Miss France
Miss France is a national beauty pageant in France held each year in December, and the winner is designated by the year that begins in the ensuing January.[1] The trademark is owned by the company Miss France SAS,[2][3].[4] Local and regional pageants that provide entrants for the Miss France contest are organized by the Comité Miss France, whose emblematic president was Geneviève de Fontenay during 20 years.[4]
| Motto | The most beautiful woman of France |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1920 |
| Type | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters | Paris |
| Location | |
Membership | |
Official language | French |
National Director | Sylvie Tellier |
| Website | tf1 |
The current Miss France is Clémence Botino of Guadeloupe who was crowned on 14 December 2019 in Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur. Her prizes included 100,000 euros in gifts, use of a Paris apartment for one year and a monthly net salary of 3,000 euros.[5][6][7]
Miss France 2016, Iris Mittenaere of Nord-Pas-de-Calais, went on to win the title of Miss Universe 2016 in Manila, Philippines, on 30 January 2017. She is the second Miss Universe from France after 63 years.[8] The first Miss Universe from France was Christiane Martel who wasn't a contestant from Miss France but the winner of Miss Cinémonde 1953.
The national director of France is Sylvie Tellier, former Miss France.
Rules
The pageant is contested by regional winners of local contests from Metropolitan France and its overseas territories. The method of choosing the winner has varied over the years, ordinarily with a jury of celebrities choosing a set of finalists. The winner in recent years was chosen by a weighting of the jury's opinion and votes of television viewers of the pageant (who pay a fee for each vote). Since the Miss France 2010 contest, the winner is chosen entirely by the votes of viewers for the first time.[9]
The following qualifications are required to become Miss France:[1]
- to be born female and of French nationality or naturalization,
- to have an age of 18 to 24 years on 1 November of the year of the contest,
- to be at least 1.70 meters tall,
- to be never married and without children
- to have a clean police record
One should not:
- have had her image exploited in a manner that could be incompatible or pose an obstacle to the organizers' rights,
- have taken part in a competing pageant,
- have done cosmetic surgery and have appearance prosthetics (wig, colored contact lenses, etc.),
- have visible tattoos or piercings (except earrings).
- have ever posed partially or completely naked. Doing so after winning is also prohibited, and causes definitive loss of the title.
History
La plus belle femme de France
The first organizer of the Miss France contest was Maurice de Waleffe, a journalist. In 1920 he organized a beauty contest whose winner was to be chosen by filmgoers. The contest was called "La plus belle femme de France" – "The most beautiful woman of France".[10]
The first contest had 1,700 entrants, from which a jury chose 49 finalists. Each week for seven weeks, filmgoers received a ballot with seven different names. The winner was Agnès Souret.[11] The contest was repeated in 1921, with the winner Pauline Pô, after which it was discontinued.
Miss France
In 1926, the contest winner was called "Miss France" for the first time. The contest was discontinued after the 1940 contest because of World War II, and de Waleffe died in 1946.[11]
Starting in 1947, several different groups organized national beauty contests, some of which carried the name Miss France. One of them, founded by Jean Raibaut, was formally organized under the name "Club Charly's" in 1950.[11] The contest organized by Endemol traces its roots to a contest run by an informal group led by Guy Rinaldo and Louis de Fontenay that called itself "Comité Miss France" and crowned its first winner in 1947. After the commencement of the Miss World contest in 1951 and the Miss Universe contest in 1952, the "Comité Miss France" formally organized in 1954, with Rinaldo as president, under the name "Comité Miss France – Miss Europe – Miss Universe."[3]
In these early days, however, the organizers of the global contests did not necessarily have entrants who had won what might be considered the corresponding national contest. The entrant for Miss Universe 1953 from France, for instance, was Christiane Martel, who had won the Miss Cinémonde contest, also organized by Rinaldo, and not Sylviane Carpentier, who had won the Miss France contest.[12] Similarly, the entrant for Miss World 1953 was Denise Perrier. As a result, even though France won both the Miss World and Miss Universe contests in 1953, two different women were the winners, and neither was the winner of the Miss France contest.
The Miss France War
The administrative secretary of the "Comité Miss France – Miss Europe – Miss Universe" was Geneviève Mulmann, who along with Louis de Fontenay ousted Rinaldo on 14 September 1956. Louis and Geneviève subsequently both took the name de Fontenay, presented themselves as a married couple and had two children together, though they never married. Rinaldo formed a rival association called the "Comité Miss France de Paris". And "Club Charly's" continued to name its own Miss France. Several lawsuits and countersuits ensued.[3]
The war claimed its first injury in April 1983. The de Fontenay committee had deposed Isabelle Turpault for posing for nude photographs. After Turpault made some disparaging remarks about Geneviève de Fontenay, Turpault alleged that one of the de Fontenay children, Xavier, punched her on the Champs-Élysées.[13]
In 1986, Geneviève de Fontenay registered the trademark "Miss France" with the Institut National de la Propriété Intellectuelle (INPI), and defended it from a challenge by the Rinaldo committee. She renewed the trademark in 1996.[3]
In 1999, Eric Morley, founder and organizer of the Miss World contest, revoked the license of the de Fontenay committee and awarded it to the Rinaldo committee, headed by Antoine de Villejoie after Rinaldo's death in 1991.[14] The license was subsequently awarded to Endemol, and starting in 2005 the winner of the Endemol contest or her designated replacement has participated in Miss World.
