Miss France 2020 Explained

Miss France 2020 was the 90th edition of the Miss France pageant, held on 14 December 2019 at the Le Dôme de Marseille in Marseille. Vaimalama Chaves of Tahiti crowned her successor Clémence Botino of Guadeloupe by the end of the event.[1] She represented France at Miss Universe 2021, placing in the top 10. The competition was hosted by Jean-Pierre Foucault, Sylvie Tellier, and Miss France 2019 Vaimalama Chaves, with performances by Robbie Williams and Chaves. Footballer Amandine Henry served as the jury president.

Background

On 11 April 2019, it was confirmed by the Miss France Organisation that the 2020 edition of the Miss France competition will be held on 14 December 2019 at Le Dôme in Marseille.[2] [3] While the overseas collectivities of Saint Martin-Saint Barthelemy and Saint Pierre and Miquelon typically alternate appearances at Miss France each year, Saint Pierre and Miquelon withdrew their participation due to a lack of local candidates; Saint Martin-Saint Barthélemy were thus invited in their place, allowing them to compete twice in a row.[4] For this edition's trip abroad, the delegates traveled to Tahiti in French Polynesia, where they took part in a variety of events, until returning to Marseille to begin rehearsals.[5] [6]

Results

PlacementContestant
Miss France 2020
1st Runner-Up
  • – Lou Ruat
2nd Runner-Up
  • – Matahari Bousquet
3rd Runner-Up
  • – Sophie Diry
4th Runner-Up
  • – Manelle Souahlia
Top 15
  • – Marine Clautour (5th Runner-Up)
  • – Yvana Cartaud (6th Runner-Up)
  • – Laura Theodori
  • – Morgane Fradon
  • – Andréa Galland
  • – Layla Berry
  • Reunion – Marie-Morgane Lebon
  • – Evelyne de Larichaudy
  • – Justine Delmas
  • – Jade Simon-Abadie

Special awards

PrizeContestant
General Culture Award
Elegance Award
  • – Ilona Robelin
Best in Regional Costume
  • – Yvana Cartaud
Best in Swimsuit
  • – Chloé Prost
Miss Photogenic
  • – Florentine Somers
Miss Congeniality
  • – Alison Salapic
Miss Good Manners
  • – Alixia Cauro
Catwalk Prize
  • – Laura Theodori

Scoring

Preliminaries

A jury composed of partners (internal and external) of the Miss France Committee selected fifteen delegates during an interview that took place on 11 December to advance to the semifinals. This was the first time the amount of semifinalists increased from twelve to fifteen.

Top fifteen

In the top fifteen, a 50/50 split vote between the official jury and voting public selected five delegates to advance to the top five. Each delegate was awarded an overall score of 1 to 15 from the jury and public, and the five delegates with the highest combined scores advanced to the top five. The girls with the sixth and seventh highest combined scores were afterwards designated as the fifth and sixth runners-up, respectively, despite not advancing in the competition.

scope=col Delegatescope=col Publicscope=col Juryscope=col Total
14 15 29
11 15 26
15 8 23
5 15 20
13 7 20
7 12 19
12 7 19
6 11 17
10 7 17
9 7 16
4 11 15
8 7 15
Île-de-France2 11 13
Aquitaine3 7 10
Centre-Val de Loire1 7 8

Top five

In the top five, public voting determined which delegate is declared Miss France.

scope=col Contestant[8] scope=col Results
Guadeloupe31,95%[9]
Provence30,66%
Tahiti15,87%
Burgundy15,64%
Côte d'Azur5,88%

Pageant

Format

On 19 September 2019, it was announced that the theme for the 2020 competition would be "The Misses' World Tour," with competition rounds inspired by international destinations.[10] [11] Finals night featured a performance by British singer Robbie Williams, making this his second time performing at Miss France after doing so at the 2010 competition.[12] The thirty contestants were initially divided into three groups of ten, with each group taking part in an initial presentation round. The three presentation rounds were themed after travel to the United Kingdom and Cool Britannia, Russia, and Spain and bullfighters, respectively. Afterwards, the thirty contestants competed in the one-piece swimsuit round, inspired by travel to the United States and the Wild West, followed by an evening gown round themed after travel to Japan. After this, the top fifteen were announced. After the selection of the top fifteen, the semifinalists competed in a two-piece swimsuit round themed after their overseas trip to French Polynesia, featuring a guest appearance from Miss France 2019 Vaimalama Chaves. After the two-piece swimsuit round, the top five were announced. The top five then competed in a fashion presentation round, themed after travel to Africa.

