Miss France 1997

Miss France 1997, the 67th edition of the Miss France pageant, was held on December 13, 1996 at the Futuroscope in Vienne.

Miss France 1997
DateDecember 13, 1996
PresentersJean-Pierre Foucault
VenueFuturoscope, Poitiers, Poitou-Charentes
BroadcasterTF1
Entrants44
Placements12
DebutsMiss Artois-Côte d'Opale
WithdrawalsMiss Côte d'Azur, Miss Côte d'Opale
WinnerPatricia Spehar
Paris

It was the first time that the pageant took place at the Futuroscope Congress Palace.[1] Contestants traveled to Saint-Barthelemy for two weeks in November, and they repeated at the Futuroscope two weeks before the pageant and the final competition on December 13, 1996.

The event, held at the Futuroscope Congress Palace was broadcast live on TF1, with more than ten million viewers.

The president of the judging panel was the beautiful Frenchwoman Christiane Martel Aleman, who had been Miss France 1953 and Miss Universe 1953, as well as a leading actress in Mexico in the 1960s.

The winner was Patricia Spehar of Paris was crowned Miss France 1997 by the outgoing title-holder Laure Belleville of Pays de Savoie, Miss France 1996.[2] She has represented France at Miss Universe 1997 but unplaced. She also placed in top 15 at Miss International 1998. The first runner up, Marie Borg, has finished 1st runner-up at Miss International 1997.[3]

Results
Final Results Contestant
Miss France 1997
  • Miss Universe France 1997
1st runner-up
2nd runner-up
3rd runner-up
4th runner-up
Top 12
  • Rhône-Alpes - Delphine Brossard (5th runner-up)
  • Béarn - Anne-Sophie Vigno (6th runner-up)
  • Hainaut - Caroline Lubrez
  • Provence - Pascale Delzenne
  • Auvergne - Catherine Sarret
  • Berry - Barbara Niewidtzala
  • Charentes Poitou - Nancy Bourgeix

Contestants

The 44 Miss France 1997 contestants were:

Ranking

First round

Order of announcement of the 12 semifinalists:

Numero Contestant
1 Miss Anjou
2 Miss Aquitaine
3 Miss Auvergne
4 Miss Béarn
5 Miss Berry
6 Miss Charentes Poitou
7 Miss Guadeloupe
8 Miss Hainaut
9 Miss Paris
10 Miss Provence
11 Miss Rhône-Alpes
12 Miss Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

Second round

Order of announcement of the 5 finalists:

Numero Contestant
1 Miss Paris
2 Miss Guadeloupe
3 Miss Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
4 Miss Anjou
5 Miss Aquitaine

Judges
Member
Christiane Martel (president)Miss Universe 1953
Loris AzzaroFashion designer et perfumer
Thierry RolandSports commentator
Nathalie SimonTelevision presenter
Christian MorinJournalist
Chantal Bouvier de LamotteMiss France 1972
Didier SixFootballer
Nathalie MarquayMiss France 1987
Guy LuxTelevision presenter and producer
Jean-Edern HallierWriter and journalist
Jean BarthetMilliner
Cécile MullerPresident of Committee Miss Belgium

Notes about the placements

Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at international beauty pageants:

Miss Universe
Miss International

References
  1. Bourlet, Simon (December 7, 2006). "Le Futuroscope pour une future Miss France". ParkOtheK (in French). Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  2. Jaeglé, Yves (April 1, 2017). "Miss France : et revoilà Miss Paris !". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  3. "Faiseur de Miss". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). October 21, 2002. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
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