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Miss Grand France
Formation4 July 2019; 7 years ago (2019-07-04)
FounderSonia Aït Mansour
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersCaen
Location
MembersMiss Grand International
Official language
French
National director
Léna Abgrall (2026 – present)
WebsiteMissGrandFrance.com

Miss Grand France is a French female national beauty pageant,[1][2][3] held annually since 2019.[1] The contest's winners represent the country at its international parent platform, Miss Grand International.[1][4][5][6] Before 2019, all country representatives in such an international contest were appointed;[7][8] most of them were the Miss Prestige National finalists (currently, Miss Excellence France [fr]).[8][9][10][11]

The highest achievement reached by French representatives at the Miss Grand International pageant is the 3rd runner-up position, obtained by Safiétou Kabengele in 2024.[12]

History

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France has participated in nearly every edition of the Miss Grand International pageant, with the exception of 2018. During the pageant's early years, French representatives were appointed by various national directors to compete.[7][8] Following the country's absence in 2018, former Miss Grand France titleholder Sonia Mansour acquired the national franchise in 2019 and organized the first Miss Grand France pageant on 4 July of that year. Cassandra De Sousa was crowned winner among nine national finalists.[1] De Sousa went on to compete at Miss Grand International 2019 in Venezuela that October but did not place.[13]

In 2021, Mansour lost the franchise to another organization, which continued running the Miss Grand France pageant. Due to health restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, that year's edition was held privately with only five national finalists competing.[14] Elodie Sirulnick, a 24-year-old model from Aquitaine, was crowned the winner,[5][14][15] and also received the Elegance and Sympathy special awards.[14] The organization subsequently lost the license to Venezuelan-born Robles Yanez of Celest Productions in 2023.[16] In 2026, the license passed to Léna Abgrall, a former beauty queen based in Caen.[17]

Editions

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Date and venue

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The following are the edition details of the Miss Grand France pageant, since its establishment in 2019.

Miss Grand France Editions
YearEditionDateVenueEntrantsRef.
20191st4 JulyLa Villa Maasai, Paris9[1]
20202nd5 July13[4][18]
20213rd11 JulyNormandy Le Chantier Hotel, Paris5[5][14][15]
20224th3 SeptemberLe Mughal Restaurant, Paris10[6]
20235th13 AugustLa Salicorne Restaurant, Saujon9[19]
20246th8 MayTheater of Longjumeau, Longjumeau17[2][3]

Competition result

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Miss Grand France Competition Results
EditionMiss Grand FranceVice queensRef.
2nd place3rd place4th place5th place
2019 Cassandra De Sousa
(Centre-Val de Loire)		Alice Delaroche[a]
(Grand Est)		Magalie Kabengele
(Hauts-de-France)		Laetitia Boyer
(Réunion)		Not Awarded[1]
2020 Marine Comby
(Nouvelle-Aquitaine)		Julie Goursaud[b]
(Île-de-France)		Orianne Beuze
(French Guiana)		Cutiesha Miranda Sua
(Hauts-de-France)		[4]
2021 Elodie Sirulnick
(Île-de-France)		Erika Fischer
(Bourgogne-Franche-Comté)		Tyna Leclerc
(Grand Est)		Claire Lamon
(Normandy)		Alizée Jego
(Brittany)		[5]
2022 Lucie Carbone
(Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur)		Kamilla Yahiaoui
(Rhône-Alpes)		Léna Vairac
(Grand Est)		Marion Dormignie
(Nouvelle-Aquitaine)		Marine Ihuel
(Aquitaine)		[6]
2023 Clémence Drouhaud
(Poitou-Charentes)		Aya Kadjo
(Alsace)		Océanne Facorat
(Bordeaux)		Fanny Julien Salva
(Occitania)		Ophélie Nicol
(Brittany)		[19]
2024 Safiétou Kabengele
(Normandy)		Clémentine Albié
(Aquitaine)		Maeva Chambeau
(Martinique)		Anais Legrand
(Paris)		Sarah Mandjou
(Brittany)		[3]
Notes
  1. ↑ As Miss Face of Beauty France 2019
  2. ↑ As Miss Face of Beauty France 2020

International competition

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The following is a list of French representatives at the Miss Grand International contest.

