Morwenna Garandel

*This name uses Grelic naming customs. The matronymic is* NiwMaëlann*, while the family name is* Garandel*.*

**Morwenna NiwMaëlann Garandel** (born 28 October 1987) is a Maronan television personality, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Marone 2010. Garandel had previously been crowned Miss Jaffrès 2009 and Miss Ditrone 2009, becoming the third woman from Ditrone to be crowned Miss Marone. Garandel represented Marone at Miss Parth 2010, where she placed in the Top 20.

## Early life and education

Garandel was born on 28 October 1987 in Île-de-Feuilloy, an island and town of the same name in the department of Jaffrès, to parents Brandan Garandel (born 1962) and Maëlann Le Coz (born 1962). Her family ran a small boutique hotel in Île-de-Feuilloy which had been passed down in her father's family since its establishment in the 1850s, and Garandel had worked at the hotel with her family since her childhood. Garandel is the eldest of four daughters; her sisters include Maëlig (born 1989), Enora (born 1991), and Gwenaëlle (born 1994).

Garandel began her education in 1993, attending public schooling in Île-de-Feuilloy. Her first language is Ditronian, and Garandel did not learn Maronan until beginning her schooling. While in school, Garandel was quiet and shy, and was bullied for her height, having grown to 1.76 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) by age 10. Garandel completed primary school in 2000, and afterwards completed *collège* in 2003. She later enrolled in a *lycée technologique* to study a program in hospitality and business, commuting from Île-de-Feuilloy to nearby Île-de-Crosefon by ferry every morning to attend school. She ultimately graduated in 2006, afterwards beginning a full-time career working at her family's hotel business.

## Pageantry

### Miss Ditrone 2009

Garandel began her pageantry career in 2009, after registering to compete in Miss Jaffrès 2009. Garandel was recruited to compete by pageant organizers, after she was scouted by a recruitment manager while visiting Robic with her sister. The pageant was held in August 2009, with Garandel going on to win the title, qualifying her for Miss Ditrone 2009.

Miss Ditrone was later held in September 2009, where Garandel advanced into the top five and was later crowned the winner. As Miss Ditrone, Garandel was qualified for Miss Marone 2010.

### Miss Marone 2010

Miss Marone was held on 12 December 2009 in Bruc. In the competition, Garandel advanced from the initial pool of 30 contestants into the top twelve, and later entered the top five as well. After reaching the top five, Garandel was declared the winner, being crowned by outgoing titleholder Dominique Richard of Carandie, becoming the third woman representing Ditrone to win the title.

As Miss Marone, Garandel received tens of thousands of dollars worth of prizes and gifts on behalf of sponsors, and relocated to Delmas in order to fulfill her reign. As Miss Marone, Garandel appeared as a contestant on the television series *Fort Malet*, worked as a model in various cities, and cohosted a weekly radio show on TM Radio. Garandel represented Marone at Miss Parth 2010 in October 2010, and placed in the Top 20.

## Post-pageantry

In 2011, Garandel was cast in season seven of *Danse avec les stars*, the Maronan version of *Dancing with the Stars*. She was partnered with professional dancer Noël Breguet, but withdrew from the competition during the third week after suffering an ankle injury.

In May 2012, Garandel launched her personal blog called *Morwenna Ditrone*. In her blog, Garandel writes about fashion, travel, beauty, and lifestyle. She launched her personal brand of the same name the following year, debuting with a fragrance, and later expanding to a clothing line for young women the following year.

## Personal life

Garandel began a relationship with Maronan farmer Mikêl Le Droumaguet in September 2005, while they were both *lycée* students. They continued their relationship long-distance throughout Garandel's reign as Miss Marone, and became engaged in December 2010, shortly after completing her reign, later marrying in December 2012. Garandel and Le Droumaguet have three sons together: Brandan (born 2015), Loïc (born 2016), and Yannic (born 2019). The family resides in Île-de-Crosefon in Jaffrès, where they own a sheep farm.

Garandel is fluent in Ditronian, Maronan, and Ditrovian. She has participated in election campaigns for the Ditrone People's Party (PPD), publicly supporting the party and appearing as a celebrity endorser in campaign adverts throughout Ditrone.