Miss France 2020


Miss France 2020, the 90th edition of the Miss France pageant, was 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. 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. Despite only being the 90th edition of the competition, it marked the centenary of the Miss France pageant since its inception in 1920.

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. 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. 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.

Results

Special awards

PrizeContestant
General Knowledge Award
  • ' – Clémence Botino
Elegance Award
  • ' – Ilona Robelin
    • Best in Regional Costume
  • ' – Yvana Cartaud
    • Best in Swimsuit
  • ' – Chloé Prost
    • Miss Photogenic
  • ' – Florentine Somers
    • Miss Congeniality
  • ' – Alison Salapic
    • Miss Good Manners
  • ' – Alixia Cauro
    • Catwalk Prize
  • ' – Laura Theodori

    • 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. 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. 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

    The 30 delegates have been selected.
    RegionContestantAgeHeightHometownPlacement
    'Laura Theodori23StrasbourgTop 15
    'Justine Delmas21Saint-SauveurTop 15
    'Meïssa Ameur21Clermont-Ferrand
    'Romane Edern24Cléder
    'Sophie Diry21Saint-Agnan3rd Runner Up
    'Jade Simon-Abadie22Neuillé-le-LierreTop 15
    'Lucille Moine18Charleville-Mézières
    'Alixia Cauro20Giglio
    Côte d'AzurManelle Souahlia19Nice4th Runner Up
    'Solène Bernardin23Granges-la-Ville
    'Dariana Abé21Apatou
    'Clémence Botino22'Le GosierMiss France 2020
    'Evelyne de Larichaudy23MontrougeTop 15
    'Lucie Caussanel18Montblanc
    'Alison Salapic22Saint-Vaury
    'Ilona Robelin18Montenoy
    'Ambre Bozza21Sainte-Luce
    'Eva Labourdère20Mtsapere
    'Andréa Magalhães21Viozan
    'Anaïs Toven18Nouméa
    'Florentine Somers19Loon-Plage
    'Marine Clautour21Amfreville-la-Mi-VoieTop 15
    'Yvana Cartaud18BeaufouTop 15
    'Morgane Fradon20Cires-lès-MelloTop 15
    'Andréa Galland20NiortTop 15
    'Lou Ruat19Aix-en-Provence1st Runner Up
    'Marie-Morgane Lebon20Saint-JosephTop 15
    'Chloé Prost20Légny
    Saint Martin and Saint BarthélemyLayla Berry20Grande SalineTop 15
    Matahari Bousquet23Moorea-Maiao2nd Runner Up

    Placements

    First round

    A jury composed of partners of the company Miss France pre-selects 15 young women, during an interview that took place on 11 December. For the first time in the history of Miss France, a Top 15 has been set up, instead of a Top 12 like the other years.

    Second round

    The 50% jury and the 50% public choose the five candidates who can still be elected. A ranking ofrom 1 to 15 is established for each of the two parties.
    MissPublicJuryTotal
    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

    Last round

    Only the audience can choose the winner and her runners-up by voting.
    ContestantResults
    Guadeloupe31,95%
    Provence30,66%
    Tahiti15,87%
    Burgundy15,64%
    Côte d'Azur5,88%