Sylvie Tellier (born 28 May 1978) is a French television personality, businesswoman, and former beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned
Miss France 2002. Previously, Tellier had been crowned Miss Lyon 2001, becoming the seventh woman from
Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes () was an administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it is part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the river Rhône ...
to be crowned Miss France. As Miss France, Tellier also competed at
Miss Universe 2002
Miss Universe 2002, the 51st Miss Universe pageant, was held on May 29, 2002, at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 75 delegates competed in this year. Oxana Fedorova of Russia was crowned by Denise Quiñones of Puerto Rico ...
.
From 2007 to 2022, Tellier served as national director of the Miss France Committee.
Early life and education
Tellier was born in
Nantes to parents from
Normandy
Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...
. She was raised in
Les Sables-d'Olonne
Les Sables-d'Olonne (; French meaning: "The Sands of Olonne"; Poitevin: ''Lés Sablles d'Oloune'') is a seaside town in Western France, on the Atlantic Ocean. A subprefecture of the department of Vendée, Pays de la Loire, it has the administ ...
, and grew up in a family of modest means. After receiving a
DEUG in law from the
University of Nantes
The University of Nantes (french: Université de Nantes) is a public university located in the city of Nantes, France. In addition to the several campuses scattered in the city of Nantes, there are two satellite campuses located in Saint-Nazaire ...
, Tellier moved to
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...
to attend
Jean Moulin University Lyon 3
The Jean Moulin University Lyon 3 (french: link=no, Université Jean Moulin Lyon 3), also referred to as Lyon 3, is one of the three public universities of Lyon, France. It is named after the French Resistance fighter Jean Moulin and specialises ...
. She ultimately graduated from the school with a master's degree in
private law, specializing in
business law and
tax law
Tax law or revenue law is an area of legal study in which public or sanctioned authorities, such as federal, state and municipal governments (as in the case of the US) use a body of rules and procedures (laws) to assess and collect taxes in a ...
.
Pageantry
Early pageantry
Tellier first began competing in pageantry in 1997, after being encouraged by the mother of her boyfriend at the time to compete in Miss Vendée 1997. She went on to win the title, which qualified her to compete in Miss Pays de la Loire 1997, a qualifying pageant for
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 ...
. Tellier went on to place as the first runner-up, behind winner Caroll Parfait.
Miss France 2002
Four years after winning Miss Vendée, Tellier opted to return to pageantry. Now residing in
Lyon
Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...
, Tellier competed in Miss Lyon 2001, where she won the title. As Miss Lyon, Tellier qualified directly for Miss France 2002. She later represented Lyon at the Miss France 2002 competition in
Alsace
Alsace (, ; ; Low Alemannic German/ gsw-FR, Elsàss ; german: Elsass ; la, Alsatia) is a cultural region and a territorial collectivity in eastern France, on the west bank of the upper Rhine next to Germany and Switzerland. In 2020, it had ...
, where she was crowned the winner. Following her win, she became the seventh woman representing the
Rhône-Alpes
Rhône-Alpes () was an administrative region of France. Since 1 January 2016, it is part of the new region Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes. It is located on the eastern border of the country, towards the south. The region was named after the river Rhône ...
region to win the title.
As Miss France, Tellier became a nationwide representative of France. She later represented the country at
Miss Universe 2002
Miss Universe 2002, the 51st Miss Universe pageant, was held on May 29, 2002, at the Coliseo Roberto Clemente in San Juan, Puerto Rico. 75 delegates competed in this year. Oxana Fedorova of Russia was crowned by Denise Quiñones of Puerto Rico ...
, where she was unplaced. Tellier completed her reign the following year, after crowning Corrine Coman of
Guadeloupe as Miss France 2003.
Miss France Committee national director
Tellier joined the Miss France Committee in 2005, hired as the head of external relations. Two years later, after reorganization within
Endemol France, Tellier was appointed national director of the Miss France Committee and head of the
Miss Europe Organization, by Endemol France director
Virginie Calmels
Virginie Calmels (born 11 February 1971) is a French businesswoman and politician. She is the former chief executive officer (CEO) of Canal+ and Endemol. She was Alain Juppé’s deputy mayor in Bordeaux. She is also the regional councillor of ...
. With her appointment, she succeeded
Geneviève de Fontenay
Geneviève Suzanne Marie-Thérèse Mulmann (born 30 August 1932), known professionally as Geneviève de Fontenay (), is a French businesswoman who served as the president of the Miss France Committee from 1981 until 2007. After leaving her positi ...
, who had served in the position for 20 years. In August 2022, it was announced that Tellier had resigned as national director of Miss France, and had been replaced by
Cindy Fabre
Cindy Fabre (born 26 September 1985 in Cosne-Cours-sur-Loire, Nièvre) is a French beauty pageant titleholder who has competed at the Miss Europe, Miss Universe, and Miss World pageants.
Fabre was elected Miss France in 2005. She succeeded Læ ...
. She will remain with the organization in a ceremonial and advisory role until the conclusion of
Miss France 2023
Miss France 2023 was the 93rd edition of the Miss France pageant. The competition was held on 17 December 2022 at M.A.CH 36 in Châteauroux, Centre-Val de Loire. Diane Leyre of Île-de-France crowned Indira Ampiot of Guadeloupe as her successo ...
.
Personal life
![Miss france 2002 by JM Rosier](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/86/Miss_france_2002_by_JM_Rosier.jpg)
Tellier married her first husband, Camille Le Maux, in June 2007 in
Gordes
Gordes (; oc, Gòrda) is a commune in the Vaucluse département in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region in southeastern France. The residents are known as ''Gordiens.'' The nearest big city is Avignon; smaller cities nearby include Cavaill ...
. They had one son together, born in
San Jose, California
San Jose, officially San José (; ; ), is a major city in the U.S. state of California that is the cultural, financial, and political center of Silicon Valley and largest city in Northern California by both population and area. With a 2020 popu ...
in 2010.
Tellier and Le Maux were later divorced in 2012, following five years of marriage. Tellier later gave birth to her second child, a daughter, in 2014. She later married her second husband in 2017. Her third child, a son, was later born in 2018.
References
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1978 births
Beauty pageant owners
French beauty pageant winners
French female models
French television personalities
21st-century French businesswomen
Living people
Miss France winners
Miss Universe 2002 contestants
People from Les Sables-d'Olonne
Mass media people from Nantes
University of Lyon alumni
University of Nantes alumni
Businesspeople from Nantes