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Miss Belgium
Miss Belgium is a national beauty pageant in Belgium. The winner of Miss Belgium automatically represents her country at the Miss World and Miss Universe pageants if the dates do not overlap. History Queen of the Beach The first contest looking for the most beautiful girl in Belgium was in 1928. It was journalist Jean-Jacques Fortis who organised the contest "La Reine de la Plage" - "The Queen of the Beach" as a promotion for the journal Piccolo, now Le Soir. It was Anne Koyaert who won the contest in Blankenberge. Miss Belgium Following the success, Fortis was allowed to organise a bigger election. In 1929, Jenny Vanparys was the first girl officially crowned ''Miss Belgium''. She participated in Miss Europe. The next year, :fr:Netta Duchâteau, Netta Duchâteau was the winner. Duchâteau participated and won the International Pageant of Pulchritude in 1931, earning her the title "Miss Universe 1931". Duchâteau became an instant celebrity and the ''Miss Belgium'' contest got a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauty Pageant
A beauty pageant is a competition in which the contestants are judged and ranked based on various physical and mental attributes. Per its name, beauty pageants traditionally focus on judging the contestants' physical attractiveness, sometimes solely so, but most modern beauty pageants have since expanded to also judge contestants based on "inner beauty"—their individual traits and characteristics, including personality, Human intelligence, intelligence, aptitude, moral character, and Charity (practice), charity. Though typically perceived as a female-oriented competition, male beauty pageants also exist, as do child beauty pageants for youth. The term beauty pageant refers originally to the Big Four beauty pageants: Miss Universe, Miss World, Miss International, and Miss Earth. Hundreds and thousands of beauty contests are held annually, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious, and are widely covered and broadcast by news media. The earliest formal beauty pageants w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandrine Corman
Sandrine Corman (born 12 April 1980 in Verviers, Belgium) is a Belgian tv host and beauty pageant titleholder. Pageants Corman was Miss Belgium 1997 at the age of 17. She later stated that she was not interested in the contest and that her mother had registered her. She then represented her country at Miss World 1997 and Miss Universe 1998. Television career In 1998, Corman began her television career on RTL-TVI on the program ''Clip Party''. Before joining the team of the program ''Ça alors!'', she worked in continuity. She then hosted a number of television programs such as ''Les balades de Sandrine'', ''Mister Belgium'', ''Si c'était vous'', ''Télévie'', and ''Ça vous fait rire''. In September 2008, she met the director of the programs of M6 who suggested several projects of programs to present. A few months later, Corman started on M6 hosting ''Le Bêtisier 2008'' with Alex Goude. She continued working for Belgian television, and hosted Miss Belgium 2008. In summe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amina Lawal
Amina Lawal Kurami (born 1972) is a Nigerian woman sentenced to death by stoning for adultery and for conceiving a child out of wedlock. Lawal was sentenced by an Islamic Sharia court in Funtua, in the northern state of Katsina, in Nigeria, on 22 March 2002. The person she identified as the father of the child, Yahayya Muhammad Kurami, was acquitted of the accusation of zinā. Although Kurami was excused because he took an oath by the Holy Qur’an, this was not an option for Lawal due to the presence of her child, which is proof in the Mālikī school. Lawal's conviction sparked an international controversy. It was overturned by a Sharia which ruled that it violated Islamic law, and she later remarried. Background Lawal was the second Nigerian woman condemned to death by stoning for engaging in sex before marriage. The first woman, Safiya Hussaini, had her sentence overturned in March 2002 on her first appeal. Sharia law was established in northern Nigeria's mostly Mus ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria
Nigeria, officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea in the Atlantic Ocean to the south. It covers an area of . With Demographics of Nigeria, a population of more than 230 million, it is the List of African countries by population, most populous country in Africa, and the List of countries and dependencies by population, world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in Niger–Nigeria border, the north, Chad in Chad–Nigeria border, the northeast, Cameroon in Cameroon–Nigeria border, the east, and Benin in Benin–Nigeria border, the west. Nigeria is a Federation, federal republic comprising 36 States of Nigeria, states and the Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, Federal Capital Territory, where its capital, Abuja, is located. The List of Nigerian cities by population, largest city in Nigeria by population is Lagos, one of the largest List of largest cities, metr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ann Van Elsen
Ann Van Elsen (born 27 December 1979) is a Belgian TV host, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Belgium 2002. Biography Van Elsen was born in Mol. After finishing her marketing studies, she obtained her Master's degree in business economics in 2006. She spread her studies over several years to accommodate her professional career. Beauty pageants and modeling Van Elsen's first appearance on the cover of a magazine was unorthodox: the magazine solicited photographs from its readers, promising to feature one on its cover, which ended up being Van Elsen. This lauded appearance inspired her to enter beauty pageants like ''Miss Antwerp'', ''Miss Belgium'' and ''Miss Universe''. In 2002 Van Elsen won both the ''Miss Antwerp'' and ''Miss Belgium'' pageants. These victories rendered her eligible to enter the ''Miss World'' and ''Miss Universe'' competitions. In protest of the conviction of Amina Lawal, Van Elsen is one of the candidates who refused to participat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dolle Mina
