Miss Île-de-France explained

Miss Île-de-France
Type:	Beauty pageant
Headquarters:	Île-de-France, France
Membership:	Miss France
Language:	French
Leader Title:	Regional director
Leader Name:	Laure Mattioli

Miss Île-de-France is a French beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the region of Île-de-France. Women representing the region under various different titles have competed at Miss France since 1930, although the Miss Île-de-France title was not used regularly until 1984.

The current Miss Île-de-France is Elena Faliez, who was crowned Miss Île-de-France 2023 on 22 October 2023. Sixteen women from Île-de-France have been crowned Miss France, the most of any region:

• Jacqueline Bertin-Lequien, who was crowned Miss France 1933, competing as Miss Paris
• Simone Barillier, who was crowned Miss France 1934, competing as Miss Paris
• Gisèle Préville, who was crowned Miss France 1935, competing as Miss Paris, following the resignation of the original winner
• Ginette Catriens, who was crowned Miss France 1939
• Jacqueline Donny, who was crowned Miss France 1948, competing as Miss Paris
• Juliette Figueras, who was crowned Miss France 1949, competing as Miss Paris
• Maryse Delort, who was crowned Miss France 1950, competing as Miss Paris
• Véronique Zuber, who was crowned Miss France 1955, competing as Miss Paris
• Muguette Fabris, who was crowned Miss France 1963
• Michelle Beaurain, who was crowned Miss France 1970, competing as Miss Paris
• Chantal Bouvier de Lamotte, who was crowned Miss France 1972, competing as Miss Paris, and later resigned
• Brigitte Konjovic, who was crowned Miss France 1978, competing as Miss Paris, following the resignation of the original winner
• Isabelle Turpault, who was crowned Miss France 1983, competing as Miss Paris, and later dethroned
• Valérie Pascale, who was crowned Miss France 1986, competing as Miss Paris
• Patricia Spehar, who was crowned Miss France 1997, competing as Miss Paris
• Diane Leyre, who was crowned Miss France 2022

Results summary

• Miss France: Jacqueline Bertin-Lequien (1933; Miss Paris); Simone Barillier (1934; Miss Paris); Ginette Catriens (1939); Jacqueline Donny (1947; Miss Paris); Juliette Figueras (1948; Miss Paris); Maryse Delort (1949; Miss Paris); Véronique Zuber (1954; Miss Paris); Muguette Fabris (1962); Michelle Beaurain (1969; Miss Paris); Chantal Bouvier de Lamotte (1971; Miss Paris; resigned); Isabelle Turpault (1982; Miss Paris; dethroned); Valérie Pascale (1985; Miss Paris); Patricia Spehar (1996; Miss Paris); Diane Leyre (2021)
• 1st Runner-Up: Gisèle Préville (1935; Miss Paris; later Miss France); Pierrette Frauen (1946; Miss Paris); Danielle Génault (1953); Gisèle Gallois (1957); Brigitte Konjovic (1977; Miss Paris; later Miss France); Pamela Semmache (1998; Miss Paris); Ornella Verrechia (2002); Sophie Ducasse (2005)
• 2nd Runner-Up: Josiane Bouffenie (1973; Miss Val-de-Marne); Frédérique Laffond (1976); Lison Di Martino (2017)
• 3rd Runner-Up: Muriel Sellier (1981); Amélie Kervran (2004; Miss Paris); Krystel Norden (2006; Miss Paris)
• 4th Runner-Up: Chantal Braham (1978; Miss Paris); Béatrice Burié (1979; Miss Paris); Isabelle Da Silva (1993; Miss Paris); Sabine Hossenbaccus (2010)
• 5th Runner-Up: Christine Vogel (1986)
• 6th Runner-Up: Françoise Bocci (1976; Miss Paris); Julie-Chloé Mougeolle (2003; Miss Paris); Alice Quérette (2018); Lara Lourenço (2020)
• Top 12/Top 15: Sophie Rousseau (1986; Miss Paris); Nathalie Nicolov (1987); Karine Bohin (1989); Delphine Vignay (1990); Marie-Christine Prudhomme (1991; Miss Paris); Agnès Boudou (1994; Miss Paris); Lætitia La Spina (1997; Miss Paris); Fany Trueba (1998); Céline Lambert (1999; Miss Paris); Émilie François (2001); Isabelle Lamant (2002; Miss Paris); Rebecca Andry (2006); Cyrielle Roidot (2007; Miss Paris); Margaux Savarit (2014); Meggy Pyaneeandee (2016); Évelyne de Larichaudy (2019); Elena Faliez (2023)

