Véronique De Kock Explained

Véronique De Kock (born 3 April 1977 in Antwerp, Belgium) is a Belgian business owner, television presenter and beauty pageant titleholder.[1]

Biography

Career

At the age of 15, De Kock was already a model in Belgium, France, Germany and Italy. She has been featured on the covers of the magazines P-Magazine, Ché, and HUMO.

When she was 17, she won the title of Miss Flanders and one year later she won the prestigious title of Miss Belgium 1995.[2] She competed at Miss World 1995 and Miss Universe 1996 but failed to place in the top 10 in both pageants.

In 2013 she was a contestant in the VTM-program De Grote Sprong, a diving contest.

From 2008 to 2018, she was the co-presenter of the Miss Belgium pageant.[3] During the 2012 edition, she tripped on her long dress and fell as she was entering the stage at the very beginning of the pageant.[4] [5]

In later years De Kock opened a fashion store, '1995 by Véro' in Schilde, and relocated it to Brasschaat in 2019.[6] [7]

Personal life

From 2001, De Kock was dating Frank Slaets. They got married and have a son, Sébastien, born on January 30, 2005. They divorced in 2006.[8]

In 2019, De Kock married entrepreneur Manuel Goossens.[9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1 February 2019. Véronique De Kock stelt huwelijk uit. 2020-11-28. Het Laatste Nieuws. nl.
  2. News: Veronique De Kock eerste Belgische Bondgirl?. den Dunnen. Gerit. 16 October 2008. TV-Visie. nl. 10 April 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120321223017/http://www.tv-visie.be/print_nieuws.php?bericht=25514. 21 March 2012. dead. dmy-all.
  3. Web site: Pourquoi Véronique De Kock ne présente plus "Miss Belgique" ?. www.cinetelerevue.be. fr. 2019-04-21.
  4. Web site: Véronique De Kock se gamelle lors de son entrée à Miss Belgique. www.rtl.be. fr. 2020-02-02.
  5. Web site: Miss Belgique: la belle gamelle de la présentatrice Véronique De Kock. www.sudinfo.be. 21 February 2012 . fr. 2020-02-02.
  6. Web site: Véronique De Kock opent kledingzaak '1995 by Vero' op Bredabaan: "Iedereen is welkom bij mij". Brys. Jan. www.gva.be. 2 February 2019 . nl-BE. 2019-04-22.
  7. Web site: 2018-06-01. IN BEELD: Véronique De Kock opent pop-upwinkel in Wijnegem Shopping Center. 2020-11-28. Het Laatste Nieuws. nl.
  8. Web site: Veronique De Kock en Frank Slaets gaan uit elkaar. www.nieuwsblad.be. 9 April 2006 . nl. 2020-02-02.
  9. Web site: Véronique De Kock trouwt met grote liefde Manuel. www.hln.be. nl. 2020-02-02.

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