List of Miss France titleholders

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

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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.

YearMiss FranceHometownRegionAge [lower-alpha 1] Notes
La plus belle femme de France
1920 Agnès Souret Espelette Flag of Aquitaine.svg Aquitaine 17
1921Pauline Pô Ajaccio Flag of Corsica.svg Corsica 16
Miss France
1927Roberte Cusey Paris Flag of Franche-Comte.svg Franche-Comté 20
1928 Raymonde Allain Paris Flag of Brittany (Gwenn ha du).svg Brittany 15
1929Madeleine Mourgues Lot Flag of Languedoc-Roussillon.svg Languedoc 17
1930 Yvette Labrousse Oullins Flag of Rhone-Alpes.svg Rhône-Alpes 24
1931 Jeanne Juillia Villeneuve-sur-Lot Flag of Aquitaine.svg Aquitaine 20
1932Lyne Quesson de Souza Mouans-Sartoux Flag of the County of Nice.svg Côte d'Azur 18
1933Jacqueline Bertin Paris Proposed flag of Ile-de-France.svg Île-de-France 16
1934Simone Barillier Paris Proposed flag of Ile-de-France.svg Île-de-France 17
1935Elisabeth Pitz Saarbrücken Flag of Saar 1920-1935.svg Saar [lower-alpha 2] 24Pitz 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 Proposed flag of Ile-de-France.svg Île-de-France 16
1936Lynne Lassal Paris Picardie flag.svg Picardy 18
1937Jacqueline Janet Paris Flag of Brittany (Gwenn ha du).svg Brittany 17
1938Annie Garrigues Perpignan Flag of Roussillon.svg Roussillon 18
1939Ginette Catriens Paris Proposed flag of Ile-de-France.svg Île-de-France 24
1940Joséphine Ladwig Bischwiller Flag of Alsace.svg Alsace 16
1947Yvonne Viseux Camon Flag of the County of Nice.svg Côte d'Azur 20
1948 Jacqueline Donny Paris Proposed flag of Ile-de-France.svg Île-de-France 20
1949Juliette Figueras Paris Proposed flag of Ile-de-France.svg Île-de-France 20
1950Maryse Delort Paris Proposed flag of Ile-de-France.svg Île-de-France 19
1951Nicole Drouin Paris Flag of the County of Nice.svg Côte d'Azur 20
1952Josiane Pouy Nérac Flag of Aquitaine.svg Aquitaine 18
1953Sylviane Carpentier Ailly-sur-Somme Picardie flag.svg Picardy 19
1954 Irène Tunc Nice Flag of the County of Nice.svg Côte d'Azur 19
1955Véronique Zuber Paris Proposed flag of Ile-de-France.svg Île-de-France 19
1956Gisèle Charbit Casablanca Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco [lower-alpha 3] 18
1957Sylvie-Rosine Numez Saint-Étienne Flag of Rhone-Alpes.svg Rhône-Alpes
1958Monique Negler Flag of Normandie.svg Normandy
1959Monique Chiron Poitou-Charentes flag.svg Poitou-Charentes 17
1960Brigitte Barazer de Lannurien Flag of Brittany (Gwenn ha du).svg Brittany 16
1961Michèle Wargnier Paris Flag of Brittany (Gwenn ha du).svg Brittany 17
1962Monique Lemaire Flag of Brittany (Gwenn ha du).svg Brittany 182nd runner-up at Miss World 1962 and top fifteen at Miss Universe 1963
1963Muguette Fabris Angoulême Proposed flag of Ile-de-France.svg Île-de-France 225th runner-up at Miss World 1963 [2]
1964Arlette Collot Clomot Flag of Bourgogne.svg Burgundy 21Collot 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 flag.svg Pays de la Loire Top 16 at Miss World 1964
1965Christiane Sibellin Lyon Flag of Rhone-Alpes.svg Rhône-Alpes 16Top 16 at Miss World 1965
1966Michèle Boulé Cannes Flag of the County of Nice.svg Côte d'Azur 17Top 15 at Miss World 1966
1967Jeanne Beck Saint-Pierre-du-Mont Flag of Normandie.svg Normandy 19
1968Christiane Lillio Terrenoire Flag of Rhone-Alpes.svg Rhône-Alpes 16
1969Suzanne Angly Mulhouse Flag of Alsace.svg Alsace 17Top 15 at Miss World 1969 and top 15 at Miss International 1972
1970Michelle Beaurain Paris Proposed flag of Ile-de-France.svg Île-de-France 19
1971Myriam Stocco Beaucaire Flag of Languedoc-Roussillon.svg Languedoc 21Top 12 at Miss Universe 1971 and Top 7 at Miss World 1971 [3]
1972Chantal Bouvier de la Motte Paris Proposed flag of Ile-de-France.svg Île-de-France 17Bouvier 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 flag.svg Poitou-Charentes 19
1973Isabelle Nadia Krumacker Troisfontaines Lorraine.svg Lorraine 19Top 15 at Miss International 1975
1974Edna Tepava Papeete Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti 17
1975 Sophie Perin Talange Lorraine.svg Lorraine 18 Miss International 1976
1976Monique Uldaric Saint-Pierre Proposed flag of Reunion (VAR).svg Réunion 21
1977Véronique Fagot Oiron Poitou-Charentes flag.svg Poitou-Charentes 17Top 15 at Miss World 1977
1978Pascale Taurua Nouméa Flag of FLNKS.svg New Caledonia 16Taurua 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 Proposed flag of Ile-de-France.svg Île-de-France 17
1979Sylvie Hélène Marie Parera Marseille Flag of Provence.svg Provence 18Top 10 at Miss International 1980