Titleholders

Year	Name	Age	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement	width=400	Notes
2023	Elena Faliez	28		Paris	Top 15
2022	Adèle Bonnamour^[1]	18		Paris
2021	Diane Leyre^[2]	24		Paris	Miss France 2022	Competed at Miss Universe 2023
2020	Lara Lourenço^[3]	19		Saint-Maur-des-Fossés	Top 15 (6th Runner-Up)
2019	Évelyne de Larichaudy^[4]	23		Montrouge	Top 15
2018	Alice Quérette^[5]	24		Boulogne-Billancourt	Top 12 (6th Runner-Up)
2017	Lison Di Martino^[6]	19		La Houssaye-en-Brie	2nd Runner-Up
2016	Meggy Pyaneeandee^[7]	22		Le Blanc-Mesnil	Top 12
2015	Fanny Harcaut^[8]	18		Créteil
2014	Margaux Savarit^[9]	23		Évry	Top 12
2013	Laetitia Vuillemard^[10]	20		Saint-Germain-lès-Corbeil
2012	Sabrina Benamara	18		Paris
2011	Meggahnn Samson	20		Paris
2010	Pauline Darles				Darles was originally crowned Miss Île-de-France 2010, but resigned one month prior to Miss France.^[11] She was replaced by her first runner-up, Muzaton, who was later dethroned due to the discovery of an explicit video deemed inappropriate by the Miss France Committee.^[12] She was replaced by Hossenbaccus, the second runner-up, less than one week prior to Miss France.^[13]
	Jessica Muzaton
	Sabine Hossenbaccus	22		Vitry-sur-Seine	4th Runner-Up
2009	Lisa Alberici	20		Valenton
2008	Pauline Righini	20		Puteaux
2007	Sarah Gernier	20		Nanterre
2006	Rebecca Andry	20		Paris	Top 12
2005	Sophie Ducasse	22		Châtillon	1st Runner-Up
2004	Jennifer Perny	22		Issy-les-Moulineaux
2003	Ingrid Graziani			Coulommiers
2002	Ornella Verrechia			Méry-sur-Oise	1st Runner-Up
2001	Émilie François				Top 12
2000	Caroline Josse			Chailly-en-Bière
1999	Sophie Garcia	23
1998	Fany Trueba	19		Saâcy-sur-Marne	Top 12
1997	Caroline Boulfroy	19
1996	Audrey Legros
1995	Christel Guignery
1994	Séverine Palisseau
1993	Stéphanie Moroni	19		Taverny
1992	Ganaëlle Pegeot	18
1991	Nathalie Mars
1990	Delphine Vignay				Top 12
1989	Karine Bohin				Top 12
1988	Nathalie Bianchi					Bianchi was also crowned Miss Côte d'Azur 1987.
1987	Nathalie Nicolov				Top 12
1986	Christine Vogel				5th Runner-Up
1985	Christiane Abderrahman
1984	Marie-Lise Allain
1981	Muriel Sellier				3rd Runner-Up
1978	Nicole Prymirski
1977	Aline Dourneaux
1976	Frédérique Laffond				2nd Runner-Up
1972	Martine Fléty
1970	Michèle Mauger
1969	Joëlle Goldstein
1967	Bernadette Houchard
1966	Nicole Buisson
1965	Annick Loisel
1962	Muguette Fabris	22		Châtellerault	Miss France 1963
1957	Gisèle Gallois				1st Runner-Up
1953	Danielle Génault				1st Runner-Up
1952	Anne Merven
1939	Ginette Catriens	24		Paris	Miss France 1939

Miss Essonne

In 1972 and 1976, the department of Essonne crowned its own representative for Miss France.

Year	Name	Age	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement	Notes
1976	Catherine Chailleux
1972	Catherine Brin

Miss Hauts-de-Seine

In 1979, the department of Hauts-de-Seine crowned its own representative for Miss France.

Miss Nogeantais

In 1979, the department of Val-de-Marne crowned its own representative for Miss France under the title Miss Nogeantais.

Miss Paris

From the 1930s to 2000s, the city of Paris crowned its own representative for Miss France.

