Miss France is a French beauty pageant that has been held annually since 1947.
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 [lower-alpha 1] | Notes |
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La plus belle femme de France | |||||
1920 | Agnès Souret | Espelette | ![]() | 17 | |
1921 | Pauline Pô | Ajaccio | ![]() | 16 | |
Miss France | |||||
1927 | Roberte Cusey | Paris | ![]() | 20 | |
1928 | Raymonde Allain | Paris | ![]() | 15 | |
1929 | Madeleine Mourgues | Lot | ![]() | 17 | |
1930 | Yvette Labrousse | Oullins | ![]() | 24 | |
1931 | Jeanne Juillia | Villeneuve-sur-Lot | ![]() | 20 | |
1932 | Lyne Quesson de Souza | Mouans-Sartoux | ![]() | 18 | |
1933 | Jacqueline Bertin | Paris | ![]() | 16 | |
1934 | Simone Barillier | Paris | ![]() | 17 | |
1935 | Elisabeth Pitz | Saarbrücken | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 16 | ||
1936 | Lynne Lassal | Paris | ![]() | 18 | |
1937 | Jacqueline Janet | Paris | ![]() | 17 | |
1938 | Annie Garrigues | Perpignan | ![]() | 18 | |
1939 | Ginette Catriens | Paris | ![]() | 24 | |
1940 | Joséphine Ladwig | Bischwiller | ![]() | 16 | |
1947 | Yvonne Viseux | Camon | ![]() | 20 | |
1948 | Jacqueline Donny | Paris | ![]() | 20 | |
1949 | Juliette Figueras | Paris | ![]() | 20 | |
1950 | Maryse Delort | Paris | ![]() | 19 | |
1951 | Nicole Drouin | Paris | ![]() | 20 | |
1952 | Josiane Pouy | Nérac | ![]() | 18 | |
1953 | Sylviane Carpentier | Ailly-sur-Somme | ![]() | 19 | |
1954 | Irène Tunc | Nice | ![]() | 19 | |
1955 | Véronique Zuber | Paris | ![]() | 19 | |
1956 | Gisèle Charbit | Casablanca | ![]() | 18 | |
1957 | Sylvie-Rosine Numez | Saint-Étienne | ![]() | ||
1958 | Monique Negler | ![]() | |||
1959 | Monique Chiron | ![]() | 17 | ||
1960 | Brigitte Barazer de Lannurien | ![]() | 16 | ||
1961 | Michèle Wargnier | Paris | ![]() | 17 | |
1962 | Monique Lemaire | ![]() | 18 | 2nd runner-up at Miss World 1962 and top fifteen at Miss Universe 1963 | |
1963 | Muguette Fabris | Angoulême | ![]() | 22 | 5th runner-up at Miss World 1963 [2] |
1964 | Arlette Collot | Clomot | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | Top 16 at Miss World 1964 | |||
1965 | Christiane Sibellin | Lyon | ![]() | 16 | Top 16 at Miss World 1965 |
1966 | Michèle Boulé | Cannes | ![]() | 17 | Top 15 at Miss World 1966 |
1967 | Jeanne Beck | Saint-Pierre-du-Mont | ![]() | 19 | |
1968 | Christiane Lillio | Terrenoire | ![]() | 16 | |
1969 | Suzanne Angly | Mulhouse | ![]() | 17 | Top 15 at Miss World 1969 and top 15 at Miss International 1972 |
1970 | Michelle Beaurain | Paris | ![]() | 19 | |
1971 | Myriam Stocco | Beaucaire | ![]() | 21 | Top 12 at Miss Universe 1971 and Top 7 at Miss World 1971 [3] |
1972 | Chantal Bouvier de la Motte | Paris | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 19 | ||
1973 | Isabelle Nadia Krumacker | Troisfontaines | ![]() | 19 | Top 15 at Miss International 1975 |
1974 | Edna Tepava | Papeete | ![]() | 17 | |
1975 | Sophie Perin | Talange | ![]() | 18 | Miss International 1976 |
1976 | Monique Uldaric | Saint-Pierre | ![]() | 21 | |
1977 | Véronique Fagot | Oiron | ![]() | 17 | Top 15 at Miss World 1977 |
1978 | Pascale Taurua | Nouméa | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 17 | ||
1979 | Sylvie Hélène Marie Parera | Marseille | ![]() | 18 | Top 10 at Miss International 1980 |
1980 | Thilda Fuller | Papeete | ![]() | 24 | Fuller resigned the title three days after winning and was replaced by her first runner-up Patricia Barzyk. |
