Miss France 1997
| Miss France 1997 | |
|---|---|
| Date | December 13, 1996 |
| Presenters | Jean-Pierre Foucault |
| Venue | Futuroscope, Poitiers, Poitou-Charentes |
| Broadcaster | TF1 |
| Entrants | 44 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Debuts | |
| Withdrawals | |
| Winner | Patricia Spehar File:Flag of Paris with coat of arms.svg Paris |
Miss France 1997, the 67th edition of the Miss France pageant, was held on December 13, 1996 at the Futuroscope in Vienne. It was the first time that the pageant took place at the Futuroscope Congress Palace.[1] Contestants traveled to Saint-Barthelemy for two weeks in November, and they repeated at the Futuroscope two weeks before the pageant and the final competition on December 13, 1996. The event, held at the Futuroscope Congress Palace was broadcast live on TF1, with more than ten million viewers. The president of the judging panel was the beautiful Frenchwoman Christiane Martel Aleman, who had been Miss Cinémonde 1953 and Miss Universe 1953, as well as a leading actress in Mexico in the 1960s. The winner was Patricia Spehar of Paris was crowned Miss France 1997 by the outgoing title-holder Laure Belleville of Pays de Savoie, Miss France 1996.[2] She has represented France at Miss Universe 1997 but unplaced. She also placed in top 15 at Miss International 1998. The first runner up, Marie Borg, has finished 1st runner-up at Miss International 1997.[3]
Results
Placements
| Placement | Contestant |
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| Miss France 1997 |
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| 1st Runner-Up |
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| 2nd Runner-Up |
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| 3rd Runner-Up |
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| 4th Runner-Up |
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| Top 12 |
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Contestants
The 44 Miss France 1997 contestants were:
- Tarn (department) Albigeois - Elsa Mazzia
- File:Flag of Alsace.svg Alsace - Lara Maringer
- File:France anjou.svg Anjou - Sandrine Hamidi
- File:Flag of Aquitaine.svg Aquitaine - Maylis Ondicola
- File:Flag of Artois.svg Artois-Côte d'Opale - Virginie Tellier
- File:Flag of Auvergne.svg Auvergne - Catherine Sarret
- File:Flag of Béarn.svg Béarn - Anne-Sophie Vigno
- File:Berry flag.svg Berry - Barbara Niewidtzala
- File:Flag of Brittany (Gwenn ha du).svg Brittany - Severine Andre
- File:Flag of Bourgogne.svg Burgundy - Stéphanie Sevat
- File:Flag of FLNKS.svg Caledonia - Carole Roudeillac
- Gard Camargue - Sandrine Montagud
- File:Champagne-Ardenne flag.svg Champagne-Ardenne - Nathalie Frère
- Poitou-Charentes Charentes Poitou - Nancy Bourgeix
- Haute-Garonne Comminges - Carine Vincent
- File:Flag of Corsica.svg Corsica - Delphine Cheuva
- File:Flag of Flanders.svg Flandre - Sarah Sumfleth
- File:Flag of Franche-Comté.svg Franche-Comté - Delphine Pequignet
- File:Flag of Gascogne.svg Gascony - Sabine Alves de Puga
- File:Flag of Guadeloupe (local).svg Guadeloupe - Patricia Sellin
- File:Flag of Hainaut.svg Hainaut - Caroline Lubrez
- File:Proposed flag of Île-de-France.svg Île-de-France - Audrey Legros
- File:Flag of Languedoc-Roussillon.svg Languedoc-Roussillon - Carole Pages
- File:Limousin flag.svg Limousin - Stéphanie Leroy
- File:Lorraine.svg Lorraine - Manuela Pereira
- File:Flag of Lyon, France.svg Lyon - Angélique Sage
- File:Flag of Maine (province).svg Maine - Angélique Monnier
- File:Flag of Normandie.svg Normandy - Marianne Samson
- File:Flag of Orléanais.svg Orléanais - Mélanie Muller
- File:Flag of Paris with coat of arms.svg Paris - Patricia Spehar
- Ain Pays d'Ain - Carine Boirot
- File:Pays-de-la-Loire flag.svg Pays de la Loire - Céline Bourban
- Savoy Pays de Savoie - Séverine Martin
- Haute-Loire Pays du Velay - Amélie Fournel
- File:Drapeau fr département Dordogne.svg Périgord - Caren Claret
- File:Picardie flag.svg Picardy - Magalie Lherminier
- File:Flag of Provence.svg Provence - Pascale Delzenne
- Lot (department) Quercy - Delphine Verdié
- File:Proposed flag of Réunion (VAR).svg Réunion - Fabienne Sabrimoutou
- File:Flag of Rhône-Alpes.svg Rhône-Alpes - Delphine Brossard
- Aveyron Rouergue-Cévennes - Aurore Pecrix
- Loire (department) St-Étienne-Loire - Christelle Arcis
- File:Flag of Midi-Pyrénées.svg Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées - Marie Borg
- File:Flag of Touraine.svg Touraine-Soulogne - Murielle Hoarau
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Ranking
First round
Order of announcement of the 12 semifinalists:
Second round
Order of announcement of the 5 finalists:
Judges
| Member | |
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| Christiane Martel (president) | Miss Universe 1953 |
| Loris Azzaro | Fashion designer et perfumer |
| Thierry Roland | Sports commentator |
| Nathalie Simon | Television presenter |
| Christian Morin | Journalist |
| Chantal Bouvier de Lamotte | Miss France 1972 |
| Didier Six | Footballer |
| Nathalie Marquay | Miss France 1987 |
| Guy Lux | Television presenter and producer |
| Jean-Edern Hallier | Writer and journalist |
| Jean Barthet | Milliner |
| Cécile Muller | President of Committee Miss Belgium |
Notes about the placements
- Paris wins for the thirteenth time in the Miss France pageant after eleven years drought.
- Guadeloupe is placed for third consecutive year.
- Anjou, Charentes Poitou, Hainaut and Provence are placed for second consecutive year.
- Auvergne is placed for the first time since the Miss France 1991 pageant.
- Aquitaine, Berry, Paris et Toulouse are placed for the first time since the Miss France 1995 pageant.
- Béarn et Rhône-Alpes are placed for the first time.
Crossovers
Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at international beauty pageants:
- 1997: File:Flag of Paris with coat of arms.svg Paris - Patricia Spehar
- 1997: File:Flag of Midi-Pyrénées.svg Toulouse - Marie Borg (2nd Runner-up)
- 1998: File:Flag of Paris with coat of arms.svg Paris - Patricia Spehar (Top 15)
References
- ↑ Bourlet, Simon (December 7, 2006). "Le Futuroscope pour une future Miss France". ParkOtheK (in français). Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ↑ Jaeglé, Yves (April 1, 2017). "Miss France : et revoilà Miss Paris !". Le Parisien (in français). Retrieved April 6, 2017.
- ↑ "Faiseur de Miss". La Dépêche du Midi (in français). October 21, 2002. Retrieved April 6, 2017.