Miss New Caledonia () is a French beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the sui generis overseas collectivity of New Caledonia. The first Miss New Caledonia was crowned in 1952, although the pageant was not held regularly until 1980. Until 2007, the competition was known as Miss Caledonia ().
The current Miss New Caledonia is Lana Prost, who was crowned Miss New Caledonia 2026 on 25 July 2026. One woman from New Caledonia has been crowned Miss France: Pascale Taurua, who was crowned Miss France 1978, although she later resigned the title
Results summary Miss France: Pascale Taurua (1977) 1st Runner-Up: Vahinerii Requillart (2007); Juliette Collet (2025) 2nd Runner-Up: Nadine Guillerme (1980) 3rd Runner-Up: Gisèle Maui (1985) 6th Runner-Up: Emmanuelle Darman (2005); Mondy Laigle (2014)
Titleholders Year Name Age Height Hometown Miss France placementNotes2026 Lana Prost 18 Le Mont-DoreTBD 2025 Juliette Collet 23 Touho1st Runner-Up 2023 Mathilda Lelong 24 Nouméa Grousset was originally the second runner-up, while Lelong was crowned the winner. Three days following the Miss New Caledonia pageant, the media reported that a counting error had occurred while tabulating the results, and that Grousset was the actual winner while Lelong was the third runner-up. Two days later, Grousset became the new Miss New Caledonia 2023, while Lelong later resigned her title as third runner-up.Grousset is the sister of French swimmer Maxime Grousset.Lelong is the daughter of Carole Roudeillac, Miss Caledonia 1996. Emma Grousset 21 Nouméa 2022 Océane Le Goff 26 Nouméa2021Emmy Chenin18La Foa2020Louisa Salvan19Le Mont-Dore2019Anaïs Toven18Nouméa2018Amandine Chabrier19Le Mont-Dore2017Lévina Napoléon19Pouembout2016Andréa Lux18Bourail2015Gyna Moereo.18Houaïlou2014Mondy Laigle19BoulouparisTop 12 (6th Runner-Up)2013Agnès Latchimy22Nouméa2012Sandra Bergès18Nouméa2011Tokahi Mathieu23Mathieu was initially crowned the winner, but resigned for personal reasons. She was replaced by Bichot, her first runner-up, as the titleholder.Océane Bichot20Nouméa2010Ornella Zinni21Bourail2008Aurelia Morell20Nouméa2007Vahinerii Requillart19Nouméa1st Runner-Up Miss Caledonia Until 2007, the pageant was known by the name Miss Caledonia (). Year Name Age Height Hometown Miss France placementNotes2006Nathanaëlle TecherTecher was disqualified from competing at Miss France by the Miss France Committee, and was replaced by her first runner-up, Lambert-Gimey, as Miss Caledonia.Alexandra Lambert-Gimey23Nouméa2005Emmanuelle Darman18NouméaTop 12 (6th Runner-Up)2004Audrey Audineau20Nouméa2003Mélody GaspardNouméa2002Cyrielle PindonVoh2001Stéphanie Chalumeau2000Virginie Lamontagne1999Audrey Brahim1997Cindy Baronnet181996Carole Roudeillac Roudeillac is the mother of Mathilda Lelong, the initially crowned Miss New Caledonia 2023.1992Sylvie Marcuzzorowspan=2 1991Valérie-Anne Delrieu1990Maguy Viera Da Silva1988Caroll Blanc1987Helyette Voisin1986Amanda Aissa Benhamer1985Gisèle Maui3rd Runner-Up1984Nathalie Jones1983Georgia Roussel1982Laurence Varney161981Maryse Salaun1980Nadine Guillerme2nd Runner-Up1977Pascale Taurua17Miss France 1978Taurua resigned several months after winning Miss France, as she wished to return to New Caledonia instead of remain in Paris, where the titleholder resides to fulfill her duties.1954Juanita Châtelain171952Danièle Gastaldi
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