Miss Réunion Explained

Miss Réunion
Type:	Beauty pageant
Headquarters:	Réunion, France
Membership:	Miss France
Language:	French
Leader Title:	Regional director
Leader Name:	Aziz Patel

Miss Réunion is a French beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the overseas region of Réunion. The competition was first held in 1957, but was not organized regularly until 1974.

The current Miss Réunion is Mélanie Odules, who was crowned Miss Réunion 2023 on 26 August 2023. Two women from Réunion have been crowned Miss France:

• Monique Uldaric, who was crowned Miss France 1976
• Valérie Bègue, who was crowned Miss France 2008

Results summary

• Miss France: Monique Uldaric (1975); Valérie Bègue (2007)
• 1st Runner-Up: Joëlle Ramyead (1986)
• 2nd Runner-Up: Évelyne Pongérard (1976); Kelly Hoarau (1977); Isabelle Jacquemart (1978); Corine Lauret (1994); Raïssa Boyer (2006); Marie Payet (2011)
• 3rd Runner-Up: Myrose Hoareau (1979); Élodie Lebon (2005); Morgane Soucramanien (2018)
• 4th Runner-Up: Élodie Surray (1999); Azuima Issa (2015); Audrey Chane Pao Kan (2017)
• 5th Runner-Up: Virginie Benoîte (2004); Ambre Nguyen (2016); Lyna Boyer (2020)
• 6th Runner-Up: Raïssa Law Wan (2001); Dana Virin (2021)
• Top 12/Top 15: Bernadette Orboin (1974); Brigitte Adam (1991); Delphine Courteaud (2008); Vanille M'Doihoma (2013); Marie-Morgane Lebon (2019)

Titleholders

Year	Name	Age	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement	width=430	Notes
2023	Mélanie Odules^[1]	20		Saint-Paul
2022	Marion Marimoutou^[2]	18		Saint-André
2021	Dana Virin^[3]	22			Top 15 (6th Runner-Up)
2020	Lyna Boyer^[4]	21		La Possession	Top 15 (5th Runner-Up)
2019	Marie-Morgane Lebon^[5]	21		Saint-Joseph	Top 15
2018	Morgane Soucramanien^[6]	18		Sainte-Marie	3rd Runner-Up
2017	Audrey Chane Pao Kan^[7]	19		Saint-Joseph	4th Runner-Up
2016	Ambre Nguyen^[8]	20		Saint-Denis	Top 12 (5th Runner-Up)
2015	Azuima Issa^[9]	19		Saint-Denis	4th Runner-Up
2014	Ingreed Mercredi^[10]	19		Saint-Paul		After making inflammatory comments about the Miss Réunion Committee, Mercredi was dethroned on 28 April 2015. Her reign was completed by Laterrière, her first runner-up.^[11] ^[12]
	Anne-Gaëlle Laterrière	24		Saint-Paul
2013	Vanille M'Doihoma^[13]	21		Le Tampon	Top 12
2012	Stéphanie Robert	21		Saint-Paul
2011	Marie Payet	19		Saint-Denis	2nd Runner-Up	Top 10 at Miss Universe 2012 (representing France)
2010	Florence Arginthe	18		Saint-Joseph
2009	Kim Hoa Barutaut	18		Saint-Denis
2008	Delphine Courteaud	22		La Possession	Top 12
2007	Valérie Bègue	22		Saint-Leu	Miss France 2008
2006	Raïssa Boyer	19		Sainte-Marie	2nd Runner-Up
2005	Élodie Lebon	18		Les Avirons	3rd Runner-Up
2004	Virginie Benoîte	22		Saint-Joseph	Top 12 (5th Runner-Up)
2003	Gelsie Robert	19		Sainte-Marie
2002	Stéphanie Tapé			Saint-Philippe
2001	Raïssa Law Wan	21		Le Port	Top 12 (6th Runner-Up)
2000	Natacha Delmas			Saint-André
1999	Élodie Surray	19		La Possession	4th Runner-Up
1998	Angélique Marcel	18
1997	Sandrine Aipar	18				Aipar withdrew from Miss France 1998 after contracting an illness on the day of the competition.
1996	Fabienne Sabrimoutou
1995	Béatrice Drula
1994	Corine Lauret	18			2nd Runner-Up	Competed at Miss Universe 1995 (representing France)
1992	Laurence Lam-Wing-Hime	17
1991	Brigitte Adam				Top 12
1988	Gilda Payet	17
1986	Joëlle Ramyead				1st Runner-Up	Competed at Miss International 1987 (representing France)
1985	Marie Florestan					Florestan, the first Cafrine winner of Miss Réunion, resigned six months after her crowning due to the racial discrimination she was subjected to. Her reign was completed by Geneviève Lebon, her first runner-up.^[14]
	Geneviève Lebon
1984	Linda Hoareau
1983	Marie-Paule Drula
1982	Dominique Fontaine
1981	Ginon Manthe
1980	Patricia Abadie					Competed at Miss Universe 1981 (representing Réunion)
1979	Myrose Hoareau				3rd Runner-Up
1978	Isabelle Jacquemart				2nd Runner-Up	Competed at Miss Universe 1979 (representing Réunion)
1977	Kelly Hoarau				2nd Runner-Up	Competed at Miss World 1978 (representing France)
1976	Évelyne Pongérard				2nd Runner-Up	Competed at Miss Universe 1978 (representing Réunion)
1975	Monique Uldaric	21			Miss France 1976	Competed at Miss Universe 1976 and Miss World 1976 (representing France)
1974	Bernadette Orboin				Top 12
1958	Régine Fontaine
1957	Monique Hoarau

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mélanie Odules élue miss Réunion 2023. 26 August 2023. French. La Première.
2. Web site: Marion Marimoutou élue Miss Réunion 2022. 27 August 2022. French.
3. Web site: Miss Réunion 2021 est Dana Virin !. 28 August 2021. French. L'Info.re.
4. Web site: Lyna Boyer élue Miss Réunion 2020. Imaz Press. French. 31 October 2020.
5. Web site: Morgane Lebon est sacrée Miss Réunion 2019. 24 August 2019. French. Linfo.
6. Web site: Morgane Soucramanien est la nouvelle Miss Réunion. French. France Info. 26 August 2018.
7. Web site: Audrey Chane Pao Kan, candidate numéro 3, élue Miss Réunion 2017.
8. News: Mercereau. Damien. Miss France 2017 : qui es-tu Ambre N'Guyen, Miss Réunion 2016 ?. April 3, 2017. Le Figaro. December 12, 2016.
9. Web site: fr. Miss Réunion : Azuima Issa décroche la couronne. clicanoo.re. 19 July 2015 . .
10. Web site: Concours de beauté : Ingreed Mercredi sacrée Miss Réunion 2014 - Imaz Press Réunion : l'actualité de la Réunion en photos. ipreunion.com. 2017-03-02.
11. Web site: 2015 - Ingreed Mercredi suspendue par le comité Miss Réunion. 29 April 2017. IP Réunion. French.
12. Web site: Affaire Ingreed Mercredi : l’ancienne miss fait appel. 13 April 2018. L'Info.re. French.
13. Web site: Concours de beauté : Vanille M'Doihoma sacrée Miss Réunion 2013. 17 August 2013.
14. Web site: Marie-Chocolat : "On ne voulait pas que je représente La Réunion". 30 August 2018. French. L'Info.re.