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Top Model (French Season 1)
The first season of ''Top Model'' aired from July to August 2005. The winner of the competition was 20-year-old Alizée Sorel from Switzerland. Contestants ''(ages stated are at start of contest)'' Summaries Call-out order : The contestant was eliminated : The contestant won the competition References {{reflist External links Top Model 2005 M6 Official Site France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ... 2005 French television seasons ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Métropole 6
M6 (), also known as , is the most profitable private national French public television channel and the third most watched television network in the French-speaking world. M6 is the head channel of the M6 Group media empire that owns several TV channels, magazines, publications, movie production and media-related firms etc. It is owned by RTL Group. On 20 May 2021 it was announced that M6 Group, owners of the channel, has proposed a merger with TF1 Group, which owns TF1. On September 16, 2022, it was announced that the merger was officially abandoned. History M6 launched on 1 March 1987 at 11:15 am CET taking the place of TV6. M6's current on-air brand image, introduced in May 2020 suggests that it tailors its service to teenagers and young-adult demographics. Its current programs lineup include: * French TV shows: '' Les Bleus'', ''Scènes de Ménages'', '' Vous les femmes'' * French TV programs : ''Capital'', ''Zone Interdite'', ''Enquête Exclusive'', ''Top Chef, Un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Les Lilas
Les Lilas () is a commune in the northern-eastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. History The commune of Les Lilas (literally "the lilacs") was created on 24 July 1867 by detaching a part of the territory of Romainville and merging it with a part of the territory of Pantin and a part of the territory of Bagnolet. Heraldry Population Transport Les Lilas is served by Mairie des Lilas station on Paris Métro Line 11. Notable residents *It is the home of the exiled royal family of Montenegro. *It is the birthplace of French actress Maïwenn Le Besco, French actor Marc Ruchmann and violinist Guillaume Latour In popular culture Les Lilas is known for the hit 1958 song by Serge Gainsbourg, "Le Poinçonneur des Lilas", about a ticket puncher at the Porte des Lilas Métro station. This Métro station is actually in Paris, one stop away from the Mairie des Lilas Métro station which is in Les Lilas. Education Primary schools: * Thr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Euseigne
Euseigne is a village in the Swiss Alps, located in the canton of Valais. The village is situated in the central part of the canton, in the Val d'Hérens, south of Sion. It belongs to the municipality of Hérémence Euseigne lies at a height of 979 metres above sea level, on the main road connecting Evolène from Sion. The village is well known for the fairy chimney rock formations named ''Pyramides d'Euseigne''. Situation Situated at the split between val d'Hérens and Val d'Hérémence, it belongs to the district of Hérens, in Hérémence commune. Euseigne is at above sea level, on the left bank of the Borgnes river, and the right bank of the Dixence river. The Pyramids The village is famous for its fairy chimney rock formations named ''Pyramides d'Euseigne''. These are small natural reliefs, which are between 10 and 15 meters tall, are crowned by a stone and were formed by the deterioration of moraines. Thanks to their relatively big weight, these blocs protect the pyra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alizée Gaillard
Alizée Gaillard (born 28 April 1985), sometimes credited as Alizée Sorel, is a Haitian-Swiss fashion model. Gaillard began her modeling career in 2005, after winning season one of the French edition of ''America's Next Top Model''. Afterwards, she signed to Elite Model Management. Early years Gaillard was born to a Haitian father and a Swiss mother in Geneva. Gaillard moved to Pétion-Ville in Haiti when she was two months old, and spent her early childhood there until the age of eight, when she moved back to Switzerland with her family. On 15 December 2013, she married American actor Darrin Charles in a ceremony in Los Angeles. Career In 2005, she won the first cycle of ''France's Next Top Model'', promoted by channel M6. Since then, she has worked for Alexander McQueen, L’Oréal, Louis Vuitton, Prada, etc. Gaillard is signed with Elite Model Management Elite Model Management (MM) refers to two independent chain modeling agencies that originated as one in Paris, France ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royan
Royan (; in the Saintongeais dialect; oc, Roian) is a commune and town in the south-west of France, in the department of Charente-Maritime in the Nouvelle-Aquitaine region. Its inhabitants are known as ''Royannais'' and ''Royannaises''. Capital of the Côte de Beauté, Royan is one of the main French Atlantic coastal resort towns, and has five beaches, a marina for over 1,000 boats, and an active fishing port. As of 2013, the population of the greater urban area was 48,982. The town had 18,393 inhabitants in 2015. Royan is located on the peninsula of Arvert, at the mouth of the Gironde estuary on its eastern shore. Royan was once of strategic importance, coveted in particular by the Visigoths and the Vikings. During the Reformation the city became a Protestant stronghold, and was besieged and destroyed by King Louis XIII of France (ruled 1610-43). During the Bourbon Restoration (1814–1830), and especially during the Second Empire (1852–1870), Royan was celebrated for it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pineuilh
Pineuilh (; oc, Pinuelh) is a commune in the Gironde department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ... in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population See also * Communes of the Gironde department References Communes of Gironde {{Gironde-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
3rd Arrondissement Of Paris
