Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais is a French

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Nord-Pas-de-Calais Nord-Pas-de-Calais (); pcd, Nord-Pas-Calés); is a former administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it has been part of the new region Hauts-de-France. It consisted of the departments of Nord and Pas-de-Calais. Nord-Pas-de-Cala ...

. Women representing the region under various different titles have competed at Miss France since 1920, although the Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais title was not used regularly until 2010. The current Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais is Agathe Cauet, who was crowned Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais 2022 on 15 October 2022. Three women from Nord-Pas-de-Calais have been crowned Miss France: *

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Results summary

*Miss France:

(2014);

(2015);

(2017) *1st Runner-Up: Catherine Pouchele (1976; Miss Flanders); Catherine Clarysse (1990; Miss Littoral-Nord); Hélène Lantoine (1994; Miss Flanders); Caroline Cléry (1995; Miss Flanders); Agathe Cauet (2022) *2nd Runner-Up: Dany Coutelier (1972; Miss Flanders); Sylvie Wadoux (1981; Miss Côte d'Opale); Nancy Delettrez (1995; Miss Côte d'Opale); Vanessa Agez (1998; Miss Flanders); Aurélie Tuil (2003; Miss Flanders);

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(2012) *3rd Runner-Up: Nadia Kouhen (1973; Miss Flanders); Emmanuelle Jagodsinski (2001; Miss Artois-Hainaut) *4th Runner-Up: Marie-Caroline Delcroix (1975; Miss Côte d'Opale); Caroline Charles (1985; Miss Côte d'Opale); Caroline Charles (1986; Miss Lille-Métropole); Anne Houzé (1997; Miss Hainaut); Élise Duboquet (2000; Miss Flanders); Lætitia Marciniak (2003; Miss Artois-Hainaut) *5th Runner-Up: Brigitte Maréchal (1978; Miss Côte d'Opale) *6th Runner-Up: Patricia Hérin (1978; Miss Flanders); Catherine Dupuy (1979; Miss Côte d'Opale); France Willemyns (2004; Miss Flanders) *Top 12/Top 15: Nathalie Pallardy (1986; Miss Flanders); Nathalie Thibaud (1988; Miss Flanders); Valérie Masquelier (1989; Miss Littoral-Nord); Marjorie Eloy (1991; Miss Littoral-Nord); Charlotte Verpraet (1995; Miss Hainaut); Caroline Lubrez (1996; Miss Hainaut); Jessica Dherbometz (2002; Miss Flanders); Lydie Tison (2002; Miss Artois-Hainaut); Juliette Andry (2005; Miss Flanders); Annabelle Varane (2018); Donatella Meden (2021)

Gallery

File:Maëva Coucke au Tour Auto Optic 2000 (cropped).jpg, Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais 2017 and Miss France 2018

File:Iris Mittenaere 2016.05.07 (cropped).jpg, Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais 2015, Miss France 2016, and Miss Universe 2016

File:Camille Cerf Globes de cristal 2018.jpg, Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais 2014 and Miss France 2015

File:Sophie Garénaux juin 2019.jpg, Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais 2012

Titleholders

Miss Artois

In 1979 and from 1991 to 1994, the

department Department may refer to: * Departmentalization, division of a larger organization into parts with specific responsibility Government and military *Department (administrative division), a geographical and administrative division within a country, ...

Pas-de-Calais Pas-de-Calais (, " strait of Calais"; pcd, Pas-Calés; also nl, Nauw van Kales) is a department in northern France named after the French designation of the Strait of Dover, which it borders. It has the most communes of all the departments ...

competed separately under the title Miss Artois.

Miss Artois-Côte d'Opale

In 1996 and 1997, the department of

competed separately under the title Miss Artois-Côte d'Opale.

Miss Artois-Hainaut

From 1999 to 2009, the region crowned a representative under the title Miss Artois-Hainaut.

Miss Côte d'Opale

From 1973 to 1995, the region crowned a representative under the title Miss Côte d'Opale.

Miss Flanders

From the 1970s to 2000s, the department of

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competed separately under the title Miss Flanders (french: Miss Flandre).

Miss Hainaut

From the 1995 to 1998, the department of

competed separately under the title Miss Hainaut.

Miss Lille

In 1961, 1978, and 1979, the department of

competed separately under the title Miss Lille. In 1976, 1977, 1985, and 1986, the department competed as Miss Lille-Métropole.

Miss Littoral-Nord

From the 1970s to 1990s, the department of

competed separately under the title Miss Littoral-Nord.

Miss Maubeuge

In 1976, the department of

competed separately under the title Miss Maubeuge.

Miss Métropole-Nord

In 1978, the department of

competed separately under the title Miss Métropole-Nord.

Notes

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Nord-Pas-de-Calais, Miss Miss France regional pageants Beauty pageants in France Women in France