Miss France 2010 was the 63rd Miss France pageant, held at the Palais Nikaïa in Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, on 5 December 2009. Malika Ménard of Normandy was crowned by Chloé Mortaud of Albigeois Midi-Pyrénées at the end of the event.
For the first time since 1987, Miss France was chosen by viewer voting, after the five finalists had been announced during the live broadcast. Only the judges had selected the five finalists out of the top twelve.
The 37 contestants traveled to Martinique for fashion shoots, videos and interviews, from 13 to 21 November.
Results Placements
Placement Contestant Miss France 2010 – Malika Ménard 1st Runner-Up – Virginie Dechenaud 2nd Runner-Up – Mélanie Craignou 3rd Runner-Up – Emilie Corbi 4th Runner-Up Quercy Rouergue – Nathalie Ample Top 12 – Cécile Brandao – Anaïs Governatori – Tineffa Naïsso – Justine Posé – Elodie Anridhoini – Cassandre Roland – Edwige Tiare
Order of announcements Top 12
1. Rhône Alpes 2. Champagne Ardenne 3. Orléanais 4. Brittany 5. Quercy Rouergue 6. Normandy
7. Mayotte 8. Provence 9. French Guiana 10. Côte d'Azur 11. Limousin 12. Pays de Savoie
Top 5 1. Normandy 2. Provence 3. Quercy Rouergue 4. Rhône Alpes 5. Brittany
Preliminary events Martinique The delegates of Miss France 2010 visited the island of the Martinique for their preparation trip. They visited the island but they also did photo shoots and other activities.
Judges Arielle Dombasle - Actress Jean-Luc Reichmann - Television Personality Mareva Galanter - Miss France 1999 Jean-Paul Gaultier - Designer Farida Khelfa- Actress Jimmy Jean-Louis - Actor on NBC's Heroes Xavier Deluc - Actor
Contestants Region Name Age Height Hometown Albigeois Midi-Pyrénées Laura Faroult 21 1,73 Lavelanet Alsace Sophie Mathes 19 1,72 Strasbourg Aquitaine Aurélie Zengerlin 21 1,77 Douzillac Artois Hainaut Astrid Ponchel 21 1,79 Maubeuge Auvergne Mégane Potier 19 1,73 Vichy Béarn Gascogne Marine Bories 20 1,72 Léon Berry Val de Loire Elodie Martel 19 1,72 Dreux Brittany Mélanie Craignou 19 1,78 Louannec Burgundy Jenna Tournay 19 1,75 Talant Champagne Ardenne Cécile Brandao 21 1,72 Saint-Dizier Corsica Célina Nicolai 21 1,77 Ajaccio Côte d'Azur Anaïs Governatori 20 1,72 Nice Flandre Aline Bourgeois 20 1,75 Roubaix Franche-Comté Estelle Diop 19 1,80 Belfort French Guiana Tineffa Naïsso 20 1,79 Kourou Guadeloupe Angélique Duro 20 1,78 Saint-François Île de France Lisa Alberici 20 1,78 Valenton Languedoc Manon Ricci 18 1,73 Montpellier Limousin Justine Posé 18 1,77 Chameyrat Loire Forez Marion Léoncini 23 1,78 Montbrison Lorraine Marina Garau 22 1,70 Bouzonville Martinique Cindy Chenière 20 1,75 le François Mayotte Élodie Anridhoini 19 1,74 Chirongui Normandy Malika Ménard 22 1,76 Hérouville-Saint-Clair Orléanais Cassandre Roland 18 1,71 Orléans Paris Kelly Bochenko 23 1,75 Paris Pays de la Loire Amélie Taugourdeau 23 1,70 Le Coudray-Macouard Pays de Savoie Édwige Tiare 22 1,77 Albertville Picardy Juliette Boubaaya 19 1,72 Saint-Quentin Poitou Charentes Rachel Jeannot 23 1,73 Civray Provence Emilie Corbi 21 1,76 Bouc-Bel-Air Quercy Rouergue Nathalie Ample 19 1,79 Labastide-Saint-Pierre Réunion Kim Hoa Buraut 18 1,82 Saint Denis Rhône-Alpes Virginie Dechenaud 23 1,74 La Frette Roussillon Céline Callivrousis 22 1,70 Perpignan St. Pierre & Miquelon Marie Serba 18 1,80 Saint-Pierre Tahiti Léna Bonno 20 1,77 Moorea
Regional pageant notes Region changes Languedoc-Roussillon, split into Languedoc and Roussilllon
Returning region Bearn-Gascogne
Withdrawals New Caledonia Crossovers Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at international beauty pageants:
Miss Universe 2010: Normandy - Malika Ménard (Top 15) (Las Vegas, ) 's representative
Miss World 2010: Rhône Alpes - Virginie Dechenaud (Top 25) (Sanya, ) 's representative
Miss Caraïbes Hibiscus 2010: French Guiana - Tineffa Naïsso (Winner) (St Martin, ) 's representative
References
External links Miss France official website