Miss New Caledonia (french: Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie) is a French
beauty pageant
A beauty pageant is a competition that has traditionally focused on judging and ranking the physical attributes of the contestants. Pageants have now evolved to include inner beauty, with criteria covering judging of personality, intelligence, ...
which selects a representative for the
Miss France
Miss (pronounced ) is an English language honorific typically used for a girl, for an unmarried woman (when not using another title such as " Doctor" or "Dame"), or for a married woman retaining her maiden name. Originating in the 17th century, i ...
national competition from the ''
sui generis''
overseas collectivity
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of
New Caledonia
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. The first Miss New Caledonia was crowned in 1952, although the pageant was not held regularly until 1980. Until 2007, the competition was known as Miss Caledonia (french: Miss Calédonie).
The current Miss New Caledonia is Emma Grousset, who was crowned Miss New Caledonia 2023 on 15 September 2023. One woman from New Caledonia has been crowned Miss France:
*Pascale Taurua, who was crowned Miss France 1978, although she later resigned the title
Results summary
*Miss France: Pascale Taurua (1977)
*1st Runner-Up: Vahinerii Requillart (2007)
*2nd Runner-Up: Nadine Guillerme (1980)
*3rd Runner-Up: Gisèle Maui (1985)
*6th Runner-Up: Emmanuelle Darman (2005); Mondy Laigle (2014)
Titleholders
Miss Caledonia
Until 2007, the pageant was known by the name Miss Caledonia (french: Miss Calédonie).
Notes
References
External links
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Miss France regional pageants
Beauty pageants in France
Women in New Caledonia