Eva Colas

Eva Colas (born 21 October 1996) is a French model and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Corsica 2017 and Miss Universe France 2018. As Miss Corsica, Colas competed at Miss France 2018, where she placed as the first runner-up. Following the competition, Colas was appointed Miss Universe France 2018, and represented France at Miss Universe 2018.

Eva Colas
Colas in 2020
Born (1996-10-21) 21 October 1996
Bastia, France
EducationParis Dauphine University
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Beauty pageant titleholder
TitleMiss Corsica 2017
Miss Universe France 2018[lower-alpha 1]
Hair colorBrown
Eye colorBrown
Major
competition(s)		Miss France 2018
(1st Runner-Up)
Miss Universe 2018
(Unplaced)

In January 2023, a clip of Colas introducing herself onstage during the preliminary competition at Miss Universe went viral on TikTok and Twitter, with viewers comparing her voice to the noises of various animals. In the aftermath of the video, Colas was impersonated by Aubrey Plaza on Saturday Night Live.

Early life and education

Colas was born on 21 October 1996 in Bastia on the island of Corsica.[1] Growing up, Colas was an athletic child, and competed in equestrianism for 13 years.[1] Colas attended Lycée Jeanne d'Arc in Bastia, graduating with her baccalauréat with honors in 2014.[2] After completing her secondary education, Colas relocated to Paris to enroll in Paris Dauphine University, studying a bachelor's degree program in wealth management.[1]

Pageantry
Colas in 2018

Miss Corsica 2017

Colas began her pageantry career in 2017, later being selected as a contestant for the Miss Corsica 2017 pageant. The competition was later held on 8 September 2017 in Porticcio, where Colas was ultimately crowned the winner.[3] As Miss Corsica, Colas earned the right to represent the region at Miss France 2018.

Miss France was held on 16 December 2017 in Châteauroux.[4] Colas competed in the finals, where she advanced to the top fifteen and later the top five. After reaching the top five, Colas was announced as the first runner-up behind winner Maëva Coucke.[5][6] In the run-up to the competition, Colas also scored the highest on the General Culture test, a formal examination administered to the contestants covering topics such as history, politics, current events, and pop culture, having received a score of 18/20.[7]

Miss Universe France 2018

In September 2018, Colas was announced to have been appointed Miss Universe France 2018 by Sylvie Tellier and the Miss France Committee, receiving the right to represent the country at the Miss Universe 2018 competition.[8] The choice was made as Coucke would be unable to compete, due to date conflicts with both Miss World 2018, where she was competing, and Miss France 2019, where she would be crowning her successor.[8] This made Colas the first Corsican to represent France at Miss Universe.[8] Miss Universe was held on 17 December 2018 in Bangkok, but Colas ultimately was not selected for the Top 20.[9][10][11]

Notes
  1. Colas was appointed Universe France by the Miss France Committee, as Maëva Coucke, the winner of Miss France 2018, was unable to compete in Miss Universe 2018 due to date conflicts with both Miss World 2018 and Miss France 2019.

References
  1. Lecoeuvre, Sarah (23 November 2017). "Miss France 2018 : qui est Eva Colas, Miss Corse 2017 ?". lefigaro.fr (in French).
  2. "Origine et scolarité". Corse-Matin (in French).
  3. "Eva Colas élue Miss Corse 2017". Corse-Matin. 8 September 2017. Archived from the original on 9 September 2017.
  4. Mascle, Bruno (19 May 2017). "Miss France 2018 en décembre au Mach 36". La Nouvelle République. Retrieved 23 July 2017.
  5. Vaillant, Frédéric (16 December 2017). "Après la blonde Camille, la brune Iris, la rousse Maëva ?" (in French). La Voix du Nord.
  6. "Maëva Coucke, Miss Nord-Pas-de-Calais, sacrée Miss France 2018" (in French). Le Phare Dunkerquois. 17 December 2017.
  7. "Miss France 2018 : Miss Corse obtient la meilleure note au test de culture générale". 29 November 2017.
  8. "Miss France 2018, Maëva Coucke ne représentera pas la France à Miss Univers". Europe 1 (in French). 18 September 2018. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  9. "Thailand to host Miss Universe 2018 as pageant returns to Asia". ABS-CBN News. 31 July 2018. Retrieved 31 July 2018.
  10. "Miss Universe 2018: Catriona Gray of the Philippines wins crown". CBS News. 16 December 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  11. "Her mom once dreamed she'd win Miss Universe in a red dress. She did". NBC News. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
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