Laury Betty Thilleman (born 30 July 1991) is a French journalist, model, TV Host, actress and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss France 2011 on 4 December 2010. She made the top 10 at

Miss Universe 2011 Miss Universe 2011 was the 60th Miss Universe pageant, held at the Credicard Hall in São Paulo, Brazil on September 12, 2011. At the end of the event, Ximena Navarrete of Mexico crowned Leila Lopes of Angola as Miss Universe 2011. It is the f ...

. She graduated from

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Miss France

Thilleman, who stands tall, competed as Miss Bretagne in her country's national beauty pageant, Miss France 2011, held in Caen, where she became the eventual winner of the title, gaining the right to represent France in the

pageant.

Miss Universe

Thilleman was France's contestant in Miss Universe 2011 held in

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(Brazil) and ranked in top 10 (6th runner up), her 2nd runner-up in Miss France pageant, Clémence Olesky (Miss Auvergne) represented France at the Miss World pageant, held in London. In a phone interview with the newspapers ''Première'', she had been asked what she thought about the pageant winner ( Leila Lopes,

Miss Angola Miss Angola is a national beauty pageant in Angola. The pageant was founded in 1997, where the winners were sent to Miss Universe. Miss Angola has produced one Miss Universe winner; Leila Lopes of Benguela Province was crowned Miss Universe ...

), she replied, "''She was the only girl I didn't know very well. We didn't see her much; she was very discreet. She was often in jeans and not wearing makeup. We were all surprised by her win. Many girls made efforts that were not rewarded. I don't know, something is missing in her temperament. The fact that the competition was held in Brazil surely played a role''." Because of this declaration, the ''

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'' made an article considering her words as scandalous, "''offering some nasty, sore loser, sour grapes, culturally imperious comments about Miss Angola''".Washington Post : Miss France speaks out against Miss Angola

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, le 14 septembre 2011

Danse avec les stars

; ''Danse avec les stars'' In 2013, she took part on the fourth season of French show '' Danse avec les stars'' (Dancing with the stars). She finished on seventh place with her dancing partner Maxime Dereymez. On October 26, 2013, they were eliminated finishing 7th out of 10 contestants. She also attended the first Danse avec les stars

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References

External links

Official Laury Thilleman website
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Thilleman, Laury 1991 births Living people Beauty pageant controversies Miss Universe 2011 contestants Miss France winners Actors from Brest, France