Color keys
  •   : Declared as the winner
  •   : Ended as a runner-up (Top 5)
  •   : Ended as a finalist (Top 10)
  •   : Ended as a semifinalist (Top 20/21)
  •   : Ended as special awards winner
Year Region Miss Grand France National qualification Placement Special awards National director
2027 Miss Grand France 2027 Léna Abgrall
2026 Normandy Axelle Varin Appointment
2025 Île-de-France Elisa Mysyshyne[20] Top 22 Robles Yanez
2024 Normandy Safiétou Kabengele[21] Miss Grand France 2024 3rd runner-up[22]
2023 Nouvelle-Aquitaine Clémence Drouhaud[19] Miss Grand France 2023 Top 20[23]
2022 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Lucie Carbone[6] Miss Grand France 2022 Unplaced[24] Unknown
2021 Île-de-France Elodie Sirulnick[5] Miss Grand France 2021 Top 20[25]
2020 Nouvelle-Aquitaine Marine Comby[4] Miss Grand France 2020 Unplaced[26] Sonia Mansour
2019 Centre-Val de Loire Cassandra De Sousa[1] Miss Grand France 2019 Unplaced[27][28]
2018No representative
2017 Île-de-France Sonia Aït Mansour[8] Miss Prestige Paris-Ile de France 2016[11] Unplaced[29] Réjane Klein Maurer
2016 Grand Est Océane Pernodet[9] Miss Prestige Lorraine 2014[10] Unplaced[30]
2015 Île-de-France Eline Lamboley[31] Miss Rose 2014[32] Top 20[33]
2014 Occitania Norma Julia[7] Miss Nationale 2014[7] Unplaced[34]
2013 Île-de-France Margaux Semenoff[35] Appointment Unplaced[36]
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National finalists

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The following list is the candidates of Miss Grand France in each year's edition.

Color keys
 W  Declared as the winner
  Ended as a runner-up
  Ended as a semifinalist
  Ended as a quarterfinalist
 Ṉ  Withdrew
 –  Did not participate
Represented 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Alsace N/a N/a N/a N/a Aya Kadjo
(1st)
 N/a
Antilles N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a Léna Vairac
Aquitaine N/a N/a N/a Marine Ihuel
(4th)
 N/a Clémentine Albié
(1st)
Auvergne N/a N/a N/a Laure-Emmanuelle Marion N/a Cleo Antignat
Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Noemie Ekoué Ines Buchaillat N/a N/a N/a N/a
Bordeaux N/a N/a N/a N/a Océanne Facorat
(2nd)
 N/a
Bourgogne-Franche-Comté N/a Clara David Erika Fischer
(1st)
 N/a N/a N/a
Brittany (Bretagne) N/a Juliette Tang Alizée Jego
(4th)
 N/a Ophélie Nicol
(4th)
 Sarah Mandjou
(4th)
Centre-Val de Loire Cassandra De Sousa
(W)
 Anaïs Arnal N/a N/a N/a N/a
Champagne-Ardenne N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a Anne Djoba
Communaute Etrangere N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a Judith Bonang
Corsica N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a
French Guiana (Guyane) Orianne Beuze Orianne Beuze
(1st)
 N/a N/a N/a N/a
French Polynesia (Tahiti) N/a N/a N/a Alicia Hoatua-Chave N/a N/a
Grand Est Alice Delaroche[α]
(W)
 Ornella J. Tyna Leclerc
(2nd)
 Léna Vairac
(2nd)
 N/a N/a
Guadeloupe N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a Alexandra Gradel
Hauts-de-France Magalie Kabengele
(1st)
 Cutiesha Miranda Sua 
(2nd)
 N/a N/a N/a N/a
Île-de-France Juliette Fage Julie Goursaud [α] 
(W)
 N/a Nancy Leong Morgane Chrétien Pauline Thimon
Languedoc N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a Manuella Gritar
Loire-Atlantique N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a Anna Jalia
Maine-et-Loire N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a Elma Guilleux
Martinique N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a Maeva Chambeau
(2nd)
Mayotte N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a
Médoc N/a N/a N/a N/a Héloïse Mahieu N/a
Nancy N/a N/a N/a Tyna Leclerc N/a N/a
Nord-Pas-de-Calais N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a Anais Legrand
Normandy Jennifer Waldorf Yasmina Lopez Claire Lamon
(3rd)
 N/a N/a Safietou Kabengele
(W)
Nouvelle-Aquitaine N/a Marine Comby 
(W)
 Elodie Sirulnick 
(W)
 Marion Dormignie
(3rd)
 N/a N/a
Occitanie Loline Brama Cintia Santos N/a N/a Fanny Julien Salva
(3rd)
 Chloe Maillot
Paris N/a N/a N/a Léonie Akar N/a Anais Legrand
(3rd)
Pays de la Loire N/a Hélène Pillu N/a N/a Malaury Turpin Malaury Turpin
Picardy N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a Pauline Dubedat
Poitou-Charentes N/a N/a N/a N/a Clemence Drouhuad
(W)
 Lara Evaristo
Provence N/a N/a N/a N/a N/a Ilona Cassiano
Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur N/a Ruth Malenge N/a Lucie Carbone
(W)
 Oceane Ramella N/a
Réunion (La Réunion) Laetitia Boyer [β]
(2nd)
 N/a N/a N/a N/a Kenya Nicol
Rhône-Alpes N/a N/a N/a Kamilla Yahiaoui
(1st)
 N/a Jennifer Malleron
Total913510917
Note
^α: Won the supplementary title, Miss Face of Beauty France, and obtained the right to compete at Face of Beauty International
^β: Later dominated herself as Réunion's representative at Miss Grand International 2019.

References

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