# Miss France 2012

Miss France 2012 was the 82nd Miss France pageant, held in Brest on 3 December 2011. Miss France 2012, Laury Thilleman of Brittany crowned her successor Delphine Wespiser of Alsace at the end of the event.
It was the first time that the pageant took place in Brest and in the Brittany region.
It was presented by the national director Sylvie Tellier and Jean-Pierre Foucault for the 17th consecutive year. The event was broadcast live by TF1.
The winner was Miss Alsace, Delphine Wespiser, who gave to her region its sixth Miss France title.

## Results
### Placements

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss France 2012 | Alsace – Delphine Wespiser |
| 1st Runner-Up | Pays de la Loire – Mathilde Couly |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Réunion – Marie Payet |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Provence – Solène Froment |
| 4th Runner-Up | Côte d'Azur – Charlotte Murray |
| Top 12 | Martinique – Charlène Civault (5th Runner-Up)  Languedoc – Alison Cossenet (6th Runner-Up)  Brittany – Audrey Bönecker  Burgundy – Elodie Paillardin  French Guiana – Anaële Veilleur  Midi-Pyrénées – Laura Madelain  Roussillon – Julie Vialo |

## Preparation

The 33 contestants, Laury Thilleman and the national director Sylvie Tellier had travelled to Cancun, in Mexico from November, 3 to November, 12. The rehearsals took place in Brest.

## Contestants

| Region | Name | Age | Height | Hometown | Elected | Placement |
| Alsace | Delphine Wespiser | 19 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Magstatt-le-Bas | October, 2 in Kingersheim | Miss France 2012 |
| Aquitaine | Claire Zengerlin | 20 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Douzillac | October, 8 in Aiguillon | |
| Auvergne | Célia Goninet | 19 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Clermont-Ferrand | October, 16 in Cébazat | |
| Brittany | Audrey Bönecker | 23 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Muzillac | October, 26 in Pontivy | Top 12 |
| Burgundy | Elodie Paillardin | 19 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Gevrey-Chambertin | September, 30 in Châlon-sur-Saône | Top 12 |
| Centre | Laure Wojnecki | 18 | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | Vierzon | October, 9 in Déols | |
| Champagne-Ardenne | Sarah Huard | 21 | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Reims | October, 21 in Sedan | |
| Corsica | Camille Mallea | 20 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Bastelica | September, 3 in Grosseto-Prugna | |
| Côte d'Azur | Charlotte Murray | 23 | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Biot | August, 8 in Vallauris | 4th Runner-Up |
| Franche-Comté | Andrea Vannier | 19 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Pelousey | October, 28 in Poligny | |
| French Guiana | Anaële Veilleur | 19 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Remire-Montjoly | October, 1st in Cayenne | Top 12 |
| Guadeloupe | Cindy Le Pape | 21 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Le Moule | July, 30 in Saine-Anne | |
| Île-de-France | Meggahnn Samson | 20 | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | Paris | October, 14 in Torcy | |
| Languedoc | Alison Cossenet | 19 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Cournonsec | August, 6 in Mauguio | 6th Runner-Up |
| Limousin | Cindy Letoux | 18 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Limoges | September, 18 in Limoges | |
| Lorraine | Maud Pisa | 21 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Ham-sous-Varsberg | October, 1st in Sarreguemines | |
| Martinique | Charlène Civault | 23 | 183 cm (6 ft 0 in) | Fort-de-France | July, 16 in Fort-de-France | 5th Runner-Up |
| Mayotte | Aïcha Ahmed | 20 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Mamoudzou | September, 3 in Koungou | |
| Midi-Pyrénées | Laura Madelain | 18 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Figeac | October, 7 in Valence | Top 12 |
| New Caledonia | Océane Bichot | 20 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Nouméa | April, 23 in Nouméa | |
| Nord-Pas-de-Calais | Sophie Martin | 21 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Douai | October, 22 in Saint-Amand-les-Eaux | |
| Normandy | Sophie Duval | 20 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Saint-Martin-de-Bonfossé | September, 23 in Coutances | |
| Orléanais | Audrey Delafoy | 19 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Illiers-Combray | October, 2 in Montargis | |
| Pays de Loire | Mathilde Couly | 21 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Héric | September, 25 in Châteaubriant | 1st Runner-Up |
| Pays de Savoie | Valentine Borel-Hoffmann | 18 | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Annecy | October, 15 in Chambéry | |
| Picardy | Anaïs Merle | 20 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Cires-lès-Mello | October, 30 in Beauvais | |
| Poitou-Charentes | Manika Auxire | 22 | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Blanzac | September, 24 in Bressuire | |
| Provence | Solène Froment | 19 | 181 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Aix-en-Provence | August, 7 in Sisteron | 3rd Runner-Up |
| Réunion | Marie Payet | 19 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Saint-Denis | July, 16 in Saint-Denis | 2nd Runner-Up |
| Rhône-Alpes | Cindy Saroul | 20 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Valence | October, 23 in Lagnieu | |
| Roussillon | Julie Vialo | 19 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Toulouges | August, 5 in Banyuls-sur-Mer | Top 12 |
| Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon | Lison Yon | 20 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Saint-Pierre | July, 9 in Saint-Pierre | |
| Tahiti | Rauata Temauri | 22 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Arue | 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 1 December.
| Numero | Contestant |
| 1 | Miss Alsace |
| 2 | Miss Côte d'Azur |
| 3 | Miss Languedoc |
| 4 | Miss Réunion |
| 5 | Miss Roussillon |
| 6 | Miss Brittany |
| 7 | Miss French Guiana |
| 8 | Miss Midi-Pyrénées |
| 9 | Miss Burgundy |
| 10 | Miss Martinique |
| 11 | Miss Provence |
| 12 | Miss Pays de Loire |

