Miss France 2012

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Miss France 2012
Delphine Wespiser NRJ Music Awards 2012.jpg
Date3 December 2011
Presenters Jean-Pierre Foucault, Sylvie Tellier
VenueParc des Expositions de Penfeld, Brest, France
Broadcaster TF1
Entrants33
Placements12
Winner Delphine Wespiser
Flag of Alsace.svg  Alsace
CongenialityCharlene Civault
Snake Flag of Martinique.svg  Martinique
PhotogenicLaure Wojnecki
Flag of Centre-Val de Loire.svg  Centre
  2011
2013  

Miss France 2012 was the 82nd Miss France pageant, held in Brest on 3 December 2011. Miss France 2012, Laury Thilleman of Brittany crowned her successor Delphine Wespiser of Alsace at the end of the event.

Contents

It was the first time that the pageant took place in Brest and in the Brittany region.

It was presented by the national director Sylvie Tellier and Jean-Pierre Foucault for the 17th consecutive year. The event was broadcast live by TF1.

The winner was Miss Alsace, Delphine Wespiser, who gave to her region its sixth Miss France title. [1] [2]

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss France 2012
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 12

Preparation

The 33 contestants, Laury Thilleman and the national director Sylvie Tellier had travelled to Cancun, in Mexico from November, 3 to November, 12. The rehearsals took place in Brest.

Contestants

RegionName [3] AgeHeightHometownElectedPlacement
Flag of Alsace.svg Alsace Delphine Wespiser [4] 19175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Magstatt-le-Bas October, 2 in Kingersheim Miss France 2012
Flag of Aquitaine.svg Aquitaine Claire Zengerlin [5] 20174 cm (5 ft 8+12 in) Douzillac October, 8 in Aiguillon
Flag of Auvergne.svg Auvergne Célia Goninet19175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Clermont-Ferrand October, 16 in Cébazat
Flag of Brittany (Gwenn ha du).svg Brittany Audrey Bönecker23172 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Muzillac October, 26 in Pontivy Top 12
Flag of Bourgogne.svg Burgundy Elodie Paillardin [6] 19177 cm (5 ft 9+12 in) Gevrey-Chambertin September, 30 in Châlon-sur-Saône Top 12
Flag of Centre-Val de Loire.svg Centre Laure Wojnecki18180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Vierzon October, 9 in Déols
Flag of Champagne-Ardenne.svg Champagne-Ardenne Sarah Huard21171 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Reims October, 21 in Sedan
Flag of Corsica.svg Corsica Camille Mallea20172 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Bastelica September, 3 in Grosseto-Prugna
Flag of the County of Nice.svg Côte d'Azur Charlotte Murray [7] [8] 23179 cm (5 ft 10+12 in) Biot August, 8 in Vallauris 4th Runner-Up
Flag of Franche-Comte.svg Franche-Comté Andrea Vannier19176 cm (5 ft 9+12 in) Pelousey October, 28 in Poligny
Flag of French Guiana.svg French Guiana Anaële Veilleur19173 cm (5 ft 8 in) Remire-Montjoly October, 1st in Cayenne Top 12
Unofficial flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Guadeloupe Cindy Le Pape [9] 21172 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Le Moule July, 30 in Saine-Anne
Proposed flag of Ile-de-France.svg Île-de-France Meggahnn Samson20180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Paris October, 14 in Torcy
Flag of Languedoc-Roussillon.svg Languedoc Alison Cossenet [10] 19172 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Cournonsec August, 6 in Mauguio 6th Runner-Up
Flag of Limousin.svg Limousin Cindy Letoux18175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Limoges September, 18 in Limoges
Flag of Lorraine.svg Lorraine Maud Pisa [11] 21176 cm (5 ft 9+12 in) Ham-sous-Varsberg October, 1st in Sarreguemines
Snake Flag of Martinique.svg Martinique Charlène Civault23183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Fort-de-France July, 16 in Fort-de-France 5th Runner-Up
Flag of Mayotte (local).svg Mayotte Aïcha Ahmed20174 cm (5 ft 8+12 in) Mamoudzou September, 3 in Koungou
Flag of Midi-Pyrenees.svg Midi-Pyrénées Laura Madelain18177 cm (5 ft 9+12 in) Figeac October, 7 in Valence Top 12
Flag of France.svg Flag of FLNKS.svg New Caledonia Océane Bichot [12] 20178 cm (5 ft 10 in) Nouméa April, 23 in Nouméa
Generic flag of Nord-Pas-de-Calais.svg Nord-Pas-de-Calais Sophie Martin21173 cm (5 ft 8 in) Douai October, 22 in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux
Flag of Normandie.svg Normandy Sophie Duval20177 cm (5 ft 9+12 in) Saint-Martin-de-Bonfossé September, 23 in Coutances
Flag of Orleanais.svg Orléanais Audrey Delafoy19170 cm (5 ft 7 in) Illiers-Combray October, 2 in Montargis
Flag of Pays-de-la-Loire.svg Pays de Loire Mathilde Couly21172 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Héric September, 25 in Châteaubriant 1st Runner-Up
Flag of Savoie.svg Pays de Savoie Valentine Borel-Hoffmann18179 cm (5 ft 10+12 in) Annecy October, 15 in Chambéry
Flag of Picardie.svg Picardy Anaïs Merle [13] 20174 cm (5 ft 8+12 in) Cires-lès-Mello October, 30 in Beauvais
Poitou-Charentes flag.svg Poitou-Charentes Manika Auxire22171 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Blanzac September, 24 in Bressuire
Flag of Provence.svg Provence Solène Froment19181 cm (5 ft 11+12 in) Aix-en-Provence August, 7 in Sisteron 3rd Runner-Up
Proposed flag of Reunion (VAR).svg Réunion Marie Payet 19178 cm (5 ft 10 in) Saint-Denis July, 16 in Saint-Denis 2nd Runner-Up
Flag of Rhone-Alpes.svg Rhône-Alpes Cindy Saroul20173 cm (5 ft 8 in) Valence October, 23 in Lagnieu
Flag of Catalonia.svg Roussillon Julie Vialo19170 cm (5 ft 7 in) Toulouges August, 5 in Banyuls-sur-Mer Top 12
Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon Lison Yon20173 cm (5 ft 8 in) Saint-Pierre July, 9 in Saint-Pierre
Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti Rauata Temauri22170 cm (5 ft 7 in) Arue June, 24 in Papeete

