Marie-Louise Troux

**Marie-Louise Magdalene Duplaix** (née **Troux**; 18 November 1942 – 19 December 2017) was a Maronan beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Marone 1961. She had previously been crowned Miss Grône-Fares 1960, Miss Grône 1960, Miss Grand-Luçon 1959, making her the fifth woman from Grône-Fares to have won Miss Marone.

## Early life and education

Troux was born on 18 November 1942 in Sainte-Jeanne, located on the island of Tahare in the then-Maronan colony of the Vorellian Islands, to parents Raymond (1908–1969) and Marie-Jeanne Troux (née *Vigelin*; 1914–2003). Her father was a civil servant, and at the time of her birth, was working for the Maronan colonial government in Sainte-Anne, while her mother was a homemaker. Both of her parents were originally from Île-de-Marone. Troux was the third of four children; her siblings included Florian (1936–2012), Geneviève (1939–2019), and Jean-Louis (born 1944).

Troux began her education in Sainte-Jeanne in 1948, attending private, all-girls, Catholic schooling. Following the abolishment of the colonial government and establishment of Tahare as an overseas region in 1956, the family relocated to the town of Volognat-sous-la-Lune, located in the Luçon metropolis, where her father became a civil servant in the Luçon city government. Troux continued her education at all-girls Catholic schools there, graduating with a diploma from a *lycée professionnel* in 1960, having studied to become a secretary. After completing her education, Troux no longer wished to pursue a career as a secretary, and enrolled in a training academy for air stewardesses in 1962, completing the program later that year.

## Pageantry

### Miss Grône-Fares 1960

Troux began her pageantry career in 1959, after registering to compete in Miss Grand-Luçon 1959 in November 1959. She ultimately went on to win the title, which qualified her to compete in Miss Grône 1960 in June 1960, which she also went on to win. Her victory qualified her to compete in Miss Grône-Fares 1960 in September 1960, where she was crowned the winner.

### Miss Marone 1961

As Miss Grône-Fares, Troux was qualified to compete in Miss Marone 1961. Miss Marone was held in December 1960 in Delmas, where Troux went on to advance into the Top 7, and ultimately was crowned the winner, becoming the fifth woman from Grône-Fares to be crowned Miss Marone. During her reign, Troux resided in Delmas and worked as a promotional model and brand representative both domestically and internationally for Miss Marone and its sponsors.

As Miss Marone, Troux represented Marone at Miss Parth 1961 in August 1961. She ultimately went on to place in the top fifteen in the competition.

## Personal life

After completing her reign as Miss Marone in December 1961, Troux enrolled in an air stewardess training program at Luçon-Jaubery International Airport. She completed the program in December 1962, and was hired as an Air Marone flight attendant, operating out of Luçon. She worked as an air stewardess until leaving the position in 1966, in order to begin a family.

Troux began a relationship Maronan pilot Renaud Duplaix in 1963, as they were both employed by Air Marone and working out of Luçon-Jaubery International Airport. They later married in 1965, and settled in the town of Purgerot. Troux and Duplaix had three sons together: Émilien (born 1967), Gérard (born 1969), and Raymond (born 1972).

## Death

Troux died in her sleep at her home in Purgerot in the night of 19 December 2017, aged 75. She was discovered the following morning by her husband. The cause of death was ruled to be natural causes.