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List of Miss France titleholders

Miss France is a French beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1947.

Titleholders edit

The Miss France competition was founded in 1920, using the name La plus belle femme de France (English: The most beautiful woman of France). After two editions, the competition was abandoned, and later rebranded as Miss France in 1927. Miss France was held annually until 1940, due to World War II, and has since been held annually again since 1947.

Year Miss France Hometown Region Age[a] Notes
La plus belle femme de France
1920 Agnès Souret Espelette   Aquitaine 17
1921 Pauline Pô Ajaccio   Corsica 16
Miss France
1927 Roberte Cusey Paris   Franche-Comté 20
1928 Raymonde Allain Paris   Brittany 15
1929 Madeleine Mourgues Lot   Languedoc 17
1930 Yvette Labrousse Oullins   Rhône-Alpes 24
1931 Jeanne Juillia Villeneuve-sur-Lot   Aquitaine 20
1932 Lyne Quesson de Souza Mouans-Sartoux   Côte d'Azur 18
1933 Jacqueline Bertin Paris   Île-de-France 16
1934 Simone Barillier Paris   Île-de-France 17
1935 Elisabeth Pitz Saarbrücken   Saar[b] 24 Pitz resigned two hours after being crowned Miss France amidst controversy that the Territory of the Saar Basin had become German territory four months prior to the competition. She was replaced by Préville, her first runner-up.[1]
Gisèle Préville Paris   Île-de-France 16
1936 Lynne Lassal Paris   Picardy 18
1937 Jacqueline Janet Paris   Brittany 17
1938 Annie Garrigues Perpignan   Roussillon 18
1939 Ginette Catriens Paris   Île-de-France 24
1940 Joséphine Ladwig Bischwiller   Alsace 16
1947 Yvonne Viseux Camon   Côte d'Azur 20
1948 Jacqueline Donny Paris   Île-de-France 20
1949 Juliette Figueras Paris   Île-de-France 20
1950 Maryse Delort Paris   Île-de-France 19
1951 Nicole Drouin Paris   Côte d'Azur 20
1952 Josiane Pouy Nérac   Aquitaine 18
1953 Sylviane Carpentier Ailly-sur-Somme   Picardy 19
1954 Irène Tunc Nice   Côte d'Azur 19
1955 Véronique Zuber Paris   Île-de-France 19
1956 Gisèle Charbit Casablanca   Morocco[c] 18
1957 Sylvie-Rosine Numez Saint-Étienne   Rhône-Alpes
1958 Monique Negler   Normandy
1959 Monique Chiron   Poitou-Charentes 17
1960 Brigitte Barazer de Lannurien   Brittany 16
1961 Michèle Wargnier Paris   Brittany 17
1962 Monique Lemaire   Brittany 18 2nd runner-up at Miss World 1962 and top fifteen at Miss Universe 1963
1963 Muguette Fabris Angoulême   Île-de-France 22 5th runner-up at Miss World 1963[2]
1964 Arlette Collot Clomot   Burgundy 21 Collot was dethroned in August 1964, after refusing to travel throughout France as part of her official duties, and replaced by Gayraud, her first runner-up.
Jacqueline Gayraud   Pays de la Loire Top 16 at Miss World 1964
1965 Christiane Sibellin Lyon   Rhône-Alpes 16 Top 16 at Miss World 1965
1966 Michèle Boulé Cannes   Côte d'Azur 17 Top 15 at Miss World 1966
1967 Jeanne Beck Saint-Pierre-du-Mont   Normandy 19
1968 Christiane Lillio Terrenoire   Rhône-Alpes 16
1969 Suzanne Angly Mulhouse   Alsace 17 Top 15 at Miss World 1969 and top 15 at Miss International 1972
1970 Michelle Beaurain Paris   Île-de-France 19
1971 Myriam Stocco Beaucaire   Languedoc 21 Top 12 at Miss Universe 1971 and Top 7 at Miss World 1971[3]
1972 Chantal Bouvier de la Motte Paris   Île-de-France 17 Bouvier de la Motte suffered severe injuries after falling off of a horse, and resigned the title. She was replaced by Cassereau, her first runner-up.[1]
Claudine Cassereau Loudun   Poitou-Charentes 19
1973 Isabelle Nadia Krumacker Troisfontaines   Lorraine 19 Top 15 at Miss International 1975
1974 Edna Tepava Papeete   Tahiti 17
1975 Sophie Perin Talange   Lorraine 18 Miss International 1976
1976 Monique Uldaric Saint-Pierre   Réunion 21
1977 Véronique Fagot Oiron   Poitou-Charentes 17 Top 15 at Miss World 1977
1978 Pascale Taurua Nouméa   New Caledonia 16 Taurua resigned the title shortly after winning due to her wishing to remain in New Caledonia and not move to Paris; she was replaced by her first runner-up Brigitte Konjovic.
