Miss Belgium 2017

Miss Belgium 2017
Date	January 14, 2017
Presenters	Patrick Ridremont; Véronique De Kock
Venue	Plopsaland Theater, De Panne, Belgium
Broadcaster	AB3 ; FOX België
Entrants	30
Placements	12
Winner	Romanie Schotte; West Flanders
Congeniality	Charlotte Rau; West Flanders

Miss Belgium 2017 was the 49th edition of the Miss Belgium held on January 14, 2017 at the Plopsaland Theater in De Panne, Belgium.

The winner, Romanie Schotte from West Flanders,[1][2] was crowned by the outgoing title holder, Lenty Frans, Miss Belgium 2016.

Romanie Schotte represented Belgium at Miss World 2017. The first runner up, Liesbeth Claus entered Miss Universe 2017.

Winner and runners-up

Final Results	Contestant
Miss Belgium 2017	West Flanders - Romanie Schotte[3]
	West Flanders - Romanie Schotte[3]
Miss World Belgium 2017
1st runner up	West Flanders - Delphine Devos
2nd Runner-Up	Liège - Eva Mira
3rd Runner-Up	East Flanders - Liesbeth Claus
Miss Universe Belgium 2017	East Flanders - Liesbeth Claus
4th Runner-Up	Hainaut - Noémie Depré
5th Runner-Up	East Flanders - Maïthé Rivera
Top 12	Brussels - Myriam Sahili Flemish Brabant - Anjejoline Stevens Limburg - Déborah Schols Limburg - Leentje Jorissen Namur - Laurie Ledoux West Flanders - Ellen Caen

Award	Contestant
Beach Babe	Liège - Eva Mira
Miss Social Media	Namur - Laurie Ledoux
Miss Charity	Limburg - Déborah Schols
Miss Model	Limburg - Leentje Jorissen
Miss Sport	West Flanders - Ellen Caen
Miss Congeniality	West Flanders - Charlotte Rau
Miss Talent	West Flanders - Ellen Bacquaert
Miss Wallonia	Hainaut - Noémie Depré
Miss Flanders	West Flanders - Delphine Devos
Miss Brussels	Brussels - Myriam Sahili

30 candidates competed for the title:

Province	Contestant	Age	Hometown
Antwerp	Élisabeth Van Dijk	23	Geel
	Aïcha Tytgat	21	Antwerp
	Rosmine Bahizi	22	Antwerp
Brussels	Myriam Sahili	19	Sint-Jans-Molenbeek
Brussels	Selin Yürük	18	Schaerbeek
East Flanders	Jennifer Roberechts	18	Alost
	Liesbeth Claus	19	Assenede
	Maïthé Rivera Armayones	18	Lebbeke
Flemish Brabant	Anjejoline Stevens	23	Landen
Hainaut	Amandine Charlier	18	Fleurus
	Aurélie Vannerom	23	Frameries
	Noémie Depré	19	Fontaine-l'Évêque
	Sofia Bouhadjar	24	Haine-Saint-Pierre
Liège	Eva Mira[4]	18	Saint-Nicolas
Limburg	Déborah Schols	20	Sint-Truiden
Limburg	Leentje Jorissen	18	Sint-Truiden
Luxembourg	Élisa Arnould[5]	23	Bouillon
Namur	Cyrielle Greck	23	Éghezée
Namur	Laurie Ledoux	18	Tamines
Walloon Brabant	Raphaëlla Deuringer	18	Waterloo
	Shirin Rotty	20	Mont-Saint-Guibert
	Cassandre Lamarche	18	Lasne
West Flanders	Charlotte Bulcke	22	Bredene
	Charlotte Rau	18	Oostkamp
	Delphine Devos	19	Deerlijk
	Ellen Bacquaert	21	Oostkamp
	Ellen Caen	22	Bruges
	Justine Vandenbunder	20	Diksmuide
	Kyara Schacht	19	Koksijde
	Romanie Schotte	19	Bruges

The Miss Belgium 2017 final judges were:

Darline Devos - President of Committee Miss Belgium
Katherine Kelly Lang - American actress known for her role as Brooke Logan in The Bold and the Beautiful
Annelies Törös - Miss Belgium 2015
Laura Beyne - Miss Belgium 2012
Yfke Sturm - Dutch model
Mireia Lalaguna - Miss World 2015 from Spain
Philip Cracco - Belgian owner of the watch brand Rodania
Olivier Laurent - Belgian imitator and humorist

Elisa Arnould, Miss Luxembourg, had finished 1st runner-up of Miss Luxembourg. The holder of this title, Marine Toussaint, was dismissed after the discovery of a live on Facebook in which she would have launched with a friend offensive remarks against several candidates. The result was that it was dethroned by the Miss Belgium Committee. His title was transferred to his first dauphine, Elisa Arnould.
Rosmine Bahizi, second runner-up of Miss Antwerp, is of Congolese descent.
Sofia Bouhadjar, Crown Card de Miss Hainaut, is of Italian and Algerian descent.
Noémie Depré, Miss Hainaut, is of Italian descent.
Myriam Sahili, Miss Brussels, has dual citizenships Moroccan and Belgian.
Selin Yürük, first runner-up of Miss Brussels, is of Turkish descent.

Contestants who previously competed at other national beauty pageants:

Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at international beauty pageants:

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