Brigitta Callens (born September 28, 1980, Oudenaarde) was Miss Belgium 1999. September 28 is the 271st day of the year (272nd in leap years). ... 1980 is a leap year starting on Tuesday. ... The Miss Belgium (Dutch: Miss België, French: Miss Belgique) contest is the national beauty pageant of Belgium and has been held since ?. It is responsible for selecting the countrys representatives to the Miss World, Miss Universe and Miss International pageants. ...

Life

She spent her childhood in Oudenaarde, a beautiful city surrounded by Flanders fields. During her teens Brigitta moved to Ghent, to study languages. After she has won the Miss Belgium contest she became a successful model and signed a contract with Stafford Miller to lend her face for the Sensodyne International campaign. In 2002 she moved to Antwerp. The reputation of Antwerp as Fashion City made her staying there. Belgian fashion designers have undeniably acquired a reputation at world-level, thanks to the Antwerp Royal Academy of Fine Arts and the "Antwerp Six": Walter van Beirendonck, Dirk van Saene, Dries van Noten, Dirk Bikkembergs, Ann Demeulemeester and Marina Yee. // Definitions Flanders (Dutch: Vlaanderen, French: Flandre or Flandres) has two main designations: a historical region (the County of Flanders), and an administrative region of Belgium (the Flemish Region and the Flemish Community). ... This page is about the Belgian city. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Cathedral of our Lady (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwekathedraal, Antwerp) in the Handschoenmarkt, in the old part of Antwerp is the largest cathedral in the Low Countries and is home to a number of triptychs by the Belgian painter, Rubens. ... Dirk Bikkembergs (born January 2, 1959 in Cologne, Germany) is a Belgian fashion designer. ... Ann Demeulemeester (born in 1959 in Belgium) is a fashion designer whose label (Ann Demeulemeester) clothing is usually displayed during Paris Fashion Week. ...