Ann Van Elsen
filed in Celebrities on Mar.30, 2009
Ann Van Elsen (born December 27, 1979) is a model and TV personality from Mol, Antwerp in Belgium. She was crowned Miss Belgium in 2002.
After finishing her Marketing studies, Van Elsen obtained her Masters degree in Business Economics in 2006.
Van Elsen first appeared on the cover of a magazine when that magazine had chosen a photograph of a reader to appear on the cover. This inspired her to enter beauty pageants like Miss Antwerp, Miss Belgium and Miss Universe.
In 2002 Van Elsen won both the Miss Antwerp and Miss Belgium pageants. This allowed her entrance to the Miss World and Miss Universe competitions.
Van Elsen is one of the candidates that refused to participate in the Miss World election in Nigeria in 2002, in protest of the conviction of Amina Lawal.
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