Romanie Schotte | |
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Born | |
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) |
Beauty pageant titleholder | |
Title | Miss Belgium 2017 |
Hair color | Brown |
Eye color | Brown |
Major competition(s) | Miss Belgium 2017 (Winner) Miss World 2017 (Unplaced) |
Romanie Schotte is a Belgian model and beauty pageant titleholder from Bruges who was crowned Miss Belgium 2017 and represented Belgium at the Miss World 2017 pageant.
Schotte, at the time a 19-year-old Business Management student, was crowned "Miss Belgium 2017" by Lenty Frans (Miss Belgium 2016) on 14 January 2017.[1]
After winning the title, Schotte was criticized for her response to a racist comment on Instagram.[2][3][4] The Centre for Equal Opportunities and Opposition to Racism opened an investigation but found there was no wrongdoing on her part.[5][6]
Schotte took part in the Miss World 2017 pageant but did not reach the finals.[7]
In June 2019 Schotte married Stefan Talpe.[8] In May 2021 the couple announced that they were expecting their first child.[9]