Miss Earth Belgium

Miss Earth Belgium is a title given to a woman who is selected to represent Belgium at Miss Earth, an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness.[1][2][3] The national pageant of Miss Earth for Belgium is conducted by Miss Exclusive to which Carousel Productions, the owner of Miss Earth, awarded the franchise in 2014. The winner of Miss Exclusive gets the title of Miss Earth Belgium.

Miss Earth Belgium
Logo of Miss Earth Belgium
MottoBeauties for a Cause
Formation2002
TypeBeauty Pageant
HeadquartersBrussels
Location
Membership
Miss Earth
Official language
Dutch
National Director(s)
Remi Esquelisse
Ken Stevens (2010-present)
WebsiteOfficial Website

The current titleholder is Caro Van Gorp who was crowned in 2019.

History

2002-2013: Early years

Belgium debuted in Miss Earth in 2002 and the franchise was under the Miss Benelux contest until 2011. Miss Belgium International acquired the franchise from 2011 until 2013.

2014-present: Miss Exclusive

Miss Exclusive acquired the franchise of Miss Earth and is considered to be the biggest pageant across Belgium. It was created in 2009 and the main winner gets to compete in Miss Earth, an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. The pageant is under the directorship of Remi Esquelisse and Ken Stevens. Miss Earth is part of the Big Four international beauty pageants.

Traditionally, the winner of Miss Exclusive gets the title of Miss Earth Belgium and competes in the international Miss Earth pageant. The first winner of Miss Exclusive for Miss Earth is Emily Vanhoutte.

Titleholders

The winner of Miss Exclusive gets the title of Miss Earth Belgium and competes in the international Miss Earth pageant.

     (Semifinalist at Miss Earth)
YearMiss ExclusiveProvinceNotes
2020 Kimbery Bosman East Flanders TBA
2019 Caro van Gorp Antwerp
2018 Faye Bulcke West Flanders
2017 Lauralyn Vermeersch East Flanders
2016 Fenne Verecas Brussels
2015 Elizabeth Dwomoh [4] Brussels Miss Friendship (Group 3)
2014 Emily Vanhoutte [5] West Flanders
2013 Kristina de Munter [6] Brussels
2012 Madina Hamidi [7] Antwerp Walk with M.E., Greenbag Challenge, TRESemmé Hair Challenge
2011 Aline Decock [8] Brussels
2010 Melissa Vingerhoed Brussels
2009 Isabel van Hoof [9] Antwerp
2008 Debby Gommeren[10][11] Antwerp
2007 Melissa Cardaci No information available
2006 Isabelle Cornelis
2005 Isabel van Rompaey
2004 Ruchika Sharma
2003 Sofie Ydens
2002 Stéphanie Moreel

See also

References
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  2. "Miss Earth 2004 beauty pageant". China Daily. Reuters. 2004-10-25. Retrieved 2007-10-23.
  3. Enriquez, Amee (2 February 2014). "Philippines: How to make a beauty queen". BBC News. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  4. Van Tongerloo, Tom (2014-10-27). "Elisabeth Dwomoh verkozen tot Miss Exclusive 2015 (in Dutch)". Front View Magazine. Retrieved 2014-10-27.
  5. "Miss Exclusive Emily Vanhoutte steunt de ark van Pollare". Goeiedag Ninove. 2014-03-25. Archived from the original on 2014-03-28. Retrieved 2014-03-28.
  6. ":: Missitems ::". Missitems.be. Retrieved 2013-12-07.
  7. "Miss Earth 2012 Belgium". Retrieved 15 October 2012.
  8. "Grand Slam Pageants". Grand Slam Pageants. Archived from the original on 2015-08-01. Retrieved 2015-02-10.
  9. "Miss Earth Belgium 2008". Archived from the original on 2013-02-17. Retrieved 2015-02-10.
  10. Pampanga, Sun Star (October 28, 2008). "Miss Earth to boost Freeport's tourism". Sun Star. Archived from the original on November 12, 2008. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
  11. Garcia, Cecile (November 1, 2008). "Beauties for a Cause Miss Earth to boost Clark and Subic eco-tourism". News Central. Archived from the original on December 10, 2008. Retrieved November 16, 2008.
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