Miss France 2018


Miss France 2018 was the 88th edition of the Miss France pageant, held on 16 December 2017 at the M.A.CH 36 in Châteauroux, Centre-Val de Loire.
Miss France 2017 Alicia Aylies of French Guiana crowned her successor Maëva Coucke of Nord-Pas-de-Calais at the end of the event.

Results

Order of announcement of the finalists

Top 12

  1. Languedoc-Roussillon – Alizée Rieu
  2. Martinique – Laure-Anaïs Abidal
  3. Provence – Kleofina Pnishi
  4. Limousin – Anaïs Berthomier
  5. Île-de-France – Lison Di Martino
  6. Corsica – Eva Colas
  1. Aquitaine – Cassandra Jullia
  2. Réunion – Audrey Chane-Pao-Kan
  3. Champagne-Ardenne – Safiatou Guinot
  1. Rhône-Alpes – Dalida Benaoudia
  2. Nord-Pas-de-Calais – Maëva Coucke
  3. French Guiana – Ruth Briquet

    Top 5

  4. Île-de-France – Lison Di Martino
  5. Nord-Pas-de-Calais – Maëva Coucke
  6. Reunion Island – Audrey Chane-Pao-Kan
  7. Champagne-Ardenne – Safiatou Guinot
  8. Corsica – Eva Colas

    History

On 18 May 2017, the Miss France Organization announced that the 2018 pageant would take place at the M.A.CH 36 in Chateauroux, Centre-Val de Loire. It was the first time that the pageant took place in Châteauroux and the fourth time in the Centre-Val de Loire region.
The ceremony was broadcast on TF1, and was presented by Jean-Pierre Foucault and the national director Sylvie Tellier.

Preliminary activities

The contestants traveled to California, United States for their preliminary travel. Then, rehearsals took place in the host city Chateauroux.

Final night

The year's theme was "celebrations", including outfits inspired by Fête de la Musique, Bastille Day, and music festivals like Coachella. For the first time since Miss France 2004, the opening was held in national costume, with Ed Sheeran as a musical guest.
The ceremony followed this order :
, Miss France 2016 and France's second Miss Universe, and fashion designer Jean-Paul Gaultier, were co-presidents of the panel of judges.

Contestants

RegionNameAgeHeightHometownElected onPlacement at Miss FranceNotes
'Joséphine Meisberger20Colmar3 September in Kembs-
'Cassandra Jullia18Orthevielle7 October in Anglet5th Runner-Up-
'Marie-Anne Halbwachs19Riom16 September in MontluçonGerman Origin
'Mélanie Soares22Nevers17 September in NeversPortugeuse Origin
'Caroline Lemée24Rennes29 September in Saint-Pol-de-Léon-
'Marie Thorin20Mennetou-sur-Cher20 October in Déols-
'Safiatou Guinot19Reims22 September in Charleville-Mézières3rd Runner-UpIvorian Origin
'Eva Colas21Bastia8 September in Porticcio1st Runner-Up-
'Julia Sidi Atman21Cannes31 July in VallaurisItalian and Algerian Origin
'Mathilde Klinguer21Pont-de-Roide-Vermondans22 October in Port-sur-Saône-
'Johane Matignon18Saint-François22 July in Le Gosier-
'Ruth Briquet24Cayenne28 October in Cayenne6th Runner-Up-
'Lison DiMartino18La Houssaye-en-Brie19 October in Provins2nd Runner-UpItalian and Sicilian Origin
'Alizée Rieu20Vallabrix5 August in ViasTop 12-
'Anaïs Berthomier19Couzeix15 September in LimogesTop 12-
'Cloé Cirelli20Amanvillers2 September in Épinal-
'Laure-Anaïs Abidal21Fort-de-France21 July in Fort-de-FranceTop 12-
'Vanylle Émasse20Majicavo Lamir25 August in Pamandzi-
'Anaïs Dufillo-Medellel18Auch6 October in Bruguières-
'Maëva Coucke23Ferques23 September in OrchiesWinner-
'Alexane Dubourg20Cairon13 October in Tinchebray-Bocage-
'Levina Napoléon18Pouembout19 August in PaïtaPolynesian,Swedish,Chinese,Javanese and Melanaisian Origin
'Chloé Guémard20Olonne-sur-Mer30 September in Gorron-
'Paoulina Prylutska18Compiègne15 October in Beauvais-
'Ophélie Forgit19Arvert8 October in La Rochelle-
'Kleofina Pnishi22Peyrolles-en-Provence29 July in CogolinTop 12-
'Audrey Chane Pao Kan19Saint-Joseph26 August in Saint-Denis4th Runner-Up-
'Dalida Benaoudia24Lyon21 October in Bourg-en-BresseTop 12-
'Héloïse Urtizbéréa18Saint-Pierre7 July in Saint-Pierre-
'Turouru Temorere21Arue23 June in Papeete-

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 13 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
Île-de-France101222
Nord-Pas-de-Calais12921
Reunion Island91120
Champagne-Ardenne81119
Corsica11415
Aquitaine5914
French Guiana7411
Languedoc-Roussillon4610
Martinique6410
Provence279
Limousin369
Rhône-Alpes145

Last round

Only the audience can choose the winner and her runners-up by voting.
ContestantResults
Nord-Pas-de-Calais29.20%
Corsica25.25%
Île-de-France18.16%
Champagne-ArdenneNot specified
Reunion IslandNot specified

Special awards

PrizeContestant
General Knowledge Award
  • ' – Eva Colas
Elegance Award
  • ' – Mathilde Klinguer
    • Best in Swimsuit Award
  • ' – Anaïs Dufillo-Medellel
    • Best Regional Costume Award
  • ' – Cloé Cirelli
    • Miss Congeniality
  • ' – Turouru Temorere
    • Miss Photogenic
  • ' – Paoulina Prylutska

    • Ethnic origins

  • Auvergne – Marie-Anne Halbwachs is of German origin.
  • Burgundy - Mélanie Soares is of Portuguese origin.
  • Champagne-Ardenne – Safiatou Guinot is of Ivorian descent through her father.
  • Côte d'Azur – Julia Sidi Atman is of Algerian and Italian descent.
  • Île-de-France – Lison DiMartino is of Italian and Sicilian descent through her father.
  • New Caledonia – Levina Napoleon is of Polynesian, Swedish and Chinese origin from her mother's side, and Javanese and Melanesian origin from her father's side.
  • Picardy – Paoulina Prylutska was born in Ukraine.
  • Provence – Kleofina Pnishi was born in Kosovo.
  • Reunion – Audrey Chane Pao Kan is of Chinese and Indian descent.
  • Rhône-Alpes – Dalida Benaoudia is of Algerian descent.

    Replacements

  • Martinique – Jade Voltigeur, Miss Martinique, was disqualified due to a too big tattoo, which is against the rules of the pageant. Her first runner-up, Laura-Anaïs Abidal, took over the title.