Laura Beyne
Miss Belgium 2012 (born 1992)
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Laura Beyne; (born 25 May 1992) is a Belgian TV host and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Belgium 2012 and represented her country in the 2012 Miss Universe and Miss World pageants.[1] She is also a TV host and has been the host of Belgian TV shows Place Royale and Plug People.[2]
competition(s)Miss Belgium 2012
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2012
(Unplaced)
Miss World 2012
(Unplaced)
Laura Beyne | |
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Laura Beyne in 2012 | |
| Born | Laura Beyne 25 May 1992 |
| Height | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Belgium 2012 |
| Major competition(s) | Miss Belgium 2012 (Winner) Miss Universe 2012 (Unplaced) Miss World 2012 (Unplaced) |
Early life
Beyne was born in Brussels. She speaks English, French and Dutch. Her father is Belgian, her mother Congolese.[3]
Miss Belgium 2012
Beyne was crowned Miss Belgium 2012 by Justine De Jonckheere (Miss Belgium 2011) at the Casino de Knokke in Knokke-Heist on 8 January 2012. Beyne represented Belgium in Miss World 2012 in Ordos, Inner Mongolia on 18 August 2012.[4][5] She was the second black person to win Miss Belgium.[6]
Miss Universe 2012
Beyne represented Belgium in Miss Universe 2012 held in Las Vegas.[7]
Television career
In February 2020, she was the host of a TV show about Whitney Houston called Whitney, My Idol, on Belgian TV station RTL-TVI.[8] It was her first gig as a TV host.[9]
In June 2021, she became the co-host of TV show Place Royale.[10][11] For her first episode, she tested positive for COVID-19, and unable to do filming, so only her voice was used.[12][13]
In November 2021, it was announced that she would be the host of a Belgian TV show called Plug People.[14]