| Type | Beauty pageant |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Paris |
| Country represented | France |
| Qualifies for | |
| First edition | 1952 |
| Most recent edition | 2025 |
| Current titleholder | Ève Gilles Nord-Pas-de-Calais |
President & National Director | Frédéric Gilbert |
Franchise Owner/License Holder | Miss France |
| Language | French |
| Website | miss-france |
Miss France Univers or Miss Univers France (English: Miss France Universe or Miss Universe France) is a title that has been officially and unofficially conferred upon French representatives to Miss Universe since 1952. The franchise license holder to crown Miss France for the Miss Universe contest has varied throughout the years.
History
editThe official sash and title of Miss France Monde/Miss Monde France (Miss France World/Miss World France) first appeared in 1999 at the initiative of Michel Leparmentier, member and organizer of the historic Miss France Committee (also referred to as the Miss France Committee of Paris), with the election of Sandra Bretonès, now a television presenter and host, whose first runner-up was Karine Ferri, currently a presenter on TF1. Before then, the titleholders were mostly referred to as "Miss France" even if they had never won Miss France or participated in the pageant and had won a pageant/title from a competing organization and/or separate pageant. Between 1999 and 2003, five young women were therefore elected by the historic Miss France Committee (Miss France Committee of Paris) founded in 1954. After the 2003 edition of Miss World, the Miss France Committee of Geneviève de Fontenay (also referred to as the Miss France Company or the Miss France Organization) regained the license franchise after de Fontenay sold the pageant to Endemol France, which later became Endemol Shine France and is now Banijay France (the French branch of the Dutch television production company Endemol, later Endemol Shine, now Banijay), after outbidding the historic Miss France Committee of Paris for the Miss World license and has been the license holder/franchise owner since.
Titleholders
edit- Color key
- Winner
- Runner-Up
- Semifinalist
- Ended as a special awards winner but was unplaced
- Did not compete/Dethroned
| Year | Miss France Monde | Region Represented/Regional Title | Qualification Method | Placement at Miss World | Special Awards and Challenge Events |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Indira Ampiot[1] |  Miss Guadeloupe 2022 |
Miss France 2023 | TBD | TBD |
| 2025 | Agathe Cauet[2] |  Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais 2022 |
1st Runner-Up at Miss France 2023 | Unplaced | Head to Head Challenge (Top 20 overall and Top 5 for Europe) Miss World Multimedia (Top 20 overall and Top 5 for Europe) Miss World Sports (Top 32 overall and Top 8 for Europe) |
| 2024 | Indira Ampiot | Miss Guadeloupe 2022 |
Miss France 2023 | No contest in 2024 due to the delays of the 2023 pageant and the decision to have the next edition be in 2025. | |
| 2023 | Clémence Botino[3] | Miss Guadeloupe 2019 |
Miss France 2020 | Top 40 | Miss World Top Model (Top 20 overall and Top 5 for Europe) |
| 2022 | No contest in 2022 due to constant delays of this pageant along with the delay of the 2021 pageant. | ||||
| 2021 | April Benayoum[4][5] |  Miss Provence 2020 |
1st Runner-Up at Miss France 2021 | Top 13 | Miss World Top Model (Top 13 overall) |
| 2020 | Vaimalama Chaves |  Miss Tahiti 2018 |
Miss France 2019 | No contest in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. | |
| 2019 | Ophély Mézino[6][7] | Miss Guadeloupe 2018 |
1st Runner-Up at Miss France 2019 | 1st Runner-Up Miss World Europe |
