The pageant that crowned Belgium’s Top Woman focused on the inner beauty and body positivity of the contestants. The 60 contenders for the title, aged from 23 to 64, were among the latest group of more than 5,000 women who have now taken a nine-month programme on discovering and accepting themselves, as well as some styling and pampering.
“True beauty does not come from a perfect body that corresponds with what society dictates, but from a body telling a story,” said Nathalie De Reuck, 56, founder of Top Women, the not-for-profit organisation behind Saturday’s event. “A woman who is fine in her head, fine in her body, is a woman who is…
