Miss France 2017

Miss France 2017
Miss France 2017 Alicia Aylies
Date	17 December 2016
Presenters	Jean-Pierre Foucault Sylvie Tellier Iris Mittenaere
Venue	Park&Suites Arena, Montpellier
Broadcaster	TF1
Entrants	30
Placements	12
Debuts	St. Martin and St. Barthelemy
Withdrawals	Languedoc Roussillon St. Pierre and Miquelon
Returns	Languedoc-Roussillon
Winner	Alicia Aylies   French Guiana
Congeniality	Myrtille Cauchefer   Picardy
Photogenic	Jade Scotte   Côte d'Azur
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Miss France 2017 was the 87th edition of the Miss France pageant, held on 17 December 2016, at Park&Suites Arena in Montpellier. ^[1]

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

Placement	Contestant
Miss France 2017	Guyane – Alicia Aylies
1st Runner-Up	Languedoc-Roussillon – Aurore Kichenin
2nd Runner-Up	Tahiti – Vaea Ferrand
3rd Runner-Up	Guadeloupe – Morgane Thérésine
4th Runner-Up	Lorraine – Justine Kamara
Top 12	Reunion – Ambre Nguyen (5th runner-up)   Brittany – Maurane Bouazza (6th runner-up)   Alsace - Claire Godard   Aquitaine - Axelle Bonnemaison   Île-de-France – Meggy Pyaneeandee   Normandy – Esther Houdement   Picardy – Myrtille Cauchefer

Preparation

The 30 contestants, Iris Mittenaere and the national director Sylvie Tellier had travelled to Reunion Island from 23 November to 1 December. 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.

• Presentation round, group 1: Christmas toys
• Presentation round, group 2: Ice floes
• Regional costumes: Christmas market (featuring Flora Coquerel and Camille Cerf)
• Swimsuits: Christmas elves
• Announcement of top 12
• Top 12 evening gown: Winter palace
• Top 12 swimsuit: Christmas in Réunion
• Announcement of top 5
• Top 5 presentation round: Christmas illuminations
• Top 5 evening gown: Christmas Eve

Contestants

Region	Name	Age	Height	Hometown	Elected on
Alsace	Claire Godard [2]	19	181 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)	Riedisheim	4 September in Pulversheim
Aquitaine	Axelle Bonnemaison [3]	19	176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Castelculier	8 October in Villeneuve-sur-Lot
Auvergne	Océane Faure [4]	20	171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Moulins	21 October in Montluçon
Brittany	Maurane Bouazza [5]	20	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)	Plumelin	30 September in Gourin
Burgundy	Naomi Bailly [6]	21	171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Neuilly-lès-Dijon	18 September in Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur
Centre − Loire Valley	Cassandre Joris [7]	20	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)	Prasville	17 September in Déols
Champagne-Ardenne	Charlotte Patat [8]	19	182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)	Cormontreuil	23 September in Bar-sur-Aube
Corsica	Laetitia Duclos [9]	19	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)	Porticcio	9 September in Porticcio
Côte d'Azur	Jade Scotte	23	172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Castellar	7 August in Cogolin
Franche-Comté	Melissa Nourry [10]	20	171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Pirey	23 October in Dole
French Guiana	Alicia Aylies [11]	18	177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Matoury	8 October in Cayenne
Guadeloupe	Morgane Thérésine [12]	21	177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Le Gosier	27 August in Terre-de-Haut
Île-de-France	Meggy Pyaneeandee [13]	22	172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Le Blanc-Mesnil	29 June in Paris
Languedoc-Roussillon	Aurore Kichenin [14]	21	174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Castelnau-le-Lez	6 August in Carnon
Limousin	Romane Komar [15]	18	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)	Feytiat	16 September in Brive-la-Gaillarde
Lorraine	Justine Kamara [16]	19	172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Dombasle-sur-Meurthe	3 September in Vittel
Martinique	Aurélie Joachim [17]	18	179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)	Ducos	14 October in Fort-de-France
Mayotte	Naima Madi Mahadali [18]	19	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)	Bouéni	27 August in Mamoudzou
Midi-Pyrénées	Virginie Guillin [19]	23	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)	Tarascon-sur-Ariège	7 October in Saint-Gaudens
New Caledonia	Andrea Lux [20]	18	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)	Bourail	20 August in Païta
Nord-Pas-de-Calais	Laurine Maricau [21]	22	170 cm (5 ft 7 in)	Wavrin	24 September in Orchies
Normandy	Esther Houdement [22]	20	183 cm (6 ft 0 in)	Butot	11 October in Mortagne-au-Perche
Pays de Loire	Carla Loones [23]	21	177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Le Fresne-sur-Loire	1 October in Gorron
Picardy	Myrtille Cauchefer	24	176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Albert	25 September in Beauvais
Poitou-Charentes	Magdalène Chollet [24]	19	172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Neuville-de-Poitou	16 October in Chateaubernard
Provence	Noémie Mazella [25]	19	176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Marseille	5 August in Cogolin
Réunion	Ambre Nguyen [26]	19	178 cm (5 ft 10 in)	Saint-Denis	27 August in Saint-Denis
Rhône-Alpes	Camille Bernard [27]	20	173 cm (5 ft 8 in)	Grenoble	22 October in Feurs
Saint Martin & Saint Barthélemy	Anaëlle Hippolyte [28]	18	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)	Marigot	20 August in Grand Case
Tahiti	Vaea Ferrand [29]	22	175 cm (5 ft 9 in)	Papeete	24 June 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.

