Miss Universe Belgium 2021 - Kedist Deltour

Kedist Deltour (born 29 July 1997) is a Belgian model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Belgium 2021. As Miss Belgium, she will represent Belgium at Miss Universe 2021 in Eilat, Israel. Deltour was born in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. 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. At age ten, she and her siblings were adopted by a Belgian couple Peter and Nadège Deltour, and moved to Westhoek in West Flanders. In Belgium, Deltour completed vocational training to become a hairdresser, and later moved to Nazareth in East Flanders. Deltour began her career in pageantry in 2020, after she was crowned Miss East Flanders 2021, besting first runner-up Laura Baeyans. 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