Miss Belgium 2020

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 will now represent Belgium at Miss Universe 2020 or Miss World 2020 pageants.[1]

Miss Belgium 2020
DateJanuary 11, 2020
VenuePlopsaland Theater, De Panne, Belgium
BroadcasterMENT TV
Entrants32
WinnerCéline Van Ouytsel
 Antwerp

Results
Final ResultsContestant
    Miss Belgium 2020  Antwerp — Céline Van Ouytsel
    1st Runner-Up  West Flanders — Celest Decaestecker
    2nd Runner-Up  Liège — Anicca Van Hollebeke
    3rd Runner-Up  Namur — Blandine Frennet
    4th Runner-Up  Luxembourg — Laura Vanquaillie

    Special Awards
    AwardContestant
      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:

      ProvinceContestantAgeHometown
       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 Berchem-Sainte-Agathe
      Ines Benaisa[3] 22 Ukkel
      Cindy Wetzels[3] 22 Berchem-Sainte-Agathe
       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 Oostende

      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][14] 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.[15][16]

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      References
      1. "Celine Van Ouytsel is niuewe Miss Belgie 2020" (in Dutch). 11 January 2019.
      2. "Miss Antwerp 2020 is Celine Van Ouytsel". www.missbelgium.be. Retrieved 25 September 2019.
      3. "Miss Bruxelles 2020 est Nihal Eddaghmoumi". missbelgium.be. Retrieved 30 December 2018.
      4. "Miss Oost-Vlaanderen 2020 is Chelsy De Witte" (in Dutch). Retrieved 29 September 2019.
      5. "Miss Vlaams-Brabant 2020 is Elize Baron" (in Dutch). Retrieved 28 September 2019.
      6. "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. "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. "She becomes Miss Belgium after dropping her bra". 12 January 2020.
      14. "Confusion: New Miss Belgium lost her bra on stage". 13 January 2020.
      15. "Miss Belgium's explanations on the episode of the bra lost on stage: "It was not mine!"". 13 January 2020.
      16. "Miss Belgium: "Certainly no stunt, bra hooks in the backstage at the clothes change"". 13 January 2020.
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