Miss France 2009, the 79nd edition of the Miss France pageant, was held in Puy du Fou, Pays de la Loire on December 6, 2008.
It was the first time that the pageant took place in Puy du Fou and the Pays de la Loire region.
The ceremony was held at TF1, and was presented by Jean-Pierre Foucault and the national director Sylvie Tellier.
Chloé Mortaud of Albigeois Midi-Pyrénées was crowned Miss France 2009 by the outgoing title-holder Valérie Bègue of Réunion, Miss France 2008. She represented France at Miss World 2009 where she placed among Top 7 finalists. She also placed in Top 10 in Miss Universe 2009.
Results Placements Placement Contestant Miss France 2009 Albigeois Midi-Pyrénées – Chloé Mortaud 1st Runner-Up – Camille Cheyere 2nd Runner-Up – Elodie Martineau 3rd Runner-Up – Esthel Nee 4th Runner-Up – Bianca Taillard Top 12 – Mathilde Muller (5th Runner-Up) – Armonie Jenton (6th Runner-Up) – Aline Moreau – Rebecca Erivan – Chloé Certoux – Johanna Moreau Delphine Courteaud
Special awards
Prize Contestant Best National Costume – Hinatea Boosie Miss Congeniality Flandre – Emene Nyame Miss Photogenic – Camille Cheyere Miss Web – Aurleia Morelli
Candidates Represented Contestant Age Height Hometown Albigeois Midi-Pyrénées Chloé Mortaud 19 1.80 Bénac Alsace Carole Weyrich 22 1.77 Strasbourg Aquitaine Anna Nieto 20 1.74 Sarlat la Canéda Artois Hainaut Anne Sophie Sevrette 20 1.79 Lens Mélanie Billiard 22 1.73 Montluçon Loire Valley Aline Moreau 19 1.75 Châteauroux Tiphanie Deschamps 18 1.75 Chagny Bianca Taillard 23 1.76 Châteaubriant Champagne Ardenne Émilie Colomb 19 1.72 Reims Corsica María Santa Lucchinacci 24 1.77 Ajaccio Côte d'Azur Audrey Sans 20 1.75 Cannes Flandre Éméné Nyamé 19 1.82 Roubaix Franche-Comté Johanne Kervella 23 1.70 Besançon Guadeloupe Rebecca Erivan 18 1.83 Basse-Terre Guyane Carmen Prince 20 1.72 Remire Montjoly Île de France Pauline Righini 20 1.71 Puteaux Languedoc-Roussillon Cindy Filipiak 22 1.76 Perpignan Limousin Chloé Certoux 18 1.79 Limoges Loire Forez Laurienne Perez 20 1.71 Saint Étienne Lorraine Camille Cheyere 21 1.79 Thionville Martinique Laura Fidi 18 1.77 Fort de France Mayotte Esthel Nee 20 1.79 Bandrélé New Caledonia Aurelia Morelli 20 1.75 Nouméa Normandy Johanna Moreau 24 1.80 Alençon Orléanais Maricon Tricot 19 1.75 Chartres Paris Sarah Barzyk 19 1.71 Paris Pays de la Loire Élodie Martineau 21 1.74 Auzay Pays de Savoie Wendy Gex 19 1.79 Annemasse Picardy Katy Josse 22 1.70 Saint Quentin Poitou-Charentes Mathilde Muller 19 1.76 Poitiers Provence Laurie Imber 19 1.72 Martigues Quercy Rouergue Sophie Lopez 18 1.75 Figeac Réunion Delphine Courteaud 22 1.72 Saint Denis Rhône-Alpes Armonie Jenton 18 1.74 Viriat Cathy Sabarots 22 1.70 Saint Pierre Tahiti Hinatea Boosie 20 1.70 Nuku Hiva
Judges Member Line Renaud (president) Actress and singer Anggun Singer and songwriter Patrice Leconte Director Rachel Legrain-Trapani Miss France 2007 Benoît Poelvoorde Actor Henri-Jean Servat Journalist Kenzo Takada Fashion designer
Notes about the contestants Miss Albigeois Midi-Pyrenees, Chloé Mortaud, is American. Miss Brittany, Bianca Taillard, has got Malagasy origins. Miss Flandre, Éméné Nyamé, has got Algerian and Cameroonian origins. Miss Languedoc-Roussillon, Cindy Filipiak, has many titles : 1st runner-up of Miss Montpellier 2006, 2nd runner-up of Miss Canton of Pigan, 1st runner-up of Miss Hérault 2006, Miss Perolls 2007 and Miss Hérault 2007. Miss Martinique, Laura Fidi, has got Senegalese origins. Miss New Caledonia, Aurélia Morelli, has got Corsican, Arabic, Tahitian and Japanese origins. Miss Paris, Sarah Barzyk, is the daughter of Patricia Barzyk, Miss France 1980 and 1st runner-up of Miss World 1980. Miss Franche-Comté, Johanne Kervella, given favorite for this election is not among the 12 semifinalists because it was not the regulatory size (1.70M)
Notes about the placements Albigeois Midi-Pyrénées wins for the first time ever the Miss France pageant. Réunion is placed for five consecutive year. Pays de Loire and Rhône-Alpes is placed for third consecutive year. Guadeloupe is placed for second consecutive year. Poitou-Charentes is placed for the first time since the Miss France 1998 pageant. Mayotte is placed for the first time since the Miss France 2002 pageant. Brittany is placed for the first time since the Miss France 2004 pageant. Normandy and Lorraine are placed for the first time since the Miss France 2005 pageant. Berry Loire Valley and Limousin are placed for the first time since the Miss France 2007 pageant. First qualification of Albigeois Midi-Pyrénées for her first participation.
Crossovers Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at international beauty pageants:
Miss Universe 2009: Albigeois Midi-Pyrénées - Chloé Mortaud (Top 10) (Nassau, )
Miss Model of the World 2009: Flandre - Éméné Nyamé (Winner) (Shenzhen, )
Miss International 2009: Poitou Charentes - Mathilde Muller (Chengdu, )
Miss World 2009: Albigeois Midi-Pyrénées - Chloé Mortaud (3rd Runner-up) (Johannesburg, )
References
External links Official Website