Year	Name	Age	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement	width=320	Notes
2009	Kelly Bochenko	23		Paris
2008	Sarah Barzyk	19		Paris		Barzyk is the daughter of Patricia Barzyk, Miss Jura 1979 and Miss France 1980.
2007	Cyrielle Roidot	24		Paris	Top 12
2006	Krystel Norden	24		Paris	3rd Runner-Up
2005	Laura Marchebout	18		Paris
2004	Amélie Kervran	20		Paris	3rd Runner-Up
2003	Julie-Chloé Mougeolle			Paris	Top 12 (6th Runner-Up)
2002	Isabelle Lamant			Paris	Top 12
2001	Élodie De Maria			Paris
2000	Amélie Tessier			Paris
1999	Céline Lambert	22		Paris	Top 12
1998	Pamela Semmache	19		Paris	1st Runner-Up
1997	Lætitia La Spina	20		Paris	Top 12
1996	Patricia Spehar	21		Paris	Miss France 1997	Competed at Miss Universe 1997 and Top 15 at Miss International 1998
1995	Marie-Laure Martinet			Paris
1994	Agnès Boudou			Paris	Top 12
1993	Isabelle Da Silva			Paris	4th Runner-Up
1992	Mylène Deveer	18		Paris
1991	Marie-Christine Prudhomme				Top 12
1990	Myriam Nedellec
1989	Sandrine Turowicz
1988	Nathalie Pallardy					Pallardy was previously crowned Miss Flanders 1987.
1987	Karine Espallargas
1986	Sophie Rousseau				Top 12
1985	Valérie Pascale	17		Paris	Miss France 1986	Pascale is the daughter of Danik Patisson, Miss Paris 1960.
1983	Christine Coste
1982	Isabelle Turpault			Paris	Miss France 1983 (dethroned)	Turpault was dethroned after it was discovered that she had participated in an erotic photoshoot.
1981	Charlotte Ducamp
1980	Janine Leroux
1979	Béatrice Burié				4th Runner-Up	Burié was previously crowned Miss Côte d'Azur in 1977 and 1978.
1978	Chantal Braham				4th Runner-Up	Braham was previously crowned Miss Médoc 1977.
1977	Brigitte Konjovic	18		Paris	1st Runner-Up (later Miss France 1978)	Konjovic was originally the first runner-up, but took over as Miss France 1978 after the original winner resigned.
1976	Françoise Bocci				6th Runner-Up
1975	Dany Coutelier					Coutelier was previously crowned Miss Flanders 1972.
1972	Patricia Chapuis
1971	Chantal Bouvier de Lamotte	17		Paris	Miss France 1972 (resigned)	Bouvier de Lamotte resigned her title after falling off a horse and suffering severe injuries.
1970	Nadine Lorcery
1969	Michelle Beaurain	19		Paris	Miss France 1970	Beaurain was previously crowned Miss Normandy 1968.
1967	Colette Hoche
1965	Edwige Perrot de Thannberg
1963	Geneviève Mercier
1962	Danièle Chevalier
1960	Danik Patisson					Patisson is the mother of Valérie Pascale, Miss Paris 1985 and Miss France 1986.
1957	Christine Verdy
1955	Giselle Hauchecorn
1954	Véronique Zuber	18			Miss France 1955
1953	Ghislaine Tournieux
1950	Maria Galland
1949	Maryse Delort	18		Paris	Miss France 1950
1948	Juliette Figueras	19		Paris	Miss France 1949
1947	Jacqueline Donny	20		Paris	Miss France 1948
1946	Pierrette Frauen				1st Runner-Up
1935	Gisèle Préville	17		Paris	1st Runner-Up (later Miss France 1935)	Préville was originally the first runner-up, but took over as Miss France 1935 after the original winner resigned.
1934	Simone Barillier	17		Paris	Miss France 1934
1933	Jacqueline Bertin-Lequien	16		Paris	Miss France 1933
1930	Viviane Romance	18		Paris

Miss Seine-et-Marne

In 1976, 1977, and 1978, the department of Seine-et-Marne crowned its own representative for Miss France.

Year	Name	Age	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement	Notes
1978	Claire Rousseau
1977	Éliane Ambroglio
1976	Laurence Delaplace

Miss Seine-Saint-Denis

In 1979, the department of Seine-Saint-Denis crowned its own representative for Miss France.

Miss Val-d'Oise

In 1967 and 1979, the department of Val-d'Oise crowned its own representative for Miss France.

Year	Name	Age	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement	Notes
1979	Isabelle Moulin
1967	Claudine Soret

Miss Val-de-Marne

In 1972, 1973, and 1979, the department of Val-de-Marne crowned its own representative for Miss France.

Year	Name	Age	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement	Notes
1979	Fabienne Lecher
1973	Josiane Bouffenie				2nd Runner-Up
1972	Michèle Rateau

Miss Yvelines

In 1977, the department of Yvelines crowned its own representative for Miss France.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Miss France 2023 : qui est Adèle Bonnamour, la sublime Miss Ile-de-France ?. Yahoo! News. 23 October 2022. French.
2. Web site: Originaire de Paris, Diane Leyre sacrée Miss Ile-de-France 2021. 3 October 2021. actu.fr. French.
3. Web site: fr . Dammarie-les-Lys : la Val-de-marnaise Lara Lourenço élue Miss Ile-de-France . Le Parisien . 19 September 2020.
4. Web site: Evelyne De Larichaudy, de Montrouge, est la nouvelle Miss Ile-de-France. 22 September 2019. Le Parisien. French. Blondé. Sébastien.
5. Web site: ALICE QUÉRETTE, NOUVELLE MISS ILE-DE-FRANCE. French. Le Parisien. 22 September 2018.
6. Web site: Lison Di Martino, la nouvelle miss Ile-de-France. 14 October 2017.
7. News: Balle. Catherine. Voici Meggy Pyaneeandee, miss Ile-de-France 2016. March 30, 2017. La Parisienne. June 30, 2016.
8. News: Photos : découvrez Miss Île-de-France 2015, la future Miss France ?. Public.fr. 2017-05-26.
9. Web site: Miss Ile-de-France : la Parisienne Margaux Savarit couronnée - La Parisienne. leparisien.fr. 2017-03-02.
10. Web site: Miss France 2014 : Laetitia Vuillemard Miss Ile-de-France. 27 June 2013.
11. Web site: Miss France 2011: Pauline Darles abandonne le concours. French. 16 November 2010.
12. Web site: Jessica Muzaton, Miss Ile-de-France 2011, exclue à cause d’une vidéo coquine. 29 November 2011. French. La Dépêche du Midi.
13. Web site: Une mauricienne participera finalement au concours de Miss France. 30 November 2010. French.