Miss Poitou-Charentes is a French beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the region of Poitou-Charentes. Women representing the region under various different titles have competed at Miss France since 1957, although the Miss Poitou-Charentes title was not used regularly until 2006.
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
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| Headquarters | Poitou-Charentes, France |
Membership | Miss France |
Official language | French |
Regional director | Éric Laurens |
| Website | misspoitouchanrentes |
The current Miss Poitou-Charentes is Charlie Bénard, who was crowned Miss Poitou-Charentes 2024 on 4 October 2024. Three women from Poitou-Charentes have been crowned Miss France:
- Monique Chiron, who was crowned Miss France 1959, competing as Miss Poitou
- Claudine Cassereau, who was crowned Miss France 1971, competing as Miss Poitou, following the resignation of the original winner
- Véronique Fagot, who was crowned Miss France 1977, competing as Miss Poitou
Results summary
edit- Miss France: Monique Chiron (1958; Miss Poitou); Véronique Fagot (1976; Miss Poitou)
- 1st Runner-Up: Monique Boucher (1965; Miss Charente); Béatrice Demiaud (1966; Miss Royan); Nadine Labadie Wolf (1970; Miss Côte de Beauté); Claudine Cassereau (1971; Miss Poitou; later Miss France)
- 2nd Runner-Up: Marine Clouet (2000; Miss Poitou)
- 3rd Runner-Up: Michèle Mouix (1966; Miss Aunis)
- 5th Runner-Up: Mathilde Muller (2008)
- Top 12/Top 15: Stéphanie Loizeau (1995); Nancy Bourgeix (1996); Alexandra Bauduin (1997); Andréa Galland (2019); Justine Dubois (2020); Marine Paulais (2022)
Titleholders
editThe regional title has been known as Miss Poitou-Charentes since 1997, while from 1995 to 1996, it was known as Miss Charentes-Poitou.
| Year | Name | Age[a] | Height | Hometown | Miss France placement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Charlie Bénard[1][2] | 27 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | La Couronne | TBD | |
| 2023 | Lounès Texier[3] | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Périgné | ||
| 2022 | Marine Paulais[4] | 20 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Bellevigne | Top 15 | |
| 2021 | Lolita Ferrari[5] | 24 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Rochefort | ||
| 2020 | Justine Dubois[6] | 24 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Angoulême | Top 15 | |
| 2019 | Andréa Galland[7] | 20 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Niort | Top 15 | |
| 2018 | Marion Sokolik[8] | 23 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Cognac | ||
| 2017 | Ophélie Forgit[9] | 20 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Arvert | ||
| 2016 | Magdalène Chollet[10] | 19 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Neuville-de-Poitou | ||
| 2015 | Manon Rougier[11] | 19 | 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) | Roullet-Saint-Estèphe | ||
| 2014 | Mathilde Hubert[12] | 19 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Cherves-Richemont | ||
| 2013 | Laura Pierre[13] | 19 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Le Gua | ||
| 2012 | Typhanie Soulat | 21 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Fontaine-le-Comte | ||
| 2011 | Manika Auxire | 21 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Blanzac-Porcheresse | ||
| 2010 | Pearl Crosland | 21 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Angoulême | ||
| 2009 | Rachel Jeannot | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Civray | ||
| 2008 | Mathilde Muller | 19 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Poitiers | Top 12 (5th Runner-Up) | Competed at Miss International 2009 |
| 2007 | Clémence Dussagne | 19 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Dignac | ||
| 2006 | Carine Bissirier | 21 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Poitiers | ||
| 1999 | Sabrina Chauvelin | |||||
| 1998 | Sophie Bernardin | |||||
| 1997 | Alexandra Bauduin | Top 12 | ||||
| 1996 | Nancy Bourgeix | Top 12 | ||||
| 1995 | Stéphanie Loizeau | Top 12 |
Miss Charente
editIn 1965, the department of Charente crowned its own representative for Miss France. In 1976, the department crowned its own representative again under the title Miss Angoulême.
| Year | Name | Age[a] | Height | Hometown | Miss France placement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1976 | Évelyne Guérin | Guérin was crowned Miss Angoulême in 1976, and Miss Saintonge in 1977. | ||||
| 1965 | Monique Boucher | 1st Runner-Up |
Miss Charente-Maritime
editIn the 1960s and 1970s, the department of Charente-Maritime crowned its own representative for Miss France under various titles, including Miss Aunis (1966), Miss Côte de Beauté (1962; 1970), Miss La Rochelle (1976), Miss Oléron (1967), Miss Royan (1966), Miss Saintes (1962), and Miss Saintonge (1977).
| Year | Name | Age[a] | Height | Hometown | Miss France placement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Évelyne Guérin | Guérin was crowned Miss Angoulême in 1976, and Miss Saintonge in 1977. | ||||
| 1976 | Chantal Beaudonnet | |||||
| 1970 | Nadine Labadie Wolf | 1st Runner-Up | ||||
| 1967 | Dany Nadeau | |||||
| 1966 | Michèle Mouix | 3rd Runner-Up | Mouix was crowned Miss Aunis, while Demiaud was crowned Miss Royan. | |||
| Béatrice Demiaud | 1st Runner-Up | |||||
| 1962 | Claudine Robin | Robin was crowned Miss Côte de Beauté, while Putier was crowned Miss Saintes. | ||||
| Danièle Putier |
Miss Charentes
editFrom the 1970s to the 2000s, the departments of Charente and Charente-Maritime competed separately under the title Miss Charentes.
