Anke Vandermeersch (born Antwerp, October 27, 1972) is a Flemish politician and beauty queen. The Cathedral of our Lady (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal, Antwerp) in the Handschoenmarkt, in the old quarter of Antwerp is the largest cathedral in the Low Countries and home to a number of triptychs by Belgian Baroque painter Rubens. ... October 27 is the 300th day of the year (301st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 65 days remaining. ... 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1972 calendar). ... Flanders (Flemish, Fleming) (Dutch: Vlaanderen (Vlaams, Vlaming)) has two main designations: a geographical region in the north of Belgium, corresponding to the Flemish region, a constituent part of the federal Belgian state. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics to the extent of holding or running for public office. ... A beauty contest, or beauty pageant, is a competition between people, based largely, though not always entirely, on the beauty of their physical appearance. ...

Pageantry

Anke rose to attention in Belgium during a modelling career, becoming Miss Belgium in 1991. She competed in Miss Universe in 1992, making the final six but losing in the final to Michelle McLean of Namibia The Miss Belgium (Dutch: Miss België, French: Miss Belgique) contest is the largest national beauty pageant of Belgium and has been held since 1969. ... Miss Universe is an annual international beauty contest, and the title for the winner of the contest, founded in 1952 by California clothing company Pacific Mills. ... Michelle McLean was crowned Miss Universe in 1992. ...

Political career

Anke had dabbled in politics, expressing support for several parties, finally showing her commitment to the Vlaams Blok (now Vlaams Belang), becoming a directly elected Belgian senator in 2003. Initially, she promised to pose nude for playboy magazine if she were to be elected, but it was not to be that year. The Flemish Block (Dutch: Vlaams Blok) was a Flemish right-wing nationalist political party which rejected the state of Belgium, calling for political independence for the Flemish half of the country. ... Vlaams Belang (English: Flemish Interest) is a Belgian political party. ... The Belgian Senate (Dutch: de Senaat, French: le Sénat) is one of the two chambers of the Belgian Federal Parliament. ... Classic Playboy logo Playboy is an adult entertainment magazine, founded in 1953 by Hugh Hefner and his associates, which has grown into Playboy Enterprises, Inc. ...

She is married to a Luxembourgian and trained as a lawyer. Motto: Luxembourgish: Mir wëlle bleiwe wat mir sinn (English: We wish to remain what we are) Anthem: Ons Hémécht (Our Homeland) Capital Luxembourg Largest city Luxembourg Official language(s) French, German, Luxembourgish (de jure since 1984) Government Grand Duke Prime minister Grand duchy Grand Duke Henri (List...

External links

• ankevandermeersch.be

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