Miss France 2008

Miss France 2008, the 78th edition of the Miss France pageant, was held in Dunkirk, Nord-Pas-de-Calais on December 8, 2007.

Miss France 2008
Valérie Bègue
DateDecember 8, 2007
PresentersJean-Pierre Foucault, Geneviève de Fontenay
EntertainmentPatrick Bruel
VenueDunkirk Convention Center, Dunkirk, Nord-Pas-de-Calais
BroadcasterTF1
Entrants36
Placements12
DebutsMiss New Caledonia
WithdrawalsMiss Caledonia, Miss Dauphiné, Miss Gascony, Miss Languedoc
ReturnsMiss Languedoc-Roussillon, Miss Loire Forez
WinnerValérie Bègue
Réunion

The ceremony was held at TF1, and was presented by Jean-Pierre Foucault and the Miss France Committee President Geneviève de Fontenay.

Valérie Bègue of Réunion was crowned Miss France 2008 by the outgoing title-holder Rachel Legrain-Trapani of Picardy, Miss France 2007. Bègue was originally supposed to represent France at Miss World 2008 and Miss Universe 2008, but she was replaced by 2nd Runner-Up, Laura Tanguy of Pays de Loire after suggestive photos of Bègue were released to the public and Bègue refused to resign. A compromise was reached that allowed her to keep the title of Miss France 2008 but she was barred from crowning her successor the following year and was stripped of her right to represent France at any international beauty pageant.[1][2]

Results
Final Results Contestant
Miss France 2008
1st Runner-up
2nd Runner-up
3rd Runner-up
4th Runner-up
Top 12

Contestants
RepresentedContestantAgeHeightHometown
Albigeois Midi-ToulousainEurydice Rigal201.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Saint-Lieux-lès-Lavaur
AlsaceFlorima Treiber[3]201.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Colmar
AquitaineCaroline Martin201.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)Pau
Artois-HainautAlexandra Chiacchia[4]201.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Rombies-et-Marchipont
AuvergneEmmanuelle Lemery191.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)Clermont-Ferrand
Berry-Loire ValleyAurélie Birbaud201.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)Salbris
BourgogneVicky Michaud201.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)Bourbon-Lancy
BrittanyEglantine Morin191.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)Savenay
Champagne-ArdenneDeborah Lopez191.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Comminges-PyrénéesSandra Laporte191.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)Labarthe-Rivière
CorsicaVanessa Mangavel211.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Ajaccio
Côte d'AzurAzémina Hot231.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Nice
FlandreElise Logie221.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Le Quesnoy
Franche-ComtéLaure Amourette231.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)Laviron
GuadeloupeMandy Falla181.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)Les Abymes
GuyaneMandy Nicolas181.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)Kourou
Île de FranceSarah Gernier201.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Nanterre
Languedoc-RoussillonFlorence d'Odorico211.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)Nîmes
LimousinCharlotte Brissaud211.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Loire ForezLaura Varillon181.78 m (5 ft 10 in)Saint-Chamond
LorraineAurélie Charlier211.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)Homécourt
MartiniqueBianca Careto191.70 m (5 ft 7 in)Schœlcher
MayotteNasma Choudjaidine181.80 m (5 ft 11 in)Bègles
New CaledoniaVahinerii Requillart191.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
NormandySéverine Daniel201.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)Chèvreville
OrléanaisSandrine Midon181.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
ParisCyrielle Roidot[5]241.75 m (5 ft 9 in)Paris
Pays de LoireLaura Tanguy201.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)Écouflant
Pays de SavoieSonia Guillet241.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)Cruet
PicardyJulie Tristan221.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)Compiègne
Poitou-CharentesClémence Dussagne191.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)Dignac
ProvenceAngélique Donat231.78 m (5 ft 10 in)La Garde
Quercy-RouergueKelly Remus201.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)Millau
RéunionValérie Bègue221.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)Saint-Leu
Rhône-AlpesCloé Biessy191.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)Prévessin
TahitiTaoahere Richmond[6]221.73 m (5 ft 8 in)Pirae

Crossovers

Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at international beauty pageants:

Miss Universe
Miss World
Miss International
Miss Model of the World
Miss Asia Pacific World

References
  1. Miss France Valerie Begue Photos Scandal Archived 2 January 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Vahinerii Requillart décline l'offre du Comité Miss France
  3. "Florima beauté venue d'ailleurs" (in French).
  4. "Miss Artois Hainaut" (in French).
  5. "Miss Paris s'appelle Cyrielle Roidot !". paris8info.blogspirit.com (in French). 17 June 2007.
  6. "TAOAHERE RICHMOND : MISS TAHITI 2007". tahitienfrance.free.fr (in French).
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