Ranking

First round

A jury composed of partners (internal and external) of the company Miss France pre-selects 12 young women, during an interview that took place on 1 December.

NumeroContestant
1 Flag of Alsace.svg Miss Alsace
2 Comte de Nice flag.svg Miss Côte d'Azur
3 Flag of Languedoc-Roussillon.svg Miss Languedoc
4 Proposed flag of Reunion (VAR).svg Miss Réunion
5 Flag of Catalonia.svg Miss Roussillon
6 Flag of Brittany (Gwenn ha du).svg Miss Brittany
7 Flag of French Guiana.svg Miss French Guiana
8 Flag of Midi-Pyrenees.svg Miss Midi-Pyrénées
9 Flag of Bourgogne.svg Miss Burgundy
10 Snake Flag of Martinique.svg Miss Martinique
11 Flag of Provence.svg Miss Provence
12 Unofficial flag of Pays-de-la-Loire.svg Miss Pays de Loire

Second round

The 50% jury and the 50% public choose the five candidates who can still be elected. A ranking of 1 to 12 is established for each of the two parties. In the event of a tie, the jury's ranking prevails : it explains the Top 5 placement of Miss Provence instead of Miss Martinique.

MissPublicJuryTotal
Miss Réunion 101020
Miss Alsace 11819
Miss Côte d'Azur 61218
Miss Pays de Loire 12618
Miss Provence 21214
Miss Martinique 5914
Miss Languedoc 9413
Miss French Guiana 7512
Miss Brittany 8412
Miss Roussillon 178
Miss Burgundy 448
Miss Midi-Pyrénées 347

Last round

Only the audience can choose the winner and her runners-up by voting.

CandidatesResults
Miss Alsace 32.3 %
Miss Pays de Loire 31.6 %
Miss Réunion 23.5 %
Miss Provence 6.6 %
Miss Côte d'Azur 6 %

Special prizes

PrizeContestant
Prize of General Knowledge
Miss Congeniality
Miss Photogenic
Miss Elegance
Most beautiful smile Award
Model Award

Judges

Member
Alain Delon (president) [14] Actor
Francis Huster Actor
Denis Brogniart TV Host and journalist
Sofia Essaïdi Singer, actress and dancer
Linda Hardy Actress and Miss France 1992
Lorie Singer and actress
Pascal Obispo Singer

Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at international beauty pageants:

Miss World
Miss Universe
Miss Supranational

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