Miss France 2009

Miss France 2009, the 62nd edition of the Miss France pageant, was held in Puy du Fou, Pays de la Loire on December 6, 2008.

It was the first time that the pageant took place in Puy du Fou and the Pays de la Loire region.

The ceremony was held at TF1, and was presented by Jean-Pierre Foucault and the national director Sylvie Tellier.

ChloÃÂ© Mortaud of Albigeois Midi-PyrÃÂ©nÃÂ©es was crowned Miss France 2009 by the outgoing title-holder ValÃÂ©rie BÃÂ¨gue of RÃÂ©union, Miss France 2008. She represented France at Miss World 2009 where she placed among Top 7 finalists. She also placed in Top 10 in Miss Universe 2009.

Results

Miss Albigeois Midi-Pyrenees, ChloÃÂ© Mortaud, is American.
Miss Brittany, Bianca Taillard, has got Malagasy origins.
Miss Flandre, ÃÂmÃÂ©nÃÂ© NyamÃÂ©, has got Algerian and Cameroonian origins.
Miss Languedoc-Roussillon, Cindy Filipiak, has many titles : 1st runner-up of Miss Montpellier 2006, 2nd runner-up of Miss Canton of Pigan, 1st runner-up of Miss HÃÂ©rault 2006, Miss Perolls 2007 and Miss HÃÂ©rault 2007.
Miss Martinique, Laura Fidi, has got Senegalese origins.
Miss New Caledonia, AurÃÂ©lia Morelli, has got Corsican, Arabic, Tahitian and Japanese origins.
Miss Paris, Sarah Barzyk, is the daughter of Patricia Barzyk, Miss France 1980 and 1st runner-up of Miss World 1980.
Miss Franche-ComtÃÂ©, Johanne Kervella, given favorite for this election is not among the 12 semifinalists because it was not the regulatory size (1.70M)

Albigeois Midi-PyrÃÂ©nÃÂ©es wins for the first time ever the Miss France pageant.
RÃÂ©union is placed for five consecutive year.
Pays de Loire and RhÃÂ´ne-Alpes is placed for third consecutive year.
Guadeloupe is placed for second consecutive year.
Poitou-Charentes is placed for the first time since the Miss France 1998 pageant.
Mayotte is placed for the first time since the Miss France 2002 pageant.
Brittany is placed for the first time since the Miss France 2004 pageant.
Normandy and Lorraine are placed for the first time since the Miss France 2005 pageant.
Berry Loire Valley and Limousin are placed for the first time since the Miss France 2007 pageant.
First qualification of Albigeois Midi-PyrÃÂ©nÃÂ©es for her first participation.

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