Miss France 2012


Miss France 2012 was the 82th Miss France pageant, held in Brest on 3 December 2011. Miss France 2012, Laury Thilleman of Brittany crowned her successor Delphine Wespiser of Alsace at the end of the event.
It was the first time that the pageant took place in Brest and in the Brittany region.
It was presented by the national director Sylvie Tellier and Jean-Pierre Foucault for the 17th consecutive year. The event was broadcast live by TF1.
The winner was Miss Alsace, Delphine Wespiser, who gave to her region its sixth Miss France title.

Results

Final ResultsContestant
Miss France 2012
  • AlsaceDelphine Wespiser
1st Runner-Up
  • Pays de la Loire – Mathilde Couly
  • 2nd Runner-Up
  • Reunion IslandMarie Payet
  • 3rd Runner-Up
  • Provence – Solène Froment
  • 4th Runner-Up
  • Côte d'Azur – Charlotte Murray
  • Top 12
  • Martinique – Charlène Civault '
  • Languedoc – Alison Cossenet '
  • French Guiana – Anaële Veilleur
  • Brittany – Audrey Bönecker
  • Roussillon – Julie Vialo
  • Burgundy – Elodie Paillardin
  • Midi-Pyrénées – Laura Madelain
  • Preparation

    The 33 contestants, Laury Thilleman and the national director Sylvie Tellier had travelled to Cancun, in Mexico from November, 3 to November, 12.
    The rehearsals took place in Brest.

    Contestants

    Ranking

    First round

    A jury composed of partners of the company Miss France pre-selects 12 young women, during an interview that took place on 1 December.
    NumeroContestant
    1 Miss Alsace
    2 Miss Côte d'Azur
    3 Miss Languedoc
    4 Miss Reunion Island
    5 Miss Roussillon
    6 Miss Brittany
    7 Miss French Guiana
    8 Miss Midi-Pyrénées
    9 Miss Burgundy
    10 Miss Martinique
    11 Miss Provence
    12 Miss Pays de Loire

    Second round

    The 50% jury and the 50% public choose the five candidates who can still be elected. A ranking of 1 to 12 is established for each of the two parties. In the event of a tie, the jury's ranking prevails : it explains the Top 5 placement of Miss Provence instead of Miss Martinique.
    MissPublicJuryTotal
    Miss Reunion Island101020
    Miss Alsace11819
    Miss Côte d'Azur61218
    Miss Pays de Loire12618
    Miss Provence21214
    Miss Martinique5914
    Miss Languedoc9413
    Miss French Guiana7512
    Miss Brittany8412
    Miss Roussillon178
    Miss Burgundy448
    Miss Midi-Pyrénées347

    Last round

    Only the audience can choose the winner and her runners-up by voting.
    CandidatesResults
    Miss Alsace32.3 %
    Miss Pays de Loire31.6 %
    Miss Reunion Island23.5 %
    Miss Provence6.6 %
    Miss Côte d'Azur6 %

    Special prizes

    PrizeContestant
    Prize of General KnowledgeCôte d'Azur – Charlotte Murray
    Miss CongenialityMartinique - Charlène Civault
    Miss PhotogenicCentre - Laure Wojnecki
    Miss EleganceBrittany - Audrey Bönecker
    Most beautiful smile AwardÎle-de-France - Meggahnn Samson
    Model AwardReunion Island - Marie Payet

    Judges

    Crossovers

    Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at international beauty pageants:
    ;Miss World
    ;Miss Universe
    ;Miss Supranational