Miss Provence
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France |
Membership | Miss France |
Official language | French |
Regional director | Lydia Podossenoff |
| Website | www |
Miss Provence is a French beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the departments of Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, Bouches-du-Rhône, Hautes-Alpes, Vaucluse, and portions of Var in the region of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur (PACA). The other regional pageant within PACA is Miss Côte d'Azur, which selects a representative from the department of Alpes-Maritimes and the remaining portions of Var. The first Miss Provence was crowned in 1986, although women from the region have competed at Miss France with other titles since 1976.
The current Miss Provence is Adélina Blanc, who was crowned Miss Provence 2023 on 27 July 2023. One woman from Provence has been crowned Miss France:
- Sylvie Paréra, who was crowned Miss France 1979, competing as Miss Marseille
Results summary[edit]
- Miss France: Sylvie Paréra (1978; Miss Marseille)
- 1st Runner-Up: Tatiana Bouguer (1999); Lou Ruat (2019); April Benayoum (2020)
- 2nd Runner-Up: Laëtizia Penmellen (2013); Adélina Blanc (2023)
- 3rd Runner-Up: Jennifer Willey (1998); Émilie Corbi (2009); Solène Froment (2011); Julia Courtès (2015)
- 5th Runner-Up: Brigitte Hermelin (1976; Miss Marseille); Analisa Kebaili (2010); Wynona Gueraini (2018)
- Top 12/Top 15: Pascale Delzenne (1996); Lætitia Duffaux (2001); Lydia Podossenoff (2005); Marine Mahiques (2012); Anne-Laure Fourmont (2014); Kleofina Pnishi (2017)
Titleholders[edit]
| Year | Name | Age[a] | Height | Hometown | Miss France placement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Adélina Blanc[1] | 25 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Eyragues | 2nd Runner-Up | |
| 2022 | Chana Goyons[2] | 18 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Gassin | ||
| 2021 | Eva Navarro[3] | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Istres | ||
| 2020 | April Benayoum[4] | 21 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Éguilles | 1st Runner-Up | Top 13 at Miss World 2021 |
| 2019 | Lou Ruat[5] | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Aix-en-Provence | 1st Runner-Up | |
| 2018 | Aurélie Pons[6] | 22 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Valréas | Did not compete | Pons resigned a month after winning the title for personal reasons, and was replaced by Gueraini, her second runner-up, after her first runner-up declined to take over the title.[7] |
| Wynona Gueraini[8] | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Marignane | Top 12 (5th Runner-Up) | ||
| 2017 | Kleofina Pnishi[9] | 23 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Peyrolles-en-Provence | Top 12 | |
| 2016 | Noémie Mazella[10] | 19 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Marseille | ||
| 2015 | Julia Courtès[11] | 18 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Martigues | 3rd Runner-Up | |
| 2014 | Anne-Laure Fourmont[12] | 21 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Toulon | Top 12 | |
| 2013 | Laëtizia Penmellen[13] | 19 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Villecroze | 2nd Runner-Up | Competed at Miss Earth 2014 |
| 2012 | Marine Mahiques | 19 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Seillans | Top 12 | |
| 2011 | Solène Froment | 19 | 1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Aix-en-Provence | 3rd Runner-Up | |
| 2010 | Analisa Kebaili | 18 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Marseille | Top 12 (5th Runner-Up) | |
| 2009 | Émilie Corbi | 21 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Bouc-Bel-Air | 3rd Runner-Up | |
| 2008 | Laurie Imbert | 19 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Martigues | ||
| 2007 | Angélique Donat | 23 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | La Garde | ||
