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Miss France 1997

Miss France 1997, the 67th edition of the Miss France pageant, was held on December 13, 1996 at the Futuroscope in Vienne.

Miss France 1997
DateDecember 13, 1996
PresentersJean-Pierre Foucault
VenueFuturoscope, Poitiers, Poitou-Charentes
BroadcasterTF1
Entrants44
Placements12
Debuts
Withdrawals
WinnerPatricia Spehar
 Paris
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It was the first time that the pageant took place at the Futuroscope Congress Palace.[1] Contestants traveled to Saint-Barthelemy for two weeks in November, and they repeated at the Futuroscope two weeks before the pageant and the final competition on December 13, 1996.

The event, held at the Futuroscope Congress Palace was broadcast live on TF1, with more than ten million viewers.

The president of the judging panel was the beautiful Frenchwoman Christiane Martel Aleman, who had been Miss Cinémonde 1953 and Miss Universe 1953, as well as a leading actress in Mexico in the 1960s.

The winner was Patricia Spehar of Paris was crowned Miss France 1997 by the outgoing title-holder Laure Belleville of Pays de Savoie, Miss France 1996.[2] She has represented France at Miss Universe 1997 but unplaced. She also placed in top 15 at Miss International 1998. The first runner up, Marie Borg, has finished 1st runner-up at Miss International 1997.[3]

Results

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Placements

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Placement Contestant
Miss France 1997
  •   Paris – Patricia Spehar
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
  •   Anjou – Sandrine Hamidi
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 12

Contestants

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The 44 Miss France 1997 contestants were:

Ranking

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First round

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Order of announcement of the 12 semifinalists:

Numero Contestant
1   Miss Anjou
2   Miss Aquitaine
3   Miss Auvergne
4   Miss Béarn
5   Miss Berry
6   Miss Charentes Poitou
7   Miss Guadeloupe
8   Miss Hainaut
9   Miss Paris
10   Miss Provence
11   Miss Rhône-Alpes
12   Miss Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

Second round

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Order of announcement of the 5 finalists:

Numero Contestant
1   Miss Paris
2   Miss Guadeloupe
3   Miss Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées
4   Miss Anjou
5   Miss Aquitaine

Judges

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Member
Christiane Martel (president) Miss Universe 1953
Loris Azzaro Fashion designer et perfumer
Thierry Roland Sports commentator
Nathalie Simon Television presenter
Christian Morin Journalist
Chantal Bouvier de Lamotte Miss France 1972
Didier Six Footballer
Nathalie Marquay Miss France 1987
Guy Lux Television presenter and producer
Jean-Edern Hallier Writer and journalist
Jean Barthet Milliner
Cécile Muller President of Committee Miss Belgium

Notes about the placements

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Crossovers

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Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at international beauty pageants:

Miss Universe
Miss International

References

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  1. ^ Bourlet, Simon (December 7, 2006). "Le Futuroscope pour une future Miss France". ParkOtheK (in French). Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  2. ^ Jaeglé, Yves (April 1, 2017). "Miss France : et revoilà Miss Paris !". Le Parisien (in French). Retrieved April 6, 2017.
  3. ^ "Faiseur de Miss". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). October 21, 2002. Retrieved April 6, 2017.
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