Laetitia Sauzier (née Darche, born 22 June 1991) is a Belgian born

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model of Belgian and Mauritian descent. She was the winner of the

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2010 beauty pageant.

Early life

Born in

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to Belgian father Michel and

mother Jacqueline, Darche spent her first three years of life in Mauritius. Her family then moved to Spain for ten years and to

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for the next five, where she would enjoy visiting her grandmother Rachelle in Jodoigne. Darche speaks

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, Spanish,

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and

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. She started her modeling career at age 16 and participated in ''Elite Model Look Mauritius 2009'', where she obtained the ''Prix spécial du jury'' and finished second overall. Prior to competing in Miss Mauritius, Darche was pursuing a

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and

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at Paris-Sorbonne University and worked as a model doing photo shoots in France.

Miss Mauritius 2010

Darche competed as one of 14 finalists in her

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's national beauty pageant, ''Miss Mauritius'', held on 25 September 2010 in Bel Ombre, where she became the eventual winner of the title, gaining the right to represent

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and

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Miss Universe 2011

Time magazine reckoned the dress worn by Laetitia Darche, as one of the worst for the Miss Universe 2011 competition. Time magazine described it as toilet paper for the curtains hanging on her arms.

Personal life

Laetitia Darche married Maxime Sauzier on 3 August 2012 at Cap Malheureux. Her wedding dress was made by famous Mauritian stylist/designer Alexandra Juglall, who did a unique model for this occasion. The wedding seems to have ended however.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Darche, Laetitia 1991 births Living people People from Uccle Belgian female models Mauritian female models Mauritian beauty pageant winners Miss Universe 2011 contestants Belgian people of Mauritian descent Paris-Sorbonne University alumni Belgian expatriates in Spain Belgian expatriates in France Mauritian expatriates in Spain Mauritian expatriates in France