Miss France 2016 was the 86th

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pageant, held in

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on 19 December 2015.

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crowned her successor

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at the end of the event. This was the third back-to-back in Miss France history after 1948-1950 and 1989-1990. Mittenaere represented France at

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, where she was crowned the winner. The theme of the event was "the dream", it was presented by the national director

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and Jean-Pierre Foucault for the 21st consecutive year. The event was broadcast live by TF1.

Results

Placements

Preparation

The 31 contestants,

and the national director

had travelled to

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from November, 22 to November, 29. The rehearsals took place in

Pageant

The theme of the 2016 event was "The Dream". The rounds centered around the dreams of former Miss France winners. *Presentation round, group 1: Pirates (dream of Miss France 2011,

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) *Presentation round, group 2: Animals (dream of Miss France 2012,

Delphine Wespiser Delphine Wespiser (born 3 January 1992) is a French model, television presenter and politician. She is a beauty pageant titleholder who was elected Miss Haut-Rhin 2011, Miss Alsace 2011 and Miss France 2012. Biography Delphine Wespiser is from ...

) *Presentation round, group 3: Sports (dream of Miss France 2006,

Alexandra Rosenfeld Alexandra Rosenfeld (born 23 November 1986) was elected Miss France in 2006. Representing the region of Languedoc, she succeeded Cindy Fabre as the 77th Miss France on 3 December 2005. Early life and education Alexandra Rosenfeld was born i ...

) *Regional costumes: Toys (dream of Miss France 2014,

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) *Swimwear: Superheroes (dream of Miss France 2013,

Marine Lorphelin Marine Lorphelin (born 16 March 1993) is a French model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss France 2013 on 8 December 2012, representing the region of Burgundy and then represented France at Miss World 2013 and placed 1st runner u ...

) *Announcement of top 12 *Top 12 long gown: Divas (dream of Miss France 2009,

Chloé Mortaud Chloè Mortaud (born 19 September 1989, Lisieux, Calvados (department), Calvados) is a French actress and beauty pageant titleholder who won Miss France 2009. She represented the Albigeois Midi Pyrénées, a southwest region of France, and became ...

) *Top 12 swimsuits: Christmas (dream of Miss France 2007, Rachel Legrain-Trapani) *Announcement of top 5 *Top 5: Candy Shop (dream of Miss France 2008,

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) *Top 5 long gown: Top Model (dream of Miss France 2010,

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)

Contestants

Placements

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 17 December.

Second round

The 50% jury and the 50% public choose the five candidates who can still be elected. A ranking ofrom 1 to 12 is established for each of the two parties. Classement des finalistes par points :

Last round

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

Judges

The complete panel of judges was revealed on 11 December.

Crossovers

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

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Nord-Pas-de-Calais –

''(Winner)'' ** ( Pasay, ) ; Miss World *

Martinique – Morgane Edvige ''(Top 20)'' ** (

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References

External links

* {{Miss France regions 2015 in France December 2015 events in France Miss France 2015 beauty pageants