# Miss France 2018

Miss France 2018 was the 88th edition of the Miss France pageant, held on 16 December 2017 at the M.A.CH 36 in Châteauroux, Centre-Val de Loire.
Miss France 2017 Alicia Aylies of French Guiana crowned her successor Maëva Coucke of Nord-Pas-de-Calais at the end of the event. She represented France at Miss World 2018 and Miss Universe 2019.

## Results

| Placement | Contestant |
| Miss France 2018 | Nord-Pas-de-Calais – Maëva Coucke |
| 1st Runner-Up | Corsica – Eva Colas |
| 2nd Runner-Up | Île-de-France – Lison DiMartino |
| 3rd Runner-Up | Champagne-Ardenne – Safiatou Guinot |
| 4th Runner-Up | Reunion – Audrey Chane Pao Kan |
| Top 12 | Aquitaine – Cassandra Jullia (5th Runner-Up)  French Guiana – Ruth Briquet (6th Runner-Up)  Languedoc-Roussillon – Alizée Rieu  Limousin – Anaïs Berthomier  Martinique – Laure-Anaïs Abidal  Provence – Kleofina Pnishi  Rhône-Alpes – Dalida Benaoudia |

## History

On 18 May 2017, the Miss France Organization announced that the 2018 pageant would take place at the M.A.CH 36 in Châteauroux, Centre-Val de Loire. It was the first time that the pageant took place in Châteauroux and the fourth time in the Centre-Val de Loire region.
The ceremony was broadcast on TF1, and was presented by Jean-Pierre Foucault and the national director Sylvie Tellier.

## Preliminary activities

The contestants traveled to California, United States for their preliminary travel. Then, rehearsals took place in the host city Châteauroux.

## Final night

The year's theme was "celebrations", including outfits inspired by Fête de la Musique, Bastille Day, and music festivals like Coachella. For the first time since Miss France 2004, the opening was held in national costume, with Ed Sheeran as a musical guest.
The ceremony followed this order :
* Opening with Ed Sheeran, the contestants showed their regional costumes.
* First presentation round, on the theme of the Traveling carnival.
* Second presentation round, with a 14 Juillet theme.
* Third and last presentation round inspired by Fête de la Musique.
* Carnival-themed swimsuit segment, including Miss France 2017 Alicia Aylies.
* For the first time since 2004, the contestants wore gowns in the last part of the night with all the contestants. It was inspired by Bal de la Rose in Monaco.
* Announcement of the 12 semi-finalists (for the first time in long gown instead of swimsuit). Each contestant had to do a quick introduction.
* Swimsuit segment, inspired by Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. This year, there were no evening gown competition with the 12 semi-finalists.
* Announcement of the 5 finalists.
* Fashion swimsuit show on the theme of "Fête des Fleurs" (flower festival). Iris Mittenaere appeared during this round, with an outfit representing an Iris.
* Evening gown competition. Question round, the questions were submitted by internauts.
* Crowning moment.

## Judges

Iris Mittenaere, Miss France 2016 and France's second Miss Universe, and fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier, were co-presidents of the panel of judges.
| Member | Notes |
| Jean-Paul Gaultier (co-president) | Fashion designer |
| Iris Mittenaere (co-president) | Miss France 2016 and Miss Universe 2016 |
| Nolwenn Leroy | Singer |
| Agustín Galiana | Actor |
| Anne Roumanoff | Humorist |
| Lorie | Singer and actress |
| Vincent Clerc | Rugby player |

