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
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17 | |
| 1921 | Pauline Pô | Ajaccio |  Corsica
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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]
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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
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| 1958 | Monique Negler |  Normandy
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| 1959 | Monique Chiron |  Poitou-Charentes
|
17 | ||
| 1960 | Brigitte Barazer de Lannurien | Brittany
|
16 | ||
| 1961 | Michèle Wargnier | Paris | Brittany
|
17 | |
| 1962 | Monique Lemaire | Brittany
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18 | 2nd runner-up at Miss World 1962 and top fifteen at Miss Universe 1963 | |
| 1963 | Muguette Fabris | Angoulême | Île-de-France
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22 | 5th runner-up at Miss World 1963[2] |
| 1964 | Arlette Collot | Clomot |  Burgundy
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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
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Top 16 at Miss World 1964 | |||
| 1965 | Christiane Sibellin | Lyon | Rhône-Alpes
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16 | Top 16 at Miss World 1965 |
| 1966 | Michèle Boulé | Cannes | Côte d'Azur
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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
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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
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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
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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
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19 | Top 15 at Miss International 1975 |
| 1974 | Edna Tepava | Papeete |  Tahiti
|
17 | |
| 1975 | Sophie Perin | Talange | Lorraine
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18 | Miss International 1976 |
| 1976 | Monique Uldaric | Saint-Pierre |  Réunion
|
21 | |
| 1977 | Véronique Fagot | Oiron | Poitou-Charentes
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17 | Top 15 at Miss World 1977 |
| 1978 | Pascale Taurua | Nouméa |  New Caledonia
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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
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18 | Top 10 at Miss International 1980 |
| 1980 | Thilda Fuller | Papeete | Tahiti
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24 | Fuller resigned the title three days after winning and was replaced by her first runner-up Patricia Barzyk. |
| Patricia Barzyk | Arbouans | Franche-Comté
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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18 | Top 10 at Miss World 1993; first black titleholder |
| 1994 | Valérie Claisse | Pornic | Pays de la Loire
|
21 | |
| 1995 | Mélody Vilbert | Bordeaux | Aquitaine
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18 | Top 10 at Miss International 1995 |
| 1996 | Laure Belleville | Lathuile | Rhône-Alpes
|
19 | |
| 1997 | Patricia Spehar | Lésigny | Île-de-France
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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
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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
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23 | National director of the Miss France Committee (2007–2022) |
| 2003 | Corinne Coman | Sainte-Anne | Guadeloupe
|
20 | |
| 2004 | Lætitia Bléger | Saint-Hippolyte | Alsace
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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
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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
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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
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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
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19 | Top 5 at Miss Universe 2015 |
| 2015 | Camille Cerf | Coulogne |  Nord-Pas-de-Calais
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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
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23 | Top 21 at Miss Universe 2020 |
| 2022 | Diane Leyre | Paris | Île-de-France
|
24 | |
| 2023 | Indira Ampiot | Basse-Terre | Guadeloupe
|
18 | Top 30 at Miss Universe 2024 |
| 2024 | Eve Gilles | Quaëdypre | Nord-Pas-de-Calais
|
20 | |
| 2025 | Angélique Angarni-Filopon | Fort-de-France |  Martinique
|
34 | |
Gallery
[edit]-
Miss France 2024
Eve Gilles -
Miss France 2023
Indira Ampiot -
Miss France 2022
Diane Leyre -
Miss France 2021
Amandine Petit -
Miss France 2020
Clémence Botino -
Miss France 2019
Vaimalama Chaves -
Miss France 2018
Maëva Coucke -
Miss France 2017
Alicia Aylies -
Miss France and Miss Universe 2016
Iris Mittenaere -
Miss France 2015
Camille Cerf -
Miss France 2014
Flora Coquerel -
Miss France 2013
Marine Lorphelin -
Miss France 2012
Delphine Wespiser -
Miss France 2011
Laury Thilleman -
Miss France 2009
Chloé Mortaud -
Miss France 2008
Valérie Bègue -
Miss France 2006 and Miss Europe 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 and Miss Europe 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 and Miss Europe 1949
Juliette Figueras -
Miss France 1938
Annie Garrigues -
Miss France 1934
Simone Barillier -
Miss France 1932
Lyne de Souza -
Miss France 1931 and Miss Europe 1931
Jeanne Juilla -
Miss France 1930
Yvette Labrousse -
Miss France 1928
Raymonde Allain -
Miss France 1927
Roberte Cusey -
Miss France 1920
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Winners by region
[edit]| Number | Region | Years |
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| 16 | Île-de-France
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| 7 | Normandy
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| Rhône-Alpes
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| Aquitaine
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| 6 | Alsace
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| Brittany
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| Côte d'Azur
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| 5 | Tahiti
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| 4 | Nord-Pas-de-Calais
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| Guadeloupe
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| Picardy
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| 3 | ||
| Burgundy
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| Languedoc
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| Lorraine
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| Pays de la Loire
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| Poitou-Charentes
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| 2 | Réunion
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| Franche-Comté
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| 1 | French Guiana
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| Centre-Val de Loire
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| Martinique
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| Midi-Pyrénées
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| Provence
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| New Caledonia
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| Morocco[c]
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| Roussillon
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| Saar[b]
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| Corsica
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Notes
[edit]- ^ Ages at the time of Miss France
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b Until 1956, Morocco was under control of France as the French Protectorate in Morocco.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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]- ^ a b Palmarès des Miss France depuis 1920 à nos jours Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine (in French)
- ^ "Miss World 1963 archives". 6 July 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ "Miss World 1971 archives". 6 July 2015. Archived from the original on 6 July 2015. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
- ^ Miss France Valerie Begue Photos Scandal Archived 2 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Vahinerii Requillart décline l'offre du Comité Miss France
- ^ Mehta, Ankita (30 January 2017). "Miss Universe 2016 winner is Miss France Iris Mittenaere [PHOTO & VIDEOS]". www.ibtimes.co.in. Retrieved 24 April 2024.