Miss Belgium is the largest national beauty pageant in Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

, responsible for selecting the country's representatives to Miss Universe

Miss Universe

Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest that is run by the Miss Universe Organization. The pageant is the most publicized beauty contest in the world with 600 million viewers....

, Miss World

Miss World

The Miss World pageant is the oldest surviving major international beauty pageant. It was created in the United Kingdom by Eric Morley in 1951...

 and Miss International

Miss International

Miss International is an annual international beauty pageant held since 1960.The current Miss International is Fernanda Cornejo, from Ecuador...

 pageants.

Winners since 1969

Year	Miss Belgium	Province Represented	Comments
1969	Maud Alin	Hainaut	WINNER "Friendship Award" at Miss World
1970	Francine Martin	Liège Liège (province) Liège is the easternmost province of Belgium and belongs to the Walloon Region. It is an area of French and German ethnicity. It borders on the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, and in Belgium the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur, Walloon Brabant , and those of Flemish Brabant and Limburg . Its...
1971	Martine De Hert	Antwerp
1972	Anne-Marie Roger	Brussels Brussels Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...	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 Brussels Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...
1977	Claudine Vasseur	Brussels
1978	Maggy Moreau	Brussels
1979	Christine Cailliau	Brussels	1st Runner-up at Miss Europe 1980
1980	Brigitte Billen	Limburg Limburg (Belgium) Limburg is the easternmost province of modern Flanders, which is one of the three main political and cultural sub-divisions of modern Belgium. It is located west of the river Meuse . It borders on the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburg and the Belgian provinces of Liège, Flemish Brabant...
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 Province of Brabant Brabant was a province of the United Kingdom of the Netherlands from 1815 until 1830 and a province of Belgium from 1830 until 1995, when it was split into the Dutch-speaking Flemish Brabant, the French-speaking Walloon Brabant and the bilingual Brussels-Capital Region.-United Kingdom of the...
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 Anke Vandermeersch Anke Vandermeersch is a Flemish politician and former beauty queen.-Pageantry:Vandermeersch rose to attention in Belgium during a modelling career, becoming Miss Belgium in 1991 and representing her country at Miss World...	Antwerp	Top 6 at Miss Universe 1992 Miss Universe 1992 Miss Universe 1992, the 41st Miss Universe pageant, was held at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Bangkok, Thailand on May 8, 1992. 78 international beauties competed for the Miss Universe crown....
1992	Sandra Joine	Antwerp
1993	Stephanie Meire Stephanie Meire Stephanie Meire was Miss Belgium 1993 and her country's representative at Miss World 1993. She has subsequently done acting work and hosted TV game shows including Puzzeltijd on vtm.-References:...	West Flanders
1994	Ilse De Meulemeester Ilse De Meulemeester Ilse De Meulemeester was Miss Belgium 1994. In the pageant she represented the province of Flemish Brabant. She was only the third Miss Belgium to make it to the semi-finals at the Miss World contest....	Flemish Brabant	Semi-finalist at Miss World
1995	Véronique De Kock Véronique De Kock Véronique De Kock was Miss Belgium 1995 and a contestant at Miss Universe 1996.-Biography:...	Antwerp
1996	Laurence Borremans Laurence Borremans Laurence Borremans was Miss Belgium 1996 and a semi-finalist at the Miss World pageant.-References:...	Walloon Brabant Walloon Brabant Walloon Brabant is a province of Wallonia in Belgium. It borders on the province of Flemish Brabant and the provinces of Liège, Namur and Hainaut . Its capital is Wavre...	Semi-finalist at Miss World 1996 Miss World 1996 Miss World 1996, the 46th Miss World pageant took place on November 23, 1996 in the city of Bangalore, India. 88 contestants from all over the world took part in the prestigious pageant...
1997	Sandrine Corman Sandrine Corman Sandrine Corman was Miss Belgium 1997 and represented her country at Miss World 1997 and Miss Universe 1998....	Liège
1998	Tanja Dexters Tanja Dexters Tanja Dexters was crowned Miss Belgium 1998 and represented her country at Miss Universe 1999 and Miss World 1998....	Antwerp
1999	Brigitta Callens Brigitta Callens Brigitta Callens was Miss Belgium 1999 and her country's representative to Miss World 1999.Brigitta "Gitta" Callens was born in Oudenaarde, a small town known as the jewel of the Flemish Ardennes...	East Flanders East Flanders East Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and in Belgium on the provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant , of Hainaut and of West Flanders...
2000	Joke van de Velde	East Flanders
2001	Dina Tersago Dina Tersago Dina Tersago was Miss Belgium 2001 and her country's representative at both Miss Universe 2001 and Miss World 2001....	Antwerp
2002	Ann Van Elsen Ann Van Elsen Ann Van Elsen is a model and TV personality from Mol, Antwerp in Belgium. She was crowned Miss Belgium in 2002.- Biography :...	Antwerp
2003	Julie Taton Julie Taton Julie Taton, , in Namur, Belgium was crowned Miss Belgium in 2003. She represented her country at both Miss Universe 2003 and Miss World 2003.. , Purepeople.com -References:...	Namur Namur (province) Namur is a province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Walloon provinces of Hainaut, Walloon Brabant, Liège and Luxembourg in Belgium, and on France. Its capital is the city of Namur...
2004	Ellen Petri Ellen Petri Ellen Petri is a Belgian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Belgium 2004 on 12 December 2003.-Biography:At nine-years-old, Petri began practicing ballet and is employed as a model and choreographer....	Antwerp	WINNER "Designer Dress Award" at Miss World
2005	Tatiana Tavares	Brussels
2006	Virginie Claes Virginie Claes Virginie Claes was Miss Limburg 2006 and later that year she was crowned Miss Belgium.-Extern link:*...	Limburg
2007	Annelien Coorevits Annelien Coorevits Annelien Coorevits is Miss Belgium 2007. She represented her country in Miss Universe 2007 but didn't place. She lives in Wijtschate.- References :...	West Flanders
2008	Alizée Poulicek Alizée Poulicek Alizée Poulicek is a beauty pageant contestant who won the title of Miss Belgium 2008 and represented her country in Miss Universe 2008 in Nha Trang, Vietnam. She went unplaced at the latter pageant. She also represented Belgium in Miss World 2008 in Johannesburg, South Africa.She can speak...	Liège
2009	Zeynep Sever Zeynep Sever Zeynep Kübra Sever Demirel, was Miss Belgium 2009. Sever is of Turkish descent; she moved to Belgium when she was 12 years old.-Personal:...	Brussels	Top 15 at Miss Universe 2009 Miss Universe 2009 Miss Universe 2009, the 58th Miss Universe pageant, was held at the Atlantis Paradise Island, in Nassau, Bahamas on August 23, 2009. It was the first time back to back victories in Miss Universe history: Stefanía Fernández of Venezuela, was crowned Miss Universe 2009 by outgoing titleholder Dayana...
2010	Cilou Annys Cilou Annys Cilou Annys is a Belgian beauty pageant contestant from Bruges who won Miss Belgium 2010 on 10 January 2010. She is also Miss West Flanders...	West Flanders	Top 15 at Miss Universe 2010 Miss Universe 2010 Miss Universe 2010, the 59th edition of the pageant, was held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on August 23, 2010. It was hosted by Bret Michaels and Natalie Morales...
2011	Justine De Jonckheere Justine De Jonckheere Justine De Jonckheere is a Belgian beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Belgium 2011 and will represent her country in the 2011 Miss Universe and Miss World pageants.-Early life:...	West Flanders