Patricia Barzyk | Arbouans | ![]() | 16 | 2nd runner-up at Miss World 1980 | |
1981 | Isabelle Sophie Benard | Vernon | ![]() | 18 | |
1982 | Sabrina Belleval | Nice | ![]() | 16 | |
1983 | Isabelle Turpault | Paris | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 20 | ||
1984 | Martine Robine | Deauville | ![]() | 19 | |
1985 | Suzanne Iskandar | Lingolsheim | ![]() | 21 | First Arab-French winner and first winner with dual nationality, being French-Lebanese |
1986 | Valérie Pascale | Paris | ![]() | 17 | |
1987 | Nathalie Marquay | Wittenheim | ![]() | 19 | Top 12 at Miss World 1987 and top 10 at Miss International 1988 |
1988 | Sylvie Bertin | Ferney-Voltaire | ![]() | 21 | |
1989 | Stephanie (Peggy) Zlotkowski | Monflanquin | ![]() | 16 | |
1990 | Gaëlle Voiry | Bordeaux | ![]() | 21 | |
1991 | Mareva Georges | Punaauia | ![]() | 21 | Top 10 at Miss Universe 1991 and top 10 at Miss World 1991 |
1992 | Linda Hardy | Nantes | ![]() | 18 | |
1993 | Véronique de la Cruz | Saint-François | ![]() | 18 | Top 10 at Miss World 1993; first black titleholder |
1994 | Valérie Claisse | Pornic | ![]() | 21 | |
1995 | Mélody Vilbert | Bordeaux | ![]() | 18 | Top 10 at Miss International 1995 |
1996 | Laure Belleville | Lathuile | ![]() | 19 | |
1997 | Patricia Spehar | Lésigny | ![]() | 21 | Top 10 at Miss International 1998 |
1998 | Sophie Thalmann | Bar-le-Duc | ![]() | 21 | |
1999 | Mareva Galanter | Papeete | ![]() | 19 | |
2000 | Sonia Rolland | Cluny | ![]() | 18 | Top 10 at Miss Universe 2000 |
2001 | Élodie Gossuin | Trosly-Breuil | ![]() | 19 | Miss Europe 2001 and top 10 at Miss Universe 2001 |
2002 | Sylvie Tellier | Lyon | ![]() | 23 | National director of the Miss France Committee (2007–2022) |
2003 | Corinne Coman | Sainte-Anne | ![]() | 20 | |
2004 | Lætitia Bléger | Saint-Hippolyte | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 18 | National director of the Miss France Committee (2022–present) |
2006 | Alexandra Rosenfeld | Saint-Thibéry | ![]() | 19 | Miss Europe 2006 |
2007 | Rachel Legrain-Trapani | Saint-Quentin | ![]() | 18 | |
2008 | Valérie Bègue | Saint-Leu | ![]() | 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 | ![]() | 19 | Top 10 at Miss Universe 2009 and Top 7 at Miss World 2009 |
2010 | Malika Ménard | Herouville-Saint-Clair | ![]() | 22 | Top 15 at Miss Universe 2010 |
2011 | Laury Thilleman | Brest | ![]() | 19 | Top 10 at Miss Universe 2011 |
2012 | Delphine Wespiser | Magstatt-le-Bas | ![]() | 19 | |
2013 | Marine Lorphelin | Charnay-lès-Mâcon | ![]() | 19 | First runner-up at Miss World 2013 |
2014 | Flora Coquerel | Morancez | ![]() | 19 | Top 5 at Miss Universe 2015 |
2015 | Camille Cerf | Coulogne | ![]() | 19 | Top 15 at Miss Universe 2014 |
2016 | Iris Mittenaere | Steenvoorde | ![]() | 22 | Miss Universe 2016 [6] |
2017 | Alicia Aylies | Matoury | ![]() | 18 | |
2018 | Maëva Coucke | Ferques | ![]() | 23 | Top 12 at Miss World 2018 and Top 10 at Miss Universe 2019 |
2019 | Vaimalama Chaves | Mahina | ![]() | 24 | |
2020 | Clémence Botino | Le Gosier | ![]() | 22 | Top 10 at Miss Universe 2021 and Top 40 at Miss World 2023 |
2021 | Amandine Petit | Bourguébus | ![]() | 23 | Top 21 at Miss Universe 2020 |
2022 | Diane Leyre | Paris | ![]() | 24 | |
2023 | Indira Ampiot | Basse-Terre | ![]() | 18 | TBA at Miss Universe 2024 |
2024 | Eve Gilles | Quaëdypre | ![]() | 20 |
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