Miss Belgium, removed from the screens in 2020, could soon return to television. Darline Devos remains confident about the future of the competition despite recent developments in other countries.
Miss Belgium could return to television. ©Belga Images
Martinique was in the spotlight during the Miss France election last Saturday, with the victory of Angélique Angarni-Filopon. At 34, this flight attendant became the oldest to win the crown, a fact which surprises as much as it illustrates recent developments in the competition. “I think I am well preserved,” she said in response to comments about her age, highlighting the opening now made to older candidates, married or mothers.
The director of the Miss Belgium Committee reassures
Since 2020, the Miss Belgium competition has no longer been broadcast on traditional television channels, mainly due to declining audiences and production costs. However, the event survived thanks to online broadcasting, making it possible to reach a younger and more connected audience.
While Miss France is evolving towards more inclusiveness, Darline Devos, director of the Miss Belgium Committee, remains confident for the Belgian competition. If certain countries like the Netherlands have stopped their elections, she believes that Belgium still has “good years ahead of it”. She recognizes the importance of current discussions with the channels to consider a return of the election to the small screen.
A renewal to seduce the public
Darline Devos insists on the need to adapt the competition to the expectations of the public. The evolution of participation criteria, such as the opening to candidates who are married or mothers, bears witness to this change. The digital format has kept the competition alive, but a return to television would make it possible to reconnect with historical viewers while modernizing the image of the event.
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