Numero	Contestant
1	Miss Ile-de-France
2	Miss Réunion
3	Miss Normandy
4	Miss Aquitaine
5	Miss French Guiana
6	Miss Languedoc-Roussillon
7	Miss Guadeloupe
8	Miss Alsace
9	Miss Lorraine
10	Miss Brittany
11	Miss Picardy
12	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.

Contestant	Public	Jury	Total
Miss French Guiana	12	12	24
Miss Languedoc-Roussillon	10	12	22
Miss Tahiti	11	9	20
Miss Lorraine	8	10	18
Miss Guadeloupe	9	9	18
Miss Réunion	7	7	14
Miss Brittany	6	5	11
Miss Picardy	4	5	9
Miss Alsace	5	3	8
Miss Ile-de-France	1	6	7
Miss Aquitaine	3	3	6
Miss Normandy	2	3	5

Last round

Candidates	Results
Miss French Guiana	27,89%
Miss Languedoc-Roussillon	26,16%
Miss Tahiti	21,66%
Miss Guadeloupe	13,04%
Miss Lorraine	11,27%

Special prizes

Prize	Contestant
Prize of General Culture	Île-de-France – Meggy Pyaneeandee (18/20)
Prize of Elegance	Provence - Noémie Mazella
Prize "Best in swimsuit"	St Martin & St Barthélemy - Anaëlle Hyppolite
Prize "Best regional costume"	Brittany - Maurane Bouazza
Prize of Congeniality	Picardy - Myrtille Cauchefer
Prize "Miss Photogenic"	Côte d'Azur - Jade Scotte

Judges

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

Membre		Notes
	Arielle Dombasle (president)	Actress and singer
	Ingrid Chauvin	Actress
	Amir Haddad	Singer, French representative at Eurovision 2016
	Michèle Bernier	Actress and humorist
	Christophe Barratier	Director and producer
	Tony Yoka	Boxer, Olympic medalist in Rio Olympics 2016
	Malika Ménard	Miss France 2010

Notes about the contestants

• Miss French Guiana, Alicia Aylies, was born in Martinique.
• Miss Île-de-France, Meggy Pyaneeandee, was born in Paris from Mauritians parents. ^[31]
• Miss Côte d'Azur, Maria Pavelin, was born in Zagreb, Croatia. She decided to withdraw because of a job opportunity. Her first runner-up Jade Scotte took over. ^[32]
• Miss Languedoc-Roussillon, Aurore Kichenin, has got Reunionese, Polish and Russian origins.
• Miss Reunion Island, Ambre Nguyen, has got Vietnamese origins.
• Miss Lorraine, Justine Kamara, has got Guadeloupean and Guinean origins. ^[33]
• Miss Limousin, Romane Komar, has got Swedish origins.
• Miss Pays de Loire, Carla Loones, has got Spanish and Flemish origins. ^[34]
• the original Miss Centre, Loire Valley, Margaux Legrand-Guérineau, withdrew from her title for personal reasons. Her first runner-up Cassandre Joris assumed the title. ^[35] On 4 November, Legrand-Guerineau announced that she was actually dethroned for some photos which were contrary to the rules of the pageant.
• The medium age of the contestants is 19.9 and the medium height is 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

National and International placements

• French Guiana wins for the first time ever the Miss France pageant.
• Tahiti is placed for fifth consecutive time, for the fifth consecutive time in the top five and for the second consecutive time as second runner-up.
• Alsace is placed for fourth consecutive year.
• Aquitaine is placed for third consecutive year.
• Brittany and Reunion Island are placed for second consecutive year.
• Lorraine is placed for the first time since the Miss France 2009 pageant.
• Normandy is placed for the first time since the Miss France 2011 pageant.
• French Guiana is placed for the first time since the Miss France 2012 pageant.
• Ile-de-France, Guadeloupe and Picardy are placed for the first time since the Miss France 2015 pageant.
• Languedoc-Roussillon Aurore Kichenin placed as a Top 5 Finalist at Miss World 2017, held in Sanya, China.
• Martinique Aurélie Joachim placed as 3rd Runner-up at Miss World 2025 (representing Martinique), held in Telangana, India.

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External links

• Official website