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International and Miss Earth.[10][11][12]
Belgium's Big Four Titleholders[edit]
Belgium has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women.[3][13] These are Miss World, Miss Universe, Miss International and Miss Earth.[14][15][16]
- Color Key
- Ended as Runner-up
- Ended as one of the Finalists or Semi-finalists
| YEAR | MISS UNIVERSE | MISS WORLD | MISS INTERNATIONAL | MISS EARTH |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | TBA | Céline Van Ouytsel TBA |
TBA | Nisa Van Baelen TBA |
| 2020 | Dhenia Covens | ↑ No Pageant Held | Kimbery Bosman | |
| 2019 | Angeline Flor Pua | Elena Castro Suarez | Rachel Nimegeers | Caro van Gorp |
| 2018 | Zoé Brunet Top 20 |
Angeline Flor Pua Top 30 |
Kelly Quanten | Faye Bulcke |
| 2017 | Liesbeth Claus | Romanie Schotte | Virginie Philippot | Kimberly Driege |
| 2016 | Stephanie Geldhof | Lenty Frans Top 11 |
Caroline van Hoye | Fenne Verecas |
| 2015 | Annelies Törös Top 15 |
Leylah Alliët | Elda Nushi | Elizabeth Dwomoh |
| 2014 | Anissa Blondin | Anissa Blondin | Gönül Meral | Emily Vanhoutte |
| 2013 | Noémie Happart | Noémie Happart Top 20 |
Ekaterina Sarafanova | Kristina de Munter |
| 2012 | Laura Beyne | Laura Beyne | Aliënatie Decock | Madina Hamidi |
| 2011 | Justine De Jonckheere | Justine De Jonckheere | Kristina Cavazza | Aline Decock |
| 2010 | Cilou Annys Top 15 |
Cilou Annys | Claudia Scheelen | Melissa Vingerhoed |
| 2009 | Zeynep Sever Top 15 |
Zeynep Sever | Cassandra D’Ermilio Top 15 |
Isabel van Hoof |
| 2008 | Alizée Poulicek | Alizée Poulicek | Charlotte van de Vijver | Debby Gommeren |
| 2007 | Annelien Coorevits | Halima Chehaima | × | Melissa Cardaci |
| 2006 | Tatiana Silva | Virginie Claes | × | Isabelle Cornelis |
| 2005 | Debby De Waele | Tatiana Silva | × | Isabel van Rompaey |
| 2004 | Lindsy DeHollander | Ellen Petri | × | Ruchika Sharma |
| 2003 | Julie Taton | Julie Taton | × | Sofie Ydens |
| 2002 | Ann Van Elsen | Sylvie Doclot | × | Stéphanie Moreel |
| 2001 | Dina Tersago | Dina Tersago | × | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 2001 in Manila, Philippines. Belgium sent the first delegate in 2002.) |
| 2000 | Joke van de Velde | Joke van de Velde | × | |
| 1999 | Tanja Dexters | Brigitta Callens | × | |
| 1998 | Sandrine Corman | Tanja Dexters | × | |
| 1997 | Laurence Borremans | Sandrine Corman | × | |
| 1996 | Véronique De Kock | Laurence Borremans Top 10 |
Barbara van der Beken | |
| 1995 | × | Véronique De Kock | Berenice De Bondt | |
| 1994 | Christelle Roelandts | Ilse De Meulemeester Top 10 |
× | |
| 1993 | Sandra Joine | Stephanie Meire | Christelle Roelandts Top 10 | |
| 1992 | Anke Vandermeersch Top 6 |
Sandra Joine | Véronique De Roe | |
| 1991 | Katia Alens | Anke Vandermeersch | Stéphanie Dermaux | |
| 1990 | × | Katia Alens | Katia Alens Top 10 | |
| 1989 | Anne De Baetzelier | Greet Ramaekers | Violetta Blazejczak | |
| 1988 | Daisy van Cauwenbergh | Daisy van Cauwenbergh | Alexandra Winkler | |
| 1987 | × | Lynn Wesenbeek | Muriel Rens 1st Runner-Up | |
| 1986 | Goedele Liekens | Goedele Liekens | Nancy Stoop | |
| 1985 | An Van Den Broeck | An Van Den Broeck | Mireille Baele | |
| 1984 | Brigitte Muyshondt | Brigitte Muyshondt | An Van Den Broeck | |
| 1983 | Francoise Bostoen | Francoise Bostoen Top 15 |
Marina De Ruyck Top 15 | |
| 1982 | Marie-Pierre Lemaître | Marie-Pierre Lemaître | Mimi Dufour Top 15 | |
| 1981 | Dominique van Eeckhoudt 4th Runner-Up |
Dominique van Eeckhoudt Top 15 |
Dominique van Eeckhoudt Top 15 | |
| 1980 | Brigitte Billen | Brigitte Billen | Ann Phillipps | |
| 1979 | Christine Cailliau | Christine Cailliau | Françoise Moens | |
| 1978 | Françoise Moens Top 12 |
Françoise Moens | Brigitte Muyshondt 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 1977 | Claudine Vasseur | Claudine Vasseur | Yvette Aelbrecht | |
| 1976 | Yvette Aelbrecht | Yvette Aelbrecht | Beatrice Libert | |
| 1975 | Christine Delmelle | Christine Delmelle | Liliane Walschaers Top 15 | |
| 1974 | Anne-Marie Sikorski | Anne-Marie Sikorski | Marie-Rose Pieters Top 15 | |
| 1973 | Christiane De Visch | Christiane De Visch | Fiona Letta | |
