Miss France 2010

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Miss France 2010
Date	December 5, 2009
Presenters	Jean-Pierre Foucault, Genevieve de Fontenay & Sylvie Tellier
Entertainment	Robbie Williams
Venue	Palais Nikaia, Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
Broadcaster	TF1
Entrants	37
Placements	12
Debuts
Withdrawals	,
Returns	,
Winner	Malika Ménard Normandy
Congeniality	Kelly Bochenko Paris
Photogenic	Lisa Alberici Île-de-France
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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 5th runner-up at Miss Universe 2009 and 3rd runner-up at Miss World 2009.

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[]

Places[]

Order of announcements[]

Top 12

Top 5

• 1. Normandy
• 2. Provence
• 3. Quercy Rouergue
• 4. Rhône Alpes
• 5. Brittany

Preliminary events[]

Martinique[]

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[]

• 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[]

Region	Name	Age	Height	Hometown
Albigeois Midi-Pyrénées	Laura Faroult	21	1,73	Lavelanet
Alsace	Sophie Mathes	19	1,72	Strasbourg
Aquitaine	Aurélie Zengerlin	21	1,77	Douzillac
Artois Hainaut	Astrid Ponchel	21	1,79	Maubeuge
Auvergne	Mégane Potier	19	1,73	Vichy
Béarn Gascogne	Marine Bories	20	1,72	Léon
Berry Val de Loire	Elodie Martel	19	1,72	Dreux
Brittany	Mélanie Craignou	19	1,78	Louannec
Burgundy	Jenna Tournay	19	1,75	Talant
Champagne Ardenne	Cécile Brandao	21	1,72	Saint-Dizier
Corsica	Célina Nicolai	21	1,77	Ajaccio
Côte d'Azur	Anaïs Governatori	20	1,72	Nice
Flandre	Aline Bourgeois	20	1,75	Roubaix
Franche-Comté	Estelle Diop	19	1,80	Belfort
French Guiana	Tineffa Naïsso	20	1,79	Kourou
Guadeloupe	Angélique Duro	20	1,78	Saint-François
Île de France	Lisa Alberici	20	1,78	Valenton
Languedoc	Manon Ricci	18	1,73	Montpellier
Limousin	Justine Posé	18	1,77	Chameyrat
Loire Forez	Marion Léoncini	23	1,78	Montbrison
Lorraine	Marina Garau	22	1,74	Bouzonville
Martinique	Cindy Chenière	20	1,73	le François
Mayotte	Élodie Anridhoini	19	1,74	Chirongui
Normandy	Malika Ménard	22	1,76	Hérouville-Saint-Clair
Orléanais	Cassandre Roland	18	1,71	Orléans
Paris	Kelly Bochenko	23	1,75	Paris
Pays de la Loire	Amélie Taugourdeau	23	1,70	Le Coudray-Macouard
Pays de Savoie	Édwige Tiare	22	1,77	Albertville
Picardy	Juliette Boubaaya	19	1,72	Saint-Quentin
Poitou Charentes	Rachel Jeannot	23	1,73	Civray
Provence	Emilie Corbi	21	1,76	Bouc-Bel-Air
Quercy Rouergue	Nathalie Ample	19	1,79	Labastide-Saint-Pierre
Réunion	Kim Hoa Buraut	18	1,82	Saint Denis
Rhône-Alpes	Virginie Dechenaud	23	1,74	La Frette
Roussillon	Céline Callivrousis	22	1,70	Perpignan
St. Pierre & Miquelon	Marie Serba	18	1,80	Saint-Pierre
Tahiti	Léna Bonno	20	1,78	Moorea

Historical significance[]

• 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[]

Region changes[]

• Languedoc-Roussillon, split into Languedoc and Roussilllon

Returning region[]

• Bearn-Gascogne

Withdrawals[]

• New Caledonia

Crossovers[]

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

Miss Universe

• 2010: Normandy - Malika Ménard (Top 15)
  • (Las Vegas,  United States)
  •  France's representative

Miss World

• 2010: Rhône Alpes - Virginie Dechenaud (Top 25)
  • (Sanya,  China)
  •  France's representative

Miss Caraïbes Hibiscus

• 2010: French Guiana - Tineffa Naïsso (Winner)
  • (St Martin,  France)
  •  Guyane's representative

External links[]

• [1] Miss France official website