Miss France 1997, the 67th edition of the Miss France pageant, was held on December 13, 1996 at the Futuroscope in Vienne.
It was the first time that the pageant took place at the Futuroscope Congress Palace. Contestants traveled to Saint-Barthelemy for two weeks in November, and they repeated at the Futuroscope two weeks before the pageant and the final competition on December 13, 1996.
The event, held at the Futuroscope Congress Palace was broadcast live on TF1, with more than ten million viewers.
The president of the judging panel was a Frenchwoman Christiane Martel Aleman, who had been Miss Cinémonde 1953 and Miss Universe 1953, as well as a leading actress in Mexico in the 1960s.
The winner was Patricia Spehar of Paris was crowned Miss France 1997 by the outgoing title-holder Laure Belleville of Pays de Savoie, Miss France 1996. She has represented France at Miss Universe 1997 but unplaced. She also placed in top 15 at Miss International 1998. The first runner up, Marie Borg, has finished 1st runner-up at Miss International 1997.
Results Placements Placement Contestant Miss France 1997 – Patricia Spehar 1st Runner-Up – Marie Borg 2nd Runner-Up – Sandrine Hamidi 3rd Runner-Up – Patricia Sellin 4th Runner-Up – Maylis Ondicola Top 12 – Delphine Brossard (5th Runner-Up) – Anne-Sophie Vigno (6th Runner-Up) – Catherine Sarret – Barbara Niewidtzala – Nancy Bourgeix – Caroline Lubrez – Pascale Delzenne
Contestants The 44 Miss France 1997 contestants were:
Albigeois - Elsa Mazzia - Lara Maringer Anjou - Sandrine Hamidi - Maylis Ondicola Artois-Côte d'Opale - Virginie Tellier - Catherine Sarret Béarn - Anne-Sophie Vigno Berry - Barbara Niewidtzala - Severine Andre - Stéphanie Sevat - Carole Roudeillac Camargue - Sandrine Montagud - Nathalie Frère Charentes Poitou - Nancy Bourgeix Comminges - Carine Vincent - Delphine Cheuva Flandre - Sarah Sumfleth - Delphine Pequignet - Sabine Alves de Puga - Patricia Sellin Hainaut - Caroline Lubrez Île-de-France - Audrey Legros - Carole Pages - Stéphanie Leroy - Manuela Pereira - Angélique Sage Maine - Angélique Monnier - Marianne Samson - Mélanie Muller - Patricia Spehar Pays d'Ain - Carine Boirot - Céline Bourban Pays de Savoie - Séverine Martin Pays du Velay - Amélie Fournel Périgord - Caren Claret - Magalie Lherminier - Pascale Delzenne Quercy - Delphine Verdié - Fabienne Sabrimoutou - Delphine Brossard Rouergue-Cévennes - Aurore Pecrix St-Étienne-Loire - Christelle Arcis Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées - Marie Borg Touraine-Soulogne - Murielle Hoarau
Ranking First round Order of announcement of the 12 semifinalists:
NumeroContestant 1 Miss Anjou 2 Miss Aquitaine 3 Miss Auvergne 4 Miss Béarn 5 Miss Berry 6 Miss Charentes Poitou 7 Miss Guadeloupe 8 Miss Hainaut 9 Miss Paris 10 Miss Provence 11 Miss Rhône-Alpes 12 Miss Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
Second round Order of announcement of the 5 finalists:
NumeroContestant 1 Miss Paris 2 Miss Guadeloupe 3 Miss Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées 4 Miss Anjou 5 Miss Aquitaine Judges Member Christiane Martel (president) Miss Universe 1953 Loris Azzaro Fashion designer et perfumer Thierry Roland Sports commentator Nathalie Simon Television presenter Christian Morin Journalist Chantal Bouvier de Lamotte Miss France 1972 Didier Six Footballer Nathalie Marquay Miss France 1987 Guy Lux Television presenter and producer Jean-Edern Hallier Writer and journalist Jean Barthet Milliner Cécile Muller President of Committee Miss Belgium
Notes about the placements Paris wins for the thirteenth time in the Miss France pageant after eleven years drought. Guadeloupe is placed for third consecutive year. Anjou, Charentes Poitou, Hainaut and Provence are placed for second consecutive year. Auvergne is placed for the first time since the Miss France 1991 pageant. Aquitaine, Berry, Paris et Toulouse are placed for the first time since the Miss France 1995 pageant. Béarn et Rhône-Alpes are placed for the first time.
Crossovers Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at international beauty pageants:
Miss Universe 1997: Paris - Patricia Spehar (Miami Beach, )
Miss International 1997: Toulouse - Marie Borg (2nd Runner-up) (Kyoto, ) 1998: Paris - Patricia Spehar (Top 15) (Tokyo, )
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