Big Four pageants
In the early years of the Miss Universe, Miss World and Miss International contests, it was rare for the winner of the Miss France contest to compete in both (see table below). From 1961 to 1993, however, the winner of Miss France, or her runner-up, generally competed in international pageantry.
In 1971, the Miss France winner, Myriam Stocco, competed in both the Miss World and Miss Universe contests. From then until 1993, 17 of the 23 Miss France winners competed in both global contests.
Starting in 1994, the de Fontenay committee stopped sending the winner or runner-up to Miss World, a situation that led to the shift of the license to the Rinaldo committee in 1999.[14] Since 2005, however, the entrant in both global contests has been the winner of the Miss France contest organized by Endemol or her designated replacement.
Nowadays, Miss France Organization sends the country's representative to: Miss Universe and Miss World contests. If the reigning Miss France is unable to participate in one of the two contests, it is usually her première dauphine (first runner-up) that represents France in the one that she doesn't take part in. However, it is not unusual that one of her other dauphines or even her Miss France predecessor can potentially take that vacant spot.
Titleholders
La plus belle femme de France
| Year | Miss France | Region | Host city |
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| 1920 | Agnès Souret † |  |
Paris, Île-de-France |
| 1921 | Pauline Pô † |  |
Paris, Île-de-France |
Pre-World War II
| Year | Miss France | Region | Host city |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1927 | Roberte Cusey † |  |
Paris, Île-de-France |
| 1928 | Raymonde Allain † | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Paris, Île-de-France |
| 1929 | Germaine Laborde † |  |
Paris, Île-de-France |
| Madeleine Mourgues |  |
Paris, Île-de-France | |
| 1930 | Yvette Labrousse † |  |
Paris, Île-de-France |
| 1931 | Jeanne Juillia |  |
Paris, Île-de-France |
| Lucienne Nahmias |  |
Paris, Île-de-France | |
| 1932 | Lyne Quesson de Souza |  |
Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| 1933 | Jacqueline Bertin | |
Paris, Île-de-France |
| 1934 | Simone Barillier | |
Paris, Île-de-France |
| 1935 | Elisabeth Pitz | .png){kind=small} |
Paris, Île-de-France |
| Gisèle Préville | |
Paris, Île-de-France | |
| 1936 | Lynne Lassal |  |
Paris, Île-de-France |
| 1937 | Jacqueline Janet | |
Paris, Île-de-France |
| 1938 | Annie Garrigues[16] | |
Paris, Île-de-France |
| 1939 | Ginette Catriens | |
Paris, Île-de-France |
| 1940 | Joséphine Ladwig |  |
Paris, Île-de-France |
Post-World War II
| Year | Miss France | Region | Host city | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1947 | Yvonne Viseux |
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Paris, Île-de-France | |
| 1948 | Jacqueline Donny |
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Paris, Île-de-France | |
| 1949 | Juliette Figueras |
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Paris, Île-de-France | |
| 1950 | Maryse Delort |
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Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| 1951 | Nicole Drouin |
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Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| 1952 | Josiane Pouy |
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Bordeaux, Aquitaine | |
| 1953 | Sylviane Carpentier †[a] |
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Chamonix-Mont-Blanc, Rhône-Alpes | |
| 1954 | Irène Tunc † |
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Évian-les-Bains, Rhône-Alpes | |
| 1955 | Véronique Zuber |
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Fontainebleau, Île-de-France | |
| 1956 | Gisèle Charbit |
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Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| 1957 | Sylvie-Rosine Numez |
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Lyon, Rhône-Alpes | |
| 1958 | Monique Negler |
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Toulouse, Midi-Pyrénées | |
| 1959 | Monique Chiron |
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Reims, Champagne-Ardenne | |
| 1960 | Brigitte Barazer de Lannurien |
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Aix-les-Bains, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| 1961 | Michèle Wargnier |
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Aix-les-Bains, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | |
| 1962 | Monique Lemaire |
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Le Havre, Normandy | 2nd Runner-Up at Miss World 1962 & Top 15 at Miss Universe 1963 |
| 1963 | Muguette Fabris |
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Bordeaux, Aquitaine | 6th Runner-Up at Miss World 1963 |
| 1964 | Jacqueline Gayraud |
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Paris, Île-de-France | Top 16 at Miss World 1964 |
| 1965 | Christiane Sibellin |
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Yvelines, Île-de-France | Top 16 at Miss World 1965 |
| 1966 | Michèle Boulé |
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Vendôme, Centre-Val de Loire | Top 15 at Miss World 1966 |
| 1967 | Jeanne Beck |
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Enghien-les-Bains, Île-de-France | |
| 1968 | Christiane Lillio |
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Grenoble, Rhône-Alpes | |
| 1969 | Suzanne Angly |
