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Miss France 2011
Miss France 2011, the 64th Miss France pageant was held on 4 December 2010 at Zénith de Caen in Caen. Laury Thilleman of Brittany Brittany (; french: link=no, Bretagne ; br, Breizh, or ; Gallo: ''Bertaèyn'' ) is a peninsula, historical country and cultural area in the west of modern France, covering the western part of what was known as Armorica during the period ... was crowned the winner. External linksOfficial Website {{Miss France regions Miss France 2010 in France 2010 beauty pageants Caen December 2010 events in France ...
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Laury Thilleman
Laury Betty Thilleman (born 30 July 1991) is a French journalist, model, TV Host, actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss France 2011 on 4 December 2010. She made the top 10 at Miss Universe 2011. She graduated from ESC Bretagne Brest. Miss France Thilleman, who stands tall, competed as Miss Bretagne in her country's national beauty pageant, Miss France 2011, held in Caen, where she became the eventual winner of the title, gaining the right to represent France in the Miss Universe 2011 pageant. Miss Universe Thilleman was France's contestant in Miss Universe 2011 held in São Paulo (Brazil) and ranked in top 10 (6th runner up), her 2nd runner-up in Miss France pageant, Clémence Olesky (Miss Auvergne) represented France at the Miss World pageant, held in London. In a phone interview with the newspapers ''Première'', she had been asked what she thought about the pageant winner ( Leila Lopes, Miss Angola), she replied, "''She was the only girl I didn't k ...
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Miss New Caledonia
Miss New Caledonia (french: Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie) is a French beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the '' sui generis'' overseas collectivity of New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of New Caledonia , map_caption = Location of New Caledonia , mapsize = 290px , subdivision_type = Sovereign st .... The first Miss New Caledonia was crowned in 1952, although the pageant was not held regularly until 1980. Until 2007, the competition was known as Miss Caledonia (french: Miss Calédonie). The current Miss New Caledonia is Emma Grousset, who was crowned Miss New Caledonia 2023 on 15 September 2023. One woman from New Caledonia has been crowned Miss France: *Pascale Taurua, who was crowned Miss France 1978, although she later resigned the title Results summary *Miss France: Pascale Taurua (1977) *1st Runner-Up: Vahiner ...
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2010 In France
This article lists events from the year 2010 in France. Incumbents * President – Nicolas Sarkozy * Prime Minister – François Fillon Events January * 10 January – Referendum in Martinique and French Guiana. February * 12 to 28 February – During Olympic Games in Vancouver, the French team wins 11 medals: **Gold medals ***Vincent Jay ***Jason Lamy-Chappuis **Silver medals ***Déborah Anthonioz ***Martin Fourcade ***biathlon women team (Marie-Laure Brunet, Sylvie Becaert, Marie Dorin and Sandrine Bailly) **Bronze medals *** Marie Dorin *** Tony Ramoin ***Marie-Laure Brunet ***Vincent Jay *** Marion Josserand *** Mathieu Bozzetto * 28 February – The storm Xynthia kills at least 51 people, with 12 more said to be missing. March * 14 to 21 March – Regionales elections. * 12 to 21 March: In the 2010 Winter Paralympics France wins 6 medals. April May June * 6 June – The 2010 French Open tennis tournament concludes at Stade Roland Garros, with Rafael Nadal wi ...
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Miss France
Miss (pronounced ) is an English language honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as "Doctor" or "Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her maiden name. Originating in the 17th century, it is a contraction of ''mistress''. Its counterparts are Mrs., used for a married women who has taken her husband's name, and Ms., which can be used for married or unmarried women. The plural ''Misses'' may be used, such as in ''The Misses Doe''. The traditional French "Mademoiselle" (abbreviation "Mlle") may also be used as the plural in English language conversation or correspondence. In Australian, British, and Irish schools the term 'miss' is often used by pupils in addressing any female teacher. Use alone as a form of address ''Miss'' is an honorific for addressing a woman who is not married, and is known by her maiden name. It is a shortened form of ''mistress'', and departed from ''misses/missus'' which became used to signify mari ...
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Miss France 2012
Miss France 2012 was the 82nd Miss France pageant, held in Brest,_France, Brest on 3 December 2011. Miss France 2012, Laury Thilleman of Brittany crowned her successor Delphine Wespiser of Alsace at the end of the event. It was the first time that the pageant took place in Brest,_France, Brest and in the Brittany (administrative region), Brittany region. It was presented by the national director Sylvie Tellier and Jean-Pierre Foucault for the 17th consecutive year. The event was broadcast live by TF1. The winner was Miss Alsace, Delphine Wespiser, who gave to her region its sixth Miss France title. Results Preparation The 33 contestants, Laury Thilleman and the national director Sylvie Tellier had travelled to Cancun, in Mexico from November, 3 to November, 12. The rehearsals took place in Brest,_France, Brest. Contestants Ranking First round A jury composed of partners (internal and external) of the company Miss France pre-selects 12 young women, during an interview ...
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Miss France 2010
Miss France 2010, the 63rd Miss France pageant, was held in Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur on December 5, 2009. Malika Ménard of Normandy was crowned Miss France 2010 by the outgoing titleholder Chloé Mortaud of Albigeois Midi-Pyrénées, who was 5th runner-up at Miss Universe 2009 and 3rd runner-up at Miss World 2009. For the first time since 1987, Miss France was chosen by viewer voting, after the five finalists had been announced during the live broadcast. Only the judges had selected the five finalists out of the top twelve. The 37 contestants traveled to Martinique for fashion shoots, videos and interviews, from 13 to 21 November. Results Places Order of announcements Top 12 *1. Rhône Alpes *2. Champagne Ardenne *3. Orléanais *4. Brittany *5. Quercy Rouergue *6. Normandy *7. Mayotte *8. Provence *9. French Guiana *10. Côte d'Azur *11. Limousin *12. Pays de Savoie Top 5 *1. Normandy *2. Provence *3. Quercy Rouergue *4. Rhône Alpes *5. Brittany Preliminary ...