The 3rd arrondissement of Paris (''IIIe arrondissement'') is one of the 20 arrondissements (districts) of the capital city of France. In spoken French, this arrondissement is colloquially referred to as the ''"troisième"'' meaning "third" in French. Its postal code is 75003. It is governed locally together with the 1st, 2nd and 4th arrondissement, with which it forms the 1st sector of Paris. The arrondissement, called Temple and situated on the right bank of the River Seine, is the smallest in area after the 2nd arrondissement. The arrondissement contains the northern, quieter part of the medieval district of Le Marais (while the 4th arrondissement contains Le Marais' more lively southern part, notably including the gay district of Paris). History The oldest surviving private house of Paris, built in 1407, is to be found in the 3rd arrondissement, 52 rue de Montmorency. The ancient Jewish quarter, the Pletzl (פלעצל, little place in Yiddish) which dates from the 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brest, France
Brest (; ) is a port city in the Finistère department, Brittany. Located in a sheltered bay not far from the western tip of the peninsula, and the western extremity of metropolitan France, Brest is an important harbour and the second French military port after Toulon. The city is located on the western edge of continental France. With 142,722 inhabitants in a 2007 census, Brest forms Western Brittany's largest metropolitan area (with a population of 300,300 in total), ranking third behind only Nantes and Rennes in the whole of historic Brittany, and the 19th most populous city in France; moreover, Brest provides services to the one million inhabitants of Western Brittany. Although Brest is by far the largest city in Finistère, the ''préfecture'' (regional capital) of the department is the much smaller Quimper. During the Middle Ages, the history of Brest was the history of its castle. Then Richelieu made it a military harbour in 1631. Brest grew around its arsenal unti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vence
Vence (; oc, Vença) is a commune set in the hills of the Alpes Maritimes department in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France, north of Nice and Antibes. Ecclesiastical history The first known Bishop of Vence is Severus, bishop in 439 and perhaps as early as 419. Among others are: Veranus, son of St. Eucherius, Archbishop of Lyon and a monk of Lérins, bishop before 451 and at least until 465; St. Lambert, first a Benedictine monk (died 1154); Cardinal Alessandro Farnese (1505–11). Antoine Godeau, Bishop of Grasse, was named Bishop of Vence in 1638; the Holy See wished to unite the two dioceses. Meeting with opposition from the chapter and the clergy of Vence Godeau left Grasse in 1653, to remain Bishop of Vence, which see he held until 1672. The diocese of Nice now unites the three former Dioceses of Nice, Grasse and Vence. Population Sights Within the historic village, a medieval walled village, there are numerous interesting sights and mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Top Model (France Season 2)
The second season of ''Top Model'' aired on weekdays from October to December 2007, with a total of 41 episodes broadcast. This season follows 14 girls as they compete with each other to become the new face of Dessange Paris for 1 year. Slovak-born model Adriana Karembeu hosted the competition, and the judging panel consisted of Dutch model and journalist Rosalie Afflelou, model scout and agency director Brice Compagnon and fashion designer Benjamin Galopin. The international destinations for this season were London, Milan and Moscow. The winner of the competition was 17-year-old Karen Pillet from Maintenon Maintenon () is a commune in the metropolitan area of Paris, France. It is located southwest of the center of Paris. Maintenon, together with the neighbouring commune of Pierres, form an urban area of 7,075 inhabitants (2017). [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boulogne-Billancourt
Boulogne-Billancourt (; often colloquially called simply Boulogne, until 1924 Boulogne-sur-Seine, ) is a wealthy and prestigious Communes of France, commune in the Parisian area, located from its Kilometre zero, centre. It is a Subprefectures in France, subprefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine Departments of France, department and thus the seat of the larger arrondissement of Boulogne-Billancourt. Boulogne-Billancourt includes two large islands in the Seine: Île Saint-Germain and Île Seguin. With a population of 121,334 as of 2018, it is the most populous commune in Hauts-de-Seine and most populous suburb of Paris, as well as one of the most densely populated municipalities in Europe. Boulogne-Billancourt is one of the wealthiest regions in the Parisian area and in France. Formerly an important industrial site, it has successfully reconverted into business services and is now home to major communication companies headquartered in the Val de Seine Central business district, business ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Villepinte, Seine-Saint-Denis
Villepinte () is a commune in the northeastern suburbs of Paris, France. It is located from the centre of Paris. It is near the Charles de Gaulle Airport. The Parc des Expositions de Villepinte is located in the city. , the city had a population of 36,830. Population Heraldry Transport Villepinte is served by three stations on Paris RER line B: Villepinte, Parc des Expositions, and Vert-Galant. Twin towns – sister cities Villepinte is twinned with: * Schwendi, Germany Notable people *Stella Akakpo, athlete *Lindsay Burlet, handball player *Alou Diarra, footballer *Boukary Dramé, footballer *Alassane També, footballer *Diandra Tchatchouang, basketball player *Ibrahima Traoré, footballer *Saïd Taghmaoui, actor *Taylor Lapilus, mixed martial artist Education The commune has ten preschools (''maternelles''), as well as 11 elementary schools. Secondary schools: *Four junior high schools: Collège Françoise Dolto, Collège Camille Claudel, Collège Jean Jau ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