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Bordeaux, Aquitaine | Top 15 at Miss World 1969 & Top 15 at Miss International 1972 |
| 1970 | Michelle Beaurain |
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Mulhouse, Alsace | |
| 1971 | Myriam Stocco |
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Rungis, Île-de-France | Top 12 at Miss Universe 1971 & 6th Runner-Up at Miss World 1971 |
| 1972 | Claudine Cassereau |
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Épernay, Champagne-Ardenne | |
| 1973 | Isabelle Nadia Krumacker |
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Paris, Île-de-France | Top 15 at Miss International 1975 |
| 1974 | Edna Tepava |
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Paris, Île-de-France | |
| 1975 | Sophie Perin |
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Paris, Île-de-France | Miss International 1976. Unplaced at Miss Universe 1975 and Miss World 1975. |
| 1976 | Monique Uldaric |
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Évry, Île-de-France | |
| 1977 | Véronique Fagot |
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Paris, Île-de-France | Top 15 at Miss World 1977 |
| 1978 | Brigitte Konjovic |
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Paris, Île-de-France | |
| 1979 | Sylvie Hélène Marie Parera |
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Paris, Île-de-France | Top 10 at Miss International 1980 |
| 1980 | Patricia Barzyk |
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Paris, Île-de-France | 2nd Runner-Up at Miss World 1980 |
| 1981 | Isabelle Sophie Benard |
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Paris, Île-de-France | |
| 1982 | Sabrina Belleval |
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Paris, Île-de-France | |
| 1983 | Frederique Marcelle Leroy |
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Paris, Île-de-France | Took over the title after the original winner, Isabelle Turpault of Paris, was dethroned after it was discovered that she has participated an erotic photo shot, which is forbidden by the rules of the pageant. |
| 1984 | Martine Robine |
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Paris, Île-de-France | |
| 1985 | Suzanne Iskandar |
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Paris, Île-de-France | First bi-national winner (born in Lebanon) |
| 1986 | Valérie Pascale |
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Paris, Île-de-France | |
| 1987 | Nathalie Marquay |
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Paris, Île-de-France | Top 12 at Miss World 1987 & Top 10 at Miss International 1988. First pageant broadcast on TV. |
| 1988 | Sylvie Bertin |
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Paris, Île-de-France | |
| 1989 | Stephanie (Peggy) Zlotkowski |
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Saint-Denis, Île-de-France | |
| 1990 | Gaëlle Voiry |
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Saint-Denis, Île-de-France | |
| 1991 | Maréva Georges |
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La Défense, Île-de-France | Top 10 at Miss Universe 1991 & Top 10 at Miss World 1991 |
| 1992 | Linda Hardy |
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La Défense, Île-de-France | |
| 1993 | Véronique de la Cruz |
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La Défense, Île-de-France | Top 10 at Miss World 1993. First black winner. |
| 1994 | Valérie Claisse |
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La Défense, Île-de-France | |
| 1995 | Mélody Vilbert |
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La Défense, Île-de-France | Top 10 at Miss International 1995 |
| 1996 | Laure Belleville |
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Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais | |
| 1997 | Patricia Spehar |
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Futuroscope, Poitou-Charentes | Top 10 at Miss International 1998 |
| 1998 | Sophie Thalmann |
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Deauville, Normandy | |
| 1999 | Maréva Galanter |
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Nancy, Lorraine | |
| 2000 | Sonia Rolland |
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Paris, Île-de-France | Top 10 at Miss Universe 2000
Born in Rwanda |
| 2001 | Élodie Gossuin |
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Monaco | Top 10 at Miss Universe 2001 |
| 2002 | Sylvie Tellier |
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Mulhouse, Alsace | Current national director of the Miss France Organization. |
| 2003 | Corinne Coman |
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Lyon, Rhône-Alpes | |
| 2004 | Lætitia Bléger |
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Deauville, Normandy | Dethroned during a few months after the publication of an erotic photo shot of her, which is forbidden by the rules of the pageant. First runner-up Lucie Degletagne of Burgundy took over the title during this time. |
| 2005 | Cindy Fabre |
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Tours, Centre-Val de Loire | Unplaced at Miss World 2005.
Unplaced at Miss Universe 2005. |
| 2006 | Alexandra Rosenfeld |
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Cannes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Miss Europe 2006.
Unplaced at Miss Universe 2006. |
| 2007 | Rachel Legrain-Trapani |
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Futuroscope, Poitou-Charentes | Unplaced at Miss Universe 2007.
