Miss France 2016


Miss France 2016 was the 86th Miss France pageant, held in Lille on 19 December 2015. Miss France 2015, Camille Cerf crowned her successor Iris Mittenaere at the end of the event. This was the third back-to-back in Miss France history after 1948-1950 and 1989-1990. Mittenaere represented France at Miss Universe 2016, where she was crowned the winner.
The theme of the event was "the dream", it was presented by the national director Sylvie Tellier and Jean-Pierre Foucault for the 21st consecutive year. The event was broadcast live by TF1.

Results

Placements

Final ResultsContestant
Miss France 2016
  • Nord-Pas-de-Calais – Iris Mittenaere
1st Runner-Up
  • Martinique – Morgane Edvige
    • 2nd Runner-up
  • Tahiti – Vaimiti Teiefitu
    • 3rd Runner-up
  • Provence – Julia Courtès
    • 4th Runner-up
  • Reunion Island – Azuima Issa
    • Top 12
  • Aquitaine – Gennifer Demey
  • Centre, Loire Valley – Margaux Bourdin
  • Alsace – Laura Muller
  • Languedoc – Lena Starchuski
  • Brittany – Léa Bizeul
  • Rhône-Alpes – Nora Bengrine
  • Côte d'Azur – Léanna Ferrero

    • Preparation

    The 31 contestants, Camille Cerf and the national director Sylvie Tellier had travelled to French Polynesia from November, 22 to November, 29.
    The rehearsals took place in Lille.

    Pageant

    The theme of the 2016 event was "The Dream". The rounds centered around the dreams of former Miss France winners.

    Placements

    First round

    A jury composed of partners of the company Miss France pre-selects 12 young women, during an interview that took place on 17 December.

    Second round

    The 50% jury and the 50% public choose the five candidates who can still be elected. A ranking ofrom 1 to 12 is established for each of the two parties.
    Classement des finalistes par points :
    MissPublicJuryTotal
    Nord-Pas-de-Calais121123
    Martinique111122
    Provence91221
    Reunion Island101121
    Tahiti8715
    Aquitaine6713
    Centre-Val de Loire4812
    Alsace7512
    Languedoc347
    Brittany527
    Rhône-Alpes246
    Côte d'Azur123

    Last round

    Only the audience can choose the winner and her runners-up by voting.
    ContestantResults
    Nord-Pas-de-Calais26%
    Martinique20%
    Tahiti19%
    Provence17%
    Reunion Island16%

    Judges

    The complete panel of judges was revealed on December, 11.

    Crossovers

    Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at international beauty pageants:
    ;Miss Universe
    ;Miss World