Brigitta Callens
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Brigitta Callens was Miss Belgium 1999
and her country's representative to Miss World 1999
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Brigitta "Gitta" Callens
was born in Oudenaarde, a small town known as the jewel of the Flemish Ardennes
. She was a ballerina for 8 years when she was a young girl.
She spent her childhood in Oudenaarde
and moved to Ghent
, during her teens to study languages.
After she won the Miss Belgium contest in 1999 at the age of 18, she became a successful model and signed a contract with Stafford Miller to lend her face for the Sensodyne International campaign. She worked long time as a model and make-up artist in the fashion city Antwerp and created her own line of jewellery, named AKINA, which is the Japanese name for the first spring flower. Later on, she started photography.view site
She practices Raja Yoga and studied in India (Ashram of Sri Aurobindo & Auroville), Thailand, Indonesia, New York, Paris and Londen. She was a student at the European Academy for Natural Healthcare, and trains Raja Yoga & Vedanta in her homecountry. She also is therapist and instructor of the ancient holistic massage-, relaxation- and yoga nidra-therapies, with a great knowledge and experience in treating the marmampoints and nadi's of the body.
She runs her own Yoga & Mindstyle Institute "La Maison Pure" and works for Life Tv, a Belgian TV channel about Health and the Quality of Life, where she has a program about Yoga.
Miss Belgium
Miss Belgium is the largest national beauty pageant in Belgium, responsible for selecting the country's representatives to Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss International pageants.-Winners since 1969:-2008 controversy:...
and her country's representative to Miss World 1999
Miss World 1999
The 49th Miss World pageant was held on 4 December 1999 at London's Olympia Hall. The pageant was hosted by Ulrika Jonsson and model Melanie Sykes. The 1999 pageant attracted 94 delegates from all over the world. The 1999 pageant also marked the first time that Scotland and Wales fielded their...
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Brigitta "Gitta" Callens
Callens
Callens is a surname and may refer to:* Brigitta Callens , Miss Belgium 1999* Els Callens , Belgian tennis player...
was born in Oudenaarde, a small town known as the jewel of the Flemish Ardennes
Flemish Ardennes
The Flemish Ardennes is an informal name given to a hilly region in the south of the province of East Flanders, Belgium.The area is distinct from the Ardennes, which is situated further to the south in Wallonia, France and Luxembourg....
. She was a ballerina for 8 years when she was a young girl.
She spent her childhood in Oudenaarde
Oudenaarde
Oudenaarde is a Belgian municipality in the Flemish province of East Flanders. The municipality comprises the city of Oudenaarde proper and the towns of Bevere, Edelare, Eine, Ename, Heurne, Leupegem, Mater, Melden, Mullem, Nederename, Welden, Volkegem and a part of Ooike.From the 15th to the 18th...
and moved to Ghent
Ghent
Ghent is a city and a municipality located in the Flemish region of Belgium. It is the capital and biggest city of the East Flanders province. The city started as a settlement at the confluence of the Rivers Scheldt and Lys and in the Middle Ages became one of the largest and richest cities of...
, during her teens to study languages.
After she won the Miss Belgium contest in 1999 at the age of 18, she became a successful model and signed a contract with Stafford Miller to lend her face for the Sensodyne International campaign. She worked long time as a model and make-up artist in the fashion city Antwerp and created her own line of jewellery, named AKINA, which is the Japanese name for the first spring flower. Later on, she started photography.view site
She practices Raja Yoga and studied in India (Ashram of Sri Aurobindo & Auroville), Thailand, Indonesia, New York, Paris and Londen. She was a student at the European Academy for Natural Healthcare, and trains Raja Yoga & Vedanta in her homecountry. She also is therapist and instructor of the ancient holistic massage-, relaxation- and yoga nidra-therapies, with a great knowledge and experience in treating the marmampoints and nadi's of the body.
She runs her own Yoga & Mindstyle Institute "La Maison Pure" and works for Life Tv, a Belgian TV channel about Health and the Quality of Life, where she has a program about Yoga.