Miss Poitou-Charentes

Miss Poitou-Charentes is a French beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the region of Poitou-Charentes. Women representing the region under various different titles have competed at Miss France since 1957, although the Miss Poitou-Charentes title was not used regularly until 2006.

Miss Poitou-Charentes
TypeBeauty pageant
HeadquartersPoitou-Charentes, France
Membership
Miss France
Official language
French
Regional director
Éric Laurens
Websitemisspoitouchanrentes.fr

The current Miss Poitou-Charentes is Lounès Texier, who was crowned Miss Poitou-Charentes 2023 on 1 September 2023. Three women from Poitou-Charentes have been crowned Miss France:

  • Monique Chiron, who was crowned Miss France 1959, competing as Miss Poitou
  • Claudine Cassereau, who was crowned Miss France 1971, competing as Miss Poitou, following the resignation of the original winner
  • Véronique Fagot, who was crowned Miss France 1977, competing as Miss Poitou

Results summary
  • Miss France: Monique Chiron (1958; Miss Poitou); Véronique Fagot (1976; Miss Poitou)
  • 1st Runner-Up: Monique Boucher (1965; Miss Charente); Béatrice Demiaud (1966; Miss Royan); Nadine Labadie Wolf (1970; Miss Côte de Beauté); Claudine Cassereau (1971; Miss Poitou; later Miss France)
  • 2nd Runner-Up: Marine Clouet (2000; Miss Poitou)
  • 3rd Runner-Up: Michèle Mouix (1966; Miss Aunis)
  • 5th Runner-Up: Mathilde Muller (2008)
  • Top 12/Top 15: Stéphanie Loizeau (1995); Nancy Bourgeix (1996); Alexandra Bauduin (1997); Andréa Galland (2019); Justine Dubois (2020); Marine Paulais (2022)

Titleholders

The regional title has been known as Miss Poitou-Charentes since 1997, while from 1995 to 1996, it was known as Miss Charentes-Poitou.

Year Name Age[lower-alpha 1] Height Hometown Miss France placement Notes
2023 Lounès Texier[1] 18 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Périgné TBD
2022 Marine Paulais[2] 20 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Bellevigne Top 15
2021 Lolita Ferrari[3] 24 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Rochefort
2020 Justine Dubois[4] 24 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Angoulême Top 15
2019 Andréa Galland[5] 20 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Niort Top 15
2018 Marion Sokolik[6] 23 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Cognac
2017 Ophélie Forgit[7] 20 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Arvert
2016 Magdalène Chollet[8] 19 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Neuville-de-Poitou
2015 Manon Rougier[9] 19 1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in) Roullet-Saint-Estèphe
2014 Mathilde Hubert[10] 19 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Cherves-Richemont
2013 Laura Pierre[11] 19 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Le Gua
2012 Typhanie Soulat 21 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Fontaine-le-Comte
2011 Manika Auxire 21 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Blanzac-Porcheresse
2010 Pearl Crosland 21 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) Angoulême
2009 Rachel Jeannot 23 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Civray
2008 Mathilde Muller 19 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) Poitiers Top 12 (5th Runner-Up) Competed at Miss International 2009
2007 Clémence Dussagne 19 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Dignac
2006 Carine Bissirier 21 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) Poitiers
1999 Sabrina Chauvelin
1998 Sophie Bernardin
1997 Alexandra Bauduin Top 12
1996 Nancy Bourgeix Top 12
1995 Stéphanie Loizeau Top 12

Miss Charente

In 1965, the department of Charente crowned its own representative for Miss France. In 1976, the department crowned its own representative again under the title Miss Angoulême.

Year Name Age[lower-alpha 1] Height Hometown Miss France placement Notes
1976 Évelyne Guérin Guérin was crowned Miss Angoulême in 1976, and Miss Saintonge in 1977.
1965 Monique Boucher 1st Runner-Up

Miss Charente-Maritime

In the 1960s and 1970s, the department of Charente-Maritime crowned its own representative for Miss France under various titles, including Miss Aunis (1966), Miss Côte de Beauté (1962; 1970), Miss La Rochelle (1976), Miss Oléron (1967), Miss Royan (1966), Miss Saintes (1962), and Miss Saintonge (1977).