Brigitte Konjovic Paris   Île-de-France 17
1979 Sylvie Hélène Marie Parera Marseille   Provence 18 Top 10 at Miss International 1980
1980 Thilda Fuller Papeete   Tahiti 24 Fuller resigned the title three days after winning and was replaced by her first runner-up Patricia Barzyk.
Patricia Barzyk Arbouans   Franche-Comté 16 2nd runner-up at Miss World 1980
1981 Isabelle Sophie Benard Vernon   Normandy 18
1982 Sabrina Belleval Nice   Côte d'Azur 16
1983 Isabelle Turpault Paris   Île-de-France 22 Turpault was dethroned after it was discovered that she had participated in an erotic photoshoot, and was replaced by her first runner-up Frédérique Marcelle Leroy.
Frédérique Marcelle Leroy Bordeaux   Aquitaine 20
1984 Martine Robine Deauville   Normandy 19
1985 Suzanne Iskandar Lingolsheim   Alsace 21 First Arab-French winner and first winner with dual nationality, being French-Lebanese
1986 Valérie Pascale Paris   Île-de-France 17
1987 Nathalie Marquay Wittenheim   Alsace 19 Top 12 at Miss World 1987 and top 10 at Miss International 1988
1988 Sylvie Bertin Ferney-Voltaire   Rhône-Alpes 21
1989 Stephanie (Peggy) Zlotkowski Monflanquin   Aquitaine 16
1990 Gaëlle Voiry Bordeaux   Aquitaine 21
1991 Mareva Georges Punaauia   Tahiti 21 Top 10 at Miss Universe 1991 and top 10 at Miss World 1991
1992 Linda Hardy Nantes   Pays de la Loire 18
1993 Véronique de la Cruz Saint-François   Guadeloupe 18 Top 10 at Miss World 1993; first black titleholder
1994 Valérie Claisse Pornic   Pays de la Loire 21
1995 Mélody Vilbert Bordeaux   Aquitaine 18 Top 10 at Miss International 1995
1996 Laure Belleville Lathuile   Rhône-Alpes 19
1997 Patricia Spehar Lésigny   Île-de-France 21 Top 10 at Miss International 1998
1998 Sophie Thalmann Bar-le-Duc   Lorraine 21
1999 Mareva Galanter Papeete   Tahiti 19
2000 Sonia Rolland Cluny   Burgundy 18 Top 10 at Miss Universe 2000
2001 Élodie Gossuin Trosly-Breuil   Picardy 19 Miss Europe 2001 and top 10 at Miss Universe 2001
2002 Sylvie Tellier Lyon   Rhône-Alpes 23 National director of the Miss France Committee (2007–2022)
2003 Corinne Coman Sainte-Anne   Guadeloupe 20
2004 Lætitia Bléger Saint-Hippolyte   Alsace 23 After her reign, Bléger posed in the French edition of Playboy, and had her title temporarily stripped from her until later reconciling.
2005 Cindy Fabre Falaise   Normandy 18 National director of the Miss France Committee (2022–present)
2006 Alexandra Rosenfeld Saint-Thibéry   Languedoc 19 Miss Europe 2006
2007 Rachel Legrain-Trapani Saint-Quentin   Picardy 18
2008 Valérie Bègue Saint-Leu   Réunion 23 After winning the title, suggestive photos of Bègue were released; after refusing to resign, a compromise was reached where she was able to keep her title but could not compete internationally or crown her successor.[4][5]
2009 Chloé Mortaud Bénac   Midi-Pyrénées 19 Top 10 at Miss Universe 2009 and Top 7 at Miss World 2009
2010 Malika Ménard Herouville-Saint-Clair   Normandy 22 Top 15 at Miss Universe 2010
2011 Laury Thilleman Brest   Brittany 19 Top 10 at Miss Universe 2011
2012 Delphine Wespiser Magstatt-le-Bas   Alsace 19
2013 Marine Lorphelin Charnay-lès-Mâcon   Burgundy 19 First runner-up at Miss World 2013
2014 Flora Coquerel Morancez   Centre-Val de Loire 19 Top 5 at Miss Universe 2015
2015 Camille Cerf Coulogne   Nord-Pas-de-Calais 19 Top 15 at Miss Universe 2014
2016 Iris Mittenaere Steenvoorde   Nord-Pas-de-Calais 22 Miss Universe 2016[6]
2017 Alicia Aylies Matoury   French Guiana 18
2018 Maëva Coucke Ferques   Nord-Pas-de-Calais 23 Top 12 at Miss World 2018 and Top 10 at Miss Universe 2019
2019 Vaimalama Chaves Mahina   Tahiti 24
2020 Clémence Botino Le Gosier   Guadeloupe 22 Top 10 at Miss Universe 2021 and Top 40 at Miss World 2023
2021 Amandine Petit Bourguébus   Normandy 23 Top 21 at Miss Universe 2020
2022 Diane Leyre Paris   Île-de-France 24
2023 Indira Ampiot Basse-Terre   Guadeloupe 18 TBA at Miss Universe 2024
2024 Eve Gilles Quaëdypre   Nord-Pas-de-Calais 20

