Romanie Schotte

Romanie Schotte (born 15 October 1997) is a Belgian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Belgium 2017 and represented Belgium at Miss World 2017 pageant.

Romanie Schotte
Born	(1997-10-15) 15 October 1997 Bruges, Belgium
Height	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Title	Miss Belgium 2017
Beauty pageant titleholder
Hair color	Brown
Eye color	Brown
Major competition(s)	Miss Belgium 2017 (Winner) Miss World 2017 (Unplaced)

Early life

Schotte is a student from Bruges and is currently studying Business Management for small and medium businesses. She likes adventure sports and outings.

Miss Belgium 2017

Schotte was crowned Miss Belgium 2017 by Lenty Frans (Miss Belgium 2016) at the grand finale of Miss Belgium 2017 on 14 January 2017, which was also live televised on FOX and AB3.

Controversy

Within a few days there was a media frenzy sparked by what was taken to be her approving response to a racist comment on a selfie she had posted to Instagram on which a black man was visible in the background.[1][2] It was denied that this was the reason she was not going to be representing Belgium at the Miss Universe pageant.[3] In May 2017 the man in question instituted legal proceedings for damages.[4]

References

1. "Raciste, la nouvelle miss Belgique? Romanie Schotte se défend". La Libre Belgique. 17 January 2017.
2. "Betoging tegen Miss België in Brusselse straten". De Morgen. 31 January 2017.
3. "Miss Univers: la Miss qui représentera notre pays n'est pas Miss Belgique". Le Soir. 29 January 2017.
4. "Miss voor rechter om racistische poepsmiley". De Telegraaf. 18 May 2017.

External links

• Official Miss Belgium website

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Lenty Frans	Miss Belgium 2017	Succeeded by Angeline Flor Pua