Miss World Beauty with a Purpose (Top 10) Miss World Sports & Fitness (Top 32) Miss World Top Model (3rd Runner-Up) |
| 2018 | Maëva Coucke[8][9][10] | Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais 2017 |
Miss France 2018 | Top 12 | Head to Head Challenge (Top 20) Miss World Multimedia (Top 5) Miss World Top Model (Winner) |
| 2017 | Aurore Kichenin[11][12][13] |  Miss Languedoc-Roussillon 2016(Languedoc) |
1st Runner-Up at Miss France 2017 | Top 5 | Miss World Beauty with a Purpose (Top 20) Head to Head Challenge (Winner for Group 4) Miss World Top Model (Top 30) |
| Alicia Aylies |  Miss Guyane 2016(Miss French Guiana 2016) |
Miss France 2017 | Withdrew and was replaced due to scheduling conflicts between Miss World 2017 and Miss Universe 2017. | ||
| 2016 | Morgane Edvige[14][15] |  Miss Martinique 2015 |
1st Runner-Up at Miss France 2016 | Top 20 | Miss World Top Model (Top 5) |
| Iris Mittenaere | Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais 2015 |
Miss France 2016 | Withdrew and was replaced due to scheduling conflicts between Miss World 2016 and Miss France 2017. | ||
| 2015 | Hinarere Taputu[16] | Miss Tahiti 2014 |
1st Runner-Up at Miss France 2015 | Top 11 | Miss World Interview (3rd Runner-Up) Miss World People's Choice Award (Top 5) Miss World Sports & Fitness (Top 24) Miss World Top Model (Top 5) |
| Camille Cerf | Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais 2014 |
Miss France 2015 | Withdrew and was replaced due to scheduling conflicts between Miss World 2015 and Miss France 2016. | ||
| 2014 | Flora Coquerel[17][18] |  Miss Orléanais 2013(Centre-Val de Loire) |
Miss France 2014 | Unplaced | Miss World Interview (Winner) Miss World People's Choice Award (Top 23) Miss World Top Model (Top 20) World Fashion Dress Design (Top 5) |
| 2013 | Marine Lorphelin |  Miss Bourgogne 2012(Miss Burgundy 2012) |
Miss France 2013 | 1st Runner-Up Miss World Europe |
Miss World Beach Beauty (1st Runner-Up) Miss World Beauty with a Purpose (5th Runner-Up) Miss World Interview (Winner) Miss World Sports & Fitness (Top 20) Miss World Top Model (2nd Runner-Up) World Fashion Dress Design (Winner) |
| 2012 | Delphine Wespiser[19] |  Miss Alsace 2011 |
Miss France 2012 | Unplaced | Miss World Interview (Top 20) Miss World Top Model (Top 57) |
| 2011 | Clémence Oleksy |  Miss Auvergne 2010 |
2nd Runner-Up at Miss France 2011 | Unplaced | Miss World Beach Beauty (Top 36) Miss World Beauty wit a Purpose (Top 77) Miss World Top Model (Top 20) |
| 2010 | Virginie Dechenaud[20][21] |  Miss Rhône-Alpes 2009 |
1st Runner-Up at Miss France 2010 | Top 25 | Miss World Beach Beauty (Top 20) |
| 2009 | Chloé Mortaud[22] |  Miss Albigeois Midi-Pyrénées 2008(Midi-Pyrénées) |
Miss France 2009 | 3rd Runner-Up | Miss World Beach Beauty (3rd Runner-Up) Miss World Top Model (Top 12) World Fashion Designer Dress (Top 12) |
| 2008 | Laura Tanguy[23][24][25][26] |  Miss Pays de la Loire 2007 |
2nd Runner-Up at Miss France 2008 | Unplaced | |
| Valérie Bègue[27][28] |  Miss Réunion 2007 |
Miss France 2008 | Barred from competing internationally at Miss World 2008 and Miss Universe 2008. | ||
| 2007 | Rachel Legrain-Trapani |  Miss Picardie 2006(Miss Picardy 2006) |
Miss France 2007 | Unplaced | |
| 2006 | Laura Fasquel | Miss Albigeois Midi-Toulousain 2005 (Midi-Pyrénées) |
2nd Runner-Up at Miss France 2006 | Unplaced | |
| 2005 | Cindy Fabre |  Miss Normandie 2004(Miss Normandy 2004) |
Miss France 2005 | Unplaced | |
| 2004 | Lætitia Marciniak | Miss Artois-Hainaut 2003 (Nord-Pas-de-Calais) |
3rd Runner-Up at Miss France 2004 | Unplaced | |
| 2003 | Virginie Dubois | Miss France Monde 2003 | Unplaced | ||
| 2002 | Caroline Chamorand |  Miss Hauts-de-Seine 2001(  Île-de-France)[historical Miss France Committee of Paris title] |
