Laura Beyne

Laura Beyne
Laura Beyne in 2012
Born	Laura Beyne (1992-05-25) 25 May 1992 (age 32) Brussels, Belgium
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)

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]

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]

References

1. "Laura Beyne dévoile les secrets de sa beauté lors d'une séance photo très sexy en Tunisie". sudinfo.be (in French). 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
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.
4. "Miss Belgium 2012, Laura Beyne". Beauty Contest Update. Archived from the original on 2013-04-30. Retrieved 2012-01-09.
5. "Cinetele Revue". Archived from the original on 2017-05-17. Retrieved 2014-09-15.
6. "Black History Month: Europe's Black Legacy". BET. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
7. Tuner Archived 2014-09-15 at the Wayback Machine
8. "La superbe Laura Beyne est notre mère Noël: l'animatrice de RTL-TVI et ancienne Miss Belgique se confie". sudinfo.be avec Ciné-Télé-Revue (in French). 2019-12-21. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
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.
11. ""Place Royale": ce que Laura Beyne va apporter au magazine des têtes couronnées". DH Les Sports + (in French). 2021-03-20. Retrieved 2022-02-08.
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.

External links

• Official Miss Belgium website

Awards and achievements
Preceded by Justine De Jonckheere	Miss Belgium 2012	Succeeded by Noémie Happart