1980Thilda Fuller Papeete Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti 24Fuller resigned the title three days after winning and was replaced by her first runner-up Patricia Barzyk.
Patricia Barzyk Arbouans Flag of Franche-Comte.svg Franche-Comté 162nd runner-up at Miss World 1980
1981Isabelle Sophie Benard Vernon Flag of Normandie.svg Normandy 18
1982Sabrina Belleval Nice Flag of the County of Nice.svg Côte d'Azur 16
1983Isabelle Turpault Paris Proposed flag of Ile-de-France.svg Île-de-France 22Turpault 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 Flag of Aquitaine.svg Aquitaine 20
1984Martine Robine Deauville Flag of Normandie.svg Normandy 19
1985Suzanne Iskandar Lingolsheim Flag of Alsace.svg Alsace 21First Arab-French winner and first winner with dual nationality, being French-Lebanese
1986Valérie Pascale Paris Proposed flag of Ile-de-France.svg Île-de-France 17
1987Nathalie Marquay Wittenheim Flag of Alsace.svg Alsace 19Top 12 at Miss World 1987 and top 10 at Miss International 1988
1988Sylvie Bertin Ferney-Voltaire Flag of Rhone-Alpes.svg Rhône-Alpes 21
1989Stephanie (Peggy) Zlotkowski Monflanquin Flag of Aquitaine.svg Aquitaine 16
1990Gaëlle Voiry Bordeaux Flag of Aquitaine.svg Aquitaine 21
1991 Mareva Georges Punaauia Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti 21Top 10 at Miss Universe 1991 and top 10 at Miss World 1991
1992 Linda Hardy Nantes Pays-de-la-Loire flag.svg Pays de la Loire 18
1993Véronique de la Cruz Saint-François Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Guadeloupe 18Top 10 at Miss World 1993; first black titleholder
1994Valérie Claisse Pornic Pays-de-la-Loire flag.svg Pays de la Loire 21
1995Mélody Vilbert Bordeaux Flag of Aquitaine.svg Aquitaine 18Top 10 at Miss International 1995
1996Laure Belleville Lathuile Flag of Rhone-Alpes.svg Rhône-Alpes 19
1997 Patricia Spehar Lésigny Proposed flag of Ile-de-France.svg Île-de-France 21Top 10 at Miss International 1998
1998 Sophie Thalmann Bar-le-Duc Lorraine.svg Lorraine 21
1999 Mareva Galanter Papeete Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti 19
2000 Sonia Rolland Cluny Flag of Bourgogne.svg Burgundy 18Top 10 at Miss Universe 2000
2001 Élodie Gossuin Trosly-Breuil Picardie flag.svg Picardy 19 Miss Europe 2001 and top 10 at Miss Universe 2001
2002 Sylvie Tellier Lyon Flag of Rhone-Alpes.svg Rhône-Alpes 23National director of the Miss France Committee (2007–2022)
2003Corinne Coman Sainte-Anne Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Guadeloupe 20
2004Lætitia Bléger Saint-Hippolyte Flag of Alsace.svg Alsace 23After 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 Flag of Normandie.svg Normandy 18National director of the Miss France Committee (2022–present)
2006 Alexandra Rosenfeld Saint-Thibéry Flag of Languedoc-Roussillon.svg Languedoc 19 Miss Europe 2006
2007Rachel Legrain-Trapani Saint-Quentin Picardie flag.svg Picardy 18
2008 Valérie Bègue Saint-Leu Proposed flag of Reunion (VAR).svg Réunion 23After 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 Flag of Midi-Pyrenees.svg Midi-Pyrénées 19Top 10 at Miss Universe 2009 and Top 7 at Miss World 2009
2010 Malika Ménard Herouville-Saint-Clair Flag of Normandie.svg Normandy 22Top 15 at Miss Universe 2010
2011 Laury Thilleman Brest Flag of Brittany (Gwenn ha du).svg Brittany 19Top 10 at Miss Universe 2011
2012 Delphine Wespiser Magstatt-le-Bas Flag of Alsace.svg Alsace 19
2013 Marine Lorphelin Charnay-lès-Mâcon Flag of Bourgogne.svg Burgundy 19First runner-up at Miss World 2013
2014 Flora Coquerel Morancez Flag of Centre-Val de Loire.svg Centre-Val de Loire 19Top 5 at Miss Universe 2015
2015 Camille Cerf Coulogne Flag of Flemish Region (De Vlaamse Leeuw).svg Nord-Pas-de-Calais 19Top 15 at Miss Universe 2014
2016 Iris Mittenaere Steenvoorde Flag of Flemish Region (De Vlaamse Leeuw).svg Nord-Pas-de-Calais 22 Miss Universe 2016 [6]
2017 Alicia Aylies Matoury Flag of French Guiana.svg French Guiana 18
2018 Maëva Coucke Ferques Flag of Flemish Region (De Vlaamse Leeuw).svg Nord-Pas-de-Calais 23Top 12 at Miss World 2018 and Top 10 at Miss Universe 2019
2019 Vaimalama Chaves Mahina Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti 24
2020 Clémence Botino Le Gosier Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Guadeloupe 22Top 10 at Miss Universe 2021 and Top 40 at Miss World 2023
2021 Amandine Petit Bourguébus Flag of Normandie.svg Normandy 23Top 21 at Miss Universe 2020
2022 Diane Leyre Paris Proposed flag of Ile-de-France.svg Île-de-France 24
2023 Indira Ampiot Basse-Terre Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Guadeloupe 18TBA at Miss Universe 2024
2024 Eve Gilles Quaëdypre Flag of Flemish Region (De Vlaamse Leeuw).svg Nord-Pas-de-Calais 20

