Miss France 2012 was the 82nd Miss France pageant, held in Brest on 3 December 2011. Miss France 2012,

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of Brittany crowned her successor

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of Alsace at the end of the event. It was the first time that the pageant took place in Brest and in the Brittany region. It was presented by the national director

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and

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for the 17th consecutive year. The event was broadcast live by

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. The winner was Miss Alsace,

, who gave to her region its sixth Miss France title.

Results

Preparation

The 33 contestants,

and the national director

had travelled to Cancun, in Mexico from November, 3 to November, 12. The rehearsals took place in Brest.

Contestants

Ranking

First round

A jury composed of partners (internal and external) of the company Miss France pre-selects 12 young women, during an interview that took place on 1 December.

Second round

The 50% jury and the 50% public choose the five candidates who can still be elected. A ranking of 1 to 12 is established for each of the two parties. In the event of a tie, the jury's ranking prevails : it explains the Top 5 placement of Miss Provence instead of Miss Martinique.

Last round

Only the audience can choose the winner and her runners-up by voting.

Special prizes

Judges

Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at international beauty pageants: ;

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: Alsace –

** ( Ordos City, ) ; Miss Universe *

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–

Marie Payet Marie Payet (born 17 August 1992 in Réunion) is a French singer, model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Réunion 2011 and second runner-up in Miss France 2012, behind Delphine Wespiser. She went on to place in the top ten ...

''(Top 10)'' ** ( Las Vegas, ) ;Miss Supranational *

: Provence – Solène Froment ''(Top 20)'' ** ( Warsaw, )

References

External links

* {{Miss France 2011 in France December 2011 events in France Miss France 2011 beauty pageants Brest, France