Roberte Cusey

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Roberte Cusey
Roberte Cusey 1927.jpg
Born
Roberte Désirée Césarine Cusey-Brassens

March 18, 1907
Paris, France
Died9 June 1946(1946-06-09) (aged 39)
Saint-Mandé
OccupationModel, actress
TitleMiss France (1927)
Spouse(s)
Raymond Émile Comte
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(m. 1935)​

Roberte Cusey-Brassens (1907 - 1946) was a French model and actress, who became the first Miss France, winning the pre-World War II edition in 1927.[1][2][3][4] She also had a brief acting career.

Life[]

Roberte Cusey was born on March 18, 1907, in the 17th arrondissement of Paris. She was the daughter of Eugène Louis Brassens, and Césarine Marie Éloïse Cusey, who was from Le Deschaux commune, Jura department.[5][6] In 1926, Cusey became Miss Jura, winning the  [fr], an annual beauty contest that qualifies for the selection of Miss France.[7] Upon winning that competition, in March 1927, she got to compete in the Miss France beauty pageant along with 159 other participants, which was held in the hall of Le Journal, Paris, Île-de-France. The contest was organized by Belgian-born French journalist,  [fr], which was the very first edition of the present day's Miss France, prior that, the competition was called La plus belle femme de France, or The most beautiful woman of France, which started in 1920, and ended in 1926. She won the contest in a unanimous decision by the jurors, thus started to receive invitations to participate in other beauty pageants and also to stare in films. In June 1927, she participated in the Miss Universe[a] competition, which was held in Galveston, Texas, and came out seventh.[8][9][10][11] In 1935, Cusey married Raymond Émile Comte.

Roberte Cusey died on June 9, 1946, in Jeanne d'Arc Clinic, Saint-Mandé.

Filmography[]

Notes and references[]

Notes[]

  1. ^ The International Pageant of Pulchritude, also known as Miss Universe or the International Beauty Contest, was a beauty contest that began in 1920, featuring contestants from multiple nations. This pageant originated the title "Miss Universe" and was the first international contest. The last pageant event in the United States was held in 1931 although additional Miss Universe events were held until 1935. This contest served as a model for modern contests that began after World War II.

References[]

  1. ^ "17 Apr 1927". Chicago Tribune. 1927-04-17. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  2. ^ "7 Apr 1927, Page 1". The Morning News. 1927-04-07. p. 1. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  3. ^ "25 May 1927, Page 3". The Times. 1927-05-25. p. 3. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  4. ^ The Santa Fe Magazine. Santa Fe Magazine. 1926.
  5. ^ "3 Jul 1927, Page 34". Detroit Free Press. 1927-07-03. p. 34. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  6. ^ Grout, Holly (2013). "Between Venus and Mercury: The 1920s Beauty Contest in France and America". French Politics, Culture & Society. 31 (1): 47–68. doi:10.3167/fpcs.2013.310103. ISSN 1537-6370. JSTOR 24517582.
  7. ^ Demornex, Jacqueline (2000). Beauty: The Twentieth Century. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-0512-1.
  8. ^ "25 Aug 1927, Page 10". The Oshkosh Northwestern. 1927-08-25. p. 10. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  9. ^ "14 Sep 1927, 8". The Lake County Register. 1927-09-14. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  10. ^ "19 Jul 1927, 6". The Daily Record. 1927-07-19. p. 6. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
  11. ^ "7 Apr 1927, Page 5". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. 1927-04-07. p. 5. Retrieved 2021-05-25.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Pauline Po
 Miss France
1927 		Succeeded by

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