Laura Beyne

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Laura Beyne
Laura Beyne en juin 2012, miss Belgique au tournoi des celebrites de SPA.jpg
Laura Beyne in 2012
Born
Laura Beyne

(1992-05-25) 25 May 1992 (age 31)
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Belgium 2012
Major
competition(s)
Miss Belgium 2012
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2012
(Unplaced)
Miss World 2012
(Unplaced)

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]

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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]

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References

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  2. "Thomas de Bergeyck et Laura Beyne, le nouveau duo de «Place Royale»". sudinfo.be avec Ciné-Télé-Revue (in French). 2021-03-02. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  3. Goff, Keli (November 8, 2013). "Black Beauty Queens Have Broken Barriers". The Root. Retrieved 8 February 2022.
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  9. "Laura Beyne: «Whitney, mon idole»". www.lavenir.net (in French). 2020-02-01. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  10. "Laura Beyne absente du prochain «Place royale»: elle est atteinte du coronavirus". sudinfo.be avec Ciné-Télé-Revue (in French). 2021-06-17. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
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  12. "Pourquoi Laura Beyne sera absente du prochain "Place Royale"". DH Les Sports + (in French). 2021-06-21. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  13. "Laura Beyne absente du prochain «Place royale»: elle est atteinte du coronavirus". www.sudinfo.be (in French). Retrieved 2022-02-08.
  14. "Laura Beyne présente « Plug People »: la 1re émission sera consacrée aux Spice Girls". sudinfo.be avec Ciné-Télé-Revue (in French). 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Belgium
2012
Succeeded by