Unplaced at Miss World 2007. |
| 2008 | Valérie Bègue |
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Dunkirk, Nord-Pas-de-Calais | A few week after she won, some photos of her in suggestives poses were published. This is contrary to the rules of the pageant, which says that every contestant must have not participated to that kind of photo shot. Former national director Geneviève de Fontenay asked for the dethronement of Bègue, but Bègue received the support of many people (Reunionnese people, politics...). Finally, it was decided that she could keep her title, but she would not be able to participate to international beauty pageant. Second runner-up Laura Tanguy of Pays de la Loire replaced her to Miss World and Miss Universe. She also does not crown her successor during the Miss France 2009 pageant. |
| 2009 | Chloé Mortaud |
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Puy du Fou, Pays de la Loire | Top 10 at Miss Universe 2009 & Top 7 at Miss World 2009. |
| 2010 | Malika Ménard |
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Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | Top 15 at Miss Universe 2010 |
| 2011 | Laury Thilleman |
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Caen, Normandy | Top 10 at Miss Universe 2011 |
| 2012 | Delphine Wespiser |
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Brest, Brittany | Unplaced at Miss World 2012 |
| 2013 | Marine Lorphelin |
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Limoges, Limousin | 1st Runner-Up at Miss World 2013 |
| 2014 | Flora Coquerel |
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Dijon, Burgundy | Top 5 at Miss Universe 2015
Unplaced at Miss World 2014 |
| 2015 | Camille Cerf |
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Orléans, Centre-Val de Loire | Top 15 at Miss Universe 2014 |
| 2016 | Iris Mittenaere |
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Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais | Miss Universe 2016 |
| 2017 | Alicia Aylies |  |
Montpellier, Languedoc-Roussillon | Unplaced at Miss Universe 2017 |
| 2018 | Maëva Coucke | |
Châteauroux, Centre-Val de Loire | Top 12 at Miss World 2018, Top 10 at Miss Universe 2019 |
| 2019 | Vaimalama Chaves | |
Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais | Opted not to compete at either Miss World 2019 or Miss Universe 2019. First runner-up Ophély Mézino and predecessor Maëva Coucke were both appointed to take her place. |
| 2020 | Clémence Botino | |
Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur | TBA |
- Note
- a 1953: Sylviane Carpentier was refused by Miss France to travel for Miss Universe and Miss World as she had to prepare her wedding.
Winners Gallery
Miss France 2018
Maëva Coucke.jpg)
Miss France 2017
Alicia Aylies.jpg)
Miss France and Miss Universe 2016
Iris Mittenaere
Miss France 2015
Camille Cerf
Miss France 2014
Flora Coquerel
Miss France 2013
Marine Lorphelin.JPG)
Miss France 2012
Delphine Wespiser
Miss France 2011
Laury Thilleman
Miss France 2010
Malika Ménard
Miss France 2009
Chloé Mortaud
Miss France 2008
Valérie Bègue
Miss France 2007
Rachel Legrain-Trapani
Miss France 2006
Alexandra Rosenfeld
Miss France 2005
Cindy Fabre
Miss France 2004
Lætitia Bléger
Miss France 2003
Corinne Coman
Miss France 2002
Sylvie Tellier
Miss France 2001
Élodie Gossuin
Miss France 2000
Sonia Rolland
Miss France 1999
Mareva Galanter
Miss France 1998
Sophie Thalmann
Miss France 1992
Linda Hardy
Miss France 1987
Nathalie Marquay
Miss France 1949
Juliette Figueras.jpg)
Miss France 1938
Annie Garrigues
Miss France 1934
Simone Barillier
Miss France 1932
Lyne de Souza
Miss France 1931
Jeanne Juilla
Miss France 1930
Yvette Labrousse
Miss France 1928
Raymonde Allain
Miss France 1927
Roberte Cusey
Miss France 1921
Agnès Souret
List of Miss France winners by region
| Number | Region | Years |
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| 13 | |
1933, 1934, 1935, 1939, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1963, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1997 |
| 7 | |
1930, 1957, 1965, 1968, 1988, 1996, 2002 |
| 6 | |
1940, 1969, 1985, 1987, 2004, 2012 |
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1928, 1937, 1960, 1961, 1962, 2011 | |
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1958, 1967, 1981, 1984, 2005, 2010 | |
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1920, 1952, 1983, 1989, 1990, 1995 | |
| 5 | |
1974, 1980^, 1991, 1999, 2019 |
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1932, 1947, 1951, 1954, 1982 | |
| 4 | |
1936, 1953, 2001, 2007 |
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1929, 1938, 1971, 2006 | |
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1959, 1966, 1972, 1977 | |
| 3 | |
2015, 2016, 2018 |
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1973, 1975, 1998 | |
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1964, 1992, 1994 | |
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1993, 2003, 2020 | |
| 2 |  |
2000, 2013 |
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1931, 2009 | |
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1976, 2008 | |
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1927, 1980 | |
| 1 | |
2017 |
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2014 | |
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1979 | |
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1921 | |
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^ Resigned
Big Four pageants representatives
- : Declared as Winner
- : Ended as runner-up or top 5/6 qualification
- : Ended as one of the finalists or semifinalists
- : Ended as special awards winner
France has been represented in the Big Four international beauty pageants, the four major international beauty pageants for women.[17][18] These are Miss Universe, Miss World, and Miss International and ever sent two delegates to Miss Earth.[19][20][21]
The Boldface indicates winner of the Miss World or Miss Universe pageant : France has two Miss Universe (1953, 2016), one Miss World (1953) and one Miss International (1976).
