Romanie Schotte Explained

Romanie Schotte
Birth Place:	Bruges, Belgium
Hair Color:	Brown
Eye Color:	Brown
Miss Belgium 2017
Competitions:	Miss Belgium 2017 (Winner) Miss World 2017 (Unplaced)

Romanie Schotte is a Belgian model and beauty pageant titleholder from Bruges who was crowned Miss Belgium 2017 and represented Belgium at the Miss World 2017 pageant.

Miss Belgium 2017

Schotte, at the time a 19-year-old Business Management student, was crowned "Miss Belgium 2017" by Lenty Frans (Miss Belgium 2016) on 14 January 2017.^[1]

After winning the title, Schotte was criticized for her response to a racist comment on Instagram.^{[2] [3] [4]} The Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism opened an investigation but found there was no wrongdoing on her part.^{[5] [6]}

Schotte took part in the Miss World 2017 pageant but did not reach the finals.^[7]

Personal life

In June 2019 Schotte married Stefan Talpe.^[8] In May 2021 the couple announced that they were expecting their first child.^[9]

External links

• Official Miss Belgium website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Miss Belgium 2017 . missbelgium.be.
2. Web site: Raciste, la nouvelle miss Belgique? Romanie Schotte se défend. La Libre Belgique. 17 January 2017 . fr.
3. News: Racisme: Miss Belgique 2017 au coeur d'une polémique . 17 January 2017 . . fr.
4. Web site: Betoging tegen Miss België in Brusselse straten. De Morgen. 31 January 2017. nl.
5. Web site: Unia opent racismedossier na Instagram-commentaar Miss België . . nl . 17 January 2017.
6. Web site: Unia: Géén verdere stappen tegen Miss België, was wel "onhandige reactie" . VRT Nieuws . 1 February 2017 . nl.
7. Web site: Miss India kroont zich tot Miss World . 18 November 2017 . VRT Nieuws . nl.
8. News: Ex-Miss België Romanie Schotte getrouwd met broer van Louis Talpe . 30 June 2019 . Het Laatste Nieuws.
9. News: Ex-Miss België Romanie Schotte (23) verwacht eerste kindje . 7 May 2021 . Het Nieuwsblad.