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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. She is also a TV host and has been the host of Belgian TV shows Place Royale and Plug People.

Early life

Beyne was born in Brussels. She speaks English, French and Dutch. Her father is Belgian, her mother Congolese.

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. She was the second black person to win Miss Belgium.

Miss Universe 2012

Beyne represented Belgium in Miss Universe 2012 held in Las Vegas.

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. It was her first gig as a TV host.

In June 2021, she became the co-host of TV show Place Royale. For her first episode, she tested positive for Covid-19, and unable to do filming, so only her voice was used.

In November 2021, it was announced that she would be the host of a Belgian TV show called Plug People.

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.
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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

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