Miss France 2016

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Miss France 2016
Iris Mittenaere 2016.05.07 (cropped).jpg
Iris Mittenaere, Miss France 2016
Date19 December 2015 [1]
Presenters Jean-Pierre Foucault
VenueZénith de Lille, Lille, France
Broadcaster TF1
Entrants31 [1]
Placements12
Debuts Guadeloupe & Northern Islands, Centre − Loire Valley
Withdrawals Centre, Guadeloupe, Orléanais, Pays de Savoie, St. Martin.
Returns St-Pierre-et-Miquelon
Winner Iris Mittenaere [2]
Flag of Flemish Region (De Vlaamse Leeuw).svg  Nord-Pas-de-Calais
CongenialityRamatou Radjabo
Flag of Mayotte (Local).svg  Mayotte
PhotogenicJade Vélon
Flag of Bourgogne.svg  Burgundy
  2015
2017  

Miss France 2016 was the 86th Miss France pageant, held in Lille on 19 December 2015. Miss France 2015, Camille Cerf crowned her successor Iris Mittenaere at the end of the event. This was the third back-to-back in Miss France history after 1948-1950 and 1989-1990. Mittenaere represented France at Miss Universe 2016, where she was crowned the winner.

Contents

The theme of the event was "the dream", it was presented by the national director Sylvie Tellier and Jean-Pierre Foucault for the 21st consecutive year. The event was broadcast live by TF1.

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss France 2016
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
  • Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti – Vaimiti Teiefitu
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 12

Preparation

The 31 contestants, Camille Cerf and the national director Sylvie Tellier had travelled to French Polynesia from November, 22 to November, 29. The rehearsals took place in Lille.

Pageant

The theme of the 2016 event was "The Dream". The rounds centered around the dreams of former Miss France winners.

