Miss France 2021
Miss France 2021, Amandine Petit
Date19 December 2020
Presenters
VenuePuy du Fou, Les Epesses, Pays de la Loire
BroadcasterTF1
Entrants29
Placements15
Withdrawals
ReturnsWallis and Futuna
WinnerAmandine Petit
 Normandy
CongenialityDiane Febvay
 Lorraine
PhotogenicLaura Cornillot
 Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Miss France 2021 was the 91st edition of the Miss France pageant. The competition was held on 19 December 2020 at Puy du Fou in Les Epesses, Pays de la Loire. Clémence Botino of Guadeloupe crowned Amandine Petit of Normandy as her successor at the end of the event. Petit represented France at Miss Universe 2020.

Despite only being the 91st edition, the 2021 edition was celebrated as the centenary of Miss France, as the competition was first held in 1920, before being paused from 1922 to 1926 and 1941–46, the latter due to World War II.

This was the second time that Miss France was held at Puy du Fou and in the Pays de la Loire region after Miss France 2009.

Background

Location

On 2 September 2020, it was confirmed by the Miss France Committee that Miss France 2021 would be held on 12 December 2020 at Puy du Fou in Les Epesses, Pays de la Loire. This would be the second time the competition has been held at Puy du Fou, following Miss France 2009.[1][2] The competition was later postponed to 19 December after Emmanuel Macron announced a nationwide lockdown in France for the month of November due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

While the Miss France contestants typically embark on an overseas trip during preparation for the competition, their planned trip to Guadeloupe was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and they instead traveled to Versailles, Yvelines to visit the Palace of Versailles.[4][5]

Selection of contestants

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the region of Tahiti withdrew from the competition after deciding to cancel their regional pageant for Miss France 2021.[6] The 2021 edition saw the return of Wallis and Futuna to Miss France; the region had only competed four times in history, and not since 2005.[7][8]

On 14 October, it was confirmed that Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy would not compete after their selected candidate Naïma Dessout was disqualified by the Miss France Committee for having previously participated in a nude photoshoot.[9] Additionally, no representative was selected to replace Dessout at Miss France. This came after Anastasia Salvi, the original winner of Miss Franche-Comté, resigned amidst a nude photo scandal, and Anaëlle Guimbi, a competitor in Miss Guadeloupe, was disqualified ahead of the regional pageant for nude photos taken in support of a breast cancer awareness campaign.[10][11][12]

Results

Result[13] Contestant
Miss France 2021
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 15[lower-alpha 1]

Special awards

Prize Contestant
General Culture Award
Elegance Award
Best in Regional Costume
Best in Swimsuit
Miss Photogenic
Miss Congeniality
Miss Good Manners
Catwalk Prize

Scoring

Preliminaries

A jury composed of partners (internal and external) of the Miss France Committee selected fifteen delegates during an interview that took place on 16 December to advance to the semifinals.

Top 15

In the top fifteen, a 50/50 split vote between the official jury and voting public selected five delegates to advance to the top five. Each delegate was awarded an overall score of 1 to 15 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.[13]

Contestant Public Jury Total[13]
 Burgundy121527
 Normandy141226
 Alsace151126
Nice Côte d'Azur101424
 Provence111324
 Réunion13720
 Île-de-France9918
 Guadeloupe8917
 Pays de la Loire7714
 Poitou-Charentes6713
 Aquitaine21012
 Corsica5712
 Mayotte437
 Rhône-Alpes336
 Limousin134

Top five

In the top five, a 50/50 split vote between the official jury and voting public determined which contestant was declared Miss France. This was the first time the jury could vote in the top five since Miss France 2010. Each contestant was ranked from first to fifth by the jury and public, and the two scores were combined to create a total score. In the case of a tie, the public vote prevailed. If this rule change had not occurred, Normandy still would have won, while Alsace would have been first runner-up, followed by Provence, Burgundy, and then Côte d'Azur.[13]

# Candidate Public Jury Total[13]
1  Normandy 5 2 7
2  Provence 3 4 7
3 Nice Côte d'Azur 1 5 6
4  Alsace 4 1 5
5  Burgundy 2 3 5

Pageant

Format

While the edition was not given a titled theme like in previous years, on 4 December 2020, it was announced that the theme for the 2021 competition would revolve around French influence in the world, with competition rounds inspired by aspects of French culture and history that have received international popularity and recognition.[15] On 15 December, it was announced that instead of the winner being decided by public voting as it had been since Miss France 2010, there would instead be a rule change where the winner would be decided by a 50/50 split of jury voting and public voting, much like how the top five has been chosen in past editions.[16]

The 29 contestants were initially separated into three groups, two consisting of ten contestants and one of nine, with each group taking part in an initial presentation round. The three presentation rounds were themed after the Palace of Versailles, French cuisine, and the Moulin Rouge, respectively. Afterwards, the 29 contestants presented their regional costumes, created by local designers from their home regions. The 29 contestants subsequently participated in the one-piece swimsuit round, inspired by French cinema.

