Miss Belgium 2023 survives near-fatal car crash, partner feared she had died
A former Miss Belgium came close to death in a car accident, according to an account published by the Brussels daily DH (DHnet) on 5 August 2026.
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- DH (DHnet) reported on 5 August 2026 that the woman crowned Miss Belgium in 2023 nearly died in a car accident.
- The account says blood ran from her nose and mouth after the crash.
- Her partner, named in the report as Jonas, is quoted as believing at first that she had died.
- The date, location, cause and severity of the accident are not independently confirmed in the material available for this report.
The story concerns the woman crowned Miss Belgium (Miss Belgique) in 2023, the national beauty pageant held annually and broadcast to audiences across Belgium's language communities. The central sources are DH (DHnet), the Brussels-based francophone daily that published the account on 5 August 2026, and a person named in that report as Jonas, described as the woman's partner, who is quoted as having feared she had died at the scene. The event described is a car accident in which she was seriously injured.
Background
Miss Belgium is a long-established national pageant whose winners take on a year of public appearances and media coverage, keeping them in the public eye well beyond their reign. Belgian celebrity culture regularly follows former titleholders' lives, which is why a personal ordeal such as a serious accident becomes national news.
What to do
Readers should treat the specifics as DH's reporting until confirmed by a second source or official statement, and be wary of unverified claims circulating on social media.
Impact
Regional — The story resonates across Belgium as a national celebrity item rather than affecting one region's services or residents; interest is likely strongest in the francophone communities of Brussels and Wallonia, where DH's readership is concentrated.
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- Published:
- 5 Aug 2026, 02:00
- Retrieved by ODIN:
- 8 Aug 2026
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