Miss Pays de la Loire

Miss Pays de la Loire
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersPays de la Loire, France
MembershipMiss France
Official language
French
Regional director
Emilie Menard
Websitewww.misspaysdelaloire.fr

Miss Pays de la Loire is a French beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the region of Pays de la Loire. Women representing the region under various different titles have competed at Miss France since 1960, although the Miss Pays de la Loire title was not used regularly until 2006. Until 2010, women from the department of Loire-Atlantique were eligible to compete in Miss Brittany rather than Miss Pays de la Loire, due to the department's historical ties to Brittany despite currently being located within the region of Pays de la Loire.

The current Miss Pays de la Loire is Mélissa Atta Bessiom, who was crowned Miss Pays de la Loire 2024 on 28 September 2024. Three women from Pays de la Loire have gone on to win Miss France.

  • Jacqueline Gayraud, who was crowned Miss France 1964, competing as Miss Vendée, following the dethroning of the original winner
  • Linda Hardy, who was crowned Miss France 1992
  • Valérie Claisse, who was crowned Miss France 1994

Results summary

  • Miss France: Linda Hardy (1991); Valérie Claisse (1993)
  • 1st Runner-Up: Jacqueline Gayraud (1963; Miss Vendée; later Miss France); Marie-Thérèse Vermond (1967; Miss Vendée); Mathilde Couly (2011)
  • 2nd Runner-Up: Sandrine Hamidi (1996; Miss Anjou); Sabrina Champin (2004; Miss Maine); Laura Tanguy (2007); Élodie Martineau (2008)
  • 4th Runner-Up: Séverine Deroualle (1995; Miss Anjou); Mélinda Paré (2012)
  • 5th Runner-Up: Maud Perrochon (1998; Miss Anjou)
  • 6th Runner-Up: Maud Garnier (1999); Yvana Cartaud (2019)
  • Top 12/Top 15: Sonia Baffour (1991; Miss Anjou); Patricia Blain (1993; Miss Maine); Aude Rautureau (1998); Hélène Leroyer (2000; Miss Anjou); Christine Rambaud (2006); Julie Tagliavacca (2020); Line Carvalho (2021); Emma Guibert (2022); Clémence Ménard (2023)

Titleholders

Year Name Age[a] Height Hometown Miss France placement Notes
2024 Mélissa Atta Bessiom[1][2] 26 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Angers
2023 Clémence Ménard[3] 26 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) La Séguinière Top 15
2022 Emma Guibert[4] 20 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Poiroux Top 15
2021 Line Carvalho[5] 20 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Blain Top 15
2020 Julie Tagliavacca[6] 24 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Maulévrier Top 15
2019 Yvana Cartaud[7] 18 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Beaufou Top 15 (6th Runner-Up)
2018 Diane Le Roux[8] 22 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Orvault
2017 Chloé Guémard[9] 20 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Olonne-sur-Mer
2016 Carla Loones[10] 21 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Le Fresne-sur-Loire
2015 Angélina Laurent[11] 20 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Ruaudin
2014 Flavy Facon[12] 21 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Brain-sur-Allonnes
2013 Marie Plessis[13] 22 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Rochefort-sur-Loire
2012 Mélinda Paré 18 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Le Lion-d'Angers 4th Runner-Up
2011 Mathilde Couly 21 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Héric 1st Runner-Up
2010 Laetitia Legros 22 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Saumur
2009 Amélie Taugourdeau 23 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Le Coudray-Macouard
2008 Élodie Martineau 21 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Auzay 2nd Runner-Up
2007 Laura Tanguy 20 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Écouflant 2nd Runner-Up Competed at Miss World 2008 and Miss Universe 2008
2006 Christine Rambaud 19 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Saint-Barthélemy-d'Anjou Top 12
1999 Maud Garnier 23 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) Nantes Top 12 (6th Runner-Up)
1998 Aude Rautureau 18 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) Saint-Christophe-du-Bois Top 12
1997 Caroll Parfait 18 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Saint-Julien-de-Concelles
1996 Céline Bourban Saint-Herblain
1995 Magali Hautbois Saint-Berthevin
1994 Roselyne Ferre Corsept
1993 Valérie Claisse 21 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Pornic Miss France 1994
1992 Karine Martineau
1991 Linda Hardy 18 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Saint-Herblain Miss France 1992 Competed at Miss Universe 1992 and Miss World 1992
1990 Nathalie Fonteneau Mortagne-sur-Sèvre
1989 Alexandra Warin
1988 Anne Février 18 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) Carquefou
1987 Stéphanie Dubois
1986 Véronique Ploumion
1985 Catherine Challier

Miss Anjou

From the 1970s until the 2000s, the department of Maine-et-Loire competed separately under the title Miss Anjou. In 1967, the department competed as Miss Val de Loire.