- Miss France
- Miss France 1st Runner-up
- Miss France 2nd Runner-up
- Miss France 3rd Runner-up
- Miss France 4th Runner-up
- Miss France Miss France Outre-Mer
- Miss France Semi-Finalists
- Miss France Winner of Comite Miss France-Paris Contest
| Year | Miss France | Appointing as | Representative | Placement | Special Awards |
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| 2021 | TBD | ||||
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TBD | TBD | TBD | ||
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Lou Ruat | TBD | TBD | ||
| 2020 | Clémence Botino | ||||
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Clémence Botino | TBD | TBD | ||
| 2019 | Vaimalama Chaves | ||||
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Maëva Coucke | Top 10 | |||
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Ophély Mézino | 1st Runner-up | Miss World Europe Miss World Top Model (3rd runner-up) Miss World Sport (Top 32) Beauty with a Purpose (Top 10) | ||
| 2018 | Maëva Coucke | ||||
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Eva Colas | Unplaced | |||
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Maëva Coucke | Top 12 | Miss World Top Model, Head-to-head challenge winner | ||
| 2017 | Alicia Aylies | ||||
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Alicia Aylies | Unplaced | |||
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Aurore Kichenin | Top 5 | Head-to-head challenge winner, Miss World Top Model (Top 30) | ||
| 2016 | Iris Mittenaere | ||||
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Iris Mittenaere | Miss Universe 2016 | |||
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Morgane Edvige | Top 20 | Miss World Top Model (Top 5) | ||
| 2015 | Camille Cerf | ||||
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Flora Coquerel | Top 5 | |||
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Hinarere Taputu | Top 11 | Miss World Top Model (Top 5), Dance of the World (Top 7), Miss World Sport (Top 24) | ||
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Charlotte Pirroni | Unplaced | |||
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Alyssa Wurtz | Top 16 | |||
| 2014 | Flora Coquerel | ||||
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Camille Cerf | Top 15 | |||
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Flora Coquerel | Unplaced | Miss World Top Model (Top 20) | ||
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Aurianne Sinacola | Unplaced | Miss Perfect Body | ||
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Laëtizia Penmellen | Unplaced | Miss Photogenic | ||
| 2013 | Marine Lorphelin | ||||
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Hinarani de Longeaux | 17ème | |||
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Marine Lorphelin | 1st Runner-up | Miss World Europe Beauty With a Purpose (5th Runner-up), Miss World Top Model (Top 10), Miss World Beach Beauty (Top 11), | ||
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Sophie Garenaux | Top 16 | |||
| 2012 | Delphine Wespiser | ||||
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Marie Payet | Top 10 | |||
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Delphine Wespiser | Unplaced | |||
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Marion Amelineau | Unplaced | |||
| 2011 | Laury Thilleman | ||||
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Laury Thilleman | Top 10 | |||
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Clémence Oleksy | Unplaced | |||
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Laura Maurey | Unplaced | |||
| 2010 | Malika Ménard | ||||
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Malika Ménard | Top 15 | |||
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Virginie Dechenaud | Top 25 | |||
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Florima Treiber | Top 10 | |||
| 2009 | Chloé Mortaud | ||||
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Chloé Mortaud | Top 10 | |||
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Chloé Mortaud | Top 7 | |||
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Mathilde Muller | Unplaced | |||
| 2008 | Valérie Bègue | ||||
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Laura Tanguy | Unplaced | |||
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Laura Tanguy | Unplaced | |||
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Vicky Michaud | Unplaced | |||
| 2007 | Rachel Legrain-Trapani | ||||
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Rachel Legrain-Trapani | 52ème | |||
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Rachel Legrain-Trapani | Unplaced | |||
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Sophie Vouzelaud | Unplaced | |||
| 2006 | Alexandra Rosenfeld | ||||
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Alexandra Rosenfeld | 22ème | |||
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Laura Fasquel[22] | Unplaced | |||
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Marie-Charlotte Meré | Unplaced | |||
| 2005 | Cindy Fabre | ||||
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Cindy Fabre | 29ème | |||
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Cindy Fabre | Unplaced | |||
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Cynthia Tevere | Top 10 | |||
| 2004 | Lætitia Bléger | ||||
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Lætitia Bléger | Unplaced | |||
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Lætitia Marciniak | Unplaced | |||
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Lucie Degletagne | Unplaced | |||
| 2003 | Corinne Coman | ||||
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Emmanuelle Chossat | Unplaced | |||
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Virginie Dubois | Unplaced | |||
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Elodie Couffin | Unplaced | |||
| 2002 | Sylvie Tellier | ||||
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Sylvie Tellier | 42ème | |||
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Caroline Chamorand | Unplaced | |||
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Emmanuelle Jogadinsinski | 1st Runner-up | |||
| 2001 | Élodie Gossuin | ||||
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Élodie Gossuin | Top 10 | |||
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Emmanuelle Chossat | Unplaced | |||
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Nawal Benhlal | Unplaced | |||
| 2000 | Sonia Rolland | ||||
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Sonia Rolland | Top 10 | |||
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Karine Meier | Unplaced | |||
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Tatiana Michèle Bouguer | Unplaced | |||
| 1999 | Maréva Galanter | ||||
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Maréva Galanter | 13ème | |||
