Véronique De Kock
Véronique De Kock (born 3 April 1977 in Antwerp, Belgium) is a Belgian business owner, television presenter and beauty pageant titleholder.[1]
Biography
[edit]Career
[edit]At the age of 15, De Kock was already a model in Belgium, France, Germany and Italy. She has been featured on the covers of the magazines P-Magazine, Ché, and HUMO.
When she was 17, she won the title of Miss Flanders and one year later she won the prestigious title of Miss Belgium 1995.[2] She competed at Miss World 1995 and Miss Universe 1996 but failed to place in the top 10 in both pageants.
In 2013 she was a contestant in the VTM-program De Grote Sprong, a diving contest.
From 2008 to 2018, she was the co-presenter of the Miss Belgium pageant.[3] During the 2012 edition, she tripped on her long dress and fell as she was entering the stage at the very beginning of the pageant.[4][5]
In later years De Kock opened a fashion store, '1995 by Véro' in Schilde, and relocated it to Brasschaat in 2019.[1][6][7]
Personal life
[edit]From 2001, De Kock was dating Frank Slaets. They got married and have a son, Sébastien, born on January 30, 2005. They divorced in 2006.[8]
In 2019, De Kock married entrepreneur Manuel Goossens.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Véronique De Kock stelt huwelijk uit". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 1 February 2019. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
- ^ den Dunnen, Gerit (16 October 2008). "Veronique De Kock eerste Belgische Bondgirl?". TV-Visie (in Dutch). Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
- ^ "Pourquoi Véronique De Kock ne présente plus "Miss Belgique" ?". www.cinetelerevue.be (in French). Retrieved 2019-04-21.
- ^ "Véronique De Kock se gamelle lors de son entrée à Miss Belgique". www.rtl.be (in French). Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ "Miss Belgique: la belle gamelle de la présentatrice Véronique De Kock". www.sudinfo.be (in French). 21 February 2012. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ Brys, Jan (2 February 2019). "Véronique De Kock opent kledingzaak '1995 by Vero' op Bredabaan: "Iedereen is welkom bij mij"". www.gva.be (in Flemish). Retrieved 2019-04-22.
- ^ "IN BEELD: Véronique De Kock opent pop-upwinkel in Wijnegem Shopping Center". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 2018-06-01. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
- ^ "Veronique De Kock en Frank Slaets gaan uit elkaar". www.nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). 9 April 2006. Retrieved 2020-02-02.
- ^ "Véronique De Kock trouwt met grote liefde Manuel". www.hln.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-02-02.
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