### 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. In the event of a tie, the jury's ranking prevails : it explains the Top 5 placement of Miss Provence instead of Miss Martinique.
| Miss | Public | Jury | Total |
| Miss Réunion | 10 | 10 | 20 |
| Miss Alsace | 11 | 8 | 19 |
| Miss Côte d'Azur | 6 | 12 | 18 |
| Miss Pays de Loire | 12 | 6 | 18 |
| Miss Provence | 2 | 12 | 14 |
| Miss Martinique | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Miss Languedoc | 9 | 4 | 13 |
| Miss French Guiana | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Miss Brittany | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Miss Roussillon | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Miss Burgundy | 4 | 4 | 8 |
| Miss Midi-Pyrénées | 3 | 4 | 7 |

### Last round

Only the audience can choose the winner and her runners-up by voting.
| Candidates | Results |
| Miss Alsace | 32.3 % |
| Miss Pays de Loire | 31.6 % |
| Miss Réunion | 23.5 % |
| Miss Provence | 6.6 % |
| Miss Côte d'Azur | 6 % |

## Special prizes

| Prize | Contestant |
| Prize of General Knowledge | Côte d'Azur – Charlotte Murray |
| Miss Congeniality | Martinique - Charlène Civault |
| Miss Photogenic | Centre - Laure Wojnecki |
| Miss Elegance | Brittany - Audrey Bönecker |
| Most beautiful smile Award | Île-de-France - Meggahnn Samson |
| Model Award | Réunion - Marie Payet |

## Judges

Member :
| Alain Delon (president) | Actor |
| Francis Huster | Actor |
| Denis Brogniart | TV Host and journalist |
| Sofia Essaïdi | Singer, actress and dancer |
| Linda Hardy | Actress and Miss France 1992 |
| Lorie | Singer and actress |
| Pascal Obispo | Singer |

## Crossovers

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

### Miss World

* 2012 : Alsace – Delphine Wespiser
** (Ordos City, China)

### Miss Universe

* 2012 : Réunion – Marie Payet (Top 10)
** (Las Vegas, United States)

### Miss Supranational

* 2012 : Provence – Solène Froment (Top 20)
** (Warsaw, Poland)