Year Name Age[lower-alpha 1] Height Hometown Miss France placement Notes
1977 Évelyne Guérin Guérin was crowned Miss Angoulême in 1976, and Miss Saintonge in 1977.
1976 Chantal Beaudonnet
1970 Nadine Labadie Wolf 1st Runner-Up
1967 Dany Nadeau
1966 Michèle Mouix 3rd Runner-Up Mouix was crowned Miss Aunis, while Demiaud was crowned Miss Royan.
Béatrice Demiaud 1st Runner-Up
1962 Claudine Robin Robin was crowned Miss Côte de Beauté, while Putier was crowned Miss Saintes.
Danièle Putier

Miss Charentes

From the 1970s to the 2000s, the departments of Charente and Charente-Maritime competed separately under the title Miss Charentes.

Year Name Age[lower-alpha 1] Height Hometown Miss France placement Notes
2005 Chloé Lefebvre 23 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) Royan
2004 Alvina Fournier 19 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
2003 Gaëlle Coz Saintes
2002 Stéphanie Barreau
2001 Eugénie Lassey Cognac
2000 Émilie Saint-Geours Angoulême
1994 Astrid Orioux
1993 Laetitia Buraud
1992 Linda Roy
1991 Linda Pinson
1990 Stéphanie Beau
1989 Aline Menard
1977 Béatrice Tixeuil
1976 Catherine Dessèvre Dessèvre was also crowned Miss Toulouse in both 1978 and 1977.

Miss Deux-Sèvres

In 1970, the department of Deux-Sèvres crowned its own representative for Miss France.

Year Name Age[lower-alpha 1] Height Hometown Miss France placement Notes
1970 Claudine Gatard

Miss Poitou

From the 1950s to the 2000s, the departments of Deux-Sèvres, Vendée, and Vienne competed separately under the title Miss Poitou. Vendée is now located in Pays de la Loire, but women from the department were eligible to compete due to its historical ties to Poitou-Charentes.

Year Name Age[lower-alpha 1] Height Hometown Miss France placement Notes
2005 Reva Segonne
2004 Charlotte Huneau
2003 Julie Trèves
2002 Amélie Drapeau
2001 Caroline Talbot
2000 Marine Clouet 2nd Runner-Up
1992 Véronique Goubault
1990 Rose-Marie Pinheiro
1989 Stéphanie Vincente
1979 Aïcha Atmani
1978 Sophie Parola Parola was later crowned Miss Centre-Ouest 1979.
1977 Murielle Bertraud
1976 Véronique Fagot 16 Oiron Miss France 1977 Top 15 at Miss World 1977
1971 Claudine Cassereau 19 Loudun 1st Runner-Up (later Miss France 1972) Cassereau was originally the first runner-up, but took over as Miss France 1972 after the original winner suffered severe injuries from falling off of a horse and resigned the title.
1970 Chantal Charruault
1958 Monique Chiron 21 Miss France 1959
1957 Françoise Radureau

Miss Vienne

In 1979, the department of Vienne crowned its own representative for Miss France.

Year Name Age[lower-alpha 1] Height Hometown Miss France placement Notes
1979 Brigitte Moreau

Notes
  1. Ages at the time of Miss France

References
  1. "Futuroscope : la Deux-Sévrienne Lounès Texier sacrée Miss Poitou-Charentes 2023". La Nouvelle République (in French). 1 September 2023.
  2. "Au Futuroscope (Poitiers), la Charentaise Marine Paulais élue Miss Poitou-Charentes". La Nouvelle République du Centre-Ouest (in French). 30 September 2022.
  3. "Chasseneuil-Du-Poitou: Lolita Ferrari élue Miss Poitou-Charentes". Charente Libre (in French). 3 September 2021.
  4. "Justine Dubois élue Miss Poitou-Charentes 2020". Sud Ouest (in French). 30 August 2020.
  5. "Une Deux-Sévrienne élue Miss Poitou-Charentes 2019 à La Rochelle" (in French). La Nouvelle République. 6 October 2019.
  6. "Miss Poitou-Charentes 2018 : la Charentaise Marion Sokolik élue" (in French). Sud Ouest. 10 July 2018.
  7. Lanoëlle, Agnès (10 September 2017). "La Charentaise-Maritime Ophélie Forgit sacrée Miss Poitou-Charentes".
  8. Benoit, Xavier (October 9, 2016). "Magdalène Chollet (Vienne), élue Miss Poitou-Charentes 2016". La Nouvelle République. Retrieved April 3, 2017.
  9. "Manon Rougier, Miss Poitou-Charentes 2015". ladepeche.fr (in French). 24 October 2015..
  10. "Mathilde Hubert élue Miss Poitou-Charentes 2014 - 20/09/2014 - La Nouvelle République Vienne". lanouvellerepublique.fr. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
  11. Poussard, Bruno (21 September 2013). "La Royannaise Laura Pierre est Miss Poitou-Charentes 2013".
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