Romanie Schotte | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Belgium 2017 |
| Hair color | Brown |
| Eye color | Brown |
| Major competition(s) | 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[edit]
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[edit]
In June 2019 Schotte married Stefan Talpe.[8] In May 2021 the couple announced that they were expecting their first child.[9]
References[edit]
- ^ "Miss Belgium 2017". missbelgium.be.
- ^ "Raciste, la nouvelle miss Belgique? Romanie Schotte se défend". La Libre Belgique (in French). 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Racisme: Miss Belgique 2017 au coeur d'une polémique". Jeune Afrique (in French). 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Betoging tegen Miss België in Brusselse straten". De Morgen (in Dutch). 31 January 2017.
- ^ "Unia opent racismedossier na Instagram-commentaar Miss België". VRT Nieuws (in Dutch). 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Unia: Géén verdere stappen tegen Miss België, was wel "onhandige reactie"". VRT Nieuws (in Dutch). 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Miss India kroont zich tot Miss World". VRT Nieuws (in Dutch). 18 November 2017.
- ^ "Ex-Miss België Romanie Schotte getrouwd met broer van Louis Talpe". Het Laatste Nieuws. 30 June 2019.
- ^ "Ex-Miss België Romanie Schotte (23) verwacht eerste kindje". Het Nieuwsblad. 7 May 2021.
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