Élodie Gossuin (born 15 December 1980) is a French

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titleholder, model,

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and television presenter, columnist and regional politician. She was elected Miss Picardy 2000, Miss France 2001 (she is the 72nd Miss France), and Miss Europe 2001. She was the French voting spokesperson in the

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from 2016 to 2018 and again in 2022. She also co-hosted the

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held in

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Early life and education

Élodie Gossuin was born in

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in the department of

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to Lysiane Triquet and Yves Gossuin, she has a siste

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in the region of

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, a village about 10 kilometers east of the city of

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in the department of

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. In her teens, she won several local beauty contests. While training to be a nurse, she obtained her final high school exam in the science field with the

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option. She then studied at the Faculté de Médecine of

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and then studied in a nursing school.

Miss France and Miss Europe

She won the Miss Picardy beauty contest in November 2000, which qualified her to compete for the

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2001 title in

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on 9 December 2000, broadcast directly on TF1 with an audience of 14 million viewers. She won that contest and as a result received considerable press coverage. Her Miss France runners-up were: * 1st runner-up: Stéphanie Faby (Miss Corsica) * 2nd runner-up: Marine Clouet (Miss Poitou) * 3rd runner-up: Nawal Benhlal (Miss Lyons) * 4th runner-up: Élise Duboquet (Miss Flanders) * 5th runner-up: Carine Bedoya (Miss Midi-Pyrénées) * 6th runner-up: Estelle Rouquette (Miss Cévennes) For one year, Gossuin travelled in France with

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, president of the Miss France committee. She was ranked in the Top 10 at the

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contest in

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. She then won the

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2001 contest in

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, and then began working as a model and making publicity appearances. Her Miss Europe runners-up were: * 1st runner-up: Adriana Gerczew (

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) * 2nd runner-up: Karla Milinović (

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) * 3rd runner-up: Hatice Şendil (

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) * 4th runner-up: Verónica Martín (Spain) In 2003, she became the spokesmodel for the brand Lucie Saint-Clair, an international hairdresser. That same year, her fan club and her official website were created. Since September 2010, she has been the representative in Europe of Royal Extension, a brand of

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Politics

In 2003, Gossuin embarked on a political career. She was elected in

on the list of UDF- UMP party led by

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, and became a Regional Councillor in her native

region on 28 March 2004. Her work and attendance at the Regional Council earned her the recognition of her political opponents. Standing at seventh position in the list of the presidential majority led by

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during the regional elections of 2010, she temporarily lost her mandate for a few months, but returned to the Regional Council after the resignation of Édouard Courtial on 14 October 2010.

Television presenter

Since 2005 Gossuin has presented seasons of the program ''Miss Swan'' on TF6. In 2006, she became a columnist for the magazine ''Public'' and the program ''Morning café'' on M6. In March 2007, she joined the channel

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and became a contributor to the program ''Un Max de services''. from April 2004 until October 2011 she was part of the team of contributors to the program ''Touche pas à mon poste !'' presented by

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. On 5 December 2010 Gossuin and Jacky presented the Miss Nationale 2011 contest, a new initiative created by

. The program was also broadcast on channel BFM TV. In 2011, she co-hosted with

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the program ''Ça va mieux en le disant'' on

. Since October 2012, she presents on the same channel ''Un coach pour changer ma vie'', a controversial program about therapeutic efficacy. In 2012, she was a contributor to the program ''Faut pas rater ça !'' still on the same channel. On 29 April 2016, she was announced to be France's spokesperson for the

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. Her off-key interpretation of part of the French entry that year went viral on social media and became the subject of numerous video mash-ups and memes. She returned as France's spokesperson for the

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, and presented the French points again in

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. In 2021, she was a member of the jury to help select France's entry for the

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. Gossuin was selected to act as co-presenter of the

in Paris alongside '' Fort Boyard'' host

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and former Junior Eurovision participant

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. In 2022, she became the French spokesperson once again and presented the votes of the French jury in the

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Radio presenter

In March 2011, she joined the morning team of the radio program ''Manu à la radio !'' on NRJ co-hosted by

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and replaced her during her maternity leave. Gossuin also co-hosted from August 2011 to June 2012 the program ''Manu dans le 6/9!'' on the same radio station.

Television contestant

Gossuin has regularly participated at the game show ''Mot de passe'' hosted by

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. She participated at the first season of ''

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'' in 2004 where she was ranked third, staying ten weeks and earning €150,000 for her association. She participated ten times at '' Fort Boyard'', in 2001, 2003, 2008 (with her husband), 2009, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2018, 2019 and 2021, to raise funds for associations. She also participated in the program ''Incroyables Expériences'' broadcast on 27 February 2010 on

. She participated on 17 December 2011 at a prime time of the program ''N'oubliez pas les paroles'' hosted by

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on the same channel. With

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, she earned €50,000 for the association "Vaincre la musoviscidose". She participated at ''Qui veut gagner des millions ?'' (French version of ''

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'') in August 2012 on TF1. In 2013, she regularly participates in the game show ''Tout le monde aime la France'' hosted by Sandrine Quétier on the same channel.

Personal life

Élodie Gossuin married the model Bertrand Lacherie on 1 July 2006 in

. She added his family name attached to hers (Gossuin-Lacherie). She gave birth on 21 December 2007 to twins, a boy and a girl named Jules and Rose. She announced on 29 May 2013 on her Twitter account that she was expecting her third child, but then announced on 23 July that she was again expecting twins. She gave birth on 11 October 2013 to her second set of twins, a girl and a boy named Joséphine and Léonard.

Books

*Élodie Gossuin, ''Mes rêves, mes passions, mes espoirs'', Éditions Michel Lafon, 2004.

References

External links

Élodie Gossuin's website
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