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Miss Réunion
Miss Réunion is a French beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the overseas region of Réunion. The competition was first held in 1957, but was not organized regularly until 1974. The current Miss Réunion is Mélanie Odules, who was crowned Miss Réunion 2023 on 26 August 2023. Two women from Réunion have been crowned Miss France: *Monique Uldaric, who was crowned Miss France 1976 * Valérie Bègue, who was crowned Miss France 2008 Results summary *Miss France: Monique Uldaric (1975); Valérie Bègue (2007) *1st Runner-Up: Joëlle Ramyead (1986) *2nd Runner-Up: Évelyne Pongérard (1976); Kelly Hoarau (1977); Isabelle Jacquemart (1978); Corine Lauret (1994); Raïssa Boyer (2006); Marie Payet Marie Payet (born 17 August 1992 in Réunion) is a French singer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Réunion 2011 and second runner-up in Miss France 2012, behind Delphine Wespiser. She went on to place ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beauty Pageant
A beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, talent, character, and charitable involvement, through private interviews with judges and answers to public on-stage questions. The term beauty pageant refers originally to the Big Four international beauty pageants. Pageant titles are subdivided into Miss, Mrs. or Ms., and Teen – to clearly identify the difference between pageant divisions. Hundreds and thousands of beauty contests are held annually, but the Big Four are considered the most prestigious, widely covered and broadcast by media. For example, ''The Wall Street Journal'', BBC News, CNN, Xinhua News Agency, and global news agencies such as Reuters, Associated Press and Agence France-Presse collectively refer to the four major pageants as "Big Four" namely: Miss Universe, Mi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
