Romanie Schotte

Romanie Schotte
Born
Bruges, Belgium
Height1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Belgium 2017
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Miss Belgium 2017
(Winner)
Miss World 2017
(Unplaced)

Romanie Schotte is a Belgian model and beauty pageant titleholder from Bruges who was crowned Miss Belgium 2017 and represented Belgium at the Miss World 2017 pageant.

Miss Belgium 2017

Schotte, at the time a 19-year-old Business Management student, was crowned "Miss Belgium 2017" by Lenty Frans (Miss Belgium 2016) on 14 January 2017.[1]

After winning the title, Schotte was criticized for her response to a racist comment on Instagram.[2][3][4] The Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism opened an investigation but found there was no wrongdoing on her part.[5][6]

Schotte took part in the Miss World 2017 pageant but did not reach the finals.[7]

Personal life

In June 2019 Schotte married Stefan Talpe.[8] In May 2021 the couple announced that they were expecting their first child.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Miss Belgium 2017". missbelgium.be.
  2. ^ "Raciste, la nouvelle miss Belgique? Romanie Schotte se défend". La Libre Belgique (in French). 17 January 2017.
  3. ^ "Racisme: Miss Belgique 2017 au coeur d'une polémique". Jeune Afrique (in French). 17 January 2017.
  4. ^ "Betoging tegen Miss België in Brusselse straten". De Morgen (in Dutch). 31 January 2017.
  5. ^ "Unia opent racismedossier na Instagram-commentaar Miss België". VRT Nieuws (in Dutch). 17 January 2017.
  6. ^ "Unia: Géén verdere stappen tegen Miss België, was wel "onhandige reactie"". VRT Nieuws (in Dutch). 1 February 2017.
  7. ^ "Miss India kroont zich tot Miss World". VRT Nieuws (in Dutch). 18 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Ex-Miss België Romanie Schotte getrouwd met broer van Louis Talpe". Het Laatste Nieuws. 30 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Ex-Miss België Romanie Schotte (23) verwacht eerste kindje". Het Nieuwsblad. 7 May 2021.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Lenty Frans
 Miss Belgium
2017 		Succeeded by