Miss France Monde 2002 | Unplaced | |
| Sylvie Tellier |  Miss Lyon 2001( Rhône-Alpes) |
Miss France 2002 | Withdrew in protest due to the contest being held in Nigeria because of the Amina Lawal incident. | ||
| 2001 | Emmanuelle Chossat |  Miss Franche-Comté 2000[29](historical Miss France Committee of Paris title) |
Miss France Monde 2001 | Unplaced | |
| 2000 | Karine Meier |  Miss Lorraine 1999(historical Miss France Committee of Paris title) |
Miss France Monde 2000 | Unplaced | |
| 1999 | Sandra Benotès | Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais 1998[30] (historical Miss France Committee of Paris title) |
Miss France Monde 1999 | Unplaced | |
| 1998 | Véronique Caloc | Miss Martinique 1997 |
1st Runner-Up at Miss France 1998 | 1st Runner-Up | |
| Sophie Thalmann | Miss Lorraine 1997 |
Miss France 1998 | Withdrew and was replaced due to scheduling conflicts between Miss World 1998 and Miss France 1999. | ||
| 1997 | Laure Belleville |  Miss Pays de Savoie 1995(Rhône-Alpes) |
Miss France 1996 | Unplaced | |
| 1996 | Séverine Deroualle |  Miss Anjou 1995(Pays de la Loire) |
4th Runner-Up at Miss France 1996 | Unplaced | |
| 1995 | Hélène Lantoine |  Miss Flandre 1994(Miss Flanders (French Flanders) 1994) [Nord-Pas-de-Calais] |
1st Runner-Up at Miss France 1995 | Unplaced | |
| 1994 | Radiah Latidine | Miss Guyane 1993 (Miss French Guiana 1993) |
2nd Runner-Up at Miss France 1994 | Unplaced | |
| 1993 | Véronique de la Cruz | Miss Guadeloupe 1992 |
Miss France 1993 | Top 10 | |
| 1992 | Linda Hardy | Miss Pays de la Loire 1991 |
Miss France 1992 | Unplaced | |
| 1991 | Mareva Georges | Miss Tahiti 1990 |
Miss France 1991 | Top 10 | |
| 1990 | Gaëlle Voiry |  Miss Aquitaine 1989 |
Miss France 1990 | Unplaced | |
| 1989 | Peggy Zlotkowski | Miss Aquitaine 1988 |
Miss France 1989 | Unplaced | |
| 1988 | Claudia Frittolini | Miss Alsace 1987 |
1st Runner-Up at Miss France 1988 | Unplaced | |
| 1987 | Nathalie Marquay | Miss Alsace 1986 |
Miss France 1987 | 6th Runner-Up | |
| 1986 | Catherine Carew | Miss Guadeloupe 1985 |
Miss Outre-Mer 1986 at Miss France 1986 | Unplaced | |
| 1985 | Nathalie Jones |  Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie 1984(Miss New Caledonia 1984) |
Miss Outre-Mer 1985 at Miss France 1985 | Unplaced | |
| 1984 | Martine Robine | Miss Normandie 1983 (Miss Normandy 1983) |
Miss France 1984 | Unplaced | |
| 1983 | Frédérique Leroy | Miss Aquitaine 1982 |
Miss France 1983 | Unplaced | |
| 1982 | Martine Philipps | Miss Franche-Comté 1981 |
1st Runner-Up at Miss France 1982 | Unplaced | |
| 1981 | Isabelle Benard | Miss Normandie 1980 (Miss Normandy 1980) |
Miss France 1981 | Unplaced | |
| 1980 | Patricia Barzyk |  Miss Jura 1979( Franche-Comté) |
Miss France 1980 | 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 1979 | Sylvie Paréra |  Miss Marseille 1978( Provence) |
Miss France 1979 | Unplaced | |
| 1978 | Kelly Hoarau | Miss Réunion 1977 |
1st Runner-Up at Miss France 1978 | Unplaced | |
| 1977 | Véronique Fagot |  Miss Poitou 1976(  Poitou-Charentes) |
Miss France 1977 | Top 15 | |
| 1976 | Monique Uldaric | Miss Réunion 1975 |
Miss France 1976 | Unplaced | |
| 1975 | Sophie Perin | Miss Lorraine 1974 |
Miss France 1975 | Unplaced | |
| 1974 | Edna Tepava | Miss Tahiti 1973 |
Miss France 1974 | Unplaced | |
| 1973 | Isabelle Krumacker | Miss Lorraine 1972 |
Miss France 1973 | Unplaced | |
| 1972 | Claudine Cassereau | Miss Poitou 1971 ( Poitou-Charentes) |
3rd Runner-Up at Miss France 1972 then Miss France 1972 | Unplaced | |
| 1971 | Myriam Stocco | Miss Languedoc-Roussillon 1970 (Languedoc) |
Miss France 1971 | 6th Runner-Up | |
| 1970 | Michelle Beaurain |  Miss Paris 1969( Île-de-France) |
