Ellen Petri (born 25 May 1982 in
Merksem
Merksem (; former spelling: ''Merxem'') is a district of the municipality and city of Antwerp in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It has 44,808 inhabitants as of 2021.
History
The history of Merksem goes back to Gallo-Roman times. During that peri ...
,
Antwerp) is a Belgian
beauty pageant
A beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, ...
titleholder who was crowned
Miss Belgium 2004 on 12 December 2003.
Biography
At nine-years-old, Petri began practicing
ballet
Ballet () is a type of performance dance that originated during the Italian Renaissance in the fifteenth century and later developed into a concert dance form in France and Russia. It has since become a widespread and highly technical form of ...
and is employed as a model and choreographer.
In October 2004 she won a 'Sims Award' as the model with the nicest personality. She won the contest 'The Heavenly 100' organized by the Flanders' magazine 'Ché' in 2004. She was voted the most beautiful woman on Earth. Second was
Beyoncé. She won the 'Top Fashion Designer Award' at the
Miss World 2004
Miss World 2004, the 54th edition of the Miss World pageant, was held on 4 December 2004 at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, China. The 2004 pageant marks the second straight year that Sanya played host of the pageant. Rosanna Davison ...
pageant. She reached third place in the "World's Top Model" (won by Miss Mexico).
[(24 November 2004)]
Ellen Petri derde in Miss World Top Model
'' Het Nieuwsblad'' (in Dutch)
References
External links
Official site
1982 births
Living people
People from Merksem
Belgian female models
Miss World 2004 delegates
Belgian beauty pageant winners
Miss Belgium winners
Flemish models
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