| 1972 | Anne-Marie Roger Top 12 |
Anne-Marie Roger | Caroline Devienne | |
| 1971 | Martine De Hert | Martine De Hert | Marie-Jeanne Borra | |
| 1970 | Francine Martin | Francine Martin | Heidi LeLeu | |
| 1969 | Danièle Roels | Maud Alin | Josyjane Minet | |
| 1968 | Sonja Doumen | Sonja Doumen | Janine Patteuw | |
| 1967 | Mauricette Sironval | Mauricette Sironval | Eliane Lambrechts | |
| 1966 | Mireille De Man | Mireille De Man | ↑ No Pageant Held | |
| 1965 | Lucy Nossent | Lucy Nossent | Monique Moret | |
| 1964 | Danièle Defrère | Danièle Defrère | Eliane Stockmans | |
| 1963 | Irène Godin | Irène Godin | Monique Bourgeois | |
| 1962 | Christine Delit | Christine Delit Top 8 |
Danièle Defrère | |
| 1961 | Nicole Ksinozenicki | Jacqueline Oroi | Jacqueline Oroi | |
| 1960 | Huberte Box | Huberte Box | Caroline Lecerf | |
| 1959 | Hélène Savigny Top 15 |
Diane Hidalgo | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1960 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1968 in Tokyo, Japan.) | |
| 1958 | Liliane Taelemans | Michèle Goethals | ||
| 1957 | Janine Hanotiau | Jeanne Chandelle | ||
| 1956 | Lucienne Auquier Top 15 |
Madeleine Hotelet | ||
| 1955 | Nicole De Meyer Top 15 |
Rosette Ghislain | ||
| 1954 | Christiane Neckaerts | Nelly Elvire Dehem | ||
| 1953 | Elayne Cortois | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1951 in London, United Kingdom. Belgium sent the first delegate in 1954.) | ||
| 1952 | Myriam Lynn | |||
| 1951 | ↑ No Pageant Held (established in 1952 in California, United States and then it was transferred in 1960 in Florida, United States.) | |||
× Did not compete
↑ No pageant held
| Pageant | Placements | Best result |
|---|---|---|
| Miss Universe | 11 | 4th Runner-Up (1981) |
| Miss World | 8 | Top 8 (1962) |
| Miss International | 10 | 1st Runner-Up (1987) |
| Miss Earth | 0 | None |
| Total | 29 | 1st Runner-Up (1987) (Miss International) |
References[edit]
- ↑ Ornos, Riza (30 September 2013). "Philippines, Brazil And Venezuela: Three Countries To Win The Big Four International Beauty Pageants". International Business Times. Retrieved 4 February 2019.
- ↑ Kanja, Kirstin (20 December 2019). "Beauty with a purpose: What it means to be Miss World, Miss Universe". Standard Media. Retrieved 26 April 2020.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Jun, Kwanwoo (2003-12-03). "Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Amee, Enriquez (2 February 2014). "Philippines: How to make a beauty queen". BBC News. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Cabato, Regine (27 January 2017). "How a country hosts a Miss Universe pageant". CNN. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
- ↑ News, China (3 November 2018). "Myanmar's beauty queen to take part in Miss World pageant 2018 in China". Xinhua News Agency. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
- ↑ News, Reuters (13 December 2013). "The Philippines earns another crown". Reuters. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015. Retrieved 14 December 2015. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Joel, Guinto (13 March 2015). "PH Cinderellas 'duck walk' to world stage". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Joel, Guinto (12 March 2015). "In beauty pageants, Philippines' modern day Cinderellas seize world stage". GMA News Online. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ↑ Vietnam, News (2008-10-08). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Ibrahim, Lynda (2013-09-13). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Kenya, News (2011-07-15). "Beauty with scandals". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Vietnam, News (2008-10-08). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-11. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ Ibrahim, Lynda (2013-09-13). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ↑ Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- Miss Universe country participation lists.
- Miss World country participation lists.
- Miss International country participation lists.
- Miss Earth country participation lists.
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