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Petra Hoost
Petra Hoost (born January 6th, 1976 in Enhuizen, Netherlands) is a fashion model and the first Afro-Dutch woman to win the Miss Netherlands beauty pageant in 1996.

Family
Petra Hoost was born on January 6th, 1976 in the city of Enhuizen, Netherlands. Her father is from Suriname, a former Dutch colony, and her mother is Dutch.

Miss Netherlands
In 1996 Hoost entered and won the Miss Netherlands pageant at 20 years old, becoming the first Afro-Dutch woman to win the Miss Netherlands contest. After winning the Miss Netherlands pageant she went on to represent the Netherlands in the Miss World pageant held in Bangalore, India but did not place.

Career After Miss Netherlands
After her victory in the 1996 Miss Netherlands pageant Hoost became fashion model. Following this she attended Fotovakschool, a Dutch school of photography in Apeldoorn, Netherlands from 2000 to 2004. She now runs a photo shop in Enhuizen, where she was born.