Miss France 2017

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Miss France 2017
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Miss France 2017 Alicia Aylies
DateDecember 17, 2016
Presenters
Venue Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier
Broadcaster TF1
Entrants30
Placements12
Debuts
Withdrawals
Returns
Winner Alicia Aylies
Flag of French Guiana.svg  French Guiana
CongenialityMyrtille Cauchefer
Picardie flag.svg  Picardy
PhotogenicJade Scotte
Flag of the County of Nice.svg  Côte d'Azur
  2016
2018  

Miss France 2017 was the 87th edition of the Miss France pageant, held on December 17, 2016, at Park&Suites Arena in Montpellier. [1]

Contents

It was the first time that the pageant took place in Montpellier and in the Languedoc-Roussillon region.

The ceremony was held at TF1, and was presented by Jean-Pierre Foucault and the national director Sylvie Tellier.

The winner was Miss French Guiana, Alicia Aylies, who gave to her region its first ever Miss France title. The winner succeeded Iris Mittenaere, Miss France 2016 from Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

Results

Placements

PlacementContestant
Miss France 2017
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 12

Preparation

The 30 contestants, Iris Mittenaere and the national director Sylvie Tellier had travelled to Reunion Island from November, 23 to December, 1st. The rehearsals took place in Montpellier.

The theme of the 2017 event was Le Noël des Miss (The Misses' Christmas). Each round centered around a different theme related to the celebration of Christmas. Iris Mittenaere appeared as a Christmas fairy, turning the pages of a storybook to reveal each segment.

Contestants

RegionNameAgeHeightHometownElected on
Flag of Alsace.svg Alsace Claire Godard [2] 19181 cm (5 ft 11+12 in) Riedisheim September, 4 in Pulversheim
Flag of Aquitaine.svg Aquitaine Axelle Bonnemaison [3] 19176 cm (5 ft 9+12 in) Castelculier October, 8 in Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Flag of Auvergne.svg Auvergne Océane Faure [4] 20171 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Moulins October, 21 in Montluçon
Flag of Brittany (Gwenn ha du).svg Brittany Maurane Bouazza [5] 20173 cm (5 ft 8 in) Plumelin September, 30 in Gourin
Flag of Bourgogne.svg Burgundy Naomi Bailly [6] 21171 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Neuilly-lès-Dijon September, 18 in Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur
Flag of Centre-Val de Loire.svg Centre − Loire Valley Cassandre Joris [7] 20170 cm (5 ft 7 in) Prasville September, 17 in Déols
Flag of Champagne-Ardenne.svg Champagne-Ardenne Charlotte Patat [8] 19182 cm (5 ft 11+12 in) Cormontreuil September, 23 in Bar-sur-Aube
Flag of Corsica.svg Corsica Laetitia Duclos [9] 19170 cm (5 ft 7 in) Porticcio September, 9 in Porticcio
Flag of the County of Nice.svg Côte d'Azur Jade Scotte23172 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Castellar August, 7 in Cogolin
Flag of Franche-Comte.svg Franche-Comté Melissa Nourry [10] 20171 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Pirey October, 23 in Dole
Flag of French Guiana.svg French Guiana Alicia Aylies [11] 18177 cm (5 ft 9+12 in) Matoury October, 8 in Cayenne
Unofficial flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Guadeloupe Morgane Thérésine [12] 21177 cm (5 ft 9+12 in) Le Gosier August, 27 in Terre-de-Haut
Proposed flag of Ile-de-France.svg Île-de-France Meggy Pyaneeandee [13] 22172 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Le Blanc-Mesnil June, 29 in Paris
Flag of Languedoc-Roussillon.svg Languedoc-Roussillon Aurore Kichenin [14] 21174 cm (5 ft 8+12 in) Castelnau-le-Lez August, 6 in Carnon
Flag of Limousin.svg Limousin Romane Komar [15] 18175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Feytiat September, 16 in Brive-la-Gaillarde
Flag of Lorraine.svg Lorraine Justine Kamara [16] 19172 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Dombasle-sur-Meurthe September, 3 in Vittel
Snake Flag of Martinique.svg Martinique Aurélie Joachim [17] 18179 cm (5 ft 10+12 in) Ducos October, 14 in Fort-de-France
Flag of Mayotte (local).svg Mayotte Naima Madi Mahadali [18] 19175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Bouéni August, 27 in Mamoudzou
Flag of Midi-Pyrenees.svg Midi-Pyrénées Virginie Guillin [19] 23178 cm (5 ft 10 in) Tarascon-sur-Ariège October, 7 in Saint-Gaudens
Flag of FLNKS.svg New Caledonia Andrea Lux [20] 18175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Bourail August, 20 in Païta
Generic flag of Nord-Pas-de-Calais.svg Nord-Pas-de-Calais Laurine Maricau [21] 22170 cm (5 ft 7 in) Wavrin September, 24 in Orchies
Flag of Normandie.svg Normandy Esther Houdement [22] 20183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Butot October, 11 in Mortagne-au-Perche
Flag of Pays-de-la-Loire.svg Pays de Loire Carla Loones [23] 21177 cm (5 ft 9+12 in) Le Fresne-sur-Loire October, 1st in Gorron
Flag of Picardie.svg Picardy Myrtille Cauchefer24176 cm (5 ft 9+12 in) Albert September, 25 in Beauvais
Poitou-Charentes flag.svg Poitou-Charentes Magdalène Chollet [24] 19172 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Neuville-de-Poitou October, 16 in Chateaubernard
Flag of Provence.svg Provence Noémie Mazella [25] 19176 cm (5 ft 9+12 in) Marseille August, 5 in Cogolin
Proposed flag of Reunion (VAR).svg Réunion Ambre Nguyen [26] 19178 cm (5 ft 10 in) Saint-Denis August, 27 in Saint-Denis
Flag of Rhone-Alpes.svg Rhône-Alpes Camille Bernard [27] 20173 cm (5 ft 8 in) Grenoble October, 22 in Feurs
Local flag of the Collectivity of Saint Martin.svg Flag of Saint Barthelemy (Local).svg Saint Martin & Saint Barthélemy Anaëlle Hippolyte [28] 18175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Marigot August, 20 in Grand Case
Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti Vaea Ferrand [29] 22175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Papeete 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 15 December.

