Miss France 2012 was the 82nd Miss France pageant, held in Brest on 3 December 2011. Miss France 2012, Laury Thilleman of Brittany crowned her successor Delphine Wespiser of Alsace at the end of the event.
It was the first time that the pageant took place in Brest and in the Brittany region.
It was presented by the national director Sylvie Tellier and Jean-Pierre Foucault for the 17th consecutive year. The event was broadcast live by TF1.
The winner was Miss Alsace, Delphine Wespiser, who gave to her region its sixth Miss France title.
Results Placements Placement Contestant Miss France 2012 – Delphine Wespiser 1st Runner-Up – Mathilde Couly 2nd Runner-Up – Marie Payet 3rd Runner-Up – Solène Froment 4th Runner-Up – Charlotte Murray Top 12 – Charlène Civault (5th Runner-Up) – Alison Cossenet (6th Runner-Up) – Audrey Bönecker – Elodie Paillardin – Anaële Veilleur – Laura Madelain – Julie Vialo
Preparation The 33 contestants, Laury Thilleman and the national director Sylvie Tellier had travelled to Cancun, in Mexico from November, 3 to November, 12. The rehearsals took place in Brest.
Contestants + Region Name Age Height Hometown Elected Placement Alsace Delphine Wespiser 19 Magstatt-le-Bas October, 2 in Kingersheim Miss France 2012 Aquitaine Claire Zengerlin 20 Douzillac October, 8 in Aiguillon Auvergne Célia Goninet 19 Clermont-Ferrand October, 16 in Cébazat Brittany Audrey Bönecker 23 Muzillac October, 26 in Pontivy Top 12 Burgundy Elodie Paillardin 19 Gevrey-Chambertin September, 30 in Châlon-sur-Saône Top 12 Centre Laure Wojnecki 18 Vierzon October, 9 in Déols Champagne-Ardenne Sarah Huard 21 Reims October, 21 in Sedan Corsica Camille Mallea 20 Bastelica September, 3 in Grosseto-Prugna Côte d'Azur Charlotte Murray 23 Biot August, 8 in Vallauris 4th Runner-Up Franche-Comté Andrea Vannier 19 Pelousey October, 28 in Poligny French Guiana Anaële Veilleur 19 Remire-Montjoly October, 1st in Cayenne Top 12 Guadeloupe Cindy Le Pape 21 Le Moule July, 30 in Saine-Anne Île-de-France Meggahnn Samson 20 Paris October, 14 in Torcy Languedoc Alison Cossenet 19 Cournonsec August, 6 in Mauguio 6th Runner-Up Limousin Cindy Letoux 18 Limoges September, 18 in Limoges Lorraine Maud Pisa 21 Ham-sous-Varsberg October, 1st in Sarreguemines Martinique Charlène Civault 23 Fort-de-France July, 16 in Fort-de-France 5th Runner-Up Mayotte Aïcha Ahmed 20 Mamoudzou September, 3 in Koungou Midi-Pyrénées Laura Madelain 18 Figeac October, 7 in Valence Top 12 New Caledonia Océane Bichot 20 Nouméa April, 23 in Nouméa Nord-Pas-de-Calais Sophie Martin 21 Douai October, 22 in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux Normandy Sophie Duval 20 Saint-Martin-de-Bonfossé September, 23 in Coutances Orléanais Audrey Delafoy 19 Illiers-Combray October, 2 in Montargis Pays de Loire Mathilde Couly 21 Héric September, 25 in Châteaubriant 1st Runner-Up Pays de Savoie Valentine Borel-Hoffmann 18 Annecy October, 15 in Chambéry Picardy Anaïs Merle 20 Cires-lès-Mello October, 30 in Beauvais Poitou-Charentes Manika Auxire 22 Blanzac September, 24 in Bressuire Provence Solène Froment 19 Aix-en-Provence August, 7 in Sisteron 3rd Runner-Up Réunion Marie Payet 19 Saint-Denis July, 16 in Saint-Denis 2nd Runner-Up Rhône-Alpes Cindy Saroul 20 Valence October, 23 in Lagnieu Roussillon Julie Vialo 19 Toulouges August, 5 in Banyuls-sur-Mer Top 12 Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon Lison Yon 20 Saint-Pierre July, 9 in Saint-Pierre Tahiti Rauata Temauri 22 Arue June, 24 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 1 December.
NumeroContestant 1 Miss Alsace 2 Miss Côte d'Azur 3 Miss Languedoc 4 Miss Réunion 5 Miss Roussillon 6 Miss Brittany 7 Miss French Guiana 8 Miss Midi-Pyrénées 9 Miss Burgundy 10 Miss Martinique 11 Miss Provence 12 Miss Pays de Loire
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. In the event of a tie, the jury's ranking prevails : it explains the Top 5 placement of Miss Provence instead of Miss Martinique.
Miss Public Jury Total Miss Réunion 10 10 20 Miss Alsace 11 8 19 Miss Côte d'Azur 6 12 18 Miss Pays de Loire 12 6 18 Miss Provence 2 12 14 Miss Martinique 5 9 14 Miss Languedoc 9 4 13 Miss French Guiana 7 5 12 Miss Brittany 8 4 12 Miss Roussillon 1 7 8 Miss Burgundy 4 4 8 Miss Midi-Pyrénées 3 4 7
Last round Only the audience can choose the winner and her runners-up by voting. Candidates Results Miss Alsace 32.3 % Miss Pays de Loire 31.6 % Miss Réunion 23.5 % Miss Provence 6.6 % Miss Côte d'Azur 6 %
Special prizes
Prize Contestant Prize of General Knowledge Côte d'Azur – Charlotte Murray Miss Congeniality Martinique - Charlène Civault Miss Photogenic Centre - Laure Wojnecki Miss Elegance Brittany - Audrey Bönecker Most beautiful smile Award Île-de-France - Meggahnn Samson Model Award Réunion - Marie Payet
Judges
Member Alain Delon (president) Actor Francis Huster Actor Denis Brogniart TV Host and journalist Sofia Essaïdi Singer, actress and dancer Linda Hardy Actress and Miss France 1992 Lorie Singer and actress Pascal Obispo Singer
Crossovers Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at international beauty pageants:
Miss World 2012 : Alsace – Delphine Wespiser (Ordos City, )
Miss Universe 2012 : Réunion – Marie Payet (Top 10) (Las Vegas, )
Miss Supranational 2012 : Provence – Solène Froment (Top 20) (Warsaw, )
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