Diane Leyre (born 10 July 1997) is a French model, radio personality, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned

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. She had previously been crowned Miss Île-de-France 2021 and Miss Paris 2021, and is the sixteenth woman from

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to win

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. Since August 2022, Leyre has been a cohost on the

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daily morning show ''Le Morning sans filtre'', with Guillaume Genton and Fabien Delettres.

Early life and education

Leyre was born in

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to parents André and Sabine Leyre. Her father is a

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from

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for the better opportunities, while her mother is a former flight attendant. She has an elder brother, while she is also the cousin of Illana Barry, who was crowned Miss Languedoc-Roussillon 2020 and competed at

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. Leyre moved out of her family home at age 17, living in a

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in the same

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as her parents, while working to pay her rent. After graduating with her ''

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'' in economics and social sciences with honors, Leyre completed one year of law school before moving to

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to enroll in

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, later graduating with a

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degree. At the time of her enrollment, Leyre spoke only minimal

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and

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, but later became fluent in both languages. After graduating, Leyre settled in Paris and began working with the real estate development company Jadley, based in the 7th arrondissement.

Pageantry

Miss Île-de-France

Leyre began her pageantry career in 2021, after registering as a contestant in Miss Paris 2021. She opted to compete after seeing her cousin Illana Barry compete at

, and amidst encouragement from friends. She ultimately went on to win the title, which qualified her to compete in Miss Île-de-France 2021. Leyre crowned Océane Bobèche as her successor at Miss Paris 2022 on 21 June 2022. Leyre later competed in Miss Île-de-France 2021 as well on 3 October 2021, and won the title. As Miss Île-de-France, she received the right to represent the region at

. Leyre crowned Adèle Bonnamour as her successor at Miss Île-de-France 2022, on 22 October 2022.

Miss France

Miss France 2022 was held on 11 December 2021 at the Zénith de Caen in

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as an accessory for her regional costume, and for stumbling on stage in her evening gown. At the end of the pageant, Leyre was declared the winner, being crowned by outgoing titleholder

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, becoming the sixteenth woman from Île-de-France to win the title. As Miss France, Leyre was awarded a number of prizes and rewards, including more than €57,000 in gifts from sponsors, a year-long residence in a luxury

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apartment, and an undisclosed monthly salary the equivalent of a

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in France. After winning the title, Leyre was given the opportunity to appear at numerous events in France and internationally. Among these events included being a contestant in '' Fort Boyard'', a guest at the

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and

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, and working as a promotional model in cities such as

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. In August 2022, Leyre became a cohost on the

daily morning show ''Le Morning sans filtre'', with Guillaume Genton and Fabien Delettres. Leyre was originally set to represent France at either

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, but was replaced by Floriane Bascou, her first runner-up, and

Clémence Botino Clémence Botino (born 22 January 1997) is a French beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss France 2020. She represented France at Miss Universe 2021, where she placed in the top ten. Early life and education Passionate about fashion, ...

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, respectively, at the two competitions. Leyre released a statement stating that she would not compete internationally as she did not have enough time to prepare for the pageants, due to her schedule as the incumbent Miss France titleholder. Leyre completed her reign as Miss France on 17 December 2022 at

Miss France 2023 Miss France 2023 was the 93rd edition of the Miss France pageant. The competition was held on 17 December 2022 at M.A.CH 36 in Châteauroux, Centre-Val de Loire. Diane Leyre of Île-de-France crowned Indira Ampiot of Guadeloupe as her successo ...

, where she crowned Indira Ampiot of

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as her successor.

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