Kedist Deltour

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Kedist Deltour
Born (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 (age 26)
Miss Belgium 2021
  • (Winner)
  • Miss Universe 2021
  • (Unplaced)
  • Miss World 2023
  • (Top 40)

    • Kedist Deltour (born 29 July 1997

    Miss Belgium 2021. She represented her country at Miss World 2023
    on March 9, 2024.

    Early life

    Deltour was born in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.[3] When she was eight years old, her mother died of cancer. Afterwards, her father remarried; Deltour's stepmother was physically abusive, and when she was nine years old, her father left her and her siblings in an orphanage.[4] When Deltour was ten years old, she and her siblings were adopted by a Belgian couple Peter and Nadège Deltour, and moved to Woesten in West Flanders.[4][5] In Belgium, Deltour completed vocational training to become a hairdresser and later moved to Nazareth in East Flanders.[6][3][7]

    Pageantry

    Deltour began her career in pageantry in 2020, when she was crowned Miss East Flanders 2021, besting first runner-up Laura Baeyens.

    Miss Belgium 2021. The Miss Belgium finals were held on 31 March 2021 in Adinkerke.[9] Deltour is the eighth consecutive Flemish woman to win the title.[10][11][12][13][14][15] As part of her prize package, she received a pink Volvo.[16]

    As Miss Belgium, Deltour represented Belgium at Miss Universe 2021, where she was unplaced, then at Miss World 2023, where she reached the top 40 but fell because of her high heels during the top model competition.[17][18]

    References

    1. ^ Deltour, Kedist (February 10, 2024). "Kedist DELTOUR - BELGIUM". Kedist Deltour - Miss World 2023 Belgium.
    2. ^ "Dankuwel aan iedereen voor de verjaardag wensen" (in Dutch). Kedist Deltour. 29 July 2019.
    3. ^ a b Verhaeghe, Olaf (15 January 2021). "Kedist Deltour, van het weeshuis in Ethiopië naar de finale van Miss België: "Dit land heeft mij alles gegeven"". kw.be (in Dutch).
    4. ^ a b "L'incroyable destin de Kedist Deltour, élue Miss Belgique 2021". La Voix du Nord (in French). 1 April 2021.
    5. ^ "Interview: Model Kedist Deltour (Belgium)" (in Dutch). Modellenland Magazine. 24 May 2020.
    6. ^ Vansteelandt, Tim (9 January 2021). "Miss West- én Oost-Vlaanderen verdedigen West-Vlaamse eer in finale Miss België". kw.be (in Dutch).
    7. ^ "Op weg naar de Miss België-kroon?: Kedist Deltour (23, Nazareth)" (in Dutch). Chez Bartizze. 14 December 2020.
    8. ^ "Miss Oost-Vlaanderen is Kedist Deltour" (in Dutch). Miss Belgium. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
    9. Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie
      . 31 March 2021.
    10. ^ "Eén van deze 15 wordt Miss België 2021" (in Dutch). Chez Bartizze. 31 March 2021.
    11. ^ "Kedist Deltour élue Miss Belgique 2021" (in French). 7sur7. 31 March 2021.
    12. ^ "Miss Belgique 2021: Kedist Deltour est la nouvelle Miss Belgique" (in French). sudinfo. 31 March 2021.
    13. ^ "Kedist Deltour is Miss België 2021" (in Dutch). HLN. 31 March 2021.
    14. ^ "Kedist Deltour est Miss Belgique 2021" (in French). L'Avenir. 31 March 2021.
    15. ^ "Kedist Deltour sacrée Miss Belgique 2021". La Libre (in French). 31 March 2021.
    16. Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie
      . 31 March 2021.
    17. ^ "Miss World: 1 contestant stumbled in the Top Model contest, the organizers immediately stopped the show to handle it". VGT TV. 3 March 2024.
    18. ^ "Miss Belgium Kedist Deltour FALLS during Miss World 2023 Top Model Competition – 2 Angles of view". YouTube. 10 March 2024.

    External links

    Awards and achievements
    Preceded by
    2021
    		 Succeeded by
    Chayenne van Aarle, Antwerp
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