Miss France 1970 | Unplaced | |
| 1969 | Suzanne Angly | Miss Alsace 1968 |
Miss France 1969 | Top 15 | |
| 1968 | Nelly Gallerne | 1st Runner-Up at Miss Cinémonde 1968 | Top 15 | ||
| 1967 | Carole Noe | 1st Runner-Up at Miss Cinémonde 1967 | Top 15 | ||
| 1966 | Michèle Boule |  Miss Cannes 1965[  Côte d’Azur (French Riviera)] |
Miss France 1966 | Top 15 | |
| 1965 | Christiane Sibellin | Miss Lyon 1964 ( Rhône-Alpes) |
Miss France 1965 | Top 16 | |
| 1964 | Jacqueline Gayraud |  Miss Vendée 1963( Pays de la Loire) |
Miss France 1964 | Top 16 | |
| 1963 | Muguette Fabris | Miss Île-de-France 1962 |
Miss France 1963 | 5th Runner-Up | |
| 1962 | Monique Lemaire |  Miss Côte d'Emeraude 1961(Miss Emerald Coast 1961) [Bretagne (Brittany)] |
Miss France 1962 | 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 1961 | Michèle Wargnier |  Miss Bretagne 1960(Miss Brittany 1960) |
Miss France 1961 | 3rd Runner-Up | |
| 1960 | Diane Medina | Paris ( Île-de-France)) [Competed through the French Committee of Elegance which organized their own Miss France pageant with Mademoiselle France] |
Mademoiselle France 1960 | Top 15 | |
| Yolanda Biecosai | (Competed through the French Committee of Elegance which organized their own Miss France pageant with Mademoiselle France) | Withdrew and was Replaced | |||
| 1959 | Marie Hélène Trové | (Competed through the French Committee of Elegance which organized their own Miss France pageant with Mademoiselle France) | Mademoiselle France 1959 | Unplaced | |
| 1958 | Claudine Auger | Paris ( Île-de-France) |
Miss Cinémonde 1957 | 1st Runner-Up[31] | |
| 1957 | Claude Inès Navarro |  Miss French Algeria 1957 |
5th Runner-Up | ||
| 1956 | Geneviève Solare | Paris ( Île-de-France) [Competed through the French Committee of Elegance which organized their own Miss France pageant with Mademoiselle France] |
Mademoiselle France 1956 | Unplaced | |
| 1955 | Gisèle Thierry | Paris ( Île-de-France) [Competed through the French Committee of Elegance which organized their own Miss France pageant with Mademoiselle France] |
Mademoiselle France 1955 | 5th Runner-Up | |
| 1954 | Claudine Bleuse | Miss Provence 1954 [Title through the French Committee of Elegance which organized their own Miss France pageant with Mademoiselle France] |
2nd Runner-Up at Mademoiselle France 1954 | 3rd Runner-Up | |
| Monique Lambert | Miss Côte d’Azur 1954 (Miss French Riviera 1954) [Title through the French Committee of Elegance which organized their own Miss France pageant with Mademoiselle France] |
Mademoiselle France 1954 | Withdrew and was Replaced | ||
| 1953 | Denise Perrier |  Miss Saint-Raphaël 1953[a]( Côte d’Azur/French Riviera)[Title through the French Committee of Elegance which organized their own Miss France pageant with Mademoiselle France] |
Mademoiselle France 1953[32] | Miss World 1953 | |
| 1952 | Nicole Drouin | Miss Côte d’Azur 1950 (Miss French Riviera 1950) |
Miss France 1951 | 5th Runner-Up | |
| 1951 | Jacqueline Lemoine | Paris ( Île-de-France) |
Miss Bikini France 1951 | 3rd Runner-Up | |
Table Notes
edit- ↑ Denise Perrier had won Miss Saint-Raphaël 1953 as her regional title for Mademoiselle France 1953 due to winning the title while on vacation in the French Riviera. Perrier is originally from Ambérieu-en-Bugey in Ain, Rhône-Alpes.
References
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- ↑ Rodriguez, Clément (10 March 2025). "Agathe Cauet représentante de la France à Miss Monde 2025 : "Je suis encore sous le coup de l'émotion"" [Agathe Cauet, France's representative at Miss World 2025: "I'm still overwhelmed by emotion"]. Télé-Loisirs (in French). Archived from the original on 12 March 2025.
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