Miss Limousin Explained

Miss Limousin
Type:	Beauty pageant
Headquarters:	Limousin, France
Membership:	Miss France
Language:	French
Leader Title:	Regional director
Leader Name:	Nadine Preece

Miss Limousin is a French beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the region of Limousin. Women representing the region under various different titles have competed at Miss France since 1970, although the Miss Limousin title was not used regularly until 1986.

The current Miss Limousin is Agathe Toullieu, who was crowned Miss Limousin 2023 on 1 October 2023. No Miss Limousin titleholders have gone on to win Miss France.

Results summary

• 1st Runner-Up: Sophie Vouzelaud (2006)
• 2nd Runner-Up: Cécilia Perrier (1992)
• 3rd Runner-Up: Angélique Dusservaix (1975); Michèle Viravaud (1977)
• 4th Runner-Up: Aude Destour (2018)
• Top 12/Top 15: Florence Bailet (1988); Priscilla Perrault (2000); Chloé Certoux (2008); Justine Posé (2009); Anaïs Berthomier (2017); Léa Graniou (2020)

Titleholders

From 1999 until 2005, the region competed under the name Miss Marche-Limousin. Prior to 1999 and after 2005, the region has competed as Miss Limousin.

Year	Name	Age	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement	width=310	Notes
2023	Agathe Toullieu^[1]	21		Cosnac
2022	Salomé Maud^[2]	23		Limoges
2021	Julie Bève^[3]	23		Meilhards
2020	Léa Graniou^[4]	20		Limoges	Top 15
2019	Alison Salapic^[5]	22		Saint-Vaury
2018	Aude Destour^[6]	24		Limoges	4th Runner-Up
2017	Anaïs Berthomier^[7]	19		Couzeix	Top 12
2016	Romane Komar^[8]	18		Feytiat
2015	Emma Bourroux^[9]	19		Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes
2014	Léa Froidefond^[10]	19		Allassac
2013	Caroline Dubreuil^[11]	21		Limoges
2012	Sandra Longeaud	23		Saint-Victor-en-Marche
2011	Cindy Letoux	18		Limoges
2010	Nellie Valentin	24		Brive-la-Gaillarde
2009	Justine Posé	18		Chameyrat	Top 12
2008	Chloé Certoux	18		Limoges	Top 12
2007	Charlotte Brissaud	22
2006	Sophie Vouzelaud	19		Saint-Junien	1st Runner-Up	Competed at Miss International 2007
2005	Elodie Dargier	20		Saint-Vaury
2004	Wéronika Lazewski	18
2003	Emilie Girodias
2002	Alexandra Dumitru			Le Palais-sur-Vienne
2001	Stéphanie Kaczor
2000	Priscilla Perrault			Limoges	Top 12
1999	Lucie Magnonneau	20
1997	Cécile Chaminade
1996	Stéphanie Leroy
1995	Sophie Picaud
1994	Eurydice Coussot
1993	Sandra Dunoyer
1992	Cécilia Perrier				2nd Runner-Up
1991	Myriam Magron
1990	Stéphanie Senelas
1989	Melany Swell
1988	Florence Bailet				Top 12
1987	Sylvie Loirat
1986	Valérie Laurent
1979	Catherine Laferte					Laferte was crowned Miss Corrèze in 1978, and Miss Limousin in 1979.
1978	Pascale Fayraud					Fayraud was crowned Miss Haute-Vienne in 1977, and Miss Limousin in 1978.
1977	Michèle Viravaud				3rd Runner-Up
1976	Marie-Josée Santana
1975	bgcolor=#FFFF66 rowspan=2	Angélique Dusservaix	bgcolor=#FFFF66 rowspan=2		bgcolor=#FFFF66 rowspan=2		bgcolor=#FFFF66 rowspan=2		3rd Runner-Up	bgcolor=#FFFF66 rowspan=2	Dusservaix was crowned Miss Limousin two years in a row, in 1974 and 1975, and was crowned Miss Haute-Vienne in 1976.
1974
1970	Francoise Rantian Juillat

Miss Corrèze

In 1977 and 1978, the department of Corrèze crowned its own representative for Miss France.

Year	Name	Age	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement	width=340	Notes
1978	Catherine Laferte					Laferte was crowned Miss Corrèze in 1978, and Miss Limousin in 1979.
1977	Sylvie Chiquet

Miss Creuse

In 1976 and 1977, the department of Creuse crowned its own representative for Miss France.

Year	Name	Age	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement	width=340	Notes
1977	Isabelle Panissier
1976	Dominique Gaumet

Miss Haute-Vienne

In 1976 and 1977, the department of Haute-Vienne crowned its own representative for Miss France.

Year	Name	Age	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement	width=340	Notes
1977	Pascale Fayraud					Fayraud was crowned Miss Haute-Vienne in 1977, and Miss Limousin in 1978.
1976	Angélique Dusservaix					Dusservaix was crowned Miss Limousin two years in a row, in 1974 and 1975, and was crowned Miss Haute-Vienne in 1976.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Agathe Toullieu, Corrézienne passionnée de musique et de handball, défendra le Limousin à Miss France 2023. 1 October 2023. French. Le Populaire du Centre.
2. Web site: Salomé Maud élue Miss Limousin 2022, elle représentera le Limousin lors de l'élection de Miss France 2023. 2 October 2022. French. France Bleu.
3. Web site: Julie Beve élue Miss Limousin 2021 à Brive. 2 October 2021. La Montagne. French.
4. Web site: La limougeaude Léa Graniou, 20 ans, élue Miss Limousin 2020. 13 September 2020. French. France Bleu. Ginestet. Alain. Kuszelewicz. Mélanie.
5. Web site: La Creusoise Alison Salapic devient Miss Limousin 2019 : retour en images sur "une première historique !". 5 October 2019. French. La Montagne.
6. Web site: PHOTOS. PHOTOS. Miss France 2019 : Découvrez Aude Destour, la Miss Limousin 2018. French. TéleStar. 15 September 2018.
7. Web site: Concours – La nouvelle miss Limousin est Anaïs Berthomier. Centre. France. 16 September 2017.
8. News: Romane Komar sacrée Miss Limousin 2016. March 30, 2017. La Montagne. September 16, 2017.
9. Web site: fr. Emma Bourroux élue Miss Limousin 2015. lamontagne.fr. 19 September 2015 . .
10. Web site: Miss Limousin 2015 s'appelle Léa Froidefond - France 3 Nouvelle-Aquitaine. france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr. 2017-03-02.
11. https://www.lepopulaire.fr/limousin/actualite/2013/10/13/miss-limousin-2013-je-veux-montrer-l-image-d-une-region-dynamique-1727524.html