Miss France 2020 was the 90th edition of the

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pageant, held on 14 December 2019 at the

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crowned her successor Clémence Botino of Guadeloupe by the end of the event. She represented

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, placing in the top 10. The competition was hosted by

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, Sylvie Tellier, and Miss France 2019

, with performances by

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and Chaves. Footballer Amandine Henry served as the jury president.

Background

On 11 April 2019, it was confirmed by the Miss France Organisation that the 2020 edition of the Miss France competition will be held on 14 December 2019 at Le Dôme in

. While the

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of Saint Martin- Saint Barthelemy and

Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saint Pierre and Miquelon (), officially the Territorial Collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon (french: link=no, Collectivité territoriale de Saint-Pierre et Miquelon ), is a self-governing territorial overseas collectivity of France in t ...

typically alternate appearances at Miss France each year, Saint Pierre and Miquelon withdrew their participation due to a lack of local candidates; Saint Martin-Saint Barthélemy were thus invited in their place, allowing them to compete twice in a row. For this edition's trip abroad, the delegates traveled to

in French Polynesia, where they took part in a variety of events, until returning to Marseille to begin rehearsals.

Results

Special awards

Scoring

Preliminaries

A jury composed of partners (internal and external) of the Miss France Committee selected fifteen delegates during an interview that took place on 11 December to advance to the semifinals. This was the first time the amount of semifinalists increased from twelve to fifteen.

Top fifteen

In the top fifteen, a 50/50 split vote between the official jury and voting public selected five delegates to advance to the top five. Each delegate was awarded an overall score of 1 to 15 from the jury and public, and the five delegates with the highest combined scores advanced to the top five. The girls with the sixth and seventh highest combined scores were afterwards designated as the fifth and sixth runners-up, respectively, despite not advancing in the competition.

Top five

In the top five, public voting determined which delegate is declared Miss France.

Pageant

Format

On 19 September 2019, it was announced that the theme for the 2020 competition would be "The Misses' World Tour," with competition rounds inspired by international destinations. Finals night featured a performance by British singer

, making this his second time performing at Miss France after doing so at the 2010 competition. The thirty contestants were initially divided into three groups of ten, with each group taking part in an initial presentation round. The three presentation rounds were themed after travel to the United Kingdom and

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, Russia, and Spain and

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s, respectively. Afterwards, the thirty contestants competed in the one-piece swimsuit round, inspired by travel to the United States and the

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, followed by an evening gown round themed after travel to Japan. After this, the top fifteen were announced. After the selection of the top fifteen, the semifinalists competed in a two-piece swimsuit round themed after their overseas trip to French Polynesia, featuring a guest appearance from Miss France 2019

. After the two-piece swimsuit round, the top five were announced. The top five then competed in a fashion presentation round, themed after travel to Africa.

Judges

* Amandine Henry (jury president) – footballer * Laëtitia Milot – actress *

Christophe Michalak Christophe Michalak (; born 22 July 1973) is a French Master Pâtissier (pastry chef), author and television presenter. Biography Michalak was born in Senlis, France. Michalak has stated that as a young child, he originally wanted to become an arc ...

– pastry chef, author, and television host *

Slimane Nebchi Slimane Nebchi (born 13 October 1989), known professionally by the mononym Slimane (), is a French male singer and songwriter. Nebchi won season 5 '' The Voice: la plus belle voix'' in 2016, and has since released a debut album and nine singles ...

– singer *

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– singer *

Mareva Galanter Mareva Galanter (born 4 February 1979) is a French singer, actress and former beauty queen. Galanter won the 1998 "Miss World Islands" and then the 1998 "Miss Tahiti" beauty contest that allowed her to compete for the Miss France 1999 crown, whic ...

– singer, actress, and Miss France 1999 from

Denis Brogniart Denis Brogniart (; born 12 June 1967 in Dijon) is a French sport journalist and television host. He presents the show ''Koh-Lanta'' since 2002 and Formula One racing on TF1 with Marion Jollès Grosjean. Personal life Married in 2007 with Horte ...

– television host and journalist

Contestants

The 30 delegates have been selected.

Notes

References

External links

* {{Miss France December 2019 events in France Miss France 2019 beauty pageants Beauty pageants in France Entertainment events in France Competitions in France