Miss Earth Belgium is a title given to a woman who is selected to represent Belgium at Miss Earth, an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness.[1][2][3] The national pageant of Miss Earth for Belgium is conducted by Miss Exclusive to which Carousel Productions, the owner of Miss Earth, awarded the franchise in 2014. The winner of Miss Exclusive gets the title of Miss Earth Belgium.

Miss Earth Belgium
Formation2002
TypeBeauty Pageant
HeadquartersBrussels
Location
Membership
Miss Earth
Miss Supranational
Official language
Dutch
National Director(s)
Remi Esquelisse
Ken Stevens (2010-present)
WebsiteOfficial Website

The current titleholder is Elizabeth Viktoria Raska; she will represent Belgium at the Miss Earth 2024 pageant.

History

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2002-2013: Early years

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Belgium debuted in Miss Earth in 2002 and the franchise was under the Miss Benelux contest until 2011. Miss Belgium International acquired the franchise from 2011 until 2013.

2014-present: Miss Exclusive

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Miss Exclusive acquired the franchise of Miss Earth and is considered to be the biggest pageant across Belgium. It was created in 2009 and the main winner gets to compete in Miss Earth, an annual international beauty pageant promoting environmental awareness. The pageant is under the directorship of Remi Esquelisse and Ken Stevens. Miss Earth is part of the Big Four international beauty pageants.

Traditionally, the winner of Miss Exclusive gets the title of Miss Earth Belgium and competes in the international Miss Earth pageant. The first winner of Miss Exclusive for Miss Earth is Emily Vanhoutte. In Miss Earth 2022 edition, Daphné Nivelles represented her country and managed to enter into the Top 8 finalist. It was the highest and second consecutive placement for a Belgian candidate in the pageant history. In 2021, Selena Ali represented her country and placed in the Top 20. She is the first-ever Belgian to be placed as a finalist in Miss Earth history, ending a 19-year drought for Belgium since joining Miss Earth in 2002.

Titleholders

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The winner of Miss Exclusive gets the title of Miss Earth Belgium and competes in the international Miss Earth pageant.

Year Miss Exclusive
2024 Maxine van Belleghem
2023 Jolien Pede
2022 Daphne Nivelles
2021 Nisa van Baelen
2020 Kimbery Bosman
2019 Caro van Gorp
2018 Lauralyn Vermeersch
2017 Shania Labeye
2016 Fenne Verrecas
2014 Aleksandra Kuzmenko
2013 Emily van Houte
2012 Jessica van de Velde
2011 Laetitia Wastyn
2010 Annelien Pauwels

Placements

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  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as Runner-up
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semi-finalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
Year Miss Earth Belgium Province Placement Special awards Ref.
2024 Elizabeth Viktoria Raska Brussels Unplaced [4]
2023 Jolien Pede East Flanders Top 20 [5]
2022 Daphné Nivelles Limburg Top 8 Miss Pontefino Estate 2022 [6]
2021 Selena Ali Antwerp Top 20
2020 Kimbery Bosman East Flanders Unplaced [7][8][9]
2019 Caro van Gorp Antwerp Unplaced [10][11][12]
2018 Faye Bulcke West Flanders Unplaced [13][14][15]
2017 Lauralyn Vermeersch East Flanders Unplaced [16][17]
2016 Fenne Verecas Brussels Unplaced [18][19][20][21]
2015 Elizabeth Dwomoh Brussels Unplaced   Miss Friendship (Group 3) [22][23]
2014 Emily Vanhoutte West Flanders Unplaced [24][25]
2013 Kristina de Munter Brussels Unplaced [26][27]
2012 Madina Hamidi[28] Antwerp Unplaced   Walk with M.E.
  Greenbag Challenge
  TRESemmé Hair Challenge
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2011 Aline Decock Brussels Unplaced [32]
2010 Melissa Vingerhoed Brussels Unplaced [33][34]
2009 Isabel van Hoof Antwerp Unplaced [35][36][37]
2008 Debby Gommeren Antwerp Unplaced [38][39][40]
2007 Melissa Cardaci No information available Unplaced
2006 Isabelle Cornelis Unplaced
2005 Isabel van Rompaey Unplaced [41]
2004 Ruchika Sharma Unplaced [42]
2003 Sofie Ydens Unplaced [43][44]
2002 Stéphanie Moreel Unplaced [45]
  •   : Declared as Winner
  •   : Ended as runner-up
  •   : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
Year Province Miss Supranational Belgium Placement Special Awards
2024 Brussels Elizabeth Victoria Raska TBA
2023 Limburg Jana Meskens Unplaced
2022 Flemish Brabant Thanaree Scheerlinck Unplaced
2021 West Flanders Louise-Marie Losfeld Top 12
2020 Due to the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, no competition held
2019 Liège Camilia Martinez Unplaced
2018 Antwerp Dhenia Covens[46] Unplaced Miss Elegance
2017 Walloon Brabant Kim Detollenaere[47] Unplaced
2016 Brussels Amina Sousou Unplaced
2015 Antwerp Rachel Corinne Nimegeers Top 20
2014 Brussels Ekaterina Sarafanova Unplaced
2013 Flemish Brabant Karen Op't Eynde Unplaced
2012 West Flanders Emmily Polen Unplaced
2011 Antwerp Sanne Laenen Unplaced
2010 Brussels Chloë De Groote Top 20 Miss Internet

See also

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