Beauty pageant
Miss France 2010 was the 63rd Miss France pageant, held at the Palais Nikaïa in Nice , Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur , France, on 5 December 2009. Malika Ménard of Normandy was crowned by Chloé Mortaud of Albigeois Midi-Pyrénées at the end of the event.
For the first time since 1987, Miss France was chosen by viewer voting, after the five finalists had been announced during the live broadcast. Only the judges had selected the five finalists out of the top twelve.
The 37 contestants traveled to Martinique for fashion shoots, videos and interviews, from 13 to 21 November.
Results
Placements
Placement
Contestant
Miss France 2010
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 12
Order of announcements
Top 12
1. Rhône Alpes
2. Champagne Ardenne
3. Orléanais
4. Brittany
5. Quercy Rouergue
6. Normandy
7. Mayotte
8. Provence
9. French Guiana
10. Côte d'Azur
11. Limousin
12. Pays de Savoie
Top 5
1. Normandy
2. Provence
3. Quercy Rouergue
4. Rhône Alpes
5. Brittany
Preliminary events
Martinique
The delegates of Miss France 2010 visited the island of the Martinique for their preparation trip. They visited the island but they also did photo shoots and other activities.
Judges
Contestants
Region
Name
Age
Height
Hometown
Albigeois Midi-Pyrénées Laura Faroult
21
1,73
Lavelanet
Alsace Sophie Mathes
19
1,72
Strasbourg
Aquitaine Aurélie Zengerlin
21
1,77
Douzillac
Artois Hainaut Astrid Ponchel
21
1,79
Maubeuge
Auvergne Mégane Potier
19
1,73
Vichy
Béarn Gascogne Marine Bories
20
1,72
Léon
Berry Val de Loire Elodie Martel
19
1,72
Dreux
Brittany Mélanie Craignou
19
1,78
Louannec
Burgundy Jenna Tournay
19
1,75
Talant
Champagne Ardenne Cécile Brandao
21
1,72
Saint-Dizier
Corsica Célina Nicolai
21
1,77
Ajaccio
Côte d'Azur Anaïs Governatori
20
1,72
Nice
Flandre Aline Bourgeois
20
1,75
Roubaix
Franche-Comté Estelle Diop
19
1,80
Belfort
French Guiana Tineffa Naïsso
20
1,79
Kourou
Guadeloupe Angélique Duro
20
1,78
Saint-François
Île de France Lisa Alberici
20
1,78
Valenton
Languedoc Manon Ricci
18
1,73
Montpellier
Limousin Justine Posé
18
1,77
Chameyrat
Loire Forez Marion Léoncini
23
1,78
Montbrison
Lorraine Marina Garau
22
1,70
Bouzonville
Martinique Cindy Chenière
20
1,75
le François
Mayotte Élodie Anridhoini
19
1,74
Chirongui
Normandy Malika Ménard 22
1,76
Hérouville-Saint-Clair
Orléanais Cassandre Roland
18
1,71
Orléans
Paris Kelly Bochenko
23
1,75
Paris
Pays de la Loire Amélie Taugourdeau
23
1,70
Le Coudray-Macouard
Pays de Savoie Édwige Tiare
22
1,77
Albertville
Picardy Juliette Boubaaya
19
1,72
Saint-Quentin
Poitou Charentes Rachel Jeannot
23
1,73
Civray
Provence Emilie Corbi
21
1,76
Bouc-Bel-Air
Quercy Rouergue Nathalie Ample
19
1,79
Labastide-Saint-Pierre
Réunion Kim Hoa Buraut
18
1,82
Saint Denis
Rhône-Alpes Virginie Dechenaud
23
1,74
La Frette
Roussillon Céline Callivrousis
22
1,70
Perpignan
St. Pierre & Miquelon Marie Serba
18
1,80
Saint-Pierre
Tahiti Léna Bonno
20
1,77
Moorea
Historical significance
Normandy won the Miss France crown after five years drought.Brittany scored its highest placement since Monique Lemaire won in 1962.Regions made into the Top 12 previous year were: Brittany , Limousin , Mayotte , Normandy and Rhône-Alpes .
French Guiana last placed in 2008.Champagne-Ardenne last placed in 1991.Pays de Loire was unplaced after four consecutive years of finalists.Réunion was unplaced after five consecutive years of finalists.Normandy won its sixth crown, now the second most successful region to compete in the pageant, tied with Paris .Jean-Pierre Foucault hosted the pageant for the fifteenth time.
Regional pageant notes
Region changes
Languedoc-Roussillon , split into Languedoc and Roussilllon
Returning region
Withdrawals
Crossovers
Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at international beauty pageants:
Miss Universe Miss World Miss Caraïbes Hibiscus
References
External links
[1] Miss France official website
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