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Sandra Bretones | Unplaced | |||
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Céline Cheuva | Unplaced | |||
| 1998 | Sophie Thalmann | ||||
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Sophie Thalmann | Unplaced | |||
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Véronique Caloc | 1st Runner-up | |||
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Patricia Spehar | Top 10 | |||
| 1997 | Patricia Spehar Île-de-France | ||||
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Patricia Spehar | 37ème | |||
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Laure Belleville[23] | Unplaced | |||
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Marie Pauline Borg | 2nd Runner-up | |||
| 1996 | Laure Belleville | ||||
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Laure Belleville | 11ème | |||
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Séverine Deroualle | Unplaced | |||
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Nancy Cornelia Delettrez | Unplaced | |||
| 1995 | Mélody Vilbert | ||||
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Corinne Lauret | 17ème | |||
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Hélène Lantoine | Unplaced | |||
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Mélody Vilbert | Top 10 | |||
| 1994 | Valérie Claisse | ||||
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Valérie Claisse | 36ème | |||
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Radiah Latidine | Unplaced | |||
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Nathalie Pereira | Unplaced | |||
| 1993 | Véronique de la Cruz | ||||
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Véronique de la Cruz | Unplaced | |||
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Véronique de la Cruz | 6th Runner-up | |||
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Marie-Ange Noelle Contart | Unplaced | |||
| 1992 | Linda Hardy | ||||
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Linda Hardy | Unplaced | |||
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Linda Hardy | Unplaced | |||
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Benedicte Marie Delmas | Unplaced | |||
| 1991 | Maréva Georges | ||||
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Maréva Georges | Top 10 | |||
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Maréva Georges | Top 10 | |||
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Catherine Clarysse | 1st Runner-up | |||
| 1990 | Gaëlle Voiry | ||||
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Gaëlle Voiry | 21ème | |||
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Gaëlle Voiry | Unplaced | |||
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Celine Marteau | Unplaced | |||
| 1989 | Stephanie (Peggy) Zlotkowski | ||||
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Pascale Meotti | Unplaced | |||
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Stephanie (Peggy) Zlotkowski | Unplaced | |||
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Dorothée Lambert | Unplaced | |||
| 1988 | Sylvie Bertin | ||||
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Claudia Frittolini | Unplaced | |||
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Claudia Frittolini | Unplaced | |||
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Nathalie Marquay | Top 10 | |||
| 1987 | Nathalie Marquay | ||||
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Nathalie Marquay | Unplaced | |||
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Nathalie Marquay | 6th Runner-up | |||
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Joelle Annik Ramyhed | Unplaced | |||
| 1986 | Valérie Pascale Île-de-France | ||||
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Catherine Carew (Guadeloupe) | Unplaced | |||
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Catherine Carew (Guadeloupe) | Unplaced | |||
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Cathy Billaudeau | Unplaced | |||
| 1985 | Suzanne Iskandar | ||||
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Suzanne Iskandar | Unplaced | |||
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Nathalie Jones (New-Caledonia) | Unplaced | |||
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Nathalie Jones (New-Caledonia) | Unplaced | |||
| 1984 | Martine Robine | ||||
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Martine Robine | Unplaced | |||
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Martine Robine | Unplaced | |||
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Corinne Terrason | Unplaced | |||
| 1983 | Frederique Marcelle Leroy | ||||
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Frederique Marcelle Leroy | Unplaced | |||
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Frederique Marcelle Leroy | Unplaced | |||
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Valérie Guenveur | Unplaced | |||
| 1982 | Sabrina Belleval | ||||
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Martine Marie Philipps | Unplaced | |||
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Martine Marie Philipps | Unplaced | |||
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Isabelle Rochard | Unplaced | |||
| 1981 | Isabelle Sophie Benárd | ||||
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Isabelle Sophie Benárd | Unplaced | |||
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Isabelle Sophie Benárd | Unplaced | |||
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Beatriz Peyet | Unplaced | |||
| 1980 | Patricia Barzyk | ||||
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Brigitte Choquet | Unplaced | |||
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Patricia Barzyk | 2nd Runner-up | |||
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Sylvie Hélène Marie Parera | Unplaced | Miss Photogenic | ||
| 1979 | Sylvie Hélène Marie Parera | ||||
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Sylvie Hélène Marie Parera | Unplaced | |||
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Sylvie Hélène Marie Parera | Unplaced | |||
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Martine Juliette David | Unplaced | |||
| 1978 | Brigitte Konjovic Île-de-France | ||||
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Brigitte Konjovic | Unplaced | |||
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Kelly Hoarau | Unplaced | |||
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Véronique Fagot | Unplaced | |||
| 1977 | Véronique Fagot | ||||
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Véronique Fagot | Unplaced | |||
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Véronique Fagot | Top 15 | |||
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Catherine Pouchele | Unplaced | |||
| 1976 | Monique Uldaric | ||||
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Monique Uldaric | Unplaced | |||
