Miss France 2017 was the 87th edition of the Miss France pageant, held on 17 December 2016, at Park&Suites Arena in Montpellier.
It was the first time that the pageant took place in Montpellier and in the Languedoc-Roussillon region.
The ceremony was held at TF1, and was presented by Jean-Pierre Foucault and the national director Sylvie Tellier.
The winner was Miss French Guiana, Alicia Aylies, who gave to her region its first ever Miss France title. The winner succeeded Iris Mittenaere, Miss France 2016 from Nord-Pas-de-Calais.
Results Placements Placement ContestantMiss France 2017 – Alicia Aylies 1st Runner-Up – Aurore Kichenin 2nd Runner-Up – Vaea Ferrand 3rd Runner-Up – Morgane Thérésine 4th Runner-Up – Justine Kamara Top 12 – Ambre Nguyen (5th runner-up) – Maurane Bouazza (6th runner-up) - Claire Godard - Axelle Bonnemaison – Meggy Pyaneeandee – Esther Houdement – Myrtille Cauchefer
Preparation The 30 contestants, Iris Mittenaere and the national director Sylvie Tellier had travelled to Reunion Island from 23 November to 1 December. The rehearsals took place in Montpellier.
The theme of the 2017 event was Le Noël des Miss (The Misses' Christmas). Each round centered around a different theme related to the celebration of Christmas. Iris Mittenaere appeared as a Christmas fairy, turning the pages of a storybook to reveal each segment.
Presentation round, group 1: Christmas toys Presentation round, group 2: Ice floes Regional costumes: Christmas market (featuring Flora Coquerel and Camille Cerf) Swimsuits: Christmas elves Announcement of top 12 Top 12 evening gown: Winter palace Top 12 swimsuit: Christmas in Réunion Announcement of top 5 Top 5 presentation round: Christmas illuminations Top 5 evening gown: Christmas Eve
Contestants
+ Region Name Age HeightHometown Elected on Alsace Claire Godard 19 Riedisheim 4 September in Pulversheim Aquitaine Axelle Bonnemaison 19 Castelculier 8 October in Villeneuve-sur-Lot Auvergne Océane Faure 20 Moulins 21 October in Montluçon Brittany Maurane Bouazza 20 Plumelin 30 September in Gourin Burgundy Naomi Bailly 21 Neuilly-lès-Dijon 18 September in Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur Centre − Loire Valley Cassandre Joris 20 Prasville 17 September in Déols Champagne-Ardenne Charlotte Patat 19 Cormontreuil 23 September in Bar-sur-Aube Corsica Laetitia Duclos 19 Porticcio 9 September in Porticcio Côte d'Azur Jade Scotte 23 Castellar 7 August in Cogolin Franche-Comté Melissa Nourry 20 Pirey 23 October in Dole French Guiana Alicia Aylies 18 Matoury 8 October in Cayenne Guadeloupe Morgane Thérésine 21 Le Gosier 27 August in Terre-de-Haut Île-de-France Meggy Pyaneeandee 22 Le Blanc-Mesnil 29 June in Paris Languedoc-Roussillon Aurore Kichenin 21 Castelnau-le-Lez 6 August in Carnon Limousin Romane Komar 18 Feytiat 16 September in Brive-la-Gaillarde Lorraine Justine Kamara 19 Dombasle-sur-Meurthe 3 September in Vittel Martinique Aurélie Joachim 18 Ducos 14 October in Fort-de-France Mayotte Naima Madi Mahadali 19 Bouéni 27 August in Mamoudzou Midi-Pyrénées Virginie Guillin 23 Tarascon-sur-Ariège 7 October in Saint-Gaudens New Caledonia Andrea Lux 18 Bourail 20 August in Païta Nord-Pas-de-Calais Laurine Maricau 22 Wavrin 24 September in Orchies Normandy Esther Houdement 20 Butot 11 October in Mortagne-au-Perche Pays de Loire Carla Loones 21 Le Fresne-sur-Loire 1 October in Gorron Picardy Myrtille Cauchefer 24 Albert 25 September in Beauvais Poitou-Charentes Magdalène Chollet 19 Neuville-de-Poitou 16 October in Chateaubernard Provence Noémie Mazella 19 Marseille 5 August in Cogolin Réunion Ambre Nguyen 19 Saint-Denis 27 August in Saint-Denis Rhône-Alpes Camille Bernard 20 Grenoble 22 October in Feurs Saint Martin & Saint Barthélemy Anaëlle Hippolyte 18 Marigot 20 August in Grand Case Tahiti Vaea Ferrand 22 Papeete 24 June in Papeete
Ranking First round A jury composed of partners (internal and external) of the company Miss France pre-selects 12 young women, during an interview that took place on 15 December.
