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.

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

Winners by region

Number Region Years
16 Île-de-France Île-de-France
7 Normandy Normandy
  • 1958
  • 1967
  • 1981
  • 1984
  • 2005
  • 2010
  • 2021
Rhône-Alpes Rhône-Alpes
  • 1930
  • 1957
  • 1965
  • 1968
  • 1988
  • 1996
  • 2002
Aquitaine Aquitaine
6 Alsace Alsace
  • 1940
  • 1969
  • 1985
  • 1987
  • 2004
  • 2012
Brittany Brittany
  • 1928
  • 1937
  • 1960
  • 1961
  • 1962
  • 2011
Nice Côte d'Azur
  • 1932
  • 1947
  • 1951
  • 1954
  • 1966
  • 1982
5 French Polynesia Tahiti
4 Nord-Pas-de-Calais Nord-Pas-de-Calais
  • 2015
  • 2016
  • 2018
  • 2024
Guadeloupe Guadeloupe
  • 1993
  • 2003
  • 2020
  • 2023
Picardy Picardy
  • 1936
  • 1953
  • 2001
  • 2007
Languedoc-Roussillon Languedoc-Roussillon
  • 1929
  • 1938
  • 1971
  • 2006
3
Burgundy Burgundy
Lorraine Lorraine
  • 1973
  • 1975
  • 1998
Pays de la Loire Pays de la Loire
Poitou-Charentes Poitou-Charentes
2 Réunion Réunion
  • 1976
  • 2008
Franche-Comté Franche-Comté
1 French Guiana French Guiana
  • 2017
Centre-Val de Loire Centre-Val de Loire
  • 2014
Midi-Pyrénées Midi-Pyrénées
  • 2009
Provence Provence
  • 1979
New Caledonia New Caledonia
 Morocco[lower-alpha 3]
  • 1956
Saar Protectorate Saar[lower-alpha 2]
  • 1935
Corsica Corsica
  • 1921

Notes

  1. ↑ Ages at the time of Miss France
  2. 1 2 Until 1935, the Territory of the Saar Basin, a region of Germany, 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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