Miss France 2019

Miss France 2019 was the 89th edition of the Miss France pageant, held on 15 December 2018 at the Zénith de Lille in Lille. The competition was hosted by Jean-Pierre Foucault, Sylvie Tellier, and Miss France 2018 Maëva Coucke, while singer and actress Line Renaud served as president of the jury.

Miss France 2019
Miss France 2019 Vaimalama Chaves
Date15 December 2018
Presenters
VenueZénith de Lille, Lille, Hauts-de-France
BroadcasterTF1
Entrants30
Placements12
Withdrawals
Returns
WinnerVaimalama Chaves
Tahiti
CongenialityAude Destour
Limousin
PhotogenicLola Brengues
Languedoc-Roussillon
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Maëva Coucke of Nord-Pas-de-Calais crowned her successor Vaimalama Chaves of Tahiti at the end of the event.

Background

On 23 April 2018, it was announced by the Miss France Organisation that Miss France 2019 would take place at Zénith de Lille in Lille, Nord-Pas-de-Calais.[1] The thirty contestants had an international trip to Mauritius, where they were tested in a variety of competitions, before rehearsals for the pageant began in Lille.[2] On 17 November, Line Renaud was confirmed as the president of the jury for the competition, while it was announced that for the first time the jury will consist of solely women.[3]

Results

PlacementContestant
Miss France 2019
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 12

Special awards

PrizeContestant
General Culture Award
Elegance Award
Best in Regional Costume
Best in Swimsuit
Miss Photogenic
Miss Congeniality

Scoring

Preliminaries

A jury composed of partners (internal and external) of the Miss France Committee selected twelve delegates during an interview that took place on 12 December to advance to the semifinals.

Top twelve

In the top twelve, a 50/50 split vote between the official jury and voting public selected five delegates to advance to the top five. Each delegate was awarded an overall score of 1 to 12 from the jury and public, and the five delegates with the highest combined scores advanced to the top five. The girls with the sixth and seventh highest combined scores were afterwards designated as the fifth and sixth runners-up, respectively, despite not advancing in the competition.

DelegatePublicJuryTotal
Tahiti121224
Guadeloupe111223
Franche-Comté10717
Limousin31215
Réunion8715
Provence6814
Île-de-France4913
Languedoc-Roussillon9413
Nord-Pas-de-Calais7411
Lorraine5510
Aquitaine246
Côte d'Azur145

Top five

In the top five, public voting determined which delegate is declared Miss France.

ContestantResults
Tahiti44%[6]
Guadeloupe20%[6]
Franche-Comté19%[6]
Réunion10%[6]
Limousin4%[6]

Pageant

Format

The theme for this year's competition was "The Misses Put on a Show", with competition rounds inspired by various popular forms of entertainment. Like in previous years, the thirty contestants were first divided into three groups of ten, with each group taking part in an initial presentation round. The three presentation rounds were themed after cabaret, Bollywood, and the circus, respectively. Afterwards, the thirty contestants competed in the one-piece swimsuit round, inspired by Old Hollywood, which featured guest appearances from former Miss France winners Camille Cerf, Flora Coquerel, and 2019 competition judge Laury Thilleman. Following the one-piece swimsuit round, the contestants changed into ballgowns and the top twelve was announced. After the announcement of the top twelve, the twelve semi-finalists competed in the second swimsuit round, inspired by superheroes and featuring a guest appearance from current Miss France Maëva Coucke. Following the swimsuit competition, the top five was announced. The top five then participated in the final fashion show round, inspired by showgirls. Afterwards, they participated in the final question round. The five finalists then completed their final walks, before Miss France 2019 and her four runners-up were crowned by Coucke and Line Renaud, president of the jury.[7]

Judges

For the first time ever, the jury consisted of solely women.[3]

Contestants

RegionContestantAge[a]HeightHometownPlacementNotes
 AlsaceLéa Reboul[10]221.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)Lingolsheim
 AquitaineCarla Bonesso[11]201.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)DaxTop 12
 AuvergneRomane Eichstadt[12]191.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)Vichy
 BrittanyÉmilie Bachellereau[13]221.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)Larmor-Plage
 BurgundyColine Touret[14]191.73 m (5 ft 8 in)Auxerre
 Centre-Val de LoireLaurie Derouard[15]231.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)Champhol
 Champagne-ArdennePaméla Texier[16]221.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)Sillery
 CorsicaManon Jean-Mistral[17]181.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)Porto-Vecchio
Côte d'AzurCaroline Perengo[18]221.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)Saint-TropezTop 12
 Franche-ComtéLauralyne Demesmay[19]181.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Devecey2nd Runner-Up
 GuadeloupeOphély Mézino[20]191.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)Morne-à-l'Eau1st Runner-Up
 GuianaLaureline Decocq[21]181.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)Remire-Montjoly
 Île-de-FranceAlice Quérette[22]241.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)Boulogne-BillancourtTop 12
 Languedoc-RoussillonLola Brengues[23]191.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)CongéniesTop 12
 LimousinAude Destour[24]231.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)Limoges4th Runner-Up
 LorraineEmma Virtz[25]211.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in)Villers-lès-NancyTop 12
 MartiniqueOlivia Luscap[26]181.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in)Le Robert
 MayotteOusna Attoumani[27]201.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)Chiconi
 Midi-PyrénéesAxelle Breil[28]201.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Toulouse
 New CaledoniaAmandine Chabrier[29]191.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)Le Mont-Dore
 Nord-Pas-de-CalaisAnnabelle Varane[30]191.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)HellemmesTop 12Sister of footballer Raphaël Varane[31]
 NormandyAnaëlle Chrétien[32]221.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in)Saint-Pair-sur-Mer
 Pays de la LoireDiane Le Roux[33]221.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)Orvault
 PicardyAssia Kerim[34]221.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in)Amiens
 Poitou-CharentesMarion Sokolik[35]231.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)Cognac
 ProvenceWynona Gueraini[36]191.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)MarignaneTop 12Gueraini was originally the second runner-up, but became Miss Provence after winner Aurélie Pons resigned and first runner-up Gabrielle Ghio declined the offer to take over the title.[37][38]
 RéunionMorgane Soucramanien[39]181.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)Sainte-Marie3rd Runner-Up
 Rhône-AlpesPauline Ianiro[40]191.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg
Saint Martin and Saint BarthélemyAllisson Georges[41]181.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Marigot
 TahitiVaimalama Chaves[42]241.78 m (5 ft 10 in)MahinaMiss France 2019

Notes

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