Miss France 2010 Explained

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	– Malika Ménard
1st Runner-Up	– Virginie Dechenaud
2nd Runner-Up	– Mélanie Craignou
3rd Runner-Up	– Emilie Corbi
4th Runner-Up	Quercy Rouergue – Nathalie Ample
Top 12	– Cécile Brandao – Anaïs Governatori – Tineffa Naïsso – Justine Posé – Elodie Anridhoini – Cassandre Roland – Edwige Tiare

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

Arielle Dombasle - Actress
Jean-Luc Reichmann - Television Personality
Mareva Galanter - Miss France 1999
Jean-Paul Gaultier - Designer
Farida Khelfa- Actress
Jimmy Jean-Louis - Actor on NBC's Heroes
Xavier Deluc - Actor

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.