Miss France 2010
Introduction '''Miss France 2010''', the 63rd Miss France pageant, was held in Nice, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur on December 5, 2009.Malika Ménard of Normandy was crowned Miss France 2010 by the outgoing titleholder Chloé Mortaud of Albigeois Midi-Pyrénées, who was top ten finalist at Miss Universe 2009 and top seven finalist at Miss World 2009.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=== Placement Contestant '''Miss France 2010'''* ''' – Malika Ménard''' 1st Runner-Up *  – Virginie Dechenaud 2nd Runner-Up *  – Mélanie Craignou 3rd Runner-Up *  – Emilie Corbi 4th Runner-Up *  Quercy Rouergue – Nathalie Ample Top 12*  – Cécile Brandao*  – Anaïs Governatori*  – Tineffa Naïsso*  – Justine Posé*  – Elodie Anridhoini*  – Cassandre Roland*  – Edwige Tiare===Order of announcements==='''Top 12'''*1. '''Rhône Alpes'''*2. '''Champagne Ardenne'''*3.'''Orléanais'''*4.'''Brittany'''*5. '''Quercy Rouergue'''*6.'''Normandy'''*7.'''Mayotte'''*8.'''Provence'''*9. '''French Guiana'''*10. '''Côte d'Azur'''*11.'''Limousin'''*12. '''Pays de Savoie''''''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  Region Name Age Height Hometown border '''Albigeois Midi-Pyrénées''' Laura Faroult 21 1,73 Lavelanet border '''Alsace''' Sophie Mathes 19 1,72 Strasbourg border '''Aquitaine''' Aurélie Zengerlin 21 1,77 Douzillac borderborder '''Artois Hainaut''' Astrid Ponchel 21 1,79 Maubeuge border '''Auvergne''' Mégane Potier 19 1,73 Vichy borderborder '''Béarn Gascogne''' Marine Bories 20 1,72 Léon border '''Berry Val de Loire''' Elodie Martel 19 1,72 Dreux border '''Brittany''' Mélanie Craignou 19 1,78 Louannec border '''Burgundy''' Jenna Tournay 19 1,75 Talant border '''Champagne Ardenne''' Cécile Brandao 21 1,72 Saint-Dizier border '''Corsica''' Célina Nicolai 21 1,77 Ajaccio border '''Côte d'Azur''' Anaïs Governatori 20 1,72 Nice border '''Flandre''' Aline Bourgeois 20 1,75 Roubaix border '''Franche-Comté''' Estelle Diop 19 1,80 Belfort border '''French Guiana''' Tineffa Naïsso 20 1,79 Kourou border '''Guadeloupe''' Angélique Duro 20 1,78 Saint-François border '''Île de France''' Lisa Alberici 20 1,78 Valenton border '''Languedoc''' Manon Ricci 18 1,73 Montpellier border '''Limousin''' Justine Posé 18 1,77 Chameyrat border '''Loire Forez''' Marion Léoncini 23 1,78 Montbrison border '''Lorraine''' Marina Garau 22 1,70 Bouzonville border '''Martinique''' Cindy Chenière 20 1,75 le François border '''Mayotte''' Élodie Anridhoini 19 1,74 Chirongui border '''Normandy''' '''Malika Ménard''' 22 1,76 Hérouville-Saint-Clair border '''Orléanais''' Cassandre Roland 18 1,71 Orléans border '''Paris''' Kelly Bochenko 23 1,75 Paris border '''Pays de la Loire''' Amélie Taugourdeau 23 1,70 Le Coudray-Macouard border '''Pays de Savoie''' Édwige Tiare 22 1,77 Albertville border '''Picardy''' Juliette Boubaaya 19 1,72 Saint-Quentin border '''Poitou Charentes''' Rachel Jeannot 23 1,73 Civray border '''Provence''' Emilie Corbi 21 1,76 Bouc-Bel-Air borderborder '''Quercy Rouergue''' Nathalie Ample 19 1,79 Labastide-Saint-Pierre border '''Réunion''' Kim Hoa Buraut 18 1,82 Saint Denis border '''Rhône-Alpes''' Virginie Dechenaud 23 1,74 La Frette border '''Roussillon''' Céline Callivrousis 22 1,70 Perpignan border '''St. Pierre & Miquelon''' Marie Serba 18 1,80 Saint-Pierre border '''Tahiti''' Léna Bonno 20 1,77 Moorea
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.
Regional pageant notes ===Region changes===*'''Languedoc-Roussillon''', split into '''Languedoc''' and '''Roussilllon'''===Returning region===*'''Bearn-Gascogne'''===Withdrawals===*New Caledonia
Crossovers Contestants who previously competed or will be competing at international beauty pageants:;Miss Universe*2010: border '''Normandy''' - Malika Ménard ''(Top 15)''** (Las Vegas, )**'''''''''s representative'';Miss World*2010: border '''Rhône Alpes''' - Virginie Dechenaud ''(Top 25)''** (Sanya, )**'''''''''s representative'';Miss Caraïbes Hibiscus*2010: border '''French Guiana''' - Tineffa Naïsso ''(Winner)''** (St Martin, )**'''''''''s representative''
External links *  Miss France official website