Miss Belgium 2017 Explained

Winner:	Romanie Schotte
Represented:	West Flanders
Date:	January 14, 2017
Presenters:	Patrick Ridremont Véronique De Kock
Congeniality:	Charlotte Rau
Entrants:	30
Placements:	12
Venue:	Plopsaland Theater, De Panne, Belgium
Broadcaster:	AB3 FOX België
Before:	2016
Next:	2018

Miss Belgium 2017 the 49th Miss Belgium pageant, 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.

Official contestants

30 candidates competed for the title:

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.