Laetitia Darche

Laetitia Sauzier (née Darche, born 22 June 1991) is a Belgian born Mauritian model of Belgian and Mauritian descent. She was the winner of the Miss Mauritius 2010 beauty pageant.

Laetitia Darche
Born
Laetitia Darche[1]

(1991-06-22) 22 June 1991[2]
Uccle, Belgium[3]
OccupationModel
Height1.67 m (5 ft 5 1⁄2 in)
TitleMiss Mauritius 2010
Beauty pageant titleholder
Major
competition(s)		Elite Model Look Mauritius 2009
(1st runner-up)
(Prix spécial du jury)
Miss Mauritius 2010
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2011
Miss Intercontinental 2011
(top 15)

Early life

Born in Uccle to Belgian father Michel and Mauritian mother Jacqueline,[4] Darche spent her first three years of life in Mauritius. Her family then moved to Spain for ten years and to Belgium for the next five,[5] where she would enjoy visiting her grandmother Rachelle in Jodoigne.[6]

Darche speaks French, Spanish, English, Flemish and Mauritian Creole.[7] She started her modeling career at age 16 and participated in Elite Model Look Mauritius 2009, where she obtained the Prix spécial du jury and finished second overall.[4]

Prior to competing in Miss Mauritius, Darche was pursuing a bachelor's degree in sociology[1] and economics[5] at Paris-Sorbonne University[3] and worked as a model doing photo shoots in France.[4]

Miss Mauritius 2010

Darche competed as one of 14 finalists in her country's national beauty pageant, Miss Mauritius, held on 25 September 2010 in Bel Ombre, where she became the eventual winner of the title, gaining the right to represent Mauritius in Miss Universe 2011 and Miss World 2011.[5]

Miss Universe 2011

Time magazine reckoned the dress worn by Laetitia Darche, as one of the worst for the Miss Universe 2011 competition. Time magazine described it as toilet paper for the curtains hanging on her arms. [8]

Personal life

Laetitia Darche married Maxime Sauzier on 3 August 2012 at Cap Malheureux. Her wedding dress was made by famous Mauritian stylist/designer Alexandra Juglall, who did a unique model for this occasion. The wedding seems to have ended however. On 31 January 2020, she posted a picture with Aliocha Staub, who seems to be her new boyfriend.

gollark: You can redo the halloween whatsit?
gollark: I vote for a dragon which is literally a pure white rectangle.
gollark: 2G prizes are typically considered worth more than that, probably, so I don't know.
gollark: How can you be bothered to mouseover all the eggs to check their codes?
gollark: I just try to be very clear and capitalize 90% of it.

References
  1. "Laetitia Darche, new Miss Mauritius 2010". zinfos974.com. September 27, 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  2. "Mauritius: Laetitia Darche". L'Express. allafrica.com. October 5, 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  3. "Belgische Miss Mauritius". De Standaard. September 29, 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  4. "Laetitia Darche". L'Express. August 18, 2010. Retrieved 16 October 2010.
  5. "Laetitia Darche is Miss Mauritius 2010". linfo.re. September 27, 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  6. "Miss Mauritius is half Belgian". De Standaard. September 28, 2010. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  7. "Laetitia Darche". Facebook. Retrieved 18 March 2011.
  8. "Laetitia Darche Miss Papier Toilette". L'express. September 16, 2011. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Dalysha Doorga		 Miss Mauritius
2010		 Succeeded by
Ameeksha Dilchand
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