Miss New Caledonia (French: Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie) is a French beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the sui generis overseas collectivity of New Caledonia. The first Miss New Caledonia was crowned in 1952, although the pageant was not held regularly until 1980. Until 2007, the competition was known as Miss Caledonia (French: Miss Calédonie).

Miss New Caledonia
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersNew Caledonia, France
Membership
Miss France
Official language
French
Regional director
Stella Le Van Hao
Websitemissnouvellecaledonie.com

The current Miss New Caledonia is Emma Grousset, who was crowned Miss New Caledonia 2023 on 15 September 2023. One woman from New Caledonia has been crowned Miss France:

  • Pascale Taurua, who was crowned Miss France 1978, although she later resigned the title

Results summary

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  • Miss France: Pascale Taurua (1977)
  • 1st Runner-Up: Vahinerii Requillart (2007)
  • 2nd Runner-Up: Nadine Guillerme (1980)
  • 3rd Runner-Up: Gisèle Maui (1985)
  • 6th Runner-Up: Emmanuelle Darman (2005); Mondy Laigle (2014)

Titleholders

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Year Name Age[a] Height Hometown Miss France placement Notes
2023 Mathilda Lelong[1] 24 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Nouméa Did not compete Grousset was originally the second runner-up, while Lelong was crowned the winner. Three days following the Miss New Caledonia pageant, the media reported that a counting error had occurred while tabulating the results, and that Grousset was the actual winner while Lelong was the third runner-up. Two days later, Grousset became the new Miss New Caledonia 2023, while Lelong later resigned her title as third runner-up.[1][2][3] Grousset is the sister of French swimmer Maxime Grousset, and Lelong is the daughter of Carole Roudeillac, Miss Caledonia 1996.[1][4][5]
Emma Grousset[2] 21 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Nouméa
2022 Océane Le Goff[6] 26 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Nouméa
2021 Emmy Chenin[7] 18 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) La Foa
2020 Louisa Salvan[8] 19 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in) Le Mont-Dore
2019 Anaïs Toven[9] 18 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Nouméa
2018 Amandine Chabrier[10] 19 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Le Mont-Dore
2017 Lévina Napoléon[11] 19 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Pouembout
2016 Andréa Lux[12] 18 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Bourail
2015 Gyna Moereo[13] 18 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Houaïlou
2014 Mondy Laigle[14] 19 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Boulouparis Top 12 (6th Runner-Up)
2013 Agnès Latchimy[15] 22 1.77 m (5 ft 9+12 in) Nouméa
2012 Sandra Bergès 18 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Nouméa
2011 Tokahi Mathieu 23 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Did not compete Mathieu was initially crowned the winner, but resigned for personal reasons. She was replaced by Bichot, her first runner-up, as the titleholder.
Océane Bichot 20 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Nouméa
2010 Ornella Zinni 21 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Bourail
2008 Aurelia Morell 20 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Nouméa
2007 Vahinerii Requillart 19 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in) Nouméa 1st Runner-Up

Miss Caledonia

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Until 2007, the pageant was known by the name Miss Caledonia (French: Miss Calédonie).

Year Name Age[a] Height Hometown Miss France placement Notes
2006 Nathanaëlle Techer Did not compete Techer was disqualified from competing at Miss France by the Miss France Committee, and was replaced by her first runner-up, Lambert-Gimey, as Miss Caledonia.
Alexandra Lambert-Gimey 23 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Nouméa
2005 Emmanuelle Darman 18 1.72 m (5 ft 7+12 in) Nouméa Top 12 (6th Runner-Up)
2004 Audrey Audineau 20 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Nouméa
2003 Mélody Gaspard Nouméa
2002 Cyrielle Pindon Voh
2001 Stéphanie Chalumeau
2000 Virginie Lamontagne
1999 Audrey Brahim
1997 Cindy Baronnet 18 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
1996 Carole Roudeillac Roudeillac is the mother of Mathilda Lelong, the initially crowned Miss New Caledonia 2023.[1][4]
1992 Sylvie Marcuzzo Did not compete
1991 Valérie-Anne Delrieu
1990 Maguy Viera Da Silva
1988 Caroll Blanc
1987 Helyette Voisin
1986 Amanda Aissa Benhamer
1985 Gisèle Maui 3rd Runner-Up
1984 Nathalie Jones
1983 Georgia Roussel
1982 Laurence Varney 16
1981 Maryse Salaun
1980 Nadine Guillerme 2nd Runner-Up
1977 Pascale Taurua 17 Miss France 1978 Taurua resigned several months after winning Miss France, as she wished to return to New Caledonia instead of remain in Paris, where the titleholder resides to fulfill her duties.
1954 Juanita Châtelain 17
1952 Danièle Gastaldi

Notes

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  1. ^ a b Ages at the time of Miss France

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Mathilda Lelong élue miss Nouvelle-Calédonie 2023". Nouvelle-Calédonie La 1ère (in French). 9 September 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Après une erreur de comptage, Miss France confirme l'identité de la nouvelle Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie". TF1 (in French). 15 September 2023.
  3. ^ "Miss France 2024 : Mathilda Lelong renonce à son écharpe de dauphine de Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie". Le Figaro (in French). 2 October 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Bonjour à toutes et à tous" (in French). Mathilda Lelong. 10 July 2023.
  5. ^ "Polémique Miss France 2024 : Emma Grousset élue Miss Nouvelle Calédonie, son frère est un célèbre sportif !". Voici (in French). 13 September 2023.
  6. ^ "Océane Le Goff élue Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie 2022". La Première (in French). 17 September 2022.
  7. ^ "Emmy Chenin a été élue Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie 2021". Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes (in French). 21 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Louisa Salvan est Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie 2020". Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes (in French). 31 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Anaïs Toven est sacrée miss Nouvelle-Calédonie 2019" (in French). Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes. 31 August 2019.
  10. ^ "PHOTOS. Miss France 2019 : découvrez Amandine Chabrier, la superbe Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie" (in French). Closer. 16 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Lévina Napoléon élue Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie 2017". 19 August 2017.
  12. ^ Boppdupont, Karine (August 22, 2016). "Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie 2016 : Andréa Lux, 18 ans et bouraillaise". Nouvelle-Calédonie La Première. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
  13. ^ "Gyna est Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie 2015, une élection sous le signe de la nouveauté". la1ere.fr (in French). 22 August 2015..
  14. ^ "Mondy Laigle, 19 ans, élue Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie 2014 - nouvelle calédonie 1ère". nouvellecaledonie.la1ere.fr. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  15. ^ "Une belle infirmière de 22 ans sacrée Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie 2013".
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