| Miss Poitou-Charentes | |
| Type: | Beauty pageant |
| Headquarters: | Poitou-Charentes, France |
| Membership: | Miss France |
| Language: | French |
| Leader Title: | Regional director |
| Leader Name: | Éric Laurens |
Miss Poitou-Charentes is a French beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the region of Poitou-Charentes. Women representing the region under various different titles have competed at Miss France since 1957, although the Miss Poitou-Charentes title was not used regularly until 2006.
The current Miss Poitou-Charentes is Lounès Texier, who was crowned Miss Poitou-Charentes 2023 on 1 September 2023. Three women from Poitou-Charentes have been crowned Miss France:
The regional title has been known as Miss Poitou-Charentes since 1997, while from 1995 to 1996, it was known as Miss Charentes-Poitou.
| Year | Name | Age | Height | Hometown | Miss France placement | width=320 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Lounès Texier[1] | 19 | Périgné | ||||
| 2022 | Marine Paulais[2] | 20 | Bellevigne | Top 15 | |||
| 2021 | Lolita Ferrari[3] | 24 | Rochefort | ||||
| 2020 | Justine Dubois[4] | 24 | Angoulême | Top 15 | |||
| 2019 | Andréa Galland[5] | 20 | Niort | Top 15 | |||
| 2018 | Marion Sokolik[6] | 23 | Cognac | ||||
| 2017 | Ophélie Forgit[7] | 20 | Arvert | ||||
| 2016 | Magdalène Chollet[8] | 19 | Neuville-de-Poitou | ||||
| 2015 | Manon Rougier[9] | 19 | Roullet-Saint-Estèphe | ||||
| 2014 | Mathilde Hubert[10] | 19 | Cherves-Richemont | ||||
| 2013 | Laura Pierre[11] | 19 | Le Gua | ||||
| 2012 | Typhanie Soulat | 21 | Fontaine-le-Comte | ||||
| 2011 | Manika Auxire | 21 | Blanzac-Porcheresse | ||||
| 2010 | Pearl Crosland | 21 | Angoulême | ||||
| 2009 | Rachel Jeannot | 23 | Civray | ||||
| 2008 | Mathilde Muller | 19 | Poitiers | Top 12 (5th Runner-Up) | Competed at Miss International 2009 | ||
| 2007 | Clémence Dussagne | 19 | Dignac | ||||
| 2006 | Carine Bissirier | 21 | Poitiers | ||||
| 1999 | Sabrina Chauvelin | ||||||
| 1998 | Sophie Bernardin | ||||||
| 1997 | Alexandra Bauduin | Top 12 | |||||
| 1996 | Nancy Bourgeix | Top 12 | |||||
| 1995 | Stéphanie Loizeau | Top 12 | |||||
In 1965, the department of Charente crowned its own representative for Miss France. In 1976, the department crowned its own representative again under the title Miss Angoulême.
| Year | Name | Age | Height | Hometown | Miss France placement | width=320 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Évelyne Guérin | Guérin was crowned Miss Angoulême in 1976, and Miss Saintonge in 1977. | |||||
| 1965 | Monique Boucher | 1st Runner-Up | |||||
In the 1960s and 1970s, the department of Charente-Maritime crowned its own representative for Miss France under various titles, including Miss Aunis (1966), Miss Côte de Beauté (1962; 1970), Miss La Rochelle (1976), Miss Oléron (1967), Miss Royan (1966), Miss Saintes (1962), and Miss Saintonge (1977).
| Year | Name | Age | Height | Hometown | Miss France placement | width=550 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Évelyne Guérin | Guérin was crowned Miss Angoulême in 1976, and Miss Saintonge in 1977. | |||||
| 1976 | Chantal Beaudonnet | ||||||
| 1970 | Nadine Labadie Wolf | 1st Runner-Up | |||||
| 1967 | Dany Nadeau | ||||||
| 1966 | Michèle Mouix | 3rd Runner-Up | Mouix was crowned Miss Aunis, while Demiaud was crowned Miss Royan. | ||||
| Béatrice Demiaud | 1st Runner-Up | ||||||
| 1962 | Claudine Robin | Robin was crowned Miss Côte de Beauté, while Putier was crowned Miss Saintes. | |||||
| Danièle Putier |
From the 1970s to the 2000s, the departments of Charente and Charente-Maritime competed separately under the title Miss Charentes.
| Year | Name | Age | Height | Hometown | Miss France placement | width=400 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Chloé Lefebvre | 23 | Royan | ||||
| 2004 | Alvina Fournier | 19 | |||||
| 2003 | Gaëlle Coz | Saintes | |||||
| 2002 | Stéphanie Barreau | ||||||
| 2001 | Eugénie Lassey | Cognac | |||||
| 2000 | Émilie Saint-Geours | Angoulême | |||||
| 1994 | Astrid Orioux | ||||||
| 1993 | Laetitia Buraud | ||||||
| 1992 | Linda Roy | ||||||
| 1991 | Linda Pinson | ||||||
| 1990 | Stéphanie Beau | ||||||
| 1989 | Aline Menard | ||||||
| 1977 | Béatrice Tixeuil | ||||||
| 1976 | Catherine Dessèvre | Dessèvre was also crowned Miss Toulouse in both 1978 and 1977. | |||||
In 1970, the department of Deux-Sèvres crowned its own representative for Miss France.
| Year | Name | Age | Height | Hometown | Miss France placement | width=320 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Claudine Gatard | ||||||
From the 1950s to the 2000s, the departments of Deux-Sèvres, Vendée, and Vienne competed separately under the title Miss Poitou. Vendée is now located in Pays de la Loire, but women from the department were eligible to compete due to its historical ties to Poitou-Charentes.
| Year | Name | Age | Height | Hometown | Miss France placement | width=450 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Reva Segonne | ||||||
| 2004 | Charlotte Huneau | ||||||
| 2003 | Julie Trèves | ||||||
| 2002 | Amélie Drapeau | ||||||
| 2001 | Caroline Talbot | ||||||
| 2000 | Marine Clouet | 2nd Runner-Up | |||||
| 1992 | Véronique Goubault | ||||||
| 1990 | Rose-Marie Pinheiro | ||||||
| 1989 | Stéphanie Vincente | ||||||
| 1979 | Aïcha Atmani | ||||||
| 1978 | Sophie Parola | Parola was later crowned Miss Centre-Ouest 1979. | |||||
| 1977 | Murielle Bertraud | ||||||
| 1976 | Véronique Fagot | 16 | Oiron | Miss France 1977 | Top 15 at Miss World 1977 | ||
| 1971 | Claudine Cassereau | 19 | Loudun | 1st Runner-Up (later Miss France 1972) | Cassereau was originally the first runner-up, but took over as Miss France 1972 after the original winner suffered severe injuries from falling off of a horse and resigned the title. | ||
| 1970 | Chantal Charruault | ||||||
| 1958 | Monique Chiron | 21 | Miss France 1959 | ||||
| 1957 | Françoise Radureau | ||||||
In 1979, the department of Vienne crowned its own representative for Miss France.
| Year | Name | Age | Height | Hometown | Miss France placement | width=320 | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Brigitte Moreau | ||||||