Miss Belgium 2020 Explained

Winner:Céline Van Ouytsel
Represented:
Date:January 11, 2020
Entrants:32
Venue:Plopsaland Theater, De Panne, Belgium
Broadcaster:MENT TV
Before:2019
Next:2021

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 represented Belgium at the Miss World 2021 pageant, but was unplaced.[1]

Results

Final ResultsContestant
Miss Belgium 2020
1st Runner-Up
  • — Celest Decaestecker
2nd Runner-Up
  • — Anicca Van Hollebeke
3rd Runner-Up
  • — Blandine Frennet
4th Runner-Up
  • — Laura Vanquaillie
5th Runner-Up
  • — Elize Baron
Top 15
  • - Donegul Kula
  • - Chelsy De Witte
  • - Inara Wytnick
  • - Lorina Boterdaele
  • - Marie Al-Nima
  • - Karen Jansen
  • - Nisa Van Baelen
  • - Marie Thomas
  • - Marieke Vanieuwenhuyse

Special Awards

AwardContestant
Miss Talent — Blandine Frennet
Miss Beach — Anicca Van Hollebeke
Miss Social MediaCéline Van Ouytsel
Miss Sport — Caro Beugnier
Miss Charity — Marieke Vannieuwenhuyse
Miss Model — Elize Baron

Contestants

32 delegates will compete for the crown:

ProvinceContestantAgeHometown
Céline Van Ouytsel[2] 23Herentals
Caro Beugnier21Antwerp
Donegul Kula19Heffen
Selena Ali22Stabroek
Nihal Eddaghmoumi[3] 23Sint-Agatha-Berchem
Ines Benaisa22Uccle
Cindy Wetzels22Sint-Agatha-Berchem
Chelsy De Witte[4] 20Zelzate
Lorina Boterdaele18Oosterzele
Pauline Noyen26Evergem
Willemijn Pieters16Ninove
Inara Wytnick23Sleidinge
Orelie De Nul22Buggenhout
Elize Baron[5] 21Herent
Rebecca De Weerdt17Steenokkerzeel
Yara Struvyen17Blanden
Marie Al-Nima20Masnuy-Saint-Jean
Furayah Kayembe18Mons
Sarah Chiry23Moulbaix
Bélinda Cerini23Thiméon
bgcolor=#c96Anicca Van Hollebeke23Faimes
Amandine Toffoli22Seraing
Nisa Van Baelen[6] 19Tessenderlo
Alessia Murru17Genk
Karen Jansen18Lommel
Laura Vanquaillie[7] 20Bertrix
Blandine Frennet[8] 20Tongrinne
Gaëlle Delforge20Andenne
Marie Thomas[9] 20Braine-le-Château
Celest Decaesstecker[10] 19Leffinge
Marieke Vannieuwenhuyse27Roeselare
Mohini Cellisa Mathoera21Ostend

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]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Celine Van Ouytsel is niuewe Miss Belgie 2020. Dutch. 11 January 2019.
  2. Web site: Miss Antwerp 2020 is Celine Van Ouytsel. www.missbelgium.be. 25 September 2019.
  3. Web site: Miss Bruxelles 2020 est Nihal Eddaghmoumi. missbelgium.be. 30 December 2018.
  4. Web site: Miss Oost-Vlaanderen 2020 is Chelsy De Witte. Dutch. 29 September 2019.
  5. Web site: Miss Vlaams-Brabant 2020 is Elize Baron. 28 September 2019. Dutch.
  6. Web site: Miss Limburg 2020 is Nisa Van Baelen. 25 September 2019. www.missbelgium.be.
  7. Web site: Laura Vanquaillie, de Bertrix, est la nouvelle Miss Luxembourg. 29 September 2019. French.
  8. Web site: Blandine Frennet es la nouvelle Miss Namur. French. 29 September 2019.
  9. Web site: Miss Brabant Wallon 2020 est Marie Thomas (@marielifeness). marie-thomas.com. 25 September 2019.
  10. Web site: Celest (18) is Miss West-Vlaanderen en dochter van doelman: "Familiegenen hebben mij aan de overwinning geholpen". 25 September 2019. German.
  11. Web site: Miss Belgique 2020: comment suivre l'émission en direct vidéo. French. 11 January 2020.
  12. Web site: Une soirée Miss Belgique un peu particulière : que faut-il savoir ?. French. 11 January 2020.
  13. Web site: She becomes Miss Belgium after dropping her bra. English. 12 January 2020.
  14. Web site: Confusion: New Miss Belgium lost her bra on stage. English. 13 January 2020.
  15. Web site: Miss Belgium's explanations on the episode of the bra lost on stage: "It was not mine!". English. 13 January 2020.
  16. Web site: Miss Belgium: "Certainly no stunt, bra hooks in the backstage at the clothes change". English. 13 January 2020.