Miss Belgium 2020

Miss Belgium 2020
DateJanuary 11, 2020
VenuePlopsaland Theater, De Panne, Belgium
BroadcasterMENT TV
Entrants32
WinnerCéline Van Ouytsel
 Antwerp
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Miss Belgium 2020 was the 52nd edition of the Miss Belgium pageant, held on January 11, 2020 at the Plopsaland Theater in De Panne, Belgium. Elena Castro Suarez of Antwerp crowned her successor Céline Van Ouytsel of Antwerp at end of the event. Van Ouytsel represented Belgium at the Miss World 2021 pageant, but was unplaced.[1]

Results

Final Results Contestant
Miss Belgium 2020
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
  •  Liège — Anicca Van Hollebeke
3rd Runner-Up
  •  Namur — Blandine Frennet
4th Runner-Up
5th Runner-Up
Top 15

Special Awards

Award Contestant
Miss Talent  Namur — Blandine Frennet
Miss Beach  Liège — Anicca Van Hollebeke
Miss Social Media  Antwerp — Céline Van Ouytsel
Miss Sport  Antwerp — Caro Beugnier
Miss Charity  West Flanders — Marieke Vannieuwenhuyse
Miss Model  Flemish Brabant — Elize Baron

Contestants

32 delegates will compete for the crown:

Province Contestant Age Hometown
 Antwerp Céline Van Ouytsel[2] 23 Herentals
Caro Beugnier[2] 21 Antwerp
Donegul Kula[2] 19 Heffen
Selena Ali[2] 22 Stabroek
 Brussels Nihal Eddaghmoumi[3] 23 Sint-Agatha-Berchem
Ines Benaisa[3] 22 Uccle
Cindy Wetzels[3] 22 Sint-Agatha-Berchem
 East Flanders Chelsy De Witte[4] 20 Zelzate
Lorina Boterdaele[4] 18 Oosterzele
Pauline Noyen[4] 26 Evergem
Willemijn Pieters[4] 16 Ninove
Inara Wytnick[4] 23 Sleidinge
Orelie De Nul[4] 22 Buggenhout
 Flemish Brabant Elize Baron[5] 21 Herent
Rebecca De Weerdt[5] 17 Steenokkerzeel
Yara Struvyen[5] 17 Blanden
 Hainaut Marie Al-Nima 20 Masnuy-Saint-Jean
Furayah Kayembe 18 Mons
Sarah Chiry 23 Moulbaix
Bélinda Cerini 23 Thiméon
 Liège Anicca Van Hollebeke 23 Faimes
Amandine Toffoli 22 Seraing
 Limburg Nisa Van Baelen[6] 19 Tessenderlo
Alessia Murru[6] 17 Genk
Karen Jansen[6] 18 Lommel
 Luxembourg Laura Vanquaillie[7] 20 Bertrix
 Namur Blandine Frennet[8] 20 Tongrinne
Gaëlle Delforge[8] 20 Andenne
 Walloon Brabant Marie Thomas[9] 20 Braine-le-Château
 West Flanders Celest Decaesstecker[10] 19 Leffinge
Marieke Vannieuwenhuyse 27 Roeselare
Mohini Cellisa Mathoera 21 Ostend

Observations

For the first time since 2013, the election was live streamed on the RTL Play1 platform.[11] The pageant featured 32 candidates, while there were only 30 during the five previous elections.[12]

During the evening gown competition part of the coronation night, Céline Van Ouytsel tripped on the hem of her dress causing her to fall on stage and even lost a bra which was inadvertently stuck in her long puffy sleeves. The fallen bra remained in the middle of the stage for a few minutes, and it was fully visible to the camera as the next contestant walked onstage. It was also reported that some finalists nearly fell in the stage during the swimsuit competition.[13] The incident was widely reported in the media, to the point that Céline Van Ouytsel was interviewed about it and had to give her own comments on what exactly happened. Despite the incident, she managed to win the crown.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ "Celine Van Ouytsel is niuewe Miss Belgie 2020" (in Dutch). 11 January 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d "Miss Antwerp 2020 is Celine Van Ouytsel". www.missbelgium.be. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  3. ^ a b c "Miss Bruxelles 2020 est Nihal Eddaghmoumi". missbelgium.be. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Miss Oost-Vlaanderen 2020 is Chelsy De Witte" (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  5. ^ a b c "Miss Vlaams-Brabant 2020 is Elize Baron" (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 September 2019.
  6. ^ a b c "Miss Limburg 2020 is Nisa Van Baelen". www.missbelgium.be. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Laura Vanquaillie, de Bertrix, est la nouvelle Miss Luxembourg" (in French). Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  8. ^ a b "Blandine Frennet es la nouvelle Miss Namur" (in French). Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  9. ^ "Miss Brabant Wallon 2020 est Marie Thomas (@marielifeness)". marie-thomas.com. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Celest (18) is Miss West-Vlaanderen en dochter van doelman: "Familiegenen hebben mij aan de overwinning geholpen"" (in German). Retrieved 25 September 2019.
  11. ^ "Miss Belgique 2020: comment suivre l'émission en direct vidéo" (in French). 11 January 2020.
  12. ^ "Une soirée Miss Belgique un peu particulière : que faut-il savoir ?" (in French). 11 January 2020.
  13. ^ "Confusion: New Miss Belgium lost her bra on stage". 13 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Miss Belgium's explanations on the episode of the bra lost on stage: "It was not mine!"". 13 January 2020.
  15. ^ "Miss Belgium: "Certainly no stunt, bra hooks in the backstage at the clothes change"". 13 January 2020.