After the one-piece swimsuit round, the top fifteen were announced. The top fifteen then competed in the two-piece swimsuit round, inspired by Bastille Day and French landmarks such as the Eiffel Tower and Arc de Triomphe. After the two-piece swimsuit round, the top five were announced. The top five then presented their evening gowns, in a round inspired by fairy tales, and then participated in the final question round. After the final question round, the top five participated in their final presentation round, inspired by French art, before the final results were revealed.[17]

Judges

To celebrate the centenary of Miss France, the Miss France Committee announced that the jury would consist of only former Miss France titleholders.[18]

Contestants

The 29 delegates were:

Region Contestant Age[lower-alpha 3] Height Hometown Placement Notes
 Alsace Aurélie Roux[19] 24 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Spechbach-le-Bas 3rd Runner-Up
 Aquitaine Leïla Veslard[20] 18 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Saint-Mesmin Top 15
 Auvergne Géromine Prique[21] 21 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Clermont-Ferrand
 Burgundy Lou-Anne Lorphelin[22] 23 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Charnay-lès-Mâcon 4th Runner-Up Sister of Marine Lorphelin, Miss France 2013
 Brittany Julie Foricher[23] 23 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Relecq-Kerhuon
 Centre-Val de Loire Cloé Delavalle[24] 23 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Chartres
 Champagne-Ardenne Gwenegann Saillard[25] 21 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Sainte-Savine
 Corsica Noémie Leca[26] 19 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Cargèse Top 15
Nice Côte d'Azur Lara Gautier[27] 22 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Mandelieu-la-Napoule 2nd Runner-Up
 Franche-Comté Coralie Gandelin[28] 23 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) La Chailleuse Originally the first runner-up, but assumed the title after winner Anastasia Salvi resigned two days after her crowning.[29][30]
 French Guiana Héléneschka Horth[31] 23 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Awala-Yalimapo
 Guadeloupe Kenza Andreze-Louison[32] 20 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Baie-Mahault Top 15
 Île-de-France Lara Lourenço[33] 19 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Saint-Maur-des-Fossés Top 15
 Languedoc-Roussillon Illana Barry[34] 19 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Aigues-Mortes
 Limousin Léa Graniou[35] 20 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Limoges Top 15
 Lorraine Diane Febvay[36] 19 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Piblange
 Martinique Séphorah Azur[37] 23 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Schœlcher
 Mayotte Anlia Charifa[38] 23 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Dzaoudzi Top 15
 Midi-Pyrénées Emma Arrebot-Natou[39] 19 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Tournefeuille
 New Caledonia Louisa Salvan[40] 19 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Mont-Dore
 Nord-Pas-de-Calais Laura Cornillot[41] 24 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Ennevelin
 Normandy Amandine Petit[42] 23 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Bourguébus Miss France 2021
 Pays de la Loire Julie Tagliavacca[43] 24 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Maulévrier Top 15
 Picardy Tara de Mets[44] 21 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Clermont
 Poitou-Charentes Justine Dubois[45] 24 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Angoulême Top 15
 Provence April Benayoum[46] 21 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Éguilles 1st Runner-Up
 Réunion Lyna Boyer[47] 21 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) La Possession Top 15
 Rhône-Alpes Anaïs Roux[48] 23 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Lyon Top 15
 Wallis and Futuna Mylène Halemai[7] 19 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Fineveke

Notes

  1. ↑ The Top 15 semifinalists are listed in the order that they placed according to the official results.[13]
  2. ↑ The General Culture Award is given to the contestant with the highest score on the general culture exam, which tests contestants' grasp of topics such as history, politics, current events, and pop culture. Miss Burgundy received the highest score of 17.5 and was thus given the award.
  3. ↑ Ages at the time of the pageant

References

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  6. ↑ Perdrix, Caroline (27 June 2020). "L'élection Miss Tahiti 2020 est annulée" [The selection of Miss Tahiti 2020 is cancelled]. Radio1 Tahiti (in French). Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Miss France 2021 : découvrez Mylène Halemai, Miss Wallis-et-Futuna". Télé Star (in French). 12 October 2020.
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  13. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Récapitulatif des résultats de la 74ème Election de Miss France" (PDF) (in French). Miss France Committee. Retrieved 19 December 2020.
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  38. ↑ "Anlia Charifa est la Miss Mayotte 2020". La 1ère (in French). 7 November 2020.
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  43. ↑ "VIDEO. Julie Tagliavaca, de Maine-et-Loire, représentera les Pays de la Loire à l'élection Miss France 2021". Actu.fr (in French). 25 September 2020.
  44. ↑ "Miss Oise Tara de Mets, de Clermont, élue Miss Picardie 2020". Oise Hebdo (in French). 11 October 2020.
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  47. ↑ "Lyna Boyer élue Miss Réunion 2020". Imaz Press (in French). 31 October 2020.
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