Clothilde Sauvignien

**Clothilde Marie Bascond** (née **Sauvignien**; 11 June 1923 – 12 July 2005) was a Maronan beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Marone 1942. She had previously been crowned Miss Picarie 1941, and became the first woman from Picarie to win Miss Marone.

## Early life and education

Sauvignien was born on 11 June 1923 in Truziaud to parents Thierry (1896–1983) and Françoise Sauvignien (née *Bertrand*; 1896–1990). Her father worked in advertising, while her mother was a homemaker. Sauvignien grew up in an upper-middle class family as the elder of two children; her younger brother was Louis (1925–2009).

Sauvignien began her education in 1928, attending private, Eurean Catholic schooling for girls in Colomtin. While in school, Sauvignien was both a popular and intelligent student. She completed primary school in 1935, and later graduated from *collège* in 1938. After graduating, Sauvignien enrolled in a *lycée académique* program for girls at her Eurean Catholic school, studying literature and languages, and graduated in 1941.

## Miss Marone 1942

In October 1941, Sauvignien registered to compete in Miss Picarie 1941, after being scouted by pageant organizers while shopping in Colomtin. She later went on to win the title, qualifying her for Miss Marone 1942.

Sauvignien later competed in Miss Marone in Carcatou in December 1941. Sauvignien went on to advance into the Top 7, and was ultimately crowned by outgoing titleholder Lucie Quincarnon as Miss Marone 1942. During her reign, Sauvignien resided in Carcatou and was utilized as the face of Chérie Beauté cosmetics products, traveling throughout Marone and abroad to promote their products and appear in their advertising campaigns. She completed her reign as Miss Marone later that year, after crowning her successor at Miss Marone 1943.

## Personal life

Sauvignien began a relationship with Édouard Loup in 1940, while both were teenagers. They briefly paused their relationship during Sauvignien's reigns as Miss Picarie and Miss Marone, as pageant protocols prevented titleholders from being in romantic relationships. They resumed their relationship after she completed her Miss Marone reign in December 1942, and later married in January 1944. Sauvignien and Loup had two sons together: Marc (born 1944) and Jean-Paul (born 1946), and Sauvignien became a homemaker. Loup later died in the line of duty during the Rubenian War (1946–1953) in 1948.

Following the death of her husband in 1948, Sauvignien suffered from mental health issues and recurring depression for the rest of her life. She and her children moved in with her parents shortly after his death, although they left following her marriage to banker Alexis Bascond in 1954, with the family relocating to Saint-Clair-lès-Colomtin. Sauvignien and Bascond had one daughter together: Anne-Sophie (1956–1988), who suffered from mental health problems and addiction, and died of a heroin overdose at age 31.

## Death

Sauvignien suffered from mental health issues and depression for most of her life, which included several hospitalizations. She later died of natural causes in her home in Saint-Clair-lès-Colomtin on 12 July 2005, aged 82. Her body was discovered by her husband.