Maé-Bérénice Méité, an only child, was born in Paris, France. Her parents are from Ivory Coast and Congo. Fluent in English and Spanish, she is interested in foreign languages and perfume-making. She plays the violin. After obtaining a science degree, she studied management through distance education at University of Montpellier 1.
Career
Méité began learning to skate as a five-year-old. She won the silver medal in novice ladies at her first international event, the 2007 Cup of Nice. In addition to her singles skating, Méité also participates in ice theatre with her skating club.
2008–09 season
Méité moved up to the junior level in 2008–09, finishing eighth and sixth in her two events. She then took part in her second French Nationals, and won the silver medal behind Candice Didier. Consequently, she was chosen to represent France at the 2009 World Junior Championships, where she finished in twelfth place.
2009–10 season
In 2009–10, Méité was thirteenth at the JGP Budapest and sixth at the JGP Croatia. She won her second silver medal at French Nationals, this time behind Léna Marrocco, who was selected for the French slot at 2010 Junior Worlds.
2010–11 season
In 2010–11, Méité moved up to the senior level. She competed at the 2010 Skate America, finishing 8th, and the 2010 Trophée Éric Bompard, where she placed ninth. In December, she won the bronze medal at French Nationals, but was nonetheless named to the French team for the 2011 European Championships, where her goal was a top ten finish. Because France did not have a direct entry to the short program in the ladies' discipline, Méité had to compete in the qualifying round; she finished second and qualified for the short program. She finished seventh in the program with a new personal best score and tenth in the free skating after falling on both triple lutzes. She finished in ninth place overall; Méité said that although her skating "wasn't perfect", she was "very satisfied with it". She was fourteenth in her Worlds debut.
In the 2014–15 season, Méité was coached by Katia Krier in Paris. Although troubled by her right knee from mid-November 2014, she finished sixth at the 2015 European Championships in Stockholm and tenth at the 2015 World Championships in Shanghai. Méité was diagnosed with a tear in her right patellar tendon. In April 2015, she decided to begin treatment. She did not jump for three months.
Méité decided to train in Tampa, Florida, coached by Silvia Fontana and John Zimmerman. At her first event of the season, the 2018 CS Autumn Classic International, she placed third with a personal best score of 178.89. She placed tenth at the 2018 NHK Trophy with a score of 162.58. In late November, she placed eighth at the 2018 Internationaux de France. In a November interview, Méité stated that focusing on strengthening her leg muscles, including the quadriceps, hamstrings, and calves, had been effective in reducing her knee pain. In December, Méité won her fifth national title at the 2018 French Championships. At the 2019 European Championships she finished seventh, two ordinals below French silver medalist Laurine Lecavelier, and as a result Lecavelier was chosen to represent France at the 2019 World Championships.
