Miss Marone 1976

**Miss Marone 1976** was the 44th edition of the Miss Marone pageant. The competition was held on 20 December 1975 at the Théâtre de Sarroux in Sarroux, Lousain. Évelyne von Kupp and Serge Lukhmann presented the show, while it was broadcast on TM1.

Marianne Darbre of Tahare crowned Angélique Bourdel of Tahare as her successor at the end of the event. Bourdel went on to compete at Miss Parth 1976.

## Background

Following the victory of Marianne Darbre at Miss Marone 1975, Évelyne von Kupp looked into whether it was possible to host the pageant in Tahare, the home region of Darbre, due to significant interest from local Taharian sponsors. Ultimately TM1 rejected the proposal due to the time difference and other logistical difficulties, but Kupp announced in July 1975 that for the first time ever, the contestants would be treated to an overseas trip during their pre-pageant preparation, visiting Tahare for a variety of events prior to the beginning of the pageant. She additionally confirmed that the pageant would be held on 20 December 1975 at the Théâtre de Sarroux in Sarroux, Lousain. Local pageants were held throughout the winter, spring, and summer of 1975, while regional pageants were later organized throughout the summer and autumn of 1975. The selected winners were first invited to Delmas in November 1975 for a series of pre-pageant activities, before departing to Tahare for their overseas trip, and later arriving in Sarroux in December to begin rehearsals.

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 a citizen 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 have no tattoos, and no piercings apart from earrings.
* Contestants must be at least 1.72 m (5 ft 7 1⁄2 in) in height, without heels.
* Contestants must use no appearance-altering products, such as wigs or colored contact lenses.
* Contestants must have never received any elective cosmetic surgeries or procedures.
* Contestants must not have a criminal record.
* Contestants must have never posed partially or fully nude in photos or videos, even in non-pornographic contexts.

## Results

 **Top 12** |  **Côte Turquoise** – Christine Comasoli *(5th Runner-Up)* **Ambas** – Mariette Schickendantz *(6th Runner-Up)* **Fuadeloupe** – Véronique Basnage **Languedoie** – Gilberte-Louise Lebeau **Lauterne** – Dominique Néry **Namou-Rentes** – Christiane Ferrer **Picarie** – Berthe Devilly

### Scoring

#### Preliminaries

A jury composed of partners (internal and external) of the Miss Marone Committee selected twelve delegates during an interview that took place on 17 December to advance to the semifinals.

#### Top 12

In the Top 12, a 50/50 split vote between the official jury and voting public in the audience selected five delegates to advance to the Top 5.
Each member of the audience could cast a secret ballot for five delegates, while each member of the jury ranked the finalists from their favorite to least favorite, with the combined scores determining the results. Each delegate was awarded an overall score of 1 to 12 from the jury and public, and the five delegates with the highest combined scores advanced to the top five.

The delegates with the sixth and seventh highest combined scores were afterwards designated as the fifth and sixth runners-up, respectively, despite not advancing in the competition. In the case of a tie, the jury vote prevailed.

#### Top 5

In the Top 5, a second 50/50 split vote between the official jury and voting audience determined the winner and her runners-up. Each member of the audience could cast a secret ballot for one finalist, while each member of the jury ranked the finalists from their favorite to least favorite, with the combined scores determining the results. In the case of a tie, the jury vote prevailed.

 Nord | 5
 Charlotte | 2
 Hautes-Robinelles | 1
 Île-de-Marone | 3

## Format

### Pageant

The pageant was held on 20 December 1975 at the Théâtre de Sarroux in Sarroux, Lousain. The event was broadcast live on TM1.

The competition began with the 28 contestants being divided into three groups: two consisting of nine contestants and one of ten. Each group participated in an initial introduction round, each wearing a different couture outfit. Following the introductions, the Top 12 were announced, who subsequently competed in the swimsuit round. Afterwards, the judges and viewing public narrowed down the 12 semifinalists to five finalists. The five finalists subsequently competed in the evening gown round, and answered an onstage question. 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 Évelyne von Kupp and Serge Lakhmann, and outgoing titleholder Marianne Darbre.