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Lorraine
Lorraine , also , , ; Lorrain: ''Louréne''; Lorraine Franconian: ''Lottringe''; german: Lothringen ; lb, Loutrengen; nl, Lotharingen is a cultural and historical region in Northeastern France, now located in the administrative region of Grand Est. Its name stems from the medieval kingdom of Lotharingia, which in turn was named after either Emperor Lothair I or King Lothair II. Lorraine later was ruled as the Duchy of Lorraine before the Kingdom of France annexed it in 1766. From 1982 until January 2016, Lorraine was an administrative region of France. In 2016, under a reorganisation, it became part of the new region Grand Est. As a region in modern France, Lorraine consisted of the four departments Meurthe-et-Moselle, Meuse, Moselle and Vosges (from a historical point of view the Haute-Marne department is located in the region), containing 2,337 communes. Metz is the regional prefecture. The largest metropolitan area of Lorraine is Nancy, which had developed for centu ...
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Flag Of Lorraine
A flag is a piece of fabric (most often rectangular or quadrilateral) with a distinctive design and colours. It is used as a symbol, a signalling device, or for decoration. The term ''flag'' is also used to refer to the graphic design employed, and flags have evolved into a general tool for rudimentary signalling and identification, especially in environments where communication is challenging (such as the maritime environment, where semaphore is used). Many flags fall into groups of similar designs called flag families. The study of flags is known as "vexillology" from the Latin , meaning "flag" or "banner". National flags are patriotic symbols with widely varied interpretations that often include strong military associations because of their original and ongoing use for that purpose. Flags are also used in messaging, advertising, or for decorative purposes. Some military units are called "flags" after their use of flags. A ''flag'' (Arabic: ) is equivalent to a brigade in ...
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French Guiana
French Guiana ( or ; french: link=no, Guyane ; gcr, label=French Guianese Creole, Lagwiyann ) is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department/region and single territorial collectivity of France on the northern Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of South America in the Guianas. It borders Brazil to the east and south and Suriname to the west. With a land area of , French Guiana is the second-largest Regions of France, region of France (more than one-seventh the size of Metropolitan France) and the largest Special member state territories and the European Union, outermost region within the European Union. It has a very low population density, with only . (Its population is less than that of Metropolitan France.) Half of its 294,436 inhabitants in 2022 lived in the metropolitan area of Cayenne, its Prefectures in France, capital. 98.9% of the land territory of French Guiana is covered by forests, a large part of which is Old-growth forest, primeval Tropical r ...
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Flag Of French Guiana
The official flag of French Guiana, an overseas region and department of France located in South America, is the French flag. The local government also uses a white logo-flag depicting the silhouette of the French Guiana map and four arrows that reference the Maroon people. Flag Ordeal The green and yellow diagonal flag that is commonly used to represent French Guiana actually has no official status. The flag divides diagonally with green in the upper fly and yellow in the lower hoist and bears a red five pointed star in the center. Green represents the forests, Yellow represents gold and other minerals of the region, the red star represents socialism. This flag was unilaterally adopted by the general council (departmental council) of the overseas department of French Guiana on 29 January 2010, as a flag for the department of French Guiana. This was not recognized by the superior regional council. Both councils were disbanded in late 2015 and replaced by the French Guiana Asse ...
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Miss Île-de-France
Miss Île-de-France is a French beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the region of Île-de-France. Women representing the region under various different titles have competed at Miss France since 1930, although the Miss Île-de-France title was not used regularly until 1984. The current Miss Île-de-France is Adèle Bonnamour, who was crowned Miss Île-de-France 2022 on 22 October 2022. Sixteen women from Île-de-France have been crowned Miss France, the most of any region: *Jacqueline Bertin-Lequien, who was crowned Miss France 1933, competing as Miss Paris *Simone Barillier, who was crowned Miss France 1934, competing as Miss Paris *Gisèle Préville, who was crowned Miss France 1935, competing as Miss Paris, following the resignation of the original winner *Ginette Catriens, who was crowned Miss France 1939 *Jacqueline Donny, who was crowned Miss France 1948, competing as Miss Paris *Juliette Figueras, who was crowned Miss Fra ...
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Flag Of Brittany (Gwenn Ha Du)
The flag of Brittany ( br, Banniel Breiz; french: Drapeau de la Bretagne), a region in the northwest of France, is called the ''Gwenn-ha-du,'' pronounced , which means ''white and black'', in Breton (French ''blanc et noir''). The flag was designed in 1923 by Morvan Marchal. It is also unofficially used in the department of Loire-Atlantique, although this now belongs to the Pays de la Loire and not to the region of Brittany, as the territory of Loire-Atlantique is historically part of the province of Brittany. Nantes (), its prefecture, was once one of the two capital cities of Brittany. Overview The dimensions of the flag are not fixed and may vary from to . The flag is the official banner of the region of Brittany. It is a symbol of the Breton identity used by Bretons in and outside of Brittany. For years the authorities considered the flag as a separatist symbol, but the attitude has now changed and the flag, no longer having any political connotations, may appear everywh ...
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