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Miss France 2010, the 63rd Miss France pageant, was held in Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur on December 5, 2009. Malika Ménard of Normandy was crowned Miss France 2010 by the outgoing titleholder Chloé Mortaud of Albigeois Midi-Pyrénées, who was top ten finalist at Miss Universe 2009 and top seven finalist at Miss World 2009.
| Miss France 2010 | |
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| Date | December 5, 2009 |
| Presenters | Jean-Pierre Foucault, Genevieve de Fontenay & Sylvie Tellier |
| Entertainment | Robbie Williams |
| Venue | Palais Nikaïa, Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur |
| Broadcaster | TF1 |
| Entrants | 37 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Debuts | Miss Béarn-Gascogne |
| Withdrawals | Miss Languedoc-Roussillon, Miss New Caledonia |
| Returns | Miss Languedoc, Miss Roussillon |
| Winner | Malika Ménard Normandy |
| Congeniality | Kelly Bochenko  Paris |
| Photogenic | Lisa Alberici  Île-de-France |
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 edit
Placements edit
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss France 2010 | |
| 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up | |
| Top 12 |
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Order of announcements edit
Top 12
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Top 5
- 1. Normandy
- 2. Provence
- 3. Quercy Rouergue
- 4. Rhône Alpes
- 5. Brittany
Preliminary events edit
Martinique edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
| Region | Name | Age | Height | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albigeois Midi-Pyrénées
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Laura Faroult | 21 | 1,73 | Lavelanet |
 Alsace
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Sophie Mathes | 19 | 1,72 | Strasbourg |
 Aquitaine
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Aurélie Zengerlin | 21 | 1,77 | Douzillac |
  Artois Hainaut
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Astrid Ponchel | 21 | 1,79 | Maubeuge |
 Auvergne
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Mégane Potier | 19 | 1,73 | Vichy |
  Béarn Gascogne
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Marine Bories | 20 | 1,72 | Léon |
 Berry Val de Loire
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Elodie Martel | 19 | 1,72 | Dreux |
.svg){kind=small} Brittany
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Mélanie Craignou | 19 | 1,78 | Louannec |
 Burgundy
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Jenna Tournay | 19 | 1,75 | Talant |
 Champagne Ardenne
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Cécile Brandao | 21 | 1,72 | Saint-Dizier |
 Corsica
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Célina Nicolai | 21 | 1,77 | Ajaccio |
 Côte d'Azur
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Anaïs Governatori | 20 | 1,72 | Nice |
 Flandre
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Aline Bourgeois | 20 | 1,75 | Roubaix |
 Franche-Comté
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Estelle Diop | 19 | 1,80 | Belfort |
 French Guiana
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Tineffa Naïsso | 20 | 1,79 | Kourou |
.svg){kind=small} Guadeloupe
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Angélique Duro | 20 | 1,78 | Saint-François |
 Île de France
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Lisa Alberici | 20 | 1,78 | Valenton |
 Languedoc
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Manon Ricci | 18 | 1,73 | Montpellier |
 Limousin
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Justine Posé | 18 | 1,77 | Chameyrat |
 Loire Forez
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Marion Léoncini | 23 | 1,78 | Montbrison |
 Lorraine
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Marina Garau | 22 | 1,70 | Bouzonville |
 Martinique
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Cindy Chenière | 20 | 1,75 | le François |
.svg){kind=small} Mayotte
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Élodie Anridhoini | 19 | 1,74 | Chirongui |
 Normandy
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Malika Ménard | 22 | 1,76 | Hérouville-Saint-Clair |
 Orléanais
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Cassandre Roland | 18 | 1,71 | Orléans |
 Paris
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Kelly Bochenko | 23 | 1,75 | Paris |
 Pays de la Loire
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Amélie Taugourdeau | 23 | 1,70 | Le Coudray-Macouard |
 Pays de Savoie
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Édwige Tiare | 22 | 1,77 | Albertville |
 Picardy
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Juliette Boubaaya | 19 | 1,72 | Saint-Quentin |
 Poitou Charentes
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Rachel Jeannot | 23 | 1,73 | Civray |
 Provence
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Emilie Corbi | 21 | 1,76 | Bouc-Bel-Air |
  Quercy Rouergue
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Nathalie Ample | 19 | 1,79 | Labastide-Saint-Pierre |
.svg){kind=small} Réunion
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Kim Hoa Buraut | 18 | 1,82 | Saint Denis |
 Rhône-Alpes
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Virginie Dechenaud | 23 | 1,74 | La Frette |
 Roussillon
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Céline Callivrousis | 22 | 1,70 | Perpignan |
 St. Pierre & Miquelon
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Marie Serba | 18 | 1,80 | Saint-Pierre |
 Tahiti
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Léna Bonno | 20 | 1,77 | Moorea |
Historical significance edit
- 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.
Regional pageant notes edit
Region changes edit
- Languedoc-Roussillon, split into Languedoc and Roussilllon
Returning region edit
- Bearn-Gascogne
Withdrawals edit
Crossovers edit
Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at international beauty pageants:
- 2010:
Normandy - Malika Ménard (Top 15)
- (Las Vegas,
United States) 
France's representative
- (Las Vegas,
- 2010:
Rhône Alpes - Virginie Dechenaud (Top 25)
- 2010:
French Guiana - Tineffa Naïsso (Winner)
External links edit
- [1] Miss France official website