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Miss France 1997, the 67th edition of the Miss France pageant, was held on December 13, 1996 at the Futuroscope in
Vienne Vienne (; Poitevin-Saintongeais: ''Viéne'') is a landlocked department in the French region of Nouvelle-Aquitaine. It takes its name from the river Vienne. It had a population of 438,435 in 2019.Futuroscope Congress Palace. Contestants traveled to Saint-Barthelemy for two weeks in November, and they repeated at the Futuroscope two weeks before the pageant and the final competition on December 13, 1996. The event, held at the Futuroscope Congress Palace was broadcast live on
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, with more than ten million viewers. The president of the judging panel was the beautiful Frenchwoman Christiane Martel Aleman, who had been Miss Cinémonde 1953 and
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, as well as a leading actress in
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in the 1960s. The winner was Patricia Spehar of
Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
was crowned Miss France 1997 by the outgoing title-holder Laure Belleville of
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, Miss France 1996. She has represented France at Miss Universe 1997 but unplaced. She also placed in top 15 at
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. The first runner up, Marie Borg, has finished 1st runner-up at
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Results


Placements


Contestants

The 44 Miss France 1997 contestants were: *
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- Elsa Mazzia * - Lara Maringer *
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- Sandrine Hamidi * - Maylis Ondicola * Artois- Côte d'Opale - Virginie Tellier * - Catherine Sarret *
Béarn The Béarn (; ; oc, Bearn or ''Biarn''; eu, Bearno or ''Biarno''; or ''Bearnia'') is one of the traditional provinces of France, located in the Pyrenees mountains and in the plain at their feet, in southwest France. Along with the three Bas ...
- Anne-Sophie Vigno *
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- Barbara Niewidtzala * - Severine Andre * - Stéphanie Sevat * - Carole Roudeillac * Camargue - Sandrine Montagud * - Nathalie Frère * Charentes Poitou - Nancy Bourgeix *
Comminges The Comminges (; Occitan/ Gascon: ''Comenge'') is an ancient region of southern France in the foothills of the Pyrenees, corresponding closely to the arrondissement of Saint-Gaudens in the department of Haute-Garonne. This natural region is norma ...
- Carine Vincent * - Delphine Cheuva *
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- Sarah Sumfleth * - Delphine Pequignet * - Sabine Alves de Puga * - Patricia Sellin * Hainaut - Caroline Lubrez *
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- Audrey Legros * - Carole Pages * - Stéphanie Leroy * - Manuela Pereira * - Angélique Sage *
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- Angélique Monnier * - Marianne Samson * - Mélanie Muller * - Patricia Spehar * Pays d'Ain - Carine Boirot * - Céline Bourban *
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- Séverine Martin * Pays du Velay - Amélie Fournel * Périgord - Caren Claret * - Magalie Lherminier * - Pascale Delzenne * Quercy - Delphine Verdié * - Fabienne Sabrimoutou * - Delphine Brossard *
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- Cévennes - Aurore Pecrix * St-Étienne-
Loire The Loire (, also ; ; oc, Léger, ; la, Liger) is the longest river in France and the 171st longest in the world. With a length of , it drains , more than a fifth of France's land, while its average discharge is only half that of the Rhône ...
- Christelle Arcis *
Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and from Par ...
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- Marie Borg * Touraine-Soulogne - Murielle Hoarau


Ranking


First round

Order of announcement of the 12 semifinalists:


Second round

Order of announcement of the 5 finalists:


Judges


Notes about the placements

*
Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
wins for the thirteenth time in the Miss France pageant after eleven years drought. *
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is placed for third consecutive year. *
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, Charentes Poitou, Hainaut and
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are placed for second consecutive year. *
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is placed for the first time since the Miss France 1991 pageant. * Aquitaine,
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Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
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are placed for the first time since the Miss France 1995 pageant. *
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are placed for the first time.


Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at international beauty pageants: ;
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- Patricia Spehar ** (
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- Marie Borg ''(2nd Runner-up)'' ** (
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Paris Paris () is the capital and most populous city of France, with an estimated population of 2,165,423 residents in 2019 in an area of more than 105 km² (41 sq mi), making it the 30th most densely populated city in the world in 2020. S ...
- Patricia Spehar ''(Top 15)'' ** (
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* {{Miss France regions 1996 beauty pageants 1996 in France Miss France Poitiers December 1996 events in Europe