Cilou Annys
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Cilou Annys is a Belgian beauty pageant contestant from Bruges
who won Miss Belgium
2010 on 10 January 2010. She is also Miss West Flanders. Annys, the 80th Miss Belgium, accepted the crown from Zeynep Sever
, Miss Belgium 2009.
pictured cutting her "Miss Belgium" sash.
Annys and the national committee of the Miss Belgium contest immediately issued a press release in which they apologized to anyone who may have been offended by this image. The letter of apology used various arguments to justify the picture, such as saying that Miss Belgium stood the flag "to show who resides on the Belgian territory".
One week later, Annys accepted the challenge of a French-speaking radio station, "Nostalgie", to trample the poster of Flemish separatist Bart De Wever while putting the Belgian flag on her shoulder.
pageant held on 23 August 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada
and competed in Miss World 2010
a few months later.
Bruges
Bruges is the capital and largest city of the province of West Flanders in the Flemish Region of Belgium. It is located in the northwest of the country....
who won Miss Belgium
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:...
2010 on 10 January 2010. She is also Miss West Flanders. Annys, the 80th Miss Belgium, accepted the crown from Zeynep Sever
Zeynep Sever
Zeynep Kübra Sever Demirel, was Miss Belgium 2009. Sever is of Turkish descent; she moved to Belgium when she was 12 years old.-Personal:...
, Miss Belgium 2009.
Controversy
Annys caused controversy when she posed on the cover of P-Magazine, standing on the Belgian flag, with Flemish nationalist politician Bart De WeverBart De Wever
Bart Albert Liliane De Wever is a Belgian politician and since 2004 has been the president of the New Flemish Alliance , a Flemish party that strives for an independent Flanders in a united Europe. He has also been a member of the Flemish parliament since 2004...
pictured cutting her "Miss Belgium" sash.
Annys and the national committee of the Miss Belgium contest immediately issued a press release in which they apologized to anyone who may have been offended by this image. The letter of apology used various arguments to justify the picture, such as saying that Miss Belgium stood the flag "to show who resides on the Belgian territory".
One week later, Annys accepted the challenge of a French-speaking radio station, "Nostalgie", to trample the poster of Flemish separatist Bart De Wever while putting the Belgian flag on her shoulder.
Miss Universe 2010
She placed in the Top 15 at the Miss Universe 2010Miss Universe 2010
Miss Universe 2010, the 59th edition of the pageant, was held at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino, Las Vegas, Nevada, U.S. on August 23, 2010. It was hosted by Bret Michaels and Natalie Morales...
pageant held on 23 August 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
Las Vegas is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and is also the county seat of Clark County, Nevada. Las Vegas is an internationally renowned major resort city for gambling, shopping, and fine dining. The city bills itself as The Entertainment Capital of the World, and is famous...
and competed in Miss World 2010
Miss World 2010
Miss World 2010, the 60th Miss World pageant was held on October 30, 2010, in Sanya, People's Republic of China; after Vietnam backed out of the hosting contract. Kaiane Aldorino of Gibraltar crowned her successor Alexandria Mills of the United States as Miss World 2010.-Vietnam backed out:On June...
a few months later.