Miss France 2023 was the 93rd edition of the Miss France pageant, held at the M.A.CH 36 in Châteauroux, Centre-Val de Loire, France, on 17 December 2022.
Diane Leyre of Île-de-France crowned Indira Ampiot of Guadeloupe as her successor at the end of the event. The 2023 edition marked the first year that Cindy Fabre had overseen Miss France as its national director, taking over from Sylvie Tellier, who had served in the position since 2007.
Background Location In May 2022, it was announced that Miss France 2023 was scheduled to be held at M.A.CH 36 in Châteauroux, Centre-Val de Loire in December 2022. This marked the second time the city hosted the competition, following Miss France 2018. The date of the competition was tentatively set to 17 December 2022, although there was a possibility of it being changed due to the 2022 FIFA World Cup.
Also in May 2022, it was announced that the annual overseas trip for the delegates would be to Guadeloupe. Guadeloupe was originally planned to be the location of the overseas trip for Miss France 2021, until the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. The delegates visited Guadeloupe for a variety of events, before arriving in Châteauroux to begin rehearsals.
Selection of contestants The 2023 edition saw the partition of Languedoc-Roussillon into the individual regions of Languedoc and Roussillon, the first time that the region sent two separate representatives since 2016. Additionally, the region of Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy returned; Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy last competed in 2020, and typically competes on a biennial basis. Mayotte withdrew from the competition, following the resignation of its regional director and the inability to find a replacement. This was the first year that Mayotte had been absent since its debut in 2000.
The 2023 edition also marked the first edition where women of any age; married, divorced, and widowed women; women with children; and women with tattoos or non-ear piercings were eligible to compete at Miss France.
Results Placements Placement Contestant Miss France 2023 Guadeloupe – Indira Ampiot 1st Runner-Up Nord-Pas-de-Calais – Agathe Cauet 2nd Runner-Up Franche-Comté – Marion Navarro 3rd Runner-Up Martinique – Axelle René 4th Runner-Up Auvergne – Alissia Ladevèze Top 15 Côte d'Azur – Flavy Barla (5th Runner-Up) Lorraine – Sarah Aoutar (6th Runner-Up) Midi-Pyrénées – Florence Demortier Picardy – Bérénice Legendre Languedoc – Cameron Vallière Rhône-Alpes – Esther Coutin Pays de la Loire – Emma Guibert Roussillon – Chiara Fontaine Poitou-Charentes – Marine Paulais Aquitaine – Orianne Galvez-Soto
Special awards Prize Contestant General Culture Award Normandy – Perrine Prunier (17.5/20)Best Regional Costume Pouitou-Charentes – Marine PaulaisMiss Congeniality Alsace – Camille SediraMiss Photogenic Picardy – Bérénice LegendreCatwalk Award Martinique – Axelle RenéEloquence Award Franche-Comté – Marion NavarroGood Manners Award Normandy – Perrine PrunierStylist Award Midi-Pyrénées – Florence DemortierAdventurer Award Tahiti – Herenui TuheiavaElegance Award Burgundy – Lara Lebretton
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 14 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 Guadeloupe 15 15 30 Nord-Pas-de-Calais 12 15 27 Auvergne 11 12 23 Martinique 14 9 23 Franche-Comté 13 9 22 Côte d'Azur 7 13 20 Lorraine 10 9 19 Midi-Pyrénées 6 12 18 Picardy 8 6 14 Languedoc 1 12 13 Rhône-Alpes 5 6 11 Pays de la Loire 9 2 11 Roussillon 4 6 10 Poitou-Charentes 3 6 9 Aquitaine 2 2 4
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 third 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. #CandidatePublicJuryTotal1 Guadeloupe55102 Nord-Pas-de-Calais4483 Franche-Comté2354 Martinique3145 Auvergne123
Pageant Format On 18 November, it was announced in a press conference that the theme for this edition of the competition would be cinéma des Miss (), with competition rounds being inspired by various films.
The competition opened with an introduction themed after Titanic, with a guest appearance from Diane Leyre. The 30 contestants were initially separated into three groups, each consisting of ten contestants, with each group taking part in an initial presentation round. The three presentation rounds were themed after Rocketman, Harry Potter, and The Avengers, respectively. Afterwards, the 30 contestants presented their regional costumes, created by local designers from their home regions, in a round inspired by Alice in Wonderland. The 30 contestants subsequently participated in the one-piece swimsuit round, inspired by Amélie.
After that, the Top 15 were announced in a round inspired by the Academy Awards, and they then competed in a second swimsuit round inspired by A View to a Kill. The Top 15 later appeared with Carla Bruni and Gims, for a performance of their song "Demain." Afterwards, the Top 5 were announced and presented their evening gowns in a round inspired by Skyfall. After the final question round, the Top 5 participated in their final presentation round, inspired by Maleficent, also featuring a guest appearance from Leyre, before the final results were revealed.
Judges The judges were announced on 1 December 2022.
Francis Huster (President of the Jury) – actor and director Clarisse Agbegnenou – judoka Dominique Besnehard – actor and film producer Arnaud Ducret – actor and comedian Kendji Girac – singer Bérengère Krief – actress and comedian Marine Lorphelin – Miss France 2013 from Burgundy
Camille Lellouche was originally scheduled to serve as a judge, but resigned on 16 December for personal reasons, and was replaced by Krief.
Contestants The 30 contestants were: Region Delegate Age Height Hometown Placement Notes Alsace Camille Sedira 21Bischoffsheim Aquitaine Orianne Galvez-Soto 23LembrasTop 15 Auvergne Alissia Ladevèze 21Vichy4th Runner-Up Brittany Enora Moal 21Guipavas Burgundy Lara Lebretton 23Givry Centre-Val de Loire Coraline Lerasle 23 Ballan-Miré Champagne-Ardenne Solène Scholer 20Châlons-en-Champagne Corsica Orianne Méloni 22Ajaccio Côte d'Azur Flavy Barla 19NiceTop 15 Franche-Comté Marion Navarro 19Baume-les-Dames2nd Runner-Up French Guiana Shaïna Robin 21Kourou Guadeloupe Indira Ampiot 18 Basse-TerreMiss France 2023 Île-de-France Adèle Bonnamour 18 Paris Languedoc Cameron Vallière 23 NîmesTop 15 Limousin Salomé Maud 23 Limoges Lorraine Sarah Aoutar 26 ThionvilleTop 15 Martinique Axelle René 21 Le Robert3rd Runner-Up Midi-Pyrénées Florence Demortier 23 Portet-sur-GaronneTop 15 New Caledonia Océane Le Goff 26 Nouméa Nord-Pas-de-Calais Agathe Cauet 24 Lille1st Runner-Up Normandy Perrine Prunier 23 Caen Pays de la Loire Emma Guibert 20 PoirouxTop 15 Picardy Bérénice Legendre 26 AmiensTop 15 Poitou-Charentes Marine Paulais 20 BellevigneTop 15 Provence Chana Goyons 18 Gassin Réunion Marion Marimoutou 18 Saint-André Rhône-Alpes Esther Coutin 24 PassyTop 15 Roussillon Chiara Fontaine 20 Corneilla-del-VercolTop 15 Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy Inès Tessier 20 Gustavia TahitiHerenui Tuheiava24Pirae
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