|
Monique Uldaric | Unplaced | |||
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Sophie Perin | Miss International 1976 | |||
| 1975 | Sophie Perin | ||||
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Sophie Perin | Unplaced | |||
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Sophie Perin | Unplaced | |||
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Isabelle Nadia Krumacker | Top 15 | Miss Photogenic | ||
| 1974 | Edna Tepava | ||||
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Brigitte Marie Flayac | Unplaced | Top Model Award | ||
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Edna Tepava | Unplaced | |||
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Josiane Bouffeni | Unplaced | |||
| 1973 | Isabelle Nadia Krumacker | ||||
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Isabelle Nadia Krumacker | Unplaced | |||
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Isabelle Nadia Krumacker | Unplaced | |||
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Christine Schmidth | Top 15 | |||
| 1972 | Claudine Cassereau | ||||
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Claudine Cassereau | Unplaced | |||
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Claudine Cassereau | Unplaced | |||
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Suzanne Angly | Top 15 | |||
| 1971 | Myriam Stocco | ||||
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Myriam Stocco | Top 12 | |||
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Myriam Stocco | 6th Runner-up | |||
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Laurence Vallée | Unplaced | |||
| 1970 | Michelle Beaurain Île-de-France | ||||
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Françoise Durand-Behot | Unplaced | |||
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Michelle Beaurain | Unplaced | |||
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Dominique Pasquier | Unplaced | |||
| 1969 | Suzanne Angly | ||||
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Agathe Cognet | Unplaced | |||
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Suzanne Angly | Top 15 | |||
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Sophie Yallant | Unplaced | |||
| 1968 | Christiane Lillio | ||||
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Elizabeth Cadren | Top 15 | Best Swimsuit | ||
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Nelly Gallerne | Top 15 | |||
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Nelly Gallerne | Top 15 | |||
| 1967 | Jeanne Beck | ||||
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Anne Vernier | Unplaced | |||
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Carole Noe | Top 15 | |||
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Martine Grateau | Unplaced | |||
| 1966 | Michèle Boulé | ||||
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Michèle Boulé | Unplaced | |||
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Michèle Boulé | Top 15 | |||
| 1965 | Christiane Sibellin | ||||
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Marie-Thérèse Tullio | Unplaced | |||
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Christiane Sibellin | Top 16 | |||
|
Marie-Perron | Unplaced | |||
| 1964 | Jacqueline Gayraud | ||||
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Edith Noël | Top 10 | |||
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Jacqueline Gayraud | Top 16 | |||
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Brigitte Pradel | Unplaced | |||
| 1963 | Muguette Fabris Île-de-France | ||||
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Monique Lemaire | Top 15[23] | |||
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Muguette Fabris | 6th Runner-up | |||
|
Marie-Josée LeCocq | Unplaced | |||
| 1962 | Monique Lemaire | ||||
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Sabine Surget | Unplaced | |||
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Monique Lemaire | 2nd Runner-up | |||
| 1961 | Luce Auger Miss Outre-Mer | ||||
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Simone Darot | Top 15 | |||
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Michèle Wargnier | 3rd Runner-up | |||
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Brigitte Barazer de Lannurien | Unplaced | |||
| 1960 | Brigitte Barazer de Lannurien Miss Côte d'Emeraude (Brittany) | ||||
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Florence Eyrie | Unplaced | |||
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Diane Medina | Top 15 | |||
|
Suzanne Degrémont | Unplaced | |||
| 1959 | Monique Chiron Miss Picardy | ||||
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Françoise St-Laurent | Top 15 | |||
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Marie Hélène Trové | Unplaced | |||
| 1958 | Monique Negler Miss Normandy | ||||
|
Monique Boulinguez | Unplaced | |||
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Claudine Auger | 1st Runner-up | |||
| 1957 | Sylvie-Rosine Numez Miss Saint-Etienne | ||||
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Lisa Simon | Unplaced | |||
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Claude Inès Navarro | 5th Runner-up[24] | |||
| 1956 | Gisèle Charbit Miss Morocco | ||||
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Anita Treyens | Top 15 | |||
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Genevieve Solare | Unplaced | |||
| 1955 | Véronique Zuber Miss Paris | ||||
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Claudie Petit | Unplaced | |||
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Gisele Thierry | 5th Runner-up[25] | |||
| 1954 | Irène Tunc Miss Côte d'Azur | ||||
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Jacqueline Beer | Top 16 | |||
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Claudine Bleuse | 3rd Runner-up[26] | |||
| 1953 | Sylviane Carpentier Miss Picardy | ||||
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Christiane Martel | Miss Universe 1953 | |||
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Denise Perrier | Miss World 1953 | |||
| 1952 | Josiane Pouy Miss Côte d'Argent | ||||
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Claude Godart | Unplaced | |||
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Nicole Drouin[23] | Unplaced | |||
| 1951 | Nicole Drouin Miss Saint-Tropez |
|
Jacqueline Lemoine | Unplaced | |
Hosts
- Guy Lux: 1987-1988
- Sacha Distel: 1989
- Yves Lecoq: 1990-1991
- Julien Lepers: 1992-1995
- Jean-Pierre Foucault: 1996-
- Sylvie Tellier:2009-
Venue
- Hyatt Regency Paris Étoile: 1975
- Hôtel de Ville, Paris: 2000
- Palais des Sports de Gerland: 2003
- Palais des Festivals et des Congrès: 2006
- Palais Nikaia: 2010
Disputes and vacancies
The title has been declared vacant on several occasions, with the runner-up generally fulfilling the term of the winner.
