# Miss France 2017

Miss France 2017 was the 87th edition of the Miss France pageant, held on December 17, 2016, at Park&Suites Arena in Montpellier.
It was the first time that the pageant took place in Montpellier and in the Languedoc-Roussillon region.
The ceremony was held at TF1, and was presented by Jean-Pierre Foucault and the national director Sylvie Tellier.
The winner was Miss French Guiana, Alicia Aylies, who gave to her region its first ever Miss France title. The winner succeeded Iris Mittenaere, Miss France 2016 from Nord-Pas-de-Calais.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss France 2017 | Guyane – Alicia Aylies |
| 1st Runner-Up | Languedoc-Roussillon – Aurore Kichenin |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Tahiti – Vaea Ferrand |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Guadeloupe – Morgane Thérésine |
| 4th Runner-Up | Lorraine – Justine Kamara |
| Top 12 | Reunion – Ambre Nguyen (5th runner-up)  Brittany – Maurane Bouazza (6th runner-up)  Alsace - Claire Godard  Aquitaine - Axelle Bonnemaison  Île-de-France – Meggy Pyaneeandee  Normandy – Esther Houdement  Picardy – Myrtille Cauchefer |

## Preparation

The 30 contestants, Iris Mittenaere and the national director Sylvie Tellier had travelled to Reunion Island from November, 23 to December, 1st. The rehearsals took place in Montpellier.
The theme of the 2017 event was Le Noël des Miss (The Misses' Christmas). Each round centered around a different theme related to the celebration of Christmas. Iris Mittenaere appeared as a Christmas fairy, turning the pages of a storybook to reveal each segment.
* Presentation round, group 1: Christmas toys
* Presentation round, group 2: Ice floes
* Regional costumes: Christmas market (featuring Flora Coquerel and Camille Cerf)
* Swimsuits: Christmas elves
* Announcement of top 12
* Top 12 evening gown: Winter palace
* Top 12 swimsuit: Christmas in Réunion
* Announcement of top 5
* Top 5 presentation round: Christmas illuminations
* Top 5 evening gown: Christmas Eve

## Contestants

| Region | Name | Age | Height | Hometown | Elected on |
| Alsace | Claire Godard | 19 | 181 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Riedisheim | September, 4 in Pulversheim |
| Aquitaine | Axelle Bonnemaison | 19 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Castelculier | October, 8 in Villeneuve-sur-Lot |
| Auvergne | Océane Faure | 20 | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Moulins | October, 21 in Montluçon |
| Brittany | Maurane Bouazza | 20 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Plumelin | September, 30 in Gourin |
| Burgundy | Naomi Bailly | 21 | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Neuilly-lès-Dijon | September, 18 in Chevigny-Saint-Sauveur |
| Centre − Loire Valley | Cassandre Joris | 20 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Prasville | September, 17 in Déols |
| Champagne-Ardenne | Charlotte Patat | 19 | 182 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Cormontreuil | September, 23 in Bar-sur-Aube |
| Corsica | Laetitia Duclos | 19 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Porticcio | September, 9 in Porticcio |
| Côte d'Azur | Jade Scotte | 23 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Castellar | August, 7 in Cogolin |
| Franche-Comté | Melissa Nourry | 20 | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Pirey | October, 23 in Dole |
| French Guiana | Alicia Aylies | 18 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Matoury | October, 8 in Cayenne |
| Guadeloupe | Morgane Thérésine | 21 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Le Gosier | August, 27 in Terre-de-Haut |
| Île-de-France | Meggy Pyaneeandee | 22 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Le Blanc-Mesnil | June, 29 in Paris |
| Languedoc-Roussillon | Aurore Kichenin | 21 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Castelnau-le-Lez | August, 6 in Carnon |
| Limousin | Romane Komar | 18 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Feytiat | September, 16 in Brive-la-Gaillarde |
| Lorraine | Justine Kamara | 19 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Dombasle-sur-Meurthe | September, 3 in Vittel |
| Martinique | Aurélie Joachim | 18 | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Ducos | October, 14 in Fort-de-France |
| Mayotte | Naima Madi Mahadali | 19 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Bouéni | August, 27 in Mamoudzou |
| Midi-Pyrénées | Virginie Guillin | 23 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Tarascon-sur-Ariège | October, 7 in Saint-Gaudens |
| New Caledonia | Andrea Lux | 18 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Bourail | August, 20 in Païta |
| Nord-Pas-de-Calais | Laurine Maricau | 22 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Wavrin | September, 24 in Orchies |
| Normandy | Esther Houdement | 20 | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | Butot | October, 11 in Mortagne-au-Perche |
| Pays de Loire | Carla Loones | 21 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Le Fresne-sur-Loire | October, 1st in Gorron |
| Picardy | Myrtille Cauchefer | 24 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Albert | September, 25 in Beauvais |
| Poitou-Charentes | Magdalène Chollet | 19 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Neuville-de-Poitou | October, 16 in Chateaubernard |
| Provence | Noémie Mazella | 19 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Marseille | August, 5 in Cogolin |
| Réunion | Ambre Nguyen | 19 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Saint-Denis | August, 27 in Saint-Denis |
| Rhône-Alpes | Camille Bernard | 20 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Grenoble | October, 22 in Feurs |
| Saint Martin & Saint Barthélemy | Anaëlle Hippolyte | 18 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Marigot | August, 20 in Grand Case |
| Tahiti | Vaea Ferrand | 22 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Papeete | June, 24 in Papeete |

