Anke Van dermeersch

Anke Maria Flor Van dermeersch (born 27 October 1972) is a Belgian politician, former model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Belgium 1991. She has later been a politician for the Vlaams Belang party, being elected as a senator in 2003.

Pageantry and law
Anke Van dermeersch rose to attention in Belgium during a modelling career, becoming Miss Belgium in 1991. She represented her country at Miss Universe 1992 where she placed Top 6. She thereafter completed a law degree and became a lawyer before eventually entering politics.

Political career
Van dermeersch became a directly elected Belgian senator in 2003 for the far-right party Vlaams Blok, which was succeeded by Vlaams Belang in 2004. Since 2019, she has been a member of the Flemish parliament. She has also been the leader of a counter-jihad group called Women Against Islamisation.