| Year | Winner | Replacement | Reasons |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1935 | Elisabeth Pitz | Giselle Preville | Pitz returned her crown after 2 hours and was replaced by Preville.[27] |
| 1954 | Irène Tunc | Danielle Génault | No reason given,[27] though Tunc was already starting to appear in movies.[28] |
| 1956 | Maryse Fabre | Gisèle Charbit | Fabre's election rescinded after public protests. Charbit was elected the following evening.[27] |
| 1961 | Luce Auger | Michèle Wargnier | Auger deposed for being a mother, even though she had informed the organizers.[29] |
| 1966 | Michèle Boulé | Monique Boucher | No reason given,[27] although Boulé competed in both the Miss World and Miss Universe pageants. |
| 1972 | Chantal Bouvier de la Motte | Claudine Cassereau | Resigned because of injuries from a fall from a horse.[27] |
| 1978 | Pascale Taurua | Brigitte Konjovic | Taurua resigned to return to New Caledonia rather than stay in France for a year. The first runner-up, Kelly Hoarau from Reunion Island, declined also, but competed in the Miss World contest. Konjovic, second runner-up, took the position and competed in Miss Universe.[27] |
| 1983 | Isabelle Turpault | Frederique Marcelle Leroy | Deposed for posing nude in a magazine.[27] |
| 1988 | Sylvie Bertin | Claudia Frittolini | Deposed for refusing to participate in Miss Universe contest.[27] |
| 2004 | Laetitia Bléger | Lucie Degletagne | Deposed for six months for posing nude in Playboy. Restored after apologizing. Successfully sued her agent for manipulating her.[27] |
| 2008 | Valérie Bègue | Laura Tanguy | Repudiated by Geneviève de Fontenay for "scandalous" photos in a magazine,[30] but retained her title with the support of Endemol. She agreed not to compete in the global contests. The first runner-up, Miss New Caledonia, Vahinerii Requillart, decided to not compete in Miss Universe because she wanted to continue studying.[31] Tanguy, the second runner-up, competed in the Miss World and Miss Universe contests.[27] |
Fictional portrayals
References
- Miss France registration form (in French)
- MISS FRANCE SAS sur SOCIETE.COM (in French)
- WIPO Domain Name Decision (in French)
- L'entreprise "Miss France" Archived 11 December 2012 at Archive.today (in French)
- Boquet-Vautor, Lorelei (17 December 2017). "Miss France 2018 : La grande gagnante est Maeva Coucke alias Miss Nord Pas de Calais" (in French). TF1.
- "À CHÂTEAUROUX, MAËVA COUCKE, MISS NORD-PAS-DE-CALAIS DEVIENT MISS FRANCE 2018 !" (in French). Wit. 16 December 2017.
- "Maëva Coucke, Miss Nord Pas-de-Calais, wins Miss France 2018". Lucire. 17 December 2017.
- "France's Iris Mittenaere wins Miss Universe 2016". 30 January 2017.
- Miss France 2010 : Malika Ménard élue avec 34% des votes du public Archived 18 July 2012 at Archive.today (in French)
- La société Miss France Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- "Historique". Archived from the original on 29 May 2010. Retrieved 28 January 2010.
- Critical Beauty – The Miss France Controversy Archived 19 November 2008 at Archive.today
- Critical Beauty – The Miss France Controversy Archived 8 July 2011 at Archive.today
- "Miss World and Miss France Statement Issued by Eric Morley", reprinted in "La vérité tirée du chapeau," pp. 132–133
- (until 1935, Saarbrücken was not part of Germany but was under the administration of the League of Nations)
- (in French) Fabricio Cardenas, Vieux papiers des Pyrénées-Orientales, Miss Pyrénées-Orientales élue Miss France en 1938, 7 decembre 2014
- Jun, Kwanwoo (3 December 2003). "Lost in Storm's Debris: A Beauty Pageant". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- Kenya, News (15 July 2011). "Beauty with scandals". Standard Digital News. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- Vietnam, News (8 October 2008). "Những scandal của Miss World". Vietnam Express. Archived from the original on 17 November 2015. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- Ibrahim, Lynda (13 September 2013). "The misses and missuses of the world". The Jakarta Post. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- Lowe, Aya (25 January 2016). "Philippines' Miss Universe returns home, ignites dreams". Channel NewsAsia. Retrieved 11 September 2016.
- Miss World 2006: Meet the Contestants Archived 25 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Rosenfeld declined to participate in Miss World after a "sour experience" at Miss Universe.
- Won previous year's Miss France contest.
- MissWorld.com : History 1957 Archived 19 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- MissWorld.com : History 1955 Archived 19 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- MissWorld.com : History 1954 Archived 19 January 2013 at the Wayback Machine
- Palmarès des Miss France depuis 1920 à nos jours Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- Irène Tunc at IMDB.com
- "Il lui a fallu six ans de procedure pour reconquerir son titre de Miss France", L'Aurore, 7 April 1967, reprinted in "La vérité tirée du chapeau", p. 85 (in French). Despite the title of the article, Luce Auger did not regain her title.
- Miss France Valerie Begue Photos Scandal Archived 2 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- Vahinerii Requillart décline l'offre du Comité Miss France
External links
- Passion Miss
- Miss France
- (in French) Official site
- http://www.lempimissit.suntuubi.com
- Official Maldives partner page for 2011
- http://passionmiss.xooit.fr/index.php (Site for fans, in French)
- La vérité tirée du chapeau ("The truth pulled out of the hat", in French)
- Miss France controversy (summary, in English, of parts of "La vérité tirée du chapeau")
Miss France winners in the Big Four international beauty pageants | ||
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| Miss World | ||
| Miss International | ||
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