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, Belgium. The winner, Romanie Schotte from West Flanders, was crowned by the outgoing title holder, Lenty Frans,

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. Romanie Schotte represented Belgium at Miss World 2017. The first runner up, Liesbeth Claus entered Miss Universe 2017.

Official contestants

30 candidates competed for the title:

Judges

The Miss Belgium 2017 final judges were: *Darline Devos - President of Committee Miss Belgium * Katherine Kelly Lang - American actress known for her role as Brooke Logan in '' The Bold and the Beautiful'' *Annelies Törös -

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- Miss Belgium 2012 * Yfke Sturm - Dutch model * Mireia Lalaguna - Miss World 2015 from Spain *Philip Cracco - Belgian owner of the watch brand Rodania *Olivier Laurent - Belgian imitator and humorist

Contestant notes

*Elisa Arnould, Miss Luxembourg, had finished 1st runner-up of Miss Luxembourg. The holder of this title, Marine Toussaint, was dismissed after the discovery of a live on Facebook in which she would have launched with a friend offensive remarks against several candidates. The result was that it was dethroned by the Miss Belgium Committee. His title was transferred to his first dauphine, Elisa Arnould. *Rosmine Bahizi, second runner-up of Miss Antwerp, is of Congolese descent. *Sofia Bouhadjar, Crown Card de Miss Hainaut, is of Italian and Algerian descent. *Noémie Depré, Miss Hainaut, is of Italian descent. *Myriam Sahili, Miss Brussels, has dual citizenships Moroccan and Belgian. *Selin Yürük, first runner-up of Miss Brussels, is of Turkish descent.

Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed at other national beauty pageants: ;Miss Italia Charleroi *2014: : Noémie Depré ''(Winner)'' ;Miss Italia Belgio *2014: : Noémie Depré ''(Winner)'' ;Miss Elegantie *2016: : Maïté Rivera Armayones ''(Winner)'' ;Miss Elegance Belgium *2016: : Selin Yürük ''(Top 5)'' ;Miss Belgium Limbourg International *2014: : Leentje Jorissen ''(Winner)'' Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at international beauty pageants: ;

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: : Romanie Schotte ; Miss Universe *

: : Liesbeth Claus ;Miss Europe Continental *2015: : Noémie Depré ''(Top 5 and Miss Modarea)'' ; Miss Teen International *2017: : Raphaëlla Deuringer

References

External links

* {{Miss Belgium Miss Belgium 2017 beauty pageants 2017 in Belgium