      Semifinalist

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

Dutch language

Dutch is a West Germanic language and the native language of the majority of the population of the Netherlands, Belgium, and Suriname, the three member states of the Dutch Language Union. Most speakers live in the European Union, where it is a first language for about 23 million and a second...

. The audience even booed her for this. The behaviour of the audience was noted across Europe, and the Flemish newspaper Het Laatste Nieuws

Het Laatste Nieuws

Het Laatste Nieuws is a Dutch language newspaper based in Brussels, Belgium. It was founded by Julius Hoste Sr. on 7 June 1888. It is now part of De Persgroep, and has a circulation of 292,410 copies, making it the most popular newspaper in Flanders and Belgium.- Comics :During World War II, The...

 sarcastically put the headline "Miss Belgium doesn't speak Dutch. Our country is in a deep crisis".

Winners by province

Province	Titles
Antwerp Antwerp (province) Antwerp is the northernmost province both of the Flemish Region, also called Flanders, and of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and the Belgian provinces of Limburg, Flemish Brabant and East Flanders. Its capital is Antwerp which comprises the Port of Antwerp...	14 times
Brussels Brussels Brussels , officially the Brussels Region or Brussels-Capital Region , is the capital of Belgium and the de facto capital of the European Union...	9 times (4 consecutive titles)
Liège Liège (province) Liège is the easternmost province of Belgium and belongs to the Walloon Region. It is an area of French and German ethnicity. It borders on the Netherlands, Germany, Luxembourg, and in Belgium the provinces of Luxembourg, Namur, Walloon Brabant , and those of Flemish Brabant and Limburg . Its...	5 times
West Flanders	5 times
Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant Flemish Brabant is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Belgian provinces of Antwerp, Limburg, Liège, Walloon Brabant, Hainaut and East Flanders. Flemish Brabant also completely surrounds the Brussels-Capital Region. Its capital is Leuven...	3 times
Limburg Limburg (Belgium) Limburg is the easternmost province of modern Flanders, which is one of the three main political and cultural sub-divisions of modern Belgium. It is located west of the river Meuse . It borders on the Dutch provinces of North Brabant and Limburg and the Belgian provinces of Liège, Flemish Brabant...	2 times
East Flanders East Flanders East Flanders is a province of Flanders, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Netherlands and in Belgium on the provinces of Antwerp, Flemish Brabant , of Hainaut and of West Flanders...	2 times
Hainaut	1 time
Namur Namur (province) Namur is a province of Wallonia, one of the three regions of Belgium. It borders on the Walloon provinces of Hainaut, Walloon Brabant, Liège and Luxembourg in Belgium, and on France. Its capital is the city of Namur...	1 time
Walloon Brabant Walloon Brabant Walloon Brabant is a province of Wallonia in Belgium. It borders on the province of Flemish Brabant and the provinces of Liège, Namur and Hainaut . Its capital is Wavre...	1 time

External links

• Miss België, Miss Belgique, Miss Belgien