NumeroContestant 1 Miss Ile-de-France 2 Miss Réunion 3 Miss Normandy 4 Miss Aquitaine 5 Miss French Guiana 6 Miss Languedoc-Roussillon 7 Miss Guadeloupe 8 Miss Alsace 9 Miss Lorraine 10 Miss Brittany 11 Miss Picardy 12 Miss Tahiti
Second round The 50% jury and the 50% public choose the five candidates who can still be elected. A ranking of 1 to 12 is established for each of the two parties.
Contestant Public Jury Total Miss French Guiana 12 12 24 Miss Languedoc-Roussillon 10 12 22 Miss Tahiti 11 9 20 Miss Lorraine 8 10 18 Miss Guadeloupe 9 9 18 Miss Réunion 7 7 14 Miss Brittany 6 5 11 Miss Picardy 4 5 9 Miss Alsace 5 3 8 Miss Ile-de-France 1 6 7 Miss Aquitaine 3 3 6 Miss Normandy 2 3 5
Last round Candidates Results Miss French Guiana27,89% Miss Languedoc-Roussillon26,16% Miss Tahiti21,66% Miss Guadeloupe13,04% Miss Lorraine 11,27%
Special prizes Prize Contestant Prize of General Culture Île-de-France – Meggy Pyaneeandee (18/20) Prize of Elegance Provence - Noémie Mazella Prize "Best in swimsuit" St Martin & St Barthélemy - Anaëlle Hyppolite Prize "Best regional costume" Brittany - Maurane Bouazza Prize of Congeniality Picardy - Myrtille Cauchefer Prize "Miss Photogenic" Côte d'Azur - Jade Scotte
Judges The names of the judges were announced on November, 24:
Membre Notes Arielle Dombasle (president) Actress and singer Ingrid Chauvin Actress Amir HaddadSinger, French representative at Eurovision 2016 Michèle BernierActress and humorist Christophe BarratierDirector and producer Tony YokaBoxer, Olympic medalist in Rio Olympics 2016 Malika MénardMiss France 2010
Notes about the contestants Miss French Guiana, Alicia Aylies, was born in Martinique. Miss Île-de-France, Meggy Pyaneeandee, was born in Paris to Mauritian parents. Miss Côte d'Azur, Maria Pavelin, was born in Zagreb, Croatia. She decided to withdraw from the competition due to a job opportunity. Subsequently, her first runner-up, Jade Scotte, took over. Miss Languedoc-Roussillon, Aurore Kichenin, has Reunionese, Polish and Russian origins. Miss Reunion Island, Ambre Nguyen, is of Vietnamese origin. Miss Lorraine, Justine Kamara, has Guadeloupean and Guinean origins. Miss Limousin, Romane Komar, is of Swedish origin. Miss Pays de Loire, Carla Loones, has Spanish and Flemish origins. the original Miss Centre, Loire Valley, Margaux Legrand-Guérineau, withdrew from her title for personal reasons. Her first runner-up Cassandre Joris assumed the title. On 4 November, Legrand-Guerineau announced that she was actually dethroned for some photos which were contrary to the rules of the pageant. The average age of the contestants is 19.9 and the average height is
National and International placements French Guiana wins for the first time ever the Miss France pageant. Tahiti is placed for fifth consecutive time, for the fifth consecutive time in the top five and for the second consecutive time as second runner-up. Alsace is placed for fourth consecutive year. Aquitaine is placed for third consecutive year. Brittany and Reunion Island are placed for second consecutive year. Lorraine is placed for the first time since the Miss France 2009 pageant. Normandy is placed for the first time since the Miss France 2011 pageant. French Guiana is placed for the first time since the Miss France 2012 pageant. Ile-de-France, Guadeloupe and Picardy are placed for the first time since the Miss France 2015 pageant. Languedoc-Roussillon Aurore Kichenin placed as a Top 5 Finalist at Miss World 2017, held in Sanya, China. Martinique Aurélie Joachim placed as 3rd Runner-up at Miss World 2025 (representing Martinique), held in Telangana, India.
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