NumeroContestant
1 Flag of Ile-de-France.svg Miss Ile-de-France
2 Proposed flag of Reunion (VAR).svg Miss Réunion
3 Flag of Normandie.svg Miss Normandy
4 Flag of Aquitaine.svg Miss Aquitaine
5 Flag of French Guiana.svg Miss French Guiana
6 Flag of Languedoc-Roussillon.svg Miss Languedoc-Roussillon
7 Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Miss Guadeloupe
8 Flag of Alsace.svg Miss Alsace
9 Flag of Lorraine.svg Miss Lorraine
10 Flag of Brittany (Gwenn ha du).svg Miss Brittany
11 Flag of Picardie.svg Miss Picardy
12 Flag of French Polynesia.svg Miss Tahiti

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.

ContestantPublicJuryTotal
Flag of French Guiana.svg Miss French Guiana 121224
Flag of Languedoc-Roussillon.svg Miss Languedoc-Roussillon 101222
Flag of French Polynesia.svg Miss Tahiti 11920
Flag of Lorraine.svg Miss Lorraine 81018
Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Miss Guadeloupe 9918
Proposed flag of Reunion (VAR).svg Miss Réunion 7714
Flag of Brittany (Gwenn ha du).svg Miss Brittany 6511
Flag of Picardie.svg Miss Picardy 459
Flag of Alsace.svg Miss Alsace 538
Flag of Ile-de-France.svg Miss Ile-de-France 167
Flag of Aquitaine.svg Miss Aquitaine 336
Flag of Normandie.svg Miss Normandy 235

Last round

CandidatesResults
Flag of French Guiana.svg Miss French Guiana 27,89%
Flag of Languedoc-Roussillon.svg Miss Languedoc-Roussillon 26,16%
Flag of French Polynesia.svg Miss Tahiti 21,66%
Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Miss Guadeloupe 13,04%
Flag of Lorraine.svg Miss Lorraine 11,27%

Special prizes

PrizeContestant
Prize of General Culture
Prize of Elegance
Prize "Best in swimsuit"
Prize "Best regional costume"
Prize of Congeniality
Prize "Miss Photogenic"

Judges

The names of the judges were announced on November, 24: [30]

MembreNotes
Arielle Dombasle Cannes 2013.jpg Arielle Dombasle (president)Actress and singer
Ingrid Chauvin.jpg Ingrid Chauvin Actress
ESC2016 - France Meet & Greet 26 (crop) (cropped).jpg Amir Haddad Singer, French representative at Eurovision 2016
Michele Bernier Cannes.jpg Michèle Bernier Actress and humorist
BARRRATIER Christophe-24x30-2008.jpg Christophe Barratier Director and producer
Tony Yoka Gold.jpg Tony Yoka Boxer, Olympic medalist in Rio Olympics 2016
Malika Ménard Miss France 2010

Notes about the contestants

National and International placements

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