Dolle Mina (Mad Mina) was a Dutch feminist group founded in December 1969 that campaigned for equal rights for women. It was named after an early Dutch feminist, Wilhelmina Drucker. It was a left-wing radical feminist activist group that aimed to improve women's rights through playful and humorous protest demonstrations. History During World War II, ideas surrounding the role of women in society were in transition. Strong feminist values emerged in countries such as England, Germany and the United States, due partly to women being employed in factories or deployed in combat roles. During the post-war years, women who previously worked in factories were sent home and excluded from unions and other civil society organizations. In the Netherlands, working women were fired when they got married and married women were prohibited from independently performing legal acts such as the conclusion of a contract. Dolle Mina emerged as part of the second wave of feminism, stemming from the so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 1953
Miss World 1953 was the third Miss World pageant, held at the Lyceum Theatre, London, Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom on 19 October 1953. At the end of the event, Denise Perrier of France was announced as Miss World 1953. This is the first and so far, only victory of France in the history of the pageant. Perrier was also the first Miss World winner to wear a Miss World sash. Contestants from fifteen countries participated in this year's pageant. The pageant was hosted by Eric Morley. Background Selection of participants Fifteen contestants were selected to compete in the pageant. One contestant was appointed to represent her country after being a runner-up in her national pageant, while one contestant was appointed to replace the original winner. Replacements Miss Egypt 1953, Antigone Costanda supposedly competed in this edition. However, due to undisclosed reasons, she was replaced by her first runner-up, Marina Papaelia. Costanda eventually competed in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss World 1952
Miss World 1952 was the second Miss World pageant, held at the Lyceum Ballroom in London, United Kingdom on 14 November 1952. At the end of the event, May-Louise Flodin of Sweden was announced as Miss World 1952. It was the first back-to-back victory in Miss World. During the announcement of winners, Flodin was only awarded with a trophy and a bouquet. The special award was given by to Eva Maria Hellas of Finland, being the award of as the 3rd Runner-Up. As The 4th Runner-Up, There were no winners announced to given as 4th Runner-Up later. but one day, Tally Richards of United States was accepted the offer to used of 4th Runner-Up as the winner. Eleven contestants from ten countries participated in this year's pageant, the smallest number of contestants in the history of the pageant. The pageant was hosted by Eric Morley Eric Douglas Morley (26 September 1918 – 9 November 2000) was an English television host and the founder of the Miss World pageant and ''Come Dancing'' pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
COVID-19 Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic (also known as the coronavirus pandemic and COVID pandemic), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), began with an disease outbreak, outbreak of COVID-19 in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. Soon after, it spread to other areas of Asia, and COVID-19 pandemic by country and territory, then worldwide in early 2020. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) on 30 January 2020, and assessed the outbreak as having become a pandemic on 11 March. COVID-19 symptoms range from asymptomatic to deadly, but most commonly include fever, sore throat, nocturnal cough, and fatigue. Transmission of COVID-19, Transmission of the virus is often airborne transmission, through airborne particles. Mutations have variants of SARS-CoV-2, produced many strains (variants) with varying degrees of infectivity and virulence. COVID-19 vaccines were developed rapidly and deplo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fox (international)
Fox is a defunct series of international television channels which used to be operated by Fox Networks Group, a division of 21st Century Fox. The network was affiliated with Fox Broadcasting Company from its inception until Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox in 2019. In the following years, several Fox networks worldwide were renamed, with most adopting the formerly Asian-centric brand Star based upon the Star hub available on Disney+ with most channels transitioned to being branded as Star Channel, while networks in the Baltic states, CIS, Greece and Poland instead transitioned to being branded as FX, and certain other networks were discontinued outright due to refocus for Disney+. Fox around the world See also *Star Channel (international) * Star Life (international) * FX (international) *FX Life *Fox Sports International *Fox Life *Fox Crime *Fox Comedy * Fox Movies *Fox Networks Group References {{Reflist International International is an adjective (also used ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VIJF
Play5 is a Belgium, Belgian-Flanders, Flemish commercial television channel owned by SBS Broadcasting, Play Media. It is a sister channel to Play4 (TV channel), Play4 and is owned by Play Media, owned by the Telenet Group. History VT5 As early as November 1998, SBS Broadcasting had planned the creation of a second channel. That month, long-term plans for a VT5 network were leaked, causing discomfort at the existing channel. One of VT4's expansion possibilities at the time was the creation of a second channel, as well as possible options for radio and the internet, but the possibilities for financing VT5 were impossible for the time. With VT4 planning for a local licence in Flanders in December 1998, the hypothesis of launching a second channel were still slim. The move came when its sister operations in the Netherlands were setting up Net5, NET5, set to start in March of the following year. In 2000, in case VT5 would launch, it would launch at a faster pace than VT4, which took ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
VIER
Play4 is a Belgian- Flemish commercial television channel. It is part of Play Media and production company Woestijnvis. As of 2010, the channel has a market share of more than 7%. The channel was formerly known as VIER from 17 September 2012 to 27 January 2021. On 28 January 2021, the channel was rebranded to Play4. Its owner also operates sister stations Play5, Play6 and Play7. The channel broadcasts entertainment shows, series, cartoons, movies, and sports. History The channel began broadcasting on 1 February 1995 under the name VT4. The channel initially had no Belgian broadcasting license and was transmitted via London (actually from NTL's transmission station at Brookmans Park in Hertfordshire). There was initially mass refusal from the Flemish authorities, considering that VTM gained an 18-year monopoly for advertising. In reaction, Minister of Culture Hugo Weckx initially banned the broadcast of VT4 on Belgian cable in January 1995, under the grounds that, al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
