Languedoc-Roussillon is a former administrative region of France. On 1 January 2016, it joined with the region of Midi-Pyrénées to become Occitania. It comprised five departments, and bordered the other French regions of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, Rhône-Alpes, Auvergne, Midi-Pyrénées towards the north, and Spain, Andorra and the Mediterranean Sea towards the south. It was the southernmost region of mainland France.
TER Languedoc-Roussillon was the regional rail network serving Languedoc-Roussillon région in France. The région became the organising authority on 1 January 2002. In 2017 it was merged into the new TER Occitanie.
Miss England is a national beauty pageant in England.
Miss France 1997, the 67th edition of the Miss France pageant, was held on December 13, 1996 at the Futuroscope in Vienne.
Miss France 2009, the 62nd edition of the Miss France pageant, was held in Puy du Fou, Pays de la Loire on December 6, 2008.
Gwendoline Gaelle Sandrine Ramos Ruais is a Filipino-French actress, model, TV presenter and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World Philippines 2011. She represented the Philippines at the Miss World 2011 pageant in London, England and placed 1st Runner-Up.
Miss World 2015 was the 65th edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Crown of Beauty Theatre in Sanya, Hainan, China, on 19 December 2015.
Occitania is the southernmost administrative region of metropolitan France excluding Corsica, created on 1 January 2016 from the former regions of Languedoc-Roussillon and Midi-Pyrénées. The Council of State approved Occitania as the new name of the region on 28 September 2016, coming into effect on 30 September 2016.
Miss France 2017 was the 87th edition of the Miss France pageant, held on December 17, 2016, at Park&Suites Arena in Montpellier.
Morgane Edvige is a French model and beauty pageant titleholder who was the 1st Runner-Up at Miss France 2016 and represented France at Miss World 2016 in United States.
Miss France 2015, the 85th edition of the Miss France pageant, was held on December 6, 2014 at Zénith d'Orléans in Orléans. Miss France 2014, Flora Coquerel of Orléanais crowned her successor Camille Cerf of Nord-Pas-de-Calais at the end of the event. She represented France at Miss Universe 2014. It was the first time that the pageant took place in Orléans and the third time in the Centre-Val de Loire region.
Stephanie Hill is an English academic, singer, actress, model, dancer and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss England 2017. She represented England at Miss World 2017 held in Sanya, China on 18 November 2017 and was 2nd runner-up. She also competed at Miss Universe Great Britain 2020.
Miss World 2018 was the 68th edition of the Miss World pageant, held at the Sanya City Arena in Sanya, China, on 8 December 2018.
Marisa Paige Butler is an American beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss World America 2018 and Miss Earth USA 2021. As the national titleholder, Butler represented the United States at Miss World 2018, reaching the top thirty, and also represented the United States at Miss Earth 2021. Butler was previously crowned Miss Maine USA 2016.
The Regional council of Languedoc-Roussillon was the deliberative assembly of the former French region of Languedoc-Roussillon, local authority decentralized acting on the regional territory. It was headquartered in Montpellier, in a Hôtel built in 1988 by Ricardo Bofill, overlooking the Lez and the Place de l'Europe in the continuity of the Antigone district.
Diane Leyre is a French model, radio personality, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss France 2022. She had previously been crowned Miss Île-de-France 2021 and Miss Paris 2021, and is the sixteenth woman from Île-de-France to win Miss France. Leyre represented France at Miss Universe 2023.
Miss Languedoc is a French beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the departments of Aude, Gard, Hérault and Lozère in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon. Until 2023, the organization was known as Miss Languedoc-Roussillon and also represented the department of Pyrénées-Orientales, sometimes through the Miss Roussillon sister pageant, until the department's separation into the independent Miss Roussillon organization. The first Miss Languedoc-Roussillon was crowned in 1976, although several women have represented the region with various other titles.
Miss Roussillon is a French beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the department of Pyrénées-Orientales in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon. While the first Miss Roussillon was crowned in 1937, the pageant had been organized irregularly until 2022, and was previously under the authority of the Miss Languedoc-Roussillon committee until the formation of the independent Miss Roussillon committee in 2024.
Miss Midi-Pyrénées is a French beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the region of Midi-Pyrénées. Women representing the region under various different titles have competed at Miss France since 1968, although the Miss Midi-Pyrénées title was not used regularly until 2010.
Miss Rhône-Alpes is a French beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the region of Rhône-Alpes. Women representing the region under various different titles have competed at Miss France since 1928, although the Miss Rhône-Alpes title was not used regularly until 1987.
