Miss France 2020

Miss France 2020 was the 90th edition of the Miss France pageant, held on 14 December 2019 at the Le Dôme de Marseille in Marseille. Vaimalama Chaves of Tahiti crowned her successor Clémence Botino of Guadeloupe by the end of the event.[1] She represented France at Miss Universe 2021, placing in the top 10. The competition was hosted by Jean-Pierre Foucault, Sylvie Tellier, and Miss France 2019 Vaimalama Chaves, with performances by Robbie Williams and Chaves. Footballer Amandine Henry served as the jury president.

Miss France 2020
Miss France 2020, Clémence Botino
Date14 December 2019
Presenters
Entertainment
VenueLe Dôme, Marseille, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur
BroadcasterTF1
Entrants30
Placements15
WinnerClémence Botino
 Guadeloupe
CongenialityAlison Salapic
 Limousin
PhotogenicFlorentine Somers
 Nord-Pas-de-Calais

Background

On 11 April 2019, it was confirmed by the Miss France Organisation that the 2020 edition of the Miss France competition will be held on 14 December 2019 at Le Dôme in Marseille.[2][3] While the overseas collectivities of Saint Martin-Saint Barthelemy and Saint Pierre and Miquelon typically alternate appearances at Miss France each year, Saint Pierre and Miquelon withdrew their participation due to a lack of local candidates; Saint Martin-Saint Barthélemy were thus invited in their place, allowing them to compete twice in a row.[4] For this edition's trip abroad, the delegates traveled to Tahiti in French Polynesia, where they took part in a variety of events, until returning to Marseille to begin rehearsals.[5][6]

Results
Result Contestant
Miss France 2020
1st Runner-Up
2nd Runner-Up
  •  Tahiti – Matahari Bousquet
3rd Runner-Up
4th Runner-Up
Top 15

Special awards
Prize Contestant
General Culture Award
Elegance Award
Best in Regional Costume
Best in Swimsuit
Miss Photogenic
Miss Congeniality
Miss Good Manners
Catwalk Prize

Preliminaries

A jury composed of partners (internal and external) of the Miss France Committee selected fifteen delegates during an interview that took place on 11 December to advance to the semifinals. This was the first time the amount of semifinalists increased from twelve to fifteen.

Top fifteen

In the top fifteen, a 50/50 split vote between the official jury and voting public selected five delegates to advance to the top five. Each delegate was awarded an overall score of 1 to 15 from the jury and public, and the five delegates with the highest combined scores advanced to the top five. The girls with the sixth and seventh highest combined scores were afterwards designated as the fifth and sixth runners-up, respectively, despite not advancing in the competition.

Delegate Public Jury Total
Provence141529
Burgundy111526
Guadeloupe15823
Côte d'Azur51520
Tahiti13720
Normandy71219
Pays de la Loire12719
Alsace61117
Picardy10717
Poitou-Charentes9716
Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy41115
Réunion8715
Île-de-France21113
Aquitaine3710
Centre-Val de Loire178

Top five

In the top five, public voting determined which delegate is declared Miss France.

Contestant Results
Guadeloupe 31,95%[8]
Provence 30,66%[8]
Tahiti 15,87%[8]
Burgundy 15,64%[8]
Côte d'Azur 5,88%[8]

Pageant

Format

On 19 September 2019, it was announced that the theme for the 2020 competition would be "The Misses' World Tour," with competition rounds inspired by international destinations.[9][10] Finals night featured a performance by British singer Robbie Williams, making this his second time performing at Miss France after doing so at the 2010 competition.[11] The thirty contestants were initially divided into three groups of ten, with each group taking part in an initial presentation round. The three presentation rounds were themed after travel to the United Kingdom and Cool Britannia, Russia, and Spain and bullfighters, respectively. Afterwards, the thirty contestants competed in the one-piece swimsuit round, inspired by travel to the United States and the Wild West, followed by an evening gown round themed after travel to Japan. After this, the top fifteen were announced. After the selection of the top fifteen, the semifinalists competed in a two-piece swimsuit round themed after their overseas trip to French Polynesia, featuring a guest appearance from Miss France 2019 Vaimalama Chaves. After the two-piece swimsuit round, the top five were announced. The top five then competed in a fashion presentation round, themed after travel to Africa.

Judges

Contestants

The 30 delegates have been selected.

Region Contestant Age[lower-alpha 1] Height Hometown Placement
 Alsace Laura Theodori[13] 23 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Strasbourg Top 15
 Aquitaine Justine Delmas[14] 21 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Saint-Sauveur Top 15
 Auvergne Meïssa Ameur[15] 21 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) Clermont-Ferrand
 Brittany Romane Edern[16] 24 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Cléder
 Burgundy Sophie Diry[17] 21 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Saint-Agnan 3rd Runner Up
 Centre-Val de Loire Jade Simon-Abadie[18] 22 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Neuillé-le-Lierre Top 15
 Champagne-Ardenne Lucille Moine[19] 18 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Charleville-Mézières
 Corsica Alixia Cauro[20] 20 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Giglio
Nice Côte d'Azur Manelle Souahlia[21] 19 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Nice 4th Runner Up
 Franche-Comté Solène Bernardin[22] 23 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Granges-la-Ville
 French Guiana Dariana Abé[23] 21 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Apatou
 Guadeloupe Clémence Botino[24] 22 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Le Gosier Miss France 2020
 Île-de-France Evelyne de Larichaudy[25] 23 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Montrouge Top 15
 Languedoc-Roussillon Lucie Caussanel[26] 18 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Montblanc
 Limousin Alison Salapic[27] 22 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Saint-Vaury
 Lorraine Ilona Robelin[28] 18 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Montenoy
 Martinique Ambre Bozza[29] 21 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Sainte-Luce
 Mayotte Eva Labourdère[30] 20 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Mtsapere
 Midi-Pyrénées Andréa Magalhães[31] 21 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Viozan
 New Caledonia Anaïs Toven[32] 18 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Nouméa
 Nord-Pas-de-Calais Florentine Somers[33] 19 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Loon-Plage
 Normandy Marine Clautour[34] 21 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Amfreville-la-Mi-Voie Top 15
 Pays de la Loire Yvana Cartaud[35] 18 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Beaufou Top 15
 Picardy Morgane Fradon[36] 20 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) Cires-lès-Mello Top 15
 Poitou-Charentes Andréa Galland[37] 20 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Niort Top 15
 Provence Lou Ruat[38] 19 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) Aix-en-Provence 1st Runner Up
 Réunion Marie-Morgane Lebon[39] 20 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Saint-Joseph Top 15
 Rhône-Alpes Chloé Prost[40] 20 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Légny
Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy Layla Berry[41] 20 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Grande Saline Top 15
 Tahiti Matahari Bousquet[42] 23 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Moorea-Maiao 2nd Runner Up

Notes
  1. Ages at the time of the pageant

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