Miss France 2017 was the 87th edition of the

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pageant, held on December 17, 2016 at

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. It was the first time that the pageant took place in

and in the

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region. The ceremony was held at

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, and was presented by

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and the national director

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. The winner was Miss

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Alicia Aylies Alicia Aylies (born 21 April 1998) is a French singer, model, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss France 2017. Aylies had previously won Miss French Guiana 2016, becoming the first representative from French Guiana to win Miss Fr ...

, who gave to her region its first ever

title. The winner succeeded

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, Miss France 2016 from

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Results

Placements

Preparation

The 30 contestants,

and the national director

had travelled to

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from November, 23 to December, 1st. The rehearsals took place in

. The theme of the 2017 event was ''Le Noël des Miss'' (The Misses' Christmas). Each round centered around a different theme related to the celebration of Christmas.

Contestants

Ranking

First round

A jury composed of partners (internal and external) of the company

pre-selects 12 young women, during an interview that took place on 15 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.

Last round

Special prizes

Judges

The names of the judges were announced on November, 24 :

Notes about the contestants

* Miss French Guiana, Alicia Aylies, was born in

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. * Miss Île-de-France, Meggy Pyaneeandee, was born in

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from

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parents. * Miss Côte d'Azur, Maria Pavelin, was born in

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. She decided to withdraw because of a job opportunity. Her first runner-up Jade Scotte took over. * Miss Languedoc-Roussillon, Aurore Kichenin, has got Reunionese,

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and

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n origins. * Miss Reunion Island, Ambre Nguyen, has got

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ese origins. * Miss Lorraine, Justine Kamara, has got

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and

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n origins. * Miss Limousin, Romane Komar, has got

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origins. * Miss Pays de Loire, Carla Loones, has got

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and

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origins. * the original Miss Centre, Loire Valley, Margaux Legrand-Guérineau, withdrew from her title for personal reasons. Her first runner-up Cassandre Joris assumed the title. On November, 4, Legrand-Guerineau announced that she was actually dethroned for some photos which were contrary to the rules of the pageant. * The medium age of the contestants is 19,9 and the medium height is 1,75 m / 5 ft 9 in.

National and International placements

wins for the first time ever the

pageant. *

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is placed for fifth consecutive time, for the fifth consecutive time in the top five and for the second consecutive time as second runner-up. *

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is placed for fourth consecutive year. *

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is placed for third consecutive year. *

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and

are placed for second consecutive year. *

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is placed for the first time since the

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pageant. *

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is placed for the first time since the

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pageant. *

is placed for the first time since the

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pageant. * Ile-de-France,

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and

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are placed for the first time since the

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pageant. *Miss Languedoc-Roussillon, Aurore Kichenin placed as a Top 5 Finalist in

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, held in

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References

External links

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