Miss Marone 1951

**Miss Marone 1951** was the nineteenth edition of the Miss Marone pageant. The competition was held on 16 December 1950 at the Théâtre d'Avirac in Avirac, Carandie. Emeric Gatos presented the show. This was the first edition of the pageant to be organized by Gatos.

Gaëtane Houdin of Pays-Libre crowned Bérengère Kruhl of Grône-Fares as her successor at the end of the event.

## Background

In March 1950, Maronan-Regian businessman Marco Spagliatti sold the Miss Marone brand to Maronan businessman Emeric Gatos. In interviews, Spagliatti stated that he enjoyed owning Miss Marone and did not have plans to sell the pageant, but he "could not refuse" the offer that Gatos had given him. The Maronan media reported that Gatos paid upwards of $2 million ($24.7 million in 2022) for the pageant. Gatos's wife Évelyne von Kupp had been crowned Miss Charlotte 1948 and competed at Miss Marone 1949 while Spagliatti owned the pageant, and reportedly convinced her husband to purchase it.

Gatos confirmed in June 1950 that the pageant would be held on 16 December 1950 at the Théâtre d'Avirac in Avirac, Carandie. Unlike in previous years, he planned to relocate the pageant each year in order to visit as many regions and cities in Marone as possible. Local pageants were held throughout the winter, spring, and summer of 1950, while regional pageants were later organized throughout the summer and autumn of 1950. The selected winners were first invited to Delmas in November 1950 for a series of pre-pageant activities, prior to arriving in Avirac in December 1950 for the pageant.

In order to compete in the pageant, contestants must have abided by the following rules:

* Contestants must be a resident of their designated region, and either a citizen or subject of Marone.
* Contestants must be between the ages of 16 and 22.
* Contestants must be unmarried, without children, and female.
* Contestants must have participated in a regional pageant no more than three times.
* Contestants must not engage in conduct potentially damaging to their reputation or the reputation of competition organizers.
	+ This rule prevented contestants from a variety of activities, including drinking alcohol, using drugs, smoking cigarettes, having sexual relations, dressing inappropriately, behaving inappropriately, or being in romantic relationships.

## Results

 **6th Runner-Up** |  **Charlotte** – Lise-Marie Auger

## Format

### Pageant

The pageant was held on 16 December 1950, at the Théâtre d'Avirac in Avirac, Carandie. The event was only possible to be viewed live, with no radio broadcast.

Following the purchase of the pageant by Emeric Gatos, the pageant saw several format changes. The competition began with the 22 contestants being divided into three groups: two consisting of seven contestants and one of eight. Each group participated in an initial introduction round, each wearing a different couture outfit. Following the introductions, all 22 contestants competed in the swimsuit round. Afterwards, the judges narrowed down the 22 contestants to seven finalists. The seven finalists subsequently competed in the evening gown round. Afterwards, secret ballots were given to each member of the audience for them to choose the winner. The votes of the audience were combined with the votes of the jury, in order to choose the winner. In the case of a voting tie, the jury's vote prevailed. The results were announced by Gatos and outgoing titleholder Gaëtane Houdin.