| Year | Name | Age[a] | Height | Hometown | Miss France placement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Chloé Lefebvre | 23 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Royan | ||
| 2004 | Alvina Fournier | 19 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | |||
| 2003 | Gaëlle Coz | Saintes | ||||
| 2002 | Stéphanie Barreau | |||||
| 2001 | Eugénie Lassey | Cognac | ||||
| 2000 | Émilie Saint-Geours | Angoulême | ||||
| 1994 | Astrid Orioux | |||||
| 1993 | Laetitia Buraud | |||||
| 1992 | Linda Roy | |||||
| 1991 | Linda Pinson | |||||
| 1990 | Stéphanie Beau | |||||
| 1989 | Aline Menard | |||||
| 1977 | Béatrice Tixeuil | |||||
| 1976 | Catherine Dessèvre | Dessèvre was also crowned Miss Toulouse in both 1978 and 1977. |
Miss Deux-Sèvres
editIn 1970, the department of Deux-Sèvres crowned its own representative for Miss France.
| Year | Name | Age[a] | Height | Hometown | Miss France placement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Claudine Gatard |
Miss Poitou
editFrom the 1950s to the 2000s, the departments of Deux-Sèvres, Vendée, and Vienne competed separately under the title Miss Poitou. Vendée is now located in Pays de la Loire, but women from the department were eligible to compete due to its historical ties to Poitou-Charentes.
| Year | Name | Age[a] | Height | Hometown | Miss France placement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Reva Segonne | |||||
| 2004 | Charlotte Huneau | |||||
| 2003 | Julie Trèves | |||||
| 2002 | Amélie Drapeau | |||||
| 2001 | Caroline Talbot | |||||
| 2000 | Marine Clouet | 2nd Runner-Up | ||||
| 1992 | Véronique Goubault | |||||
| 1990 | Rose-Marie Pinheiro | |||||
| 1989 | Stéphanie Vincente | |||||
| 1979 | Aïcha Atmani | |||||
| 1978 | Sophie Parola | Parola was later crowned Miss Centre-Ouest 1979. | ||||
| 1977 | Murielle Bertraud | |||||
| 1976 | Véronique Fagot | 16 | Oiron | Miss France 1977 | Top 15 at Miss World 1977 | |
| 1971 | Claudine Cassereau | 19 | Loudun | 1st Runner-Up (later Miss France 1972) | Cassereau was originally the first runner-up, but took over as Miss France 1972 after the original winner suffered severe injuries from falling off of a horse and resigned the title. | |
| 1970 | Chantal Charruault | |||||
| 1958 | Monique Chiron | 21 | Miss France 1959 | |||
| 1957 | Françoise Radureau |
Miss Vienne
editIn 1979, the department of Vienne crowned its own representative for Miss France.
| Year | Name | Age[a] | Height | Hometown | Miss France placement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Brigitte Moreau |
Notes
editReferences
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- ^ Tricot, Clément (5 October 2024). "Elue au Futuroscope, la nouvelle Miss Poitou-Charentes se nomme Charlie Bénard". France Bleu (in French).
- ^ "Futuroscope : la Deux-Sévrienne Lounès Texier sacrée Miss Poitou-Charentes 2023". La Nouvelle République (in French). 1 September 2023.
- ^ "Au Futuroscope (Poitiers), la Charentaise Marine Paulais élue Miss Poitou-Charentes". La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest (in French). 30 September 2022.
- ^ "Chasseneuil-Du-Poitou: Lolita Ferrari élue Miss Poitou-Charentes". Charente Libre (in French). 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Justine Dubois élue Miss Poitou-Charentes 2020". Sud Ouest (in French). 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Une Deux-Sévrienne élue Miss Poitou-Charentes 2019 à La Rochelle" (in French). La Nouvelle République. 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Miss Poitou-Charentes 2018 : la Charentaise Marion Sokolik élue" (in French). Sud Ouest. 10 July 2018.
- ^ Lanoëlle, Agnès (10 September 2017). "La Charentaise-Maritime Ophélie Forgit sacrée Miss Poitou-Charentes".
- ^ Benoit, Xavier (October 9, 2016). "Magdalène Chollet (Vienne), élue Miss Poitou-Charentes 2016". La Nouvelle République. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
- ^ "Manon Rougier, Miss Poitou-Charentes 2015". ladepeche.fr (in French). 24 October 2015..
- ^ "Mathilde Hubert élue Miss Poitou-Charentes 2014 - 20/09/2014 - La Nouvelle République Vienne". lanouvellerepublique.fr. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ^ Poussard, Bruno (21 September 2013). "La Royannaise Laura Pierre est Miss Poitou-Charentes 2013".