Contestants

RegionNameAgeHeightHometownElectedPlacement
Flag of Alsace.svg  Alsace Laura Muller [3] 19171 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Sélestat September, 6 in Richwiller Semifinalist
Flag of Aquitaine.svg  Aquitaine Gennifer Demey [4] 23171 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Lormont October, 10 in Saint-Jean-d'Illac 5th runner-up
Flag of Auvergne.svg  Auvergne Pauline Bazoge [5] 18171 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) La Chapelaude June, 26 in Vichy
Flag of Bourgogne.svg  Burgundy Jade Vélon [6] 21175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Mâcon September, 20 in Autun Miss Photogenic
Flag of Brittany (Gwenn ha du).svg  Brittany Léa Bizeul [7] 19175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Saint-Malo October, 3 in Saint-Pol-de-Léon Semifinalist
Flag of Centre-Val de Loire.svg  Centre − Loire Valley Margaux Bourdin [8] 18175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais September, 19 in Déols 6th runner-up
Best Regional Costume
Champagne-Ardenne flag.svg  Champagne-Ardenne Océane Pagenot [9] 20171 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Reims September, 25 in Tinqueux Prize of Elegance
Flag of Corsica.svg  Corsica Jessica Garcia [10] 21170 cm (5 ft 7 in) Furiani September, 11 in Porticcio
Flag of the County of Nice.svg  Côte d'Azur Leanna Ferrero [11] 20172 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Cannes August, 2 in Mougins Semifinalist
Flag of Franche-Comte.svg  Franche-Comté Alizée Vannier [12] 19172 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Pelousey October, 16 in Belfort
Flag of French Guiana.svg  French Guiana Estelle Merlin [13] 22183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Cayenne October, 10 in Cayenne
Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg  Guadeloupe & Northern Islands Johanna Delphin [14] 20177 cm (5 ft 9+12 in) Baie-Mahault August, 29 in St. Martin
Proposed flag of Ile-de-France.svg  Île-de-France Fanny Harcaut [15] 19176 cm (5 ft 9+12 in) Créteil June, 23 in Paris Best in swimsuit
Flag of Languedoc-Roussillon.svg  Languedoc Lena Stachurski [16] 20174 cm (5 ft 8+12 in) Roquemaure August, 1st in Carnon Semifinalist
Limousin flag.svg  Limousin Emma Bourroux [17] 20180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes September, 18 in Brive-la-Gaillarde
Lorraine.svg  Lorraine Jessica Molle [18] 19170 cm (5 ft 7 in) Corny-sur-Moselle September, 5 in Vittel
Snake Flag of Martinique.svg  Martinique Morgane Edvige [19] 19178 cm (5 ft 10 in) Le François September, 25 in Fort-de-France 1st runner-up
Flag of Mayotte (Local).svg  Mayotte Ramatou Radjabo [20] 18170 cm (5 ft 7 in) Chirongui August, 29 in Pamandzi Miss Congeniality
Flag of Midi-Pyrenees.svg  Midi-Pyrénées Emily Segouffin [21] 24173 cm (5 ft 8 in) Chélan October, 9 in Castéra-Verduzan
Flag of FLNKS.svg  New Caledonia Gyna Moereo [22] 18176 cm (5 ft 9+12 in) Houaïlou August, 22 in Païta
Flag of Flemish Region (De Vlaamse Leeuw).svg  Nord-Pas-de-Calais Iris Mittenaere [23] 22172 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Steenvoorde September, 26 in Orchies Miss France 2016
Miss Universe 2016
Prize of General Knowledge
Flag of Normandie.svg  Normandy Daphné Bruman [24] 24178 cm (5 ft 10 in) Caen October, 13 in Mortagne-au-Perche
Pays-de-la-Loire flag.svg  Pays de Loire Angelina Laurent [25] 20173 cm (5 ft 8 in) Ruaudin October, 2 in Châteaubriant
Picardie flag.svg  Picardy Émilie Delaplace [26] 19173 cm (5 ft 8 in) Creil September, 27 in Beauvais
Poitou-Charentes flag.svg  Poitou-Charentes Manon Rougier [27] 19179 cm (5 ft 10+12 in) Roullet-Saint-Estèphe October, 11 in Cognac
Flag of Provence.svg  Provence Julia Courtès [28] 18172 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Martigues July, 31st in Istres 3rd runner-up
Proposed flag of Reunion (VAR).svg  Réunion Azuima Issa [29] 19180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Saint-Denis July, 18 in Saint-Denis 4th runner-up
Flag of Rhone-Alpes.svg  Rhône-Alpes Nora Bengrine [30] 20172 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Saint-Martin-d'Hères October, 18 in Oyonnax Semifinalist
Flag of Roussillon.svg  Roussillon Anaïs Marin [31] 21178 cm (5 ft 10 in) Alénya July, 28 in Le Barcarès
Flag of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon.svg  Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon Julie Briand [32] 19175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Saint-Pierre July, 10 in Saint-Pierre
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti Vaimiti Teiefitu [33] 19177 cm (5 ft 9+12 in) Mahina June, 19 in Papeete 2nd runner-up

Placements

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 17 December.

Second round

The 50% jury and the 50% public choose the five candidates who can still be elected. A ranking ofrom 1 to 12 is established for each of the two parties.

Classement des finalistes par points :

MissPublicJuryTotal
Nord-Pas-de-Calais 121123
Martinique 111122
Provence 91221
Reunion Island 101121
Tahiti 8715
Aquitaine 6713
Centre-Val de Loire 4812
Alsace 7512
Languedoc 347
Brittany 527
Rhône-Alpes 246
Côte d'Azur 123

Last round

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

ContestantResults
Nord-Pas-de-Calais 26% [34]
Martinique 20%
Tahiti 19%
Provence 17%
Reunion Island 16%

Judges

The complete panel of judges was revealed on 11 December.

MembreNotes
Jean-Paul Gaultier Cannes 2011.jpg Jean-Paul Gaultier (president)Designer
Serge Atlaoui - Anggun Paris 2015 b.jpg Anggun Singer
Patrick Fiori.jpg Patrick Fiori Singer
Kendji Girac Singer
Frederic Michalak 2012 (cropped).jpg Frédéric Michalak Rugby player.
Laetitia Milot (cropped).jpg Laëtitia Milot Actress
Chloe Mortaud.jpg Chloé Mortaud Miss France 2009

Crossovers

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

Miss Universe
Miss World

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