Miss France 2009

Miss France 2009, the 62nd edition of the Miss France pageant, was held in Puy du Fou, Pays de la Loire on December 6, 2008.

Miss France 2009
DateDecember 6, 2008
PresentersJean-Pierre Foucault, Sylvie Tellier
VenuePuy du Fou, Pays de la Loire
BroadcasterTF1
Entrants36
Placements12
DebutsMiss Albigeois Midi Pyrénées, Miss St. Pierre & Miquelon
ReturnsMiss Albigeois Midi-Toulousain, Miss Comminges-Pyrénées
WinnerChloé Mortaud
Albigeois Midi Pyrénées
CongenialityÉméné Nyamé
Flandre
Best National CostumeHinatea Boosie
Tahiti
PhotogenicCamille Cheyere
Lorraine

It was the first time that the pageant took place in Puy du Fou and the Pays de la Loire region.

The ceremony was held at TF1, and was presented by Jean-Pierre Foucault and the national director Sylvie Tellier.

Chloé Mortaud of Albigeois Midi Pyrénées was crowned Miss France 2009 by the outgoing title-holder Valérie Bègue of Reunion island, Miss France 2008.[1] She will represent France at Miss World 2009 where she has finished 3rd runner-up. She also placed in top 11 in Miss Universe 2009.

Results
Final Results Contestant
Miss France 2009
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
4th Runner-up
Top 12

Special awards
  • Miss Web - Aurleia Morelli (New Caledonia)
  • Miss Photogenic (voted by press reporters) - Camille Cheyere (Lorraine)
  • Miss Congeniality (voted by contestants) - Emene Nyame (Flandre)
  • Best National Costume - Hinatea Boosie (Tahiti)

Candidates
RepresentedContestantAgeHeightHometown
Albigeois Midi PyrénéesChloé Mortaud191.80Bénac
AlsaceCarole Weyrich[2]221.78Strasbourg
AquitaineAnna Nieto201.76Sarlat la Canéda
Artois HainautAnne Sophie Sevrette201.79Lens
AuvergneMélanie Billiard221.74Montluçon
Berry Loire ValleyAline Moreau191.75Châteauroux
BourgogneTiphanie Deschamps181.75Chagny
BrittanyBianca Taillard[3]231.76Châteaubriant
Champagne ArdenneÉmilie Colomb191.72Reims
CorsicaMaría Santa Lucchinacci241.78Ajaccio
Côte d'AzurAudrey Sans201.75Cannes
FlandreÉméné Nyamé191.82Roubaix
Franche-ComtéJohanne Kervella[4]231.70Besançon
GuadeloupeRebecca Erivan181.84Basse-Terre
GuyaneCarmen Prince201.70Remire Montjoly
Île de FrancePauline Righini201.72Puteaux
Languedoc RoussillonCindy Filipiak221.78Perpignan
LimousinChloé Certoux181.78Limoges
Loire ForezLaurienne Perez201.72Saint Étienne
LorraineCamille Cheyere211.79Thionville
MartiniqueLaura Fidi181.77Fort de France
MayotteEsthel Nee201.80Bandrélé
National CapitalSarah Barzyk191.72Paris
New CaledoniaAurelia Morelli201.75Nouméa
NormandyJohanna Moreau241.81Alençon
OrléanaisMaricon Tricot191.76Chartres
Pays de la LoireÉlodie Martineau211.75Auzay
Pays de SavoieWendy Gex191.80Annemasse
PicardyKaty Josse221.69Saint Quentin
Poitou CharentesMathilde Muller191.77Poitiers
ProvenceLaurie Imber191.72Martigues
Quercy RouergueSophie Lopez181.75Figeac
RéunionDelphine Courteaud221.72Saint Denis
Rhône AlpesArmonie Jenton181.74Viriat
St. Pierre & MiquelonCathy Sabarots221.69Saint Pierre
TahitiHinatea Boosie201.70Nuku Hiva

Judges
Member
Line Renaud (president) Actress and singer
Anggun Singer and songwriter
Patrice LeconteDirector
Rachel Legrain-TrapaniMiss France 2007
Benoît PoelvoordeActor
Henri-Jean ServatJournalist
Kenzo TakadaFashion designer

Notes about the contestants
  • Miss Albigeois Midi-Pyrenees, Chloé Mortaud, is American.[5]
  • Miss Brittany, Bianca Taillard, has got Malagasy origins.
  • Miss Flandre, Éméné Nyamé, has got Algerian and Cameroonian origins.[6]
  • Miss Languedoc-Roussillon, Cindy Filipiak, has many titles : 1st runner-up of Miss Montpellier 2006, 2nd runner-up of Miss Canton of Pigan, 1st runner-up of Miss Hérault 2006, Miss Perolls 2007 and Miss Hérault 2007.
  • Miss Martinique, Laura Fidi, has got Senegalese origins.[7]
  • Miss New Caledonia, Aurélia Morelli, has got Corsican, Arabic, Tahitian and Japanese origins.[8]
  • Miss Paris, Sarah Barzyk, is the daughter of Patricia Barzyk, Miss France 1980 and 1st runner-up of Miss World 1980.
  • Miss Franche-Comté, Johanne Kervella, given favorite for this election is not among the 12 semifinalists because it was not the regulatory size (1.70M)

Notes about the placements

Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at international beauty pageants:

Miss Universe
Miss Model of the World
Miss International
Miss World

References
  1. "Une Franco-américaine couronnée Miss France 2009". La Croix. December 9, 2008. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  2. Roquejeoffre, Nicolas; Will, Julien-Thomas (December 2, 2008). "Carole Weyrich en lice pour l'élection de miss France". Colmar.dna.fr. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  3. "Bianca Taillard élue Miss Bretagne à Châteaubriant". Paysdechateaubriand.fr. September 7, 2008. Archived from the original on April 6, 2017. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  4. "Johanne Kervella, élue Miss Franche-Comté". Pleinair.net. August 24, 2008. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  5. "Miss France 2009 est franco-américaine". Libération. December 7, 2008.
  6. Mbouguen, Nkwayep (November 30, 2009). "Emene Nyamé est miss Model of the World 2009". Bonaberi.com. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
  7. Guellil, Alexandre (September 10, 2009). "La Martinique a choisi sa Miss : Laura Fidi élue Miss Martinique 2009". Pourelle.grioo.com. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
  8. "Aurélia Morelli, notre nouvelle Miss Calédonie". 5minutes-caledonie.com. October 12, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2017.
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