Laury Thilleman

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Laury Thilleman
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Born
Laury Betty Thilleman

(1991-07-30) 30 July 1991 (age 33) [1]
Brest, Brittany, France [1]
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [1]
Spouse
Juan Arbelaez
(m. 2019;sep. 2022)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Bretagne Nord 2010
Miss Bretagne 2010
Miss France 2011
Major
competition(s)
Miss France 2011
(Winner)
Miss Universe 2011
(Top 10)

Laury Betty Thilleman (born 30 July 1991) is a French actress, journalist, model, tv host and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss France 2011 on 4 December 2010. She made the top 10 at Miss Universe 2011.

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She graduated from ESC Bretagne Brest. [2] In 2019, Thilleman became an ambassador for UNICEF in France. [3]

Miss France

Thilleman, who stands 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) tall, competed as Miss Bretagne in her country's national beauty pageant, Miss France 2011, held in Caen, where she became the eventual winner of the title, gaining the right to represent France in the Miss Universe 2011 pageant.

Miss Universe

Thilleman was France's contestant in Miss Universe 2011 held in São Paulo (Brazil) and ranked in top 10 (6th runner up), her 2nd runner-up in Miss France pageant, Clémence Olesky (Miss Auvergne) represented France at the Miss World pageant, held in London. In a phone interview [4] with the newspapers Première, she had been asked what she thought about the pageant winner (Leila Lopes, Miss Angola), she replied, "She was the only girl I didn't know very well. We didn't see her much; she was very discreet. She was often in jeans and not wearing makeup. We were all surprised by her win. Many girls made efforts that were not rewarded. I don't know, something is missing in her temperament. The fact that the competition was held in Brazil surely played a role." Because of this declaration, the Washington Post made an article considering her words as scandalous, "offering some nasty, sore loser, sour grapes, culturally imperious comments about Miss Angola". [5]

Danse avec les stars

In 2013, she took part on the fourth season of French show Danse avec les stars (Dancing with the stars). She finished on seventh place with her dancing partner Maxime Dereymez. On October 26, 2013, they were eliminated finishing 7th out of 10 contestants. She also attended the first Danse avec les stars tour.

Personal life

Thilleman married chef Juan Arbelaez on 21 December 2019 in Brest. [6]  On 17 May 2022, the couple announced their separation. [7]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Laury Thilleman". Première. 6 December 2010. Retrieved 12 December 2010.
  2. "L'ex Miss France Laury Thilleman diplômée d'une école de commerce". Ouest-France.fr. 1 March 2015.
  3. "Laury Thilleman devient ambassadrice d'Unicef France". TVMAG. 15 September 2019.
  4. "Miss Univers 2011 : Laury Thilleman : "On a toutes été étonnées de la victoire de Miss Angola"".
  5. Washington Post : Miss France speaks out against Miss Angola"washingtonpost.com, le 14 septembre 2011
  6. "Laury Thilleman et le chef Juan Arbelaez se sont mariés". Le HuffPost. 22 December 2019.
  7. "Laury Thilleman et Juan Arbelaez c'est fini, le couple annonce sa rupture". parismatch.com. 17 May 2022.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by Miss Universe France
2011
Succeeded by
Preceded by Miss France
2011
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Mélanie Craignou
Miss Brittany
2010
Succeeded by
Audrey Bönecker
Preceded by
Not awarded
Miss North Brittany
2010
Succeeded by
Not awarded
Preceded by Junior Eurovision Song Contest presenter
2023
With: Olivier Minne and Ophenya
Succeeded by