Winners by region

NumberRegionYears
16 Proposed flag of Ile-de-France.svg Île-de-France
7 Flag of Normandie.svg Normandy
  • 1958
  • 1967
  • 1981
  • 1984
  • 2005
  • 2010
  • 2021
Flag of Rhone-Alpes.svg Rhône-Alpes
  • 1930
  • 1957
  • 1965
  • 1968
  • 1988
  • 1996
  • 2002
Flag of Aquitaine.svg Aquitaine
6 Flag of Alsace.svg Alsace
  • 1940
  • 1969
  • 1985
  • 1987
  • 2004
  • 2012
Flag of Brittany (Gwenn ha du).svg Brittany
  • 1928
  • 1937
  • 1960
  • 1961
  • 1962
  • 2011
Flag of the County of Nice.svg Côte d'Azur
  • 1932
  • 1947
  • 1951
  • 1954
  • 1966
  • 1982
5 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti
4 Flag of Flemish Region (De Vlaamse Leeuw).svg Nord-Pas-de-Calais
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2018
  • 2024
Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Guadeloupe
  • 1993
  • 2003
  • 2020
  • 2023
Picardie flag.svg Picardy
  • 1936
  • 1953
  • 2001
  • 2007
3
Flag of Bourgogne.svg Burgundy
Flag of Languedoc-Roussillon.svg Languedoc
  • 1929
  • 1971
  • 2006
Lorraine.svg Lorraine
  • 1973
  • 1975
  • 1998
Pays-de-la-Loire flag.svg Pays de la Loire
Poitou-Charentes flag.svg Poitou-Charentes
2 Proposed flag of Reunion (VAR).svg Réunion
  • 1976
  • 2008
Flag of Franche-Comte.svg Franche-Comté
1 Flag of French Guiana.svg French Guiana
  • 2017
Flag of Centre-Val de Loire.svg Centre-Val de Loire
  • 2014
Flag of Midi-Pyrenees.svg Midi-Pyrénées
  • 2009
Flag of Provence.svg Provence
  • 1979
Flag of FLNKS.svg New Caledonia
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco [lower-alpha 3]
  • 1956
Flag of Roussillon.svg Roussillon
  • 1938
Flag of Saar 1920-1935.svg  Saar [lower-alpha 2]
  • 1935
Flag of Corsica.svg Corsica
  • 1921

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of Miss France
  2. 1 2 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. 1 2 Until 1956, Morocco was under control of France as the French Protectorate in Morocco.
  4. 1 2 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 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. 1 2 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.

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References

  1. 1 2 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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