Gallery edit

Winners by region edit

Number Region Years
16   Île-de-France
  • 1933
  • 1934
  • 1935
  • 1939
  • 1948
  • 1949
  • 1950
  • 1955
  • 1963
  • 1970
  • 1972[d]
  • 1978[e]
  • 1983[f]
  • 1986
  • 1997
  • 2022
7   Normandy
  • 1958
  • 1967
  • 1981
  • 1984
  • 2005
  • 2010
  • 2021
  Rhône-Alpes
  • 1930
  • 1957
  • 1965
  • 1968
  • 1988
  • 1996
  • 2002
  Aquitaine
  • 1920
  • 1931
  • 1952
  • 1983[f]
  • 1989
  • 1990
  • 1995
6   Alsace
  • 1940
  • 1969
  • 1985
  • 1987
  • 2004
  • 2012
  Brittany
  • 1928
  • 1937
  • 1960
  • 1961
  • 1962
  • 2011
  Côte d'Azur
  • 1932
  • 1947
  • 1951
  • 1954
  • 1966
  • 1982
5   Tahiti
  • 1974
  • 1980[g]
  • 1991
  • 1999
  • 2019
4   Nord-Pas-de-Calais
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2018
  • 2024
  Guadeloupe
  • 1993
  • 2003
  • 2020
  • 2023
  Picardy
  • 1936
  • 1953
  • 2001
  • 2007
3
  Burgundy
  • 1964[h]
  • 2000
  • 2013
  Languedoc
  • 1929
  • 1971
  • 2006
  Lorraine
  • 1973
  • 1975
  • 1998
  Pays de la Loire
  • 1964[h]
  • 1992
  • 1994
  Poitou-Charentes
  • 1959
  • 1972[d]
  • 1977
2   Réunion
  • 1976
  • 2008
  Franche-Comté
1   French Guiana
  • 2017
  Centre-Val de Loire
  • 2014
  Midi-Pyrénées
  • 2009
  Provence
  • 1979
  New Caledonia
  Morocco[c]
  • 1956
  Roussillon
  • 1938
  Saar[b]
  • 1935
  Corsica
  • 1921

Notes edit

  1. ^ Ages at the time of Miss France
  2. ^ a b Until 1935, Saarbrücken was part of the Territory of the Saar Basin, a region of Germany that was administered by the United Kingdom and France under the control of the League of Nations.
  3. ^ a b Until 1956, Morocco was under control of France as the French Protectorate in Morocco.
  4. ^ a b In 1972, winner Chantal Bouvier de la Motte of Île-de-France resigned the title after suffering serious injuries after falling off of a horse. She was replaced by her first runner-up, Claudine Cassereau of Poitou-Charentes, as Miss France 1972.
  5. ^ a b In 1978, winner Pascale Taurua of New Caledonia resigned the title shortly after winning due to her wishing to remain in New Caledonia and not move to Paris. She was replaced by her first runner-up, Brigitte Konjovic of Île-de-France, as Miss France 1978.
  6. ^ a b In 1983, winner Isabelle Turpault of Île-de-France was dethroned after images taken of her in an erotic photoshoot were released, against pageant rules. She was replaced by her first runner-up, Frédérique Marcelle Leroy of Aquitaine, as Miss France 1983.
  7. ^ a b In 1980, winner Thilda Fuller of Tahiti resigned the title three days after winning due to personal reasons. She was replaced by her first runner-up, Patricia Barzyk of Franche-Comté, as Miss France 1980.
  8. ^ a b In 1964, winner Arlette Collot of Burgundy was dethroned after refusing to travel throughout France as part of her official duties. She was replaced by her first runner-up, Jacqueline Gayraud of Pays de la Loire, as Miss France 1964.

References edit

  1. ^ a b Palmarès des Miss France depuis 1920 à nos jours Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
  2. ^ "Miss World 1963 archives". web.archive.org. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Miss World 1971 archives". web.archive.org. 6 July 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  4. ^ Miss France Valerie Begue Photos Scandal Archived 2 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Vahinerii Requillart décline l'offre du Comité Miss France
  6. ^ Mehta, Ankita (30 January 2017). "Miss Universe 2016 winner is Miss France Iris Mittenaere [PHOTO & VIDEOS]". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
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