Virginie Claes (born 17 December 1982 in Herk-de-Stad, Limburg) is a Belgian TV host and beauty pageant titleholder.
Claes was Miss Limburg 2006 and later that year she was crowned Miss Belgium 2006 and represented her country at Miss World 2006 but Unplaced.
She later became a television and radio presenter, including for French-language channels RTL-TVI and Bel RTL. [1]
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