Miss Grand France 2024 was the 6th edition of the Miss Grand France pageant, held on 8 May 2024, at the Theater of Longjumeau, Paris. Contestants from seventeen regions of France competed for the title, of whom a 26-year-old French-Senegalese model representing Normandy, Safiétou Kabengele, was named the winner. Kabengele later represented France at the Miss Grand International 2024 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand, and was named the third runner-up.
The event featured the presence of Miss Grand International 2023, Luciana Fuster of Peru as well as the president of the international parent stage, Nawat Itsaragrisil. Moreover, former first runner-up of Miss Grand France 2023 who is of Ivorian descent, Aya Kadjo, was also announced as the representative of Ivory Coast for Miss Grand International 2024 in the event.
The contest was hosted by Miss Universal Woman France 2024 Elisa Mysyshyne and an emcee Matthieu Moille.
Background Date and venue The Miss Grand France 2024 was scheduled for 4–9 May 2024, with the preliminary competition on 5 May 2024, at the Hôtel Mercure Paris Montmartre Sacré-Coeur, and the final round on 8 May 2024, at the Theater of Longjumeau, Longjumeau.
Selection of participants The national finalists for the Miss Grand France 2024 pageant were elected by regional licensees, who in some cases are responsible for more than one region, through the local pageant, casting, or hand-picking.
Only the region of Île-de-France organized a regional contest for this year's edition. The following table shows the regional representative selection details for the Miss Grand France 2024 pageant.
Number ofHost regionTitle(s)Total titlesPageantTitle(s) 1 2 Île-de-FranceMiss Grand Île-de-France Miss Grand Paris2colspan=2 Occitania Miss Grand Occitania Miss Grand Provencecolspan=2 —Other 18 regional titlesTotal titles22
Result +Miss Grand France 2024 competition result by regionColor keys:
PlacementCandidateMiss Grand France 2024 Normandy – Safiétou Kabengele1st runner-up Aquitaine – Clémentine Albié2nd runner-up Martinique – Maeva Chambeau3rd runner-up Paris – Ambre Florent4th runner-up Brittany – Sarah MandjouTop 12 Antilles – Léna Vairac Auvergne – Cléo Antignat Guadeloupe – Alexandra Gradel Île-de-France – Pauline Thimon Maine-et-Loire – Elma Guilleux Nord-Pas-de-Calais – Anais Legrand Réunion– Kenia NicolSpecial awardsBest BodyAquitaine – Clémentine AlbiéBest SmileMartinique - Maeva ChambeauBest Catwalk Île-de-France – Pauline ThimonBest in SwimsuitNormandy – Safietou KabengeleBeautiful EyesAuvergne – Cléo AntignatMiss Elegance Brittany – Sarah MandjouMiss PopularityNormandy – Safietou Kabengele Miss Photogenic Paris – Ambre FlorentMiss Social MediaNormandy – Safietou Kabengele
Contestants Initially, twenty-two candidates confirmed their participation, but five withdrew, making the finalized total of seventeen contestants.
Antilles - Léna Vairac Aquitaine - Clémentine Albié Auvergne - Cléo Antignat Bretagne - Sarah Mandjou Champagne-Ardenne - Anne Djoba (withdrew) Communaute Etrangere - Judith Bonang (withdrew) Guadeloupe - Alexandra Gradel Île-de-France - Pauline Thimon Languedoc - Manuella Gritar Loire-Atlantique – Anna Jalia (withdrew) Maine-et-Loire - Elma Guilleux Martinique - Maëva Chambeau Nord-Pas-de-Calais - Anaïs Legrand Normandy - Safiétou Kabengele Occitanie - Chloé Maillot Paris - Ambre Florent Pays de la Loire - Malaury Turpin Picardie - Pauline Dubédat (withdrew) Poitou-Charentes - Lara Evaristo Provence - Ilona Cassiano Réunion – Kenya Nicol Rhône-Alpes – Jennifer Malleron (withdrew)
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