Judges

Contestants

The 30 delegates have been selected.

RegionContestant AgeHeight HometownPlacement
Laura Theodori[14] 23StrasbourgTop 15
Justine Delmas[15] 21Saint-SauveurTop 15
Meïssa Ameur[16] 21Clermont-Ferrand
Romane Edern[17] 24Cléder
Sophie Diry[18] 21Saint-Agnan3rd Runner Up
Jade Simon-Abadie[19] 22Neuillé-le-LierreTop 15
Lucille Moine[20] 18Charleville-Mézières
Alixia Cauro[21] 20Giglio
Côte d'AzurManelle Souahlia[22] 19Nice4th Runner Up
Solène Bernardin[23] 23Granges-la-Ville
French GuianaDariana Abé[24] 21Apatou
GuadeloupeClémence Botino[25] 22Le GosierMiss France 2020
Evelyne de Larichaudy[26] 23MontrougeTop 15
Lucie Caussanel[27] 18Montblanc
Alison Salapic[28] 22Saint-Vaury
Ilona Robelin[29] 18Montenoy
MartiniqueAmbre Bozza[30] 21Sainte-Luce
MayotteEva Labourdère[31] 20Mtsapere
Andréa Magalhães[32] 21Viozan
New CaledoniaAnaïs Toven[33] 18Nouméa
Florentine Somers[34] 19Loon-Plage
Marine Clautour[35] 21Amfreville-la-Mi-VoieTop 15
Yvana Cartaud[36] 18BeaufouTop 15
Morgane Fradon[37] 20Cires-lès-MelloTop 15
Andréa Galland[38] 20NiortTop 15
Lou Ruat[39] 19Aix-en-Provence1st Runner Up
ReunionMarie-Morgane Lebon[40] 20Saint-JosephTop 15
Chloé Prost[41] 20Légny
Saint Martin and Saint BarthélemyLayla Berry[42] 20Grande SalineTop 15
Matahari Bousquet[43] 23Moorea-Maiao2nd Runner Up

