Miss France 2016 was the 86th Miss France pageant, held in Lille on 19 December 2015. Miss France 2015, Camille Cerf crowned her successor Iris Mittenaere at the end of the event. This was the third back-to-back in Miss France history after 1948-1950 and 1989-1990. Mittenaere represented France at Miss Universe 2016, where she was crowned the winner.

Miss France 2016
Iris Mittenaere, Miss France 2016
Date19 December 2015[1]
PresentersJean-Pierre Foucault
VenueZénith de Lille, Lille, France
BroadcasterTF1
Entrants31[1]
Placements12
DebutsGuadeloupe & Northern Islands, Centre − Loire Valley
WithdrawalsCentre, Guadeloupe, Orléanais, Pays de Savoie, St. Martin.
ReturnsSt-Pierre-et-Miquelon
WinnerIris Mittenaere[2]
 Nord-Pas-de-Calais
CongenialityRamatou Radjabo
 Mayotte
PhotogenicJade Vélon
 Burgundy
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The theme of the event was "the dream", it was presented by the national director Sylvie Tellier and Jean-Pierre Foucault for the 21st consecutive year. The event was broadcast live by TF1.

Results

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Placements

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Placement Contestant
Miss France 2016
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
  •   Tahiti – Vaimiti Teiefitu
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 12

Preparation

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The 31 contestants, Camille Cerf and the national director Sylvie Tellier had travelled to French Polynesia from November, 22 to November, 29. The rehearsals took place in Lille.

Pageant

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The theme of the 2016 event was "The Dream". The rounds centered around the dreams of former Miss France winners.

Contestants

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Region Name Age Height Hometown Elected Placement
  Alsace Laura Muller[3] 19 171 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Sélestat September, 6 in Richwiller Semifinalist
  Aquitaine Gennifer Demey[4] 23 171 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Lormont October, 10 in Saint-Jean-d'Illac 5th runner-up
  Auvergne Pauline Bazoge[5] 18 171 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) La Chapelaude June, 26 in Vichy
  Burgundy Jade Vélon[6] 21 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Mâcon September, 20 in Autun Miss Photogenic
  Brittany Léa Bizeul[7] 19 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Saint-Malo October, 3 in Saint-Pol-de-Léon Semifinalist
  Centre − Loire Valley Margaux Bourdin[8] 18 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Châteauneuf-en-Thymerais September, 19 in Déols 6th runner-up
Best Regional Costume
  Champagne-Ardenne Océane Pagenot[9] 20 171 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Reims September, 25 in Tinqueux Prize of Elegance
  Corsica Jessica Garcia[10] 21 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) Furiani September, 11 in Porticcio
  Côte d'Azur Leanna Ferrero[11] 20 172 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Cannes August, 2 in Mougins Semifinalist
  Franche-Comté Alizée Vannier[12] 19 172 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Pelousey October, 16 in Belfort
  French Guiana Estelle Merlin[13] 22 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) Cayenne October, 10 in Cayenne
  Guadeloupe & Northern Islands Johanna Delphin[14] 20 177 cm (5 ft 9+12 in) Baie-Mahault August, 29 in St. Martin
  Île-de-France Fanny Harcaut[15] 19 176 cm (5 ft 9+12 in) Créteil June, 23 in Paris Best in swimsuit
  Languedoc Lena Stachurski[16] 20 174 cm (5 ft 8+12 in) Roquemaure August, 1st in Carnon Semifinalist
  Limousin Emma Bourroux[17] 20 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Saint-Germain-les-Vergnes September, 18 in Brive-la-Gaillarde
  Lorraine Jessica Molle[18] 19 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) Corny-sur-Moselle September, 5 in Vittel
  Martinique Morgane Edvige[19] 19 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) Le François September, 25 in Fort-de-France 1st runner-up
  Mayotte Ramatou Radjabo[20] 18 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) Chirongui August, 29 in Pamandzi Miss Congeniality
  Midi-Pyrénées Emily Segouffin[21] 24 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) Chélan October, 9 in Castéra-Verduzan
  New Caledonia Gyna Moereo[22] 18 176 cm (5 ft 9+12 in) Houaïlou August, 22 in Païta
  Nord-Pas-de-Calais Iris Mittenaere[23] 22 172 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Steenvoorde September, 26 in Orchies Miss France 2016
Miss Universe 2016
Prize of General Knowledge
  Normandy Daphné Bruman[24] 24 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) Caen October, 13 in Mortagne-au-Perche
  Pays de Loire Angelina Laurent[25] 20 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) Ruaudin October, 2 in Châteaubriant
  Picardy Émilie Delaplace[26] 19 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) Creil September, 27 in Beauvais
  Poitou-Charentes Manon Rougier[27] 19 179 cm (5 ft 10+12 in) Roullet-Saint-Estèphe October, 11 in Cognac
  Provence Julia Courtès[28] 18 172 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Martigues July, 31st in Istres 3rd runner-up
  Réunion Azuima Issa[29] 19 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) Saint-Denis July, 18 in Saint-Denis 4th runner-up
  Rhône-Alpes Nora Bengrine[30] 20 172 cm (5 ft 7+12 in) Saint-Martin-d'Hères October, 18 in Oyonnax Semifinalist
  Roussillon Anaïs Marin[31] 21 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) Alénya July, 28 in Le Barcarès
  Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon Julie Briand[32] 19 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) Saint-Pierre July, 10 in Saint-Pierre
  Tahiti Vaimiti Teiefitu[33] 19 177 cm (5 ft 9+12 in) Mahina June, 19 in Papeete 2nd runner-up

Placements

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First round

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A jury composed of partners (internal and external) of the company Miss France pre-selects 12 young women, during an interview that took place on 17 December.

Second round

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The 50% jury and the 50% public choose the five candidates who can still be elected. A ranking ofrom 1 to 12 is established for each of the two parties.

Classement des finalistes par points :

Miss Public Jury Total
Nord-Pas-de-Calais 12 11 23
Martinique 11 11 22
Provence 9 12 21
Reunion Island 10 11 21
Tahiti 8 7 15
Aquitaine 6 7 13
Centre-Val de Loire 4 8 12
Alsace 7 5 12
Languedoc 3 4 7
Brittany 5 2 7
Rhône-Alpes 2 4 6
Côte d'Azur 1 2 3

Last round

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Only the audience can choose the winner and her runners-up by voting.

Contestant Results
Nord-Pas-de-Calais 26%[34]
Martinique 20%
Tahiti 19%
Provence 17%
Reunion Island 16%

Judges

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The complete panel of judges was revealed on 11 December.

Membre Notes
  Jean-Paul Gaultier (president) Designer
  Anggun Singer
  Patrick Fiori Singer
Kendji Girac Singer
  Frédéric Michalak Rugby player.
  Laëtitia Milot Actress
  Chloé Mortaud Miss France 2009

Crossovers

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Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at international beauty pageants:

Miss Universe
Miss World

References

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