Belgium at major beauty pageants

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

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 TBA
2020 Dhenia Covens
TBA		 ↑ 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 x Melissa Cardaci
2006 Tatiana Silva Virginie Claes x Isabelle Cornelis
2005 Debby De Waele Tatiana Silva x Isabel van Rompaey
2004 Lindsy DeHollander Ellen Petri x Ruchika Sharma
2003 Julie Taton Julie Taton x Sofie Ydens
2002 Ann Van Elsen Sylvie Doclot x Stéphanie Moreel
2001 Dina Tersago Dina Tersago x ↑ 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 x
1999 Tanja Dexters Brigitta Callens x
1998 Sandrine Corman Tanja Dexters x
1997 Laurence Borremans Sandrine Corman x
1996 Véronique De Kock Laurence Borremans
Top 15		 Barbara van der Beken
1995 x Véronique De Kock Berenice De Bondt
1994 Christelle Roelandts Ilse De Meulemeester
Top 10		 x
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 x Katia Alens Katia Alens
Top 10
1989 Anne De Baetzelier Greet Ramaekers Violetta Blazejczak
1988 Daisy van Cauwenbergh Daisy van Cauwenbergh Alexandra Winkler
1987 x 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 send their first delegate in 1954)
1952 Myriam Lynn
↑ 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 5th Runner-up (1962)
Miss International 10 1st Runner-up (1987)
Miss Earth 0 None
Total 29 1st Runner-up (1987) (Miss International)

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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. Jun, Kwanwoo (2003-12-03). "Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  4. Amee, Enriquez (2 February 2014). "Philippines: How to make a beauty queen". BBC News. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  5. Cabato, Regine (27 January 2017). "How a country hosts a Miss Universe pageant". CNN. Retrieved 31 December 2018.
  6. 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.
  7. News, Reuters (13 December 2013). "The Philippines earns another crown". Reuters. Retrieved 14 December 2015.
  8. Joel, Guinto (13 March 2015). "PH Cinderellas 'duck walk' to world stage". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Agence France-Presse. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  9. 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.
  10. Vietnam, News (2008-10-08). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  11. Ibrahim, Lynda (2013-09-13). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  12. Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  13. Kenya, News (2011-07-15). "Beauty with scandals". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  14. Vietnam, News (2008-10-08). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on November 17, 2015. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  15. Ibrahim, Lynda (2013-09-13). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
  16. Lowe, Aya (2016-01-25). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 2016-09-11.

See also
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