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

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

Special awards

Prize Contestant
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.

Delegate Public Jury Total
Tahiti 12 12 24
Guadeloupe 11 12 23
Franche-Comté 10 7 17
Limousin 3 12 15
Réunion 8 7 15
Provence 6 8 14
Île-de-France 4 9 13
Languedoc-Roussillon 9 4 13
Nord-Pas-de-Calais 7 4 11
Lorraine 5 5 10
Aquitaine 2 4 6
Côte d'Azur 1 4 5

Top five

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

Contestant Results
Tahiti 44%[6]
Guadeloupe 20%[6]
Franche-Comté 19%[6]
Réunion 10%[6]
Limousin 4%[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

Region Contestant Age[a] Height Hometown Placement Notes
  Alsace Léa Reboul[10] 22 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in) Lingolsheim
  Aquitaine Carla Bonesso[11] 20 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Dax Top 12
  Auvergne Romane Eichstadt[12] 19 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in) Vichy
  Brittany Émilie Bachellereau[13] 22 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in) Larmor-Plage
  Burgundy Coline Touret[14] 19 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Auxerre
  Centre-Val de Loire Laurie Derouard[15] 23 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Champhol
  Champagne-Ardenne Paméla Texier[16] 22 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Sillery
  Corsica Manon Jean-Mistral[17] 18 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in) Porto-Vecchio
  Côte d'Azur Caroline Perengo[18] 22 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Saint-Tropez Top 12
  Franche-Comté Lauralyne Demesmay[19] 18 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Devecey 2nd Runner-Up
  Guadeloupe Ophély Mézino[20] 19 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Morne-à-l'Eau 1st Runner-Up
  Guiana Laureline Decocq[21] 18 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Remire-Montjoly
  Île-de-France Alice Quérette[22] 24 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Boulogne-Billancourt Top 12
  Languedoc-Roussillon Lola Brengues[23] 19 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Congénies Top 12
  Limousin Aude Destour[24] 23 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Limoges 4th Runner-Up
  Lorraine Emma Virtz[25] 21 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Villers-lès-Nancy Top 12
  Martinique Olivia Luscap[26] 18 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Le Robert
  Mayotte Ousna Attoumani[27] 20 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Chiconi
  Midi-Pyrénées Axelle Breil[28] 20 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Toulouse
  New Caledonia Amandine Chabrier[29] 19 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Le Mont-Dore
  Nord-Pas-de-Calais Annabelle Varane[30] 19 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in) Hellemmes Top 12 Sister of footballer Raphaël Varane[31]
  Normandy Anaëlle Chrétien[32] 22 1.81 m (5 ft 11+12 in) Saint-Pair-sur-Mer
  Pays de la Loire Diane Le Roux[33] 22 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in) Orvault
  Picardy Assia Kerim[34] 22 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Amiens
  Poitou-Charentes Marion Sokolik[35] 23 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in) Cognac
  Provence Wynona Gueraini[36] 19 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in) Marignane Top 12 Gueraini 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]
  Réunion Morgane Soucramanien[39] 18 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in) Sainte-Marie 3rd Runner-Up
  Rhône-Alpes Pauline Ianiro[40] 19 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Saint-Denis-lès-Bourg
  Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy Allisson Georges[41] 18 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Marigot
  Tahiti Vaimalama Chaves[42] 24 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Mahina Miss France 2019

Notes

  1. ^ Ages at the time of the pageant

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