Year Name Age[a] Height Hometown Miss France placement Notes
2005 Vidya Juganaikloo 20 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Chanzeaux
2004 Émilie Pinheiro 20 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Cholet
2003 Audrey Gasnier Varennes-sur-Loire
2002 Cécile Bourdeau Angers
2001 Estelle Davy Marigné
2000 Hélène Leroyer Angers Top 12
1999 Laureen Bidi 19 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Cholet
1998 Maud Perrochon 22 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Saint-Christophe-du-Bois Top 12 (5th Runner-Up)
1997 Sonia Leray 19 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Sainte-Gemmes-d'Andigné
1996 Sandrine Hamidi Chalonnes-sur-Loire 2nd Runner-Up
1995 Séverine Deroualle 20 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) Avrillé 4th Runner-Up Competed at Miss World 1996
1994 Estelle Chiron Pouancé
1993 Béatrice Glebeau Le Louroux-Béconnais
1992 Sarah Vetele
1991 Sonia Baffour Segré Top 12
1990 Katia Lethieleux Brézé
1989 Valérie Broucas
1988 Véronique Guineheux 19 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
1987 Laurence Janitor Bel-Air-de-Combrée
1986 Nathalie Expert Saumur
1981 Muriel Hermine Did not compete Hermine did not compete in Miss France in order to train for the 1982 World Aquatics Championships.
1979 Dominique Guilleau
1978 Corinne Gaborieau
1977 Martine Rabier
1976 Édith Marsollier
1967 Michèle Cailleux

Miss Brière

In 1977 and 1978, the department of Loire-Atlantique competed separately under the title Miss Brière.

Year Name Age[a] Height Hometown Miss France placement Notes
1978 Patricia Arel
1977 Françoise Hellec

Miss Maine

In the 1990s and 2000s, the departments of Mayenne and Sarthe competed separately under the title Miss Maine.

Year Name Age[a] Height Hometown Miss France placement Notes
2005 Amandine Tardif 21 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Beaumont-Pied-de-Bœuf
2004 Sabrina Champin 21 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Le Mans 2nd Runner-Up
2003 Melgie Vadier Mulsanne
2002 Aurélie Paillard Le Mans
2001 Tatiana Morin Notre-Dame-du-Pé
2000 Karine Tessier La Flèche
1996 Angélique Monnier Le Mans
1995 Stéphanie Besnardeau Malicorne
1993 Patricia Blain Saint-Michel-de-la-Roë Top 12

Miss Mayenne

In the 1970s and 1980s, the department of Mayenne crowned its own representative for Miss France.

Year Name Age[a] Height Hometown Miss France placement Notes
1986 Cathy Fleury Ernée
1985 Delphine Reichert Saint-Baudelle
1979 Claudie Clément
1970 Catherine Cornier

Miss La Baule

In 1962, the department of Loire-Atlantique competed separately under the title Miss La Baule.

Year Name Age[a] Height Hometown Miss France placement Notes
1962 Nicole Chauveau

Miss Sarthe

In the 1970s and 1980s, the department of Sarthe crowned its own representative for Miss France.

Year Name Age[a] Height Hometown Miss France placement Notes
1988 Sarah Furri 19 1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in) La Flèche
1985 Caroline Fattal
1979 Marie-Thérèse Gaulupeau
1978 Sylvie Blin
1977 Brigitte Jarrier
1976 Brigitte Cuinier
1970 Mylène Renoult

Miss Vendée

In 1964 and 1967, the department of Vendée crowned its own representative for Miss France.

Year Name Age[a] Height Hometown Miss France placement Notes
1967 Marie-Thérèse Vermond 1st Runner-Up
1963 Jacqueline Gayraud 1st Runner-Up (later Miss France 1965) Gayraud was originally the first runner-up, but took over as Miss France 1964 after the original winner was dethroned for refusing to travel throughout France as part of her official duties.

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Ages at the time of Miss France

References

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