## Contestants

| Region | Name | Age | Height | Hometown | Elected on | Placement at Miss France |
| Alsace | Joséphine Meisberger | 20 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Colmar | 3 September in Kembs | |
| Aquitaine | Cassandra Jullia | 18 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Orthevielle | 7 October in Anglet | 5th Runner-Up |
| Auvergne | Marie-Anne Halbwachs | 19 | 181 cm (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | Riom | 16 September in Montluçon | |
| Burgundy | Mélanie Soares | 22 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Nevers | 17 September in Nevers | |
| Brittany | Caroline Lemée | 24 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Rennes | 29 September in Saint-Pol-de-Léon | |
| Centre-Loire Valley | Marie Thorin | 20 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Mennetou-sur-Cher | 20 October in Déols | |
| Champagne-Ardenne | Safiatou Guinot | 19 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Reims | 22 September in Charleville-Mézières | 3rd Runner-Up |
| Corsica | Eva Colas | 21 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Bastia | 8 September in Porticcio | 1st Runner-Up |
| Côte d'Azur | Julia Sidi Atman | 21 | 179 cm (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Cannes | 31 July in Vallauris | |
| Franche-Comté | Mathilde Klinguer | 21 | 177 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans | 22 October in Port-sur-Saône | |
| Guadeloupe | Johane Matignon | 18 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Saint-François | 22 July in Le Gosier | |
| French Guiana | Ruth Briquet | 24 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Cayenne | 28 October in Cayenne | 6th Runner-Up |
| Île-de-France | Lison DiMartino | 18 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | La Houssaye-en-Brie | 19 October in Provins | 2nd Runner-Up |
| Languedoc-Roussillon | Alizée Rieu | 20 | 173 cm (5 ft 8 in) | Vallabrix | 5 August in Vias | Top 12 |
| Limousin | Anaïs Berthomier | 19 | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Couzeix | 15 September in Limoges | Top 12 |
| Lorraine | Cloé Cirelli | 20 | 172 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Amanvillers | 2 September in Épinal | |
| Martinique | Laure-Anaïs Abidal | 21 | 174 cm (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Fort-de-France | 21 July in Fort-de-France | Top 12 |
| Mayotte | Vanylle Émasse | 20 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Majicavo Lamir | 25 August in Pamandzi | |
| Midi-Pyrénées | Anaïs Dufillo-Medellel | 18 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Auch | 6 October in Bruguières | |
| Nord-Pas-de-Calais | Maëva Coucke | 23 | 176 cm (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Ferques | 23 September in Orchies | Winner |
| Normandy | Alexane Dubourg | 20 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Cairon | 13 October in Tinchebray-Bocage | |
| New Caledonia | Levina Napoléon | 18 | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Pouembout | 19 August in Païta | |
| Pays de Loire | Chloé Guémard | 20 | 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) | Olonne-sur-Mer | 30 September in Gorron | |
| Picardy | Paoulina Prylutska | 18 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Compiègne | 15 October in Beauvais | |
| Poitou-Charentes | Ophélie Forgit | 19 | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Arvert | 8 October in La Rochelle | |
| Provence | Kleofina Pnishi | 22 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Peyrolles-en-Provence | 29 July in Cogolin | Top 12 |
| Reunion | Audrey Chane Pao Kan | 19 | 171 cm (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Saint-Joseph | 26 August in Saint-Denis | 4th Runner-Up |
| Rhône-Alpes | Dalida Benaoudia | 24 | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | Lyon | 21 October in Bourg-en-Bresse | Top 12 |
| Saint Pierre and Miquelon | Héloïse Urtizbéréa | 18 | 180 cm (5 ft 11 in) | Saint-Pierre | 7 July in Saint-Pierre | |
| Tahiti | Turouru Temorere | 21 | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | Arue | 23 June in Papeete | |

## Placements
### 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 13 December.

### Second round

The 50% jury and the 50% public choose the five candidates who can still be elected. A ranking ofrom 1 to 12 is established for each of the two parties.
Classement des finalistes par points :
| Miss | Public | Jury | Total |
| Île-de-France | 10 | 12 | 22 |
| Nord-Pas-de-Calais | 12 | 9 | 21 |
| Reunion Island | 9 | 11 | 20 |
| Champagne-Ardenne | 8 | 11 | 19 |
| Corsica | 11 | 4 | 15 |
| Aquitaine | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| French Guiana | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| Languedoc-Roussillon | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| Martinique | 6 | 4 | 10 |
| Provence | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Limousin | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| Rhône-Alpes | 1 | 4 | 5 |

### Last round

Only the audience can choose the winner and her runners-up by voting.
| Contestant | Results |
| Nord-Pas-de-Calais | 29.20% |
| Corsica | 25.25% |
| Île-de-France | 18.16% |
| Champagne-Ardenne | Not specified |
| Reunion Island | Not specified |

## Special awards

| Prize | Contestant |
| General Culture Award | Corsica – Eva Colas (18/20) |
| Elegance Award | Franche-Comté – Mathilde Klinguer |
| Best in Swimsuit Award | Midi-Pyrénées – Anaïs Dufillo-Medellel |
| Best Regional Costume Award | Lorraine – Cloé Cirelli (designer : Maël Charton) |
| Miss Congeniality | Tahiti – Turouru Temorere |
| Miss Photogenic | Picardy – Paoulina Prylutska |