Kedist Deltour

Kedist Deltour (born 29 July 1997[1]) is an Ethiopian born-Belgian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Belgium 2021. As Miss Belgium, she represented Belgium at Miss Universe 2021, where she failed to enter the top 16. she also will represent her country at Miss World 2023 on December 16, 2023.

Kedist Deltour
Born (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Height1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss East Flanders 2021
Miss Belgium 2021
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Miss Belgium 2021
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2021
(Unplaced)
Miss World 2023
(TBA)

Early life

Deltour was born in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia.[2] 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.[3] At age ten, she and her siblings were adopted by a Belgian couple Peter and Nadège Deltour, and moved to Woesten in West Flanders.[3][4] In Belgium, Deltour completed vocational training to become a hairdresser, and later moved to Nazareth in East Flanders.[5][2][6]

Pageantry

Deltour began her career in pageantry in 2020, after she was crowned Miss East Flanders 2021, besting first runner-up Laura Baeyens.[7] As Miss East Flanders, Deltour received the right to represent the province at Miss Belgium 2021. The Miss Belgium finals were held on 31 March 2021 in Adinkerke, without an audience due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[8] Deltour first advanced into the top 22, then the top fifteen, until being announced as the winner; this made her the eighth consecutive Flemish woman to win the title.[9][10][11][12][13][14]

As Miss Belgium, Deltour represented Belgium at Miss Universe 2021. Additionally, as part of her prize package, Deltour received a pink Volvo.[15]

References
  1. "Dankuwel aan iedereen voor de verjaardag wensen" (in Dutch). Kedist Deltour. 29 July 2019.
  2. 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).
  3. "L'incroyable destin de Kedist Deltour, élue Miss Belgique 2021". La Voix du Nord (in French). 1 April 2021.
  4. "Interview: Model Kedist Deltour (Belgium)" (in Dutch). Modellenland Magazine. 24 May 2020.
  5. Vansteelandt, Tim (9 January 2021). "Miss West- én Oost-Vlaanderen verdedigen West-Vlaamse eer in finale Miss België". kw.be (in Dutch).
  6. "Op weg naar de Miss België-kroon?: Kedist Deltour (23, Nazareth)" (in Dutch). Chez Bartizze. 14 December 2020.
  7. "Miss Oost-Vlaanderen is Kedist Deltour" (in Dutch). Miss Belgium. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  8. "Alle kandidaten voor Miss België in quarantaine voor show vanavond: "Al anderhalve week in afzondering"" (in Dutch). Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie.
  9. "Eén van deze 15 wordt Miss België 2021" (in Dutch). Chez Bartizze. 31 March 2021.
  10. "Kedist Deltour élue Miss Belgique 2021" (in French). 7sur7. 31 March 2021.
  11. "Miss Belgique 2021: Kedist Deltour est la nouvelle Miss Belgique" (in French). sudinfo. 31 March 2021.
  12. "Kedist Deltour is Miss België 2021" (in Dutch). HLN. 31 March 2021.
  13. "Kedist Deltour est Miss Belgique 2021" (in French). L'Avenir. 31 March 2021.
  14. "Kedist Deltour sacrée Miss Belgique 2021". La Libre (in French). 31 March 2021.
  15. "Kedist Deltour (23) gekroond tot Miss België 2021" (in Dutch). Vlaamse Radio- en Televisieomroeporganisatie. 31 March 2021.
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