Notes and References

  1. News: Clémence Botino élue Miss France 2020 : Miss Guadeloupe est la gagnante ! . www.purepeople.com . fr.
  2. Web site: Miss France 2020: L'élection se tiendra à Marseille. 11 April 2019. 20minutes. French.
  3. Web site: Élection Miss France 2020 : ce sera le 14 décembre prochain au Dôme de Marseille. 5 June 2019. French. La Provence.
  4. Web site: Miss France 2020. Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon annule sa participation, faute de candidates. Ouest France. 20 May 2019. French.
  5. Web site: Miss France 2019 ne se présentera pas à Miss Monde, ni à Miss Univers. 26 June 2019. Europe1. French.
  6. Web site: Miss France 2020 : une arrivée triomphale et dansante à Tahiti. Macdonald. Margaret. Paris Match. 19 November 2019. French.
  7. Web site: Miss France 2020 : Miss Guadeloupe obtient la meilleure note au test de culture. 24 November 2019. Paris Match. French.
  8. Web site: Récapitulatif des résultats de la 73ème Election de Miss France. French. 2 January 2024. Miss France Committee. https://web.archive.org/web/20201111193306/http://www.simonin-huissier.com/RESULTATS_MF.pdf. live. 11 November 2020.
  9. Web site: Télévision. Revivez le sacre de Miss Guadeloupe, élue Miss France 2020.
  10. Web site: Miss France 2020 : ouverture de la billetterie ce vendredi !. 19 September 2019. Ma Commune. French.
  11. Web site: Élection de Miss France le 14 décembre au Dôme de Marseille : ouverture de la billetterie ce vendredi à 12h. La Provence. 19 September 2019. French.
  12. Web site: Miss France 2020 : Robbie Williams invité d'honneur. Le Parisien. French. 15 November 2019. Poussel. Marie.
  13. Web site: Miss France 2020 : découvrez le jury de la 90e élection. 3 December 2019. Paris Match. French.
  14. Web site: [DIRECT] Laura Theodori, 23 ans, de Strasbourg, nouvelle Miss Alsace]. 8 September 2019. Dernières Nouvelles d'Alsace. French.
  15. Web site: La Bergeracoise Justine Delmas élue Miss Aquitaine 2019. 15 September 2019. France Bleu. French.
  16. Web site: La Clermontoise Meissa Ameur élue Miss Auvergne 2019. 18 October 2019. France Bleu. French. Chailloux. Mickaël.
  17. Web site: La Finistérienne Romane Edern est élue Miss Bretagne 2019. 28 September 2019. Ouest-France. French.
  18. Web site: La Saône-et-Loirienne Sophie Diry est sacrée Miss Bourgogne 2019. 22 September 2019. Le Journal. French.
  19. Web site: Miss France 2020: Jade Simon-Abadie couronnée Miss Centre-Val de Loire. 6 October 2019. Le Figaro. Mercereau. Damien. French.
  20. Web site: Miss Ardennes remporte la Champagne !. L'Union. French. 12 October 2019.
  21. Web site: VIDEO. Alixia Cauro élue miss Corse 2019. 6 September 2019. Corse Matin. French.
  22. Web site: PHOTOS. Manelle Souahlia élue Miss Côte d'Azur 2019. French. Nice Matin. 29 July 2019. Le Monze. Marianne.
  23. Web site: Miss Franche-Comté 2019 est Solène Bernardin. 20 October 2019. Tout Montbeliard. French.
  24. Web site: Dariana Abé élue Miss Guyane 2019. 13 October 2019. Guyane La 1ère. French.
  25. Web site: Clémence Botino est Miss Guadeloupe 2019. 4 August 2019. Guadeloupe La 1ère. French.
  26. Web site: Evelyne De Larichaudy, de Montrouge, est la nouvelle Miss Ile-de-France. 22 September 2019. Le Parisien. French. Blondé. Sébastien.
  27. Web site: L'Héraultaise Lucie Caussanel sacrée Miss Languedoc-Roussillon 2019. 4 August 2019. Midi Libre. French.
  28. Web site: La Creusoise Alison Salapic devient Miss Limousin 2019 : retour en images sur "une première historique !". 5 October 2019. French. La Montagne.
  29. Web site: La réaction d'Ilona Robelin, Miss Lorraine 2019 !. 7 September 2019. Le Républicain Lorrain. French.
  30. Web site: Miss Martinique 2019 est Ambre Bozza. 4 October 2019. La 1ère. French.
  31. Web site: Miss France 2020: Miss Mayotte et Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie couronnées. Mercereau. Damien. 2 September 2019. Le Figaro. French.
  32. Web site: Miss France 2020 : qui est Andréa Magalhaes, Miss Midi-Pyrénées 2019 ?. 14 September 2019. RTL. French. Stassinet. Léa.
  33. Web site: Anaïs Toven est sacrée miss Nouvelle-Calédonie 2019. 31 August 2019. Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes. French.
  34. Web site: Dunkerque : Florentine Somers élue Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais 2019 (Vidéo). 13 October 2019. Le Phare dunkerquois. Carton. Jean-Baptiste.
  35. Web site: Voici la jeune femme qui représentera la Normandie à l'élection Miss France 2020. 21 September 2019. Actu.fr. French.
  36. Web site: La nouvelle Miss Pays de la Loire est-elle sarthoise ?. Ouest-France. French. 28 September 2019.
  37. Web site: Morgane Fradon, originaire de Cires-lès-Mello, est la nouvelle Miss Picardie. Le Parisien. 27 October 2019. French.
  38. Web site: Une Deux-Sévrienne élue Miss Poitou-Charentes 2019 à La Rochelle. 6 October 2019. La Nouvelle République. French.
  39. Web site: Miss Provence 2019 : Lou Ruat représentera la région au concours Miss France 2020. La Provence. French. 27 July 2019.
  40. Web site: Morgane Lebon est sacrée Miss Réunion 2019. 24 August 2019. French. Linfo.
  41. Web site: La Rhodanienne Chloé Prost élue Miss Rhône-Alpes. Le Progres. French. 19 October 2019.
  42. Web site: Miss France 2020: Layla Berry, l'invitée surprise de Saint-Martin/Saint-Barthélemy. 6 October 2019. Le Figaro. French. Mercereau. Damien.
  43. Web site: Matahari Bousquet, est la nouvelle Miss Tahiti 2019 !. 21 June 2019. Polynésie La 1ère. French.