Véronique De Kock

Véronique De Kock (born 3 April 1977 in Antwerp, Belgium) is a Belgian business owner, television presenter and a former beauty pageant title-holder.[1]

Véronique de Kock

Biography

Career

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 et 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

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

1. "Véronique De Kock stelt huwelijk uit". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 1 February 2019. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
2. 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.
3. "Pourquoi Véronique De Kock ne présente plus "Miss Belgique" ?". www.cinetelerevue.be (in French). Retrieved 2019-04-21.
4. "Véronique De Kock se gamelle lors de son entrée à Miss Belgique". www.rtl.be (in French). Retrieved 2020-02-02.
5. "Miss Belgique: la belle gamelle de la présentatrice Véronique De Kock". www.sudinfo.be (in French). Retrieved 2020-02-02.
6. Brys, Jan. "Véronique De Kock opent kledingzaak '1995 by Vero' op Bredabaan: "Iedereen is welkom bij mij"". www.gva.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2019-04-22.
7. "IN BEELD: Véronique De Kock opent pop-upwinkel in Wijnegem Shopping Center". Het Laatste Nieuws (in Dutch). 2018-06-01. Retrieved 2020-11-28.
8. "Veronique De Kock en Frank Slaets gaan uit elkaar". www.nieuwsblad.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-02-02.
9. "Véronique De Kock trouwt met grote liefde Manuel". www.hln.be (in Dutch). Retrieved 2020-02-02.