| 2006 | Stéphanie Gros | 24 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Roquebrune-sur-Argens | ||
| 2005 | Lydia Podossenoff | 23 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Barrême | Top 12 | |
| 2004 | Angélique Faure | 22 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Gap | ||
| 2003 | Émilie Ladsous | |||||
| 2002 | Béatrice Poorterman | |||||
| 2001 | Lætitia Duffaux | Cavaillon | Top 12 | |||
| 2000 | Johanne Grall | La Londe-les-Maures | ||||
| 1999 | Tatiana Bouguer | 22 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Bormes-les-Mimosas | 1st Runner-Up | Competed at Miss International 2000 |
| 1998 | Jennifer Willey | 20 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | 3rd Runner-Up | ||
| 1997 | Alexia Russo | 22 | 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | |||
| 1996 | Pascale Delzenne | Top 12 | ||||
| 1995 | Sarah Desage | |||||
| 1994 | Sophie Archambault | |||||
| 1993 | Maryline Dubuc | 22 | ||||
| 1992 | Sonia Dziabas | 18 | ||||
| 1991 | Barbara Ghigi | |||||
| 1990 | Véronique Laval | |||||
| 1989 | Hélène Michaud | |||||
| 1988 | Nathalie Wernert | |||||
| 1986 | Nathalie Puerari | Salernes |
Miss Marseille[edit]
From 1976 until 1978, Marseille, the largest city in Provence, crowned its own representative as Miss Marseille. The city was absorbed into Miss Provence following the establishment of Miss Provence in 1986.
| Year | Name | Age[a] | Height | Hometown | Miss France placement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Sylvie Paréra | 18 | Marseille | Miss France 1979 | ||
| 1977 | Marie-Dominique Calanducci | Marseille | ||||
| 1976 | Brigitte Hermelin | Marseille | 5th Runner-Up |
Miss Côte Bleue[edit]
In 1990 and 1991, the department of Bouches-du-Rhône crowned its own representative as Miss Côte Bleue, although the department was reabsorbed into Miss Provence in 1992.
| Year | Name | Age[a] | Height | Hometown | Miss France placement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Annabel Trapani | |||||
| 1990 | Alexandra Devilleneuve |
Miss Comtat Venaissin[edit]
In 1986, the department of Vaucluse crowned its own representative as Miss Comtat Venaissin, although the department was absorbed into Miss Provence the following year.
| Year | Name | Age[a] | Height | Hometown | Miss France placement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1986 | Juliette Ben |
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Adelina Blanc, originaire d'Eyrargues, élue Miss Provence 2023". La Provence (in French). 27 July 2023.
- ^ "Chana Goyons est Miss Provence 2022". BFM Marseille (in French). 30 July 2022.
- ^ "Élue Miss Provence 2021 à Cogolin, Eva Navarro, 19 ans, sera-t-elle la prochaine Miss France?". Nice-Matin (in French). 31 July 2021.
- ^ "VIDEO. April Benayoum est élue Miss Provence 2020". Var Matin (in French). 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Miss Provence 2019 : Lou Ruat représentera la région au concours Miss France 2020" (in French). La Provence. 27 July 2019.
- ^ "Et Miss Provence est... Vauclusienne !". France Info (in French). 27 July 2018.
- ^ "Aurélie Pons, Miss Provence, abandonne... et elle explique pourquoi". Nice-Matin (in French). 21 August 2018.
- ^ "La Marignanaise Wynona Gueraini récupère le titre de Miss Provence 2018 après l'abandon d'Aurélie Pons" (in French). La Provence. 21 August 2018.
- ^ "Kléofina Pnishi, Miss Bouches-du-Rhône, est élue Miss Provence 2017". 30 July 2017.
- ^ "Qui est Noémie Mazella, la nouvelle Miss Provence 2016?". Var-Matin. July 31, 2016. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Julia Courtès élue Miss Provence 2015". laprovence.com (in French). 1 August 2015..
- ^ "www.varmatin.com/toulon/la-varoise-anne-laure-fourmont-elue-miss-provence-2014.1839441.html". varmatin.com. Archived from the original on 2014-09-27. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ^ "Laetizia Giovannelli: Miss Var devient Miss Provence 2013". 3 August 2013.