Miss France 2010

Miss France 2010
Miss France 2010
Date	December 5, 2009
Presenters	Jean-Pierre Foucault; Genevieve de Fontenay; Sylvie Tellier;
Entertainment	Robbie Williams
Venue	Palais Nikaïa, Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France
Broadcaster	TF1
Entrants	37
Placements	12
Debuts	Béarn-Gascogne
Withdrawals	Languedoc-Roussillon; New Caledonia;
Returns	Languedoc; Roussillon;
Winner	Malika Ménard; Normandy
Congeniality	Kelly Bochenko ; Paris
Photogenic	Lisa Alberici ; Île-de-France
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Miss France 2010 was the 63rd Miss France pageant, held at the Palais Nikaïa in Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France, on 5 December 2009. Malika Ménard of Normandy was crowned by Chloé Mortaud of Albigeois Midi-Pyrénées at the end of the event.

For the first time since 1987, Miss France was chosen by viewer voting, after the five finalists had been announced during the live broadcast. Only the judges had selected the five finalists out of the top twelve.

The 37 contestants traveled to Martinique for fashion shoots, videos and interviews, from 13 to 21 November.

Results

Placements

Order of announcements

Top 12

Top 5

1. Normandy
2. Provence
3. Quercy Rouergue
4. Rhône Alpes
5. Brittany

Preliminary events

Martinique

The delegates of Miss France 2010 visited the island of the Martinique for their preparation trip. They visited the island but they also did photo shoots and other activities.

Judges

Arielle Dombasle - Actress
Jean-Luc Reichmann - Television Personality
Mareva Galanter - Miss France 1999
Jean-Paul Gaultier - Designer
Farida Khelfa- Actress
Jimmy Jean-Louis - Actor on NBC's Heroes
Xavier Deluc - Actor

Contestants

Historical significance

Normandy won the Miss France crown after five years drought.
Brittany scored its highest placement since Monique Lemaire won in 1962.
Regions made into the Top 12 previous year were: Brittany, Limousin, Mayotte, Normandy and Rhône-Alpes.
French Guiana last placed in 2008.
Champagne-Ardenne last placed in 1991.
Pays de Loire was unplaced after four consecutive years of finalists.
Réunion was unplaced after five consecutive years of finalists.
Normandy won its sixth crown, now the second most successful region to compete in the pageant, tied with Paris.
Jean-Pierre Foucault hosted the pageant for the fifteenth time.