Miss Poitou-Charentes is a French beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the region of Poitou-Charentes. Women representing the region under various different titles have competed at Miss France since 1957, although the Miss Poitou-Charentes title was not used regularly until 2006.
The current Miss Poitou-Charentes is Mandy Goudal, who was crowned Miss Poitou-Charentes 2026 on 4 september 2026. Three women from Poitou-Charentes have been crowned Miss France: Monique Chiron, who was crowned Miss France 1959, competing as Miss Poitou Claudine Cassereau, who was crowned Miss France 1971, competing as Miss Poitou, following the resignation of the original winner Véronique Fagot, who was crowned Miss France 1977, competing as Miss Poitou
Results summary Miss France: Monique Chiron (1958; Miss Poitou); Véronique Fagot (1976; Miss Poitou) 1st Runner-Up: Monique Boucher (1965; Miss Charente); Béatrice Demiaud (1966; Miss Royan); Nadine Labadie Wolf (1970; Miss Côte de Beauté); Claudine Cassereau (1971; Miss Poitou; later Miss France) 2nd Runner-Up: Marine Clouet (2000; Miss Poitou) 3rd Runner-Up: Michèle Mouix (1966; Miss Aunis) 5th Runner-Up: Mathilde Muller (2008) Top 12/Top 15: Stéphanie Loizeau (1995); Nancy Bourgeix (1996); Alexandra Bauduin (1997); Andréa Galland (2019); Justine Dubois (2020); Marine Paulais (2022)
Titleholders The regional title has been known as Miss Poitou-Charentes since 1997, while from 1995 to 1996, it was known as Miss Charentes-Poitou.
Year Name Age Height Hometown Miss France placementNotes2026 Mandy Goudal 37 Saintes TBA2025 Agathe Michelet 26 Saint-Sulpice-de-Royan 2024Charlie Bénard27La Couronne2023 Lounès Texier 19 Périgné 2022 Marine Paulais 20 Bellevigne Top 152021Lolita Ferrari24Rochefort2020Justine Dubois24AngoulêmeTop 152019Andréa Galland20NiortTop 152018Marion Sokolik23Cognac2017Ophélie Forgit20Arvert2016Magdalène Chollet19Neuville-de-Poitou2015Manon Rougier.19Roullet-Saint-Estèphe2014Mathilde Hubert19Cherves-Richemont2013Laura Pierre19Le Gua2012Typhanie Soulat21Fontaine-le-Comte2011Manika Auxire21Blanzac-Porcheresse2010Pearl Crosland21Angoulême2009Rachel Jeannot23Civray2008Mathilde Muller19PoitiersTop 12 (5th Runner-Up)Competed at Miss International 20092007Clémence Dussagne19Dignac2006Carine Bissirier21Poitiers1999Sabrina Chauvelin1998Sophie Bernardin1997Alexandra BauduinTop 121996Nancy BourgeixTop 121995Stéphanie LoizeauTop 12 Miss Charente In 1965, the department of Charente crowned its own representative for Miss France. In 1976, the department crowned its own representative again under the title Miss Angoulême. Year Name Age Height Hometown Miss France placementNotes1976Évelyne GuérinGuérin was crowned Miss Angoulême in 1976, and Miss Saintonge in 1977.1965Monique Boucher1st Runner-Up
Miss Charente-Maritime In the 1960s and 1970s, the department of Charente-Maritime crowned its own representative for Miss France under various titles, including Miss Aunis (1966), Miss Côte de Beauté (1962; 1970), Miss La Rochelle (1976), Miss Oléron (1967), Miss Royan (1966), Miss Saintes (1962), and Miss Saintonge (1977). Year Name Age Height Hometown Miss France placementNotes1977Évelyne GuérinGuérin was crowned Miss Angoulême in 1976, and Miss Saintonge in 1977.1976Chantal Beaudonnet1970Nadine Labadie Wolf1st Runner-Up1967Dany Nadeau1966Michèle Mouix3rd Runner-UpMouix was crowned Miss Aunis, while Demiaud was crowned Miss Royan.Béatrice Demiaud1st Runner-Up1962Claudine RobinRobin was crowned Miss Côte de Beauté, while Putier was crowned Miss Saintes.Danièle Putier
Miss Charentes From the 1970s to the 2000s, the departments of Charente and Charente-Maritime competed separately under the title Miss Charentes. Year Name Age Height Hometown Miss France placementNotes2005Chloé Lefebvre23Royan2004Alvina Fournier192003Gaëlle CozSaintes2002Stéphanie Barreau2001Eugénie LasseyCognac2000Émilie Saint-GeoursAngoulême1994Astrid Orioux1993Laetitia Buraud1992Linda Roy1991Linda Pinson1990Stéphanie Beau1989Aline Menard1977Béatrice Tixeuil1976Catherine DessèvreDessèvre was also crowned Miss Toulouse in both 1978 and 1977.
Miss Deux-Sèvres In 1970, the department of Deux-Sèvres crowned its own representative for Miss France. Year Name Age Height Hometown Miss France placementNotes1970Claudine Gatard
Miss Poitou From the 1950s to the 2000s, the departments of Deux-Sèvres, Vendée, and Vienne competed separately under the title Miss Poitou. Vendée is now located in Pays de la Loire, but women from the department were eligible to compete due to its historical ties to Poitou-Charentes. Year Name Age Height Hometown Miss France placementNotes2005Reva Segonne2004Charlotte Huneau2003Julie Trèves2002Amélie Drapeau2001Caroline Talbot2000Marine Clouet2nd Runner-Up1992Véronique Goubault1990Rose-Marie Pinheiro1989Stéphanie Vincente1979Aïcha Atmani1978Sophie ParolaParola was later crowned Miss Centre-Ouest 1979.1977Murielle Bertraud1976Véronique Fagot16OironMiss France 1977Top 15 at Miss World 19771971Claudine Cassereau19Loudun1st Runner-Up (later Miss France 1972)Cassereau was originally the first runner-up, but took over as Miss France 1972 after the original winner suffered severe injuries from falling off of a horse and resigned the title.1970Chantal Charruault1958Monique Chiron21Miss France 19591957Françoise Radureau
Miss Vienne In 1979, the department of Vienne crowned its own representative for Miss France. Year Name Age Height Hometown Miss France placementNotes1979Brigitte Moreau
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