Miss France 2022 was the 92nd edition of the Miss France pageant, held at the Zénith de Caen in Caen, Normandy, on 11 December 2021.
Amandine Petit of Normandy crowned Diane Leyre of Île-de-France. Leyre represented France at Miss Universe 2023 held in El Salvador.
Background Location By July 2021, the Zénith de Caen in Caen had confirmed that the venue was scheduled to host the Miss France 2022 competition on 11 December 2021, although this had not been confirmed by the Miss France Committee. On 31 August, it was officially confirmed that the competition would be held at the Zénith de Caen on 11 December.
On 28 August 2021, Sylvie Tellier confirmed that the annual overseas trip for the delegates would return if COVID-19 restrictions allowed for it, with the delegates visiting Réunion. They ultimately did visit Réunion for a variety of events, before going to Caen to begin rehearsals.
Selection of contestants After having withdrawn from the 2021 edition due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Tahiti returned to the competition. However, Wallis and Futuna withdrew from the competition, after having returned for the first time since 2005 in the 2021 edition. In September 2021, the committee confirmed through their Facebook account that their withdrawal was due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New Caledonia, where the regional committee for Wallis and Futuna was headquartered.
On 17 November, it was confirmed in a press conference that the 29 contestants would be given labour contracts for the first time, amidst controversy regarding the labour laws and unpaid nature of taking part in the competition in past years.
Results Placement Contestant Miss France 2022 Île-de-France – Diane Leyre 1st Runner-Up Martinique – Floriane Bascou 2nd Runner-Up Alsace – Cécile Wolfrom 3rd Runner-Up Tahiti – Tumateata Buisson 4th Runner-Up Normandy – Youssra Askry Top 15 Aquitaine – Ambre Andrieu (5th Runner-Up) Réunion – Dana Virin (6th Runner-Up) Nord-Pas-de-Calais – Donatella Meden Rhône-Alpes – Charlotte Faure Côte d'Azur – Valeria Pavelin Lorraine – Marine Sauvage Pays de la Loire – Line Carvalho French Guiana – Mélysa Stephenson Corsica – Emma Renucci Languedoc-Roussillon – Marion Ratié
Special awards
Prize Contestant General Culture Award Normandy – Youssra Askry (17/20)Best Regional Costume Pays de la Loire – Line CarvalhoMiss Photogenic Limousin – Julie BèveMiss Congeniality French Guiana – Mélysa StephensonCatwalk Award Martinique – Floriane BascouElegance Award Picardy – Hayate El GharmaouiModel Award Burgundy – Chloé Galissi
Scoring Preliminaries A jury composed of partners (internal and external) of the Miss France Committee selected fifteen delegates during an interview that took place on 8 December to advance to the semifinals.
Top 15 In the top fifteen, a 50/50 split vote between the official jury and voting public selected five delegates to advance to the top five. Each delegate was awarded an overall score of 1 to 15 from the jury and public, and the five delegates with the highest combined scores advanced to the top five. The delegates with the sixth and seventh highest combined scores were afterwards designated as the fifth and sixth runners-up, respectively, despite not advancing in the competition. In the case of a tie, the jury vote prevailed. Contestant Public Jury Total 14 15 29 11 15 26 15 9 24 10 13 23 12 9 21 8 12 20 7 12 19 6 12 18 13 4 17 Côte d'Azur 9 7 16 3 7 10 2 7 9 5 4 9 4 4 8 1 4 5
Top five In the top five, a 50/50 split vote between the official jury and voting public determined which contestant was declared Miss France. This was the second year that voting was conducted this way, following a rule change in the 2021 edition. Each contestant was ranked from first to fifth by the jury and public, and the two scores were combined to create a total score. In the case of a tie, the public vote prevailed. If this rule change had not occurred, Martinique would have won, while Alsace would have been first runner-up, followed by Île-de-France, Tahiti, and then Normandy. #CandidatePublicJuryTotal1 Île-de-France3582 Martinique5163 Alsace4264 Tahiti2465 Normandy145
Pageant Format On 17 November, it was announced in a press conference that the theme for this edition of the competition would be musical theatre and musical films, with competition rounds being inspired by various notable musical theatre shows and films.
The competition opened with an introduction themed after The Lion King. The 29 contestants were initially separated into three groups, two consisting of ten contestants and one of nine, with each group taking part in an initial presentation round. The three presentation rounds were themed after Mamma Mia!, Mary Poppins, and West Side Story, respectively. Afterwards, the 29 contestants presented their regional costumes, created by local designers from their home regions, in a round inspired by Singin' in the Rain. The 29 contestants subsequently participated in the one-piece swimsuit round, inspired by La La Land.
After that, the Top 15 were announced, and they competed in the two-piece swimsuit round inspired by Chicago. Then the Top Five were announced and presented their evening gowns in a round inspired by Broadway theatre. After the final question round, the Top Five participated in their final presentation round, inspired by Aladdin, before the final results were revealed.
Judges Jean-Pierre Pernaut (President of the Jury) – journalist and reporter François Alu – dancer Amel Bent – singer and actress Philippe Lacheau – actor Inès Reg – comedian Ahmed Sylla – comedian and actor Delphine Wespiser – Miss France 2012 from Alsace
Contestants The 29 delegates were: Region Contestant Age Height Hometown PlacementNotes AlsaceCécile Wolfrom24Strasbourg2nd Runner-Up AquitaineAmbre Andrieu22BordeauxTop 15 AuvergneAnaïs Werestchack24Beaumont BrittanySarah Conan22Lézardrieux BurgundyChloé Galissi21Chalon-sur-Saône Centre-Val de LoireJade Lange19Malesherbes Champagne-ArdenneLéna Massinger20Reims CorsicaEmma Renucci19BastiaTop 15 Côte d'AzurValeria Pavelin24NiceTop 15Sister of Maria Pavelin, Miss Côte d'Azur 2016 Franche-ComtéJulie Cretin21Bouverans French GuianaMélysa Stephenson19Remire-MontjolyTop 15 GuadeloupeLudivine Edmond20Gourbeyre Île-de-FranceDiane Leyre24ParisMiss France 2022 Languedoc-RoussillonMarion Ratié20RedessanTop 15 LimousinJulie Bève23Meilhards LorraineMarine Sauvage23Ars-sur-MoselleTop 15 MartiniqueFloriane Bascou19Le Lamentin1st Runner-UpSister of track and field athlete Dimitri Bascou MayotteAnna Ousseni24Sada Midi-PyrénéesHannah Friconnet22Labruguière New CaledoniaEmmy Chenin18La Foa Nord-Pas-de-CalaisDonatella Meden21LambersartTop 15 NormandyYoussra Askry24Rouen4th Runner-Up Pays de la Loire Line Carvalho 20 BlainTop 15 Picardy Hayate El Gharmaoui 21 CompiègneMember of the Compiègne Municipal Council, elected in 2020 Poitou-Charentes Lolita Ferrari 24 Rochefort ProvenceEva Navarro19Istres Réunion Dana Virin 22 Sainte-SuzanneTop 15 Rhône-Alpes Charlotte Faure 20 BiviersTop 15 TahitiTumateata Buisson24Paea3rd Runner-Up
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