Miss Grand France is a French female national beauty pageant, held annually since 2019. The contest's winners represent the country at its international parent platform, Miss Grand International. Before 2019, all country representatives in such an international contest were appointed; most of them were the Miss Prestige National finalists (currently, ).
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.
History
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. 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. De Sousa went on to compete at Miss Grand International 2019 in Venezuela that October but did not place.
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. Elodie Sirulnick, a 24-year-old model from Aquitaine, was crowned the winner, and also received the Elegance and Sympathy special awards. The organization subsequently lost the license to Venezuelan-born Robles Yanez of Celest Productions in 2023. In 2026, the license passed to Léna Abgrall, a former beauty queen based in Caen.
Editions Date and venue The following are the edition details of the Miss Grand France pageant, since its establishment in 2019. + Miss Grand France Editions Year Edition Date Venue Entrants 2019 1st 4 JulyLa Villa Maasai, Paris 9 2020 2nd 5 July 13 2021 3rd 11 July Normandy Le Chantier Hotel, Paris520224th3 SeptemberLe Mughal Restaurant, Paris1020235th13 AugustLa Salicorne Restaurant, Saujon9 20246th8 MayTheater of Longjumeau, Longjumeau17
Competition result + Miss Grand France Competition ResultsEdition Miss Grand France Vice queens 2nd place 3rd place 4th place 5th place2019Cassandra De Sousa(Centre-Val de Loire)Alice Delaroche(Grand Est)Magalie Kabengele(Hauts-de-France)Laetitia Boyer(Réunion)rowspan=2 2020 Marine Comby(Nouvelle-Aquitaine)Julie Goursaud(Île-de-France)Orianne Beuze(French Guiana) Cutiesha Miranda Sua(Hauts-de-France)2021 Elodie Sirulnick(Île-de-France)Erika Fischer(Bourgogne-Franche-Comté)Tyna Leclerc(Grand Est)Claire Lamon(Normandy)Alizée Jego(Brittany)2022 Lucie Carbone(Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur) Kamilla Yahiaoui(Rhône-Alpes) Léna Vairac(Grand Est) Marion Dormignie(Nouvelle-Aquitaine) Marine Ihuel(Aquitaine)2023 Clémence Drouhaud(Poitou-Charentes) Aya Kadjo(Alsace) Océanne Facorat(Bordeaux)Fanny Julien Salva(Occitania)Ophélie Nicol(Brittany)2024 Safiétou Kabengele(Normandy) Clémentine Albié(Aquitaine) Maeva Chambeau(Martinique)Anais Legrand(Paris) Sarah Mandjou(Brittany) Notes
International competition The following is a list of French representatives at the Miss Grand International contest. Color keys
YearRegionMiss Grand FranceNational qualificationPlacementSpecial awardsNational director2027Miss Grand France 2027Léna Abgrall2026 Normandy Axelle Varin rowspan=2 2025 Île-de-France Elisa Mysyshyne Top 22Robles Yanez2024 Normandy Safiétou Kabengele Miss Grand France 2024 3rd runner-up2023 Nouvelle-Aquitaine Clémence Drouhaud Miss Grand France 2023 Top 202022 Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Lucie Carbone Miss Grand France 2022 Unplaced rowspan="2" 2021 Île-de-France Elodie Sirulnick Miss Grand France 2021 Top 202020 Nouvelle-Aquitaine Marine Comby Miss Grand France 2020 UnplacedSonia Mansour2019 Centre-Val de Loire Cassandra De Sousa Miss Grand France 2019 Unplaced2018 colspan=62017 Île-de-France Sonia Aït Mansour Miss Prestige Paris-Ile de France 2016 UnplacedRéjane Klein Maurer2016 Grand Est Océane Pernodet Miss Prestige Lorraine 2014 Unplaced2015 Île-de-France Eline Lamboley Miss Rose 2014 Top 202014 Occitania Norma Julia Miss Nationale 2014 Unplaced2013 Île-de-France Margaux Semenoff Unplaced
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National finalists
The following list is the candidates of Miss Grand France in each year's edition. Color keys Declared as the winner Ended as a runner-up Ended as a semifinalist Ended as a quarterfinalist Withdrew Did not participate Represented201920202021202220232024 Aya Kadjo Léna Vairac Marine Ihuel Clémentine Albié Laure-Emmanuelle Marion Cleo Antignat Noemie Ekoué Ines Buchaillat Océanne Facorat Clara DavidErika Fischer (Bretagne) Juliette TangAlizée Jego Ophélie Nicol Sarah Mandjou Cassandra De Sousa Anaïs Arnal Anne Djoba Judith Bonang (Guyane) Orianne BeuzeOrianne Beuze (Tahiti) Alicia Hoatua-Chave Alice Delaroche Ornella J.Tyna Leclerc Léna Vairac Alexandra GradelMagalie Kabengele Cutiesha Miranda Sua Juliette FageJulie Goursaud Nancy Leong Morgane ChrétienPauline Thimon Manuella Gritar Anna Jalia Elma Guilleux Maeva Chambeau Héloïse Mahieu Tyna Leclerc Anais Legrand Jennifer Waldorf Yasmina LopezClaire Lamon Safietou Kabengele Marine Comby Elodie Sirulnick Marion Dormignie Loline Brama Cintia Santos Fanny Julien Salva Chloe Maillot Léonie Akar Anais Legrand Hélène Pillu Malaury Turpin Malaury Turpin Pauline Dubedat Clemence Drouhuad Lara Evaristo Ilona Cassiano Ruth Malenge Lucie Carbone Oceane Ramella (La Réunion)Laetitia Boyer Kenya Nicol Kamilla Yahiaoui Jennifer MalleronTotal913510917Note : Won the supplementary title, Miss Face of Beauty France, and obtained the right to compete at Face of Beauty International : Later dominated herself as Réunion's representative at Miss Grand International 2019.
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