## Ranking
### First round

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 15 December.
| Numero | Contestant |
| 1 | Miss Ile-de-France |
| 2 | Miss Réunion |
| 3 | Miss Normandy |
| 4 | Miss Aquitaine |
| 5 | Miss French Guiana |
| 6 | Miss Languedoc-Roussillon |
| 7 | Miss Guadeloupe |
| 8 | Miss Alsace |
| 9 | Miss Lorraine |
| 10 | Miss Brittany |
| 11 | Miss Picardy |
| 12 | Miss Tahiti |

### Second round

The 50% jury and the 50% public choose the five candidates who can still be elected. A ranking of 1 to 12 is established for each of the two parties.
| Contestant | Public | Jury | Total |
| Miss French Guiana | 12 | 12 | 24 |
| Miss Languedoc-Roussillon | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| Miss Tahiti | 11 | 9 | 20 |
| Miss Lorraine | 8 | 10 | 18 |
| Miss Guadeloupe | 9 | 9 | 18 |
| Miss Réunion | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Miss Brittany | 6 | 5 | 11 |
| Miss Picardy | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| Miss Alsace | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Miss Ile-de-France | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Miss Aquitaine | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Miss Normandy | 2 | 3 | 5 |

### Last round

| Candidates | Results |
| Miss French Guiana | 27,89% |
| Miss Languedoc-Roussillon | 26,16% |
| Miss Tahiti | 21,66% |
| Miss Guadeloupe | 13,04% |
| Miss Lorraine | 11,27% |

## Special prizes

| Prize | Contestant |
| Prize of General Culture | Île-de-France – Meggy Pyaneeandee (18/20) |
| Prize of Elegance | Provence - Noémie Mazella |
| Prize "Best in swimsuit" | St Martin & St Barthélemy - Anaëlle Hyppolite |
| Prize "Best regional costume" | Brittany - Maurane Bouazza |
| Prize of Congeniality | Picardy - Myrtille Cauchefer |
| Prize "Miss Photogenic" | Côte d'Azur - Jade Scotte |

## Judges

The names of the judges were announced on November, 24:
| Membre | Notes |
| Arielle Dombasle (president) | Actress and singer |
| Ingrid Chauvin | Actress |
| Amir Haddad | Singer, French representative at Eurovision 2016 |
| Michèle Bernier | Actress and humorist |
| Christophe Barratier | Director and producer |
| Tony Yoka | Boxer, Olympic medalist in Rio Olympics 2016 |
| Malika Ménard | Miss France 2010 |

## Notes about the contestants

* Miss French Guiana, Alicia Aylies, was born in Martinique.
* Miss Île-de-France, Meggy Pyaneeandee, was born in Paris from Mauritians parents.
* Miss Côte d'Azur, Maria Pavelin, was born in Zagreb, Croatia. She decided to withdraw because of a job opportunity. Her first runner-up Jade Scotte took over.
* Miss Languedoc-Roussillon, Aurore Kichenin, has got Reunionese, Polish and Russian origins.
* Miss Reunion Island, Ambre Nguyen, has got Vietnamese origins.
* Miss Lorraine, Justine Kamara, has got Guadeloupean and Guinean origins.
* Miss Limousin, Romane Komar, has got Swedish origins.
* Miss Pays de Loire, Carla Loones, has got Spanish and Flemish origins.
* the original Miss Centre, Loire Valley, Margaux Legrand-Guérineau, withdrew from her title for personal reasons. Her first runner-up Cassandre Joris assumed the title. On November, 4, Legrand-Guerineau announced that she was actually dethroned for some photos which were contrary to the rules of the pageant.
* The medium age of the contestants is 19.9 and the medium height is 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)

## National and International placements

* French Guiana wins for the first time ever the Miss France pageant.
* Tahiti is placed for fifth consecutive time, for the fifth consecutive time in the top five and for the second consecutive time as second runner-up.
* Alsace is placed for fourth consecutive year.
* Aquitaine is placed for third consecutive year.
* Brittany and Reunion Island are placed for second consecutive year.
* Lorraine is placed for the first time since the Miss France 2009 pageant.
* Normandy is placed for the first time since the Miss France 2011 pageant.
* French Guiana is placed for the first time since the Miss France 2012 pageant.
* Ile-de-France, Guadeloupe and Picardy are placed for the first time since the Miss France 2015 pageant.
* Miss Languedoc-Roussillon, Aurore Kichenin placed as a Top 5 Finalist in Miss World 2017, held in Sanya, China.