Miss Midi-Pyrénées

Miss Midi-Pyrénées
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Midi-Pyrénées, France
Membership	Miss France
Official language	French
Regional director	Karine Daries
Website	www.miss-midi-pyrenees.fr

Miss Midi-Pyrénées is a French beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the region of Midi-Pyrénées. Women representing the region under various different titles have competed at Miss France since 1968, although the Miss Midi-Pyrénées title was not used regularly until 2010.

The current Miss Midi-Pyrénées is Olivia Sirena, who was crowned Miss Midi-Pyrénées 2024 on 7 September 2024. One woman from Midi-Pyrénées has been crowned Miss France:

Chloé Mortaud, who was crowned Miss France 2009, competing as Miss Albigeois Midi-Pyrénées

Results summary

Miss France: Chloé Mortaud (2008; Miss Albigeois Midi-Pyrénées)
1st Runner-Up: Marie Borg (1996; Miss Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées)
2nd Runner-Up: Marie-Thérèse Thiel (1970; Miss Gascony); Nadia Poullain (1983; Miss Rouergue); Laura Fasquel (2005; Miss Albigeois Midi-Toulousain)
3rd Runner-Up: Marie-France Parnot (1983; Miss Quercy); Carole Moretto (1993; Miss Albigeois)
4th Runner-Up: Violette Pena (1968; Miss Toulouse-Languedoc); Céline Cassagnes (1990); Nathalie Ample (2009; Miss Quercy-Rouergue)
5th Runner-Up: Émeline Laganthe (1989); Carine Bedoya (2000); Christel Leyenberger (2002; Miss Quercy-Rouergue)
Top 12/Top 15: Brigitte Herrera (1987); Christelle Rocagel (1987; Miss Rouergue); Céline Duthil (1993; Miss Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées); Stéphanie Kaysen (1994; Miss Toulouse); Marie-Alexie Bazerque (2005); Lisa Fernandez (2005; Miss Quercy-Rouergue); Eurydice Rigal (2007; Miss Albigeois Midi-Toulousain); Laura Madelain (2011); Florence Demortier (2022); Nadine Benaboud (2023)

Gallery

Miss Albigeois Midi-Pyrénées 2008 and Miss France 2009
Chloé Mortaud

Titleholders

Year	Name	Age^[a]	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement
2024	Olivia Sirena^[1]^[2]	23	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Balma	Top 15
2023	Nadine Benaboud^[3]	23	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Tarbes	Top 15
2022	Florence Demortier^[4]	23	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Portet-sur-Garonne	Top 15
2021	Hannah Friconnet^[5]	22	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Labruguière
2020	Emma Arrebot-Natou^[6]	19	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Tournefeuille
2019	Andréa Magalhaes^[7]	21	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Viozan
2018	Axelle Breil^[8]	20	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Toulouse
2017	Anaïs Dufillo-Medellel^[9]	19	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Auch
2016	Virginie Guillin^[10]	23	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Lavelanet
2015	Emily Segouffin^[11]	24	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Chélan
2014	Laura Pelos^[12]	24	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Urdens
2013	Audrey Bernès^[13]	20	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)	Toulouse
2012	Célia Guermoudj	22	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Toulouse
2011	Laura Madelain	18	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Figeac	Top 12
2010	Alison Martin	24	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Tournefeuille
2002	Cécile Monteil	19	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Castanet-Tolosan
2001	Nadia Gillet			Colomiers
2000	Carine Bedoya			L'Union	Top 12 (5th Runner-Up)
1992	Stéphanie Viguier			Villefranche-de-Rouergue
1991	Catherine Bourlier			Villefranche-de-Rouergue
1990	Céline Cassagnes				4th Runner-Up
1989	Émeline Laganthe				Top 12 (5th Runner-Up)
1987	Brigitte Herrera				Top 12

Miss Albigeois

From 1993 to 2002, the department of Tarn competed separately under the title Miss Albigeois.

Year	Name	Age^[a]	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement
2002	Emlyne Bounay	18	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Verfeil
2001	Nadia Guerraoui		1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Aiguefonde
2000	Émilie Alberge			Saint-Juéry
1999	Karine Lherm	19	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Cestayrols
1998	Virginie Figueiredo	18	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)
1997	Aurélie Bernard	19	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
1996	Elsa Mazzia
1995	Audrey Mas
1994	Carole Venien
1993	Carole Moretto	18		Albi	3rd Runner-Up

Miss Albigeois Midi-Pyrénées

In 2008 and 2009, the region crowned a representative under the title Miss Albigeois Midi-Pyrénées.

Year	Name	Age^[a]	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement	Notes
2009	Laura Faroult	21	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Lavelanet
2008	Chloé Mortaud	19	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Bénac	Miss France 2009	Top 7 at Miss World 2009 and Top 10 at Miss Universe 2009

Miss Albigeois Midi-Toulousain

From 2003 to 2007, the region crowned a representative under the title Miss Albigeois Midi-Toulousain.

Year	Name	Age^[a]	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement	Notes
2007	Eurydice Rigal	20	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Saint-Lieux-lès-Lavaur	Top 12
2006	Ellyn Bermejo	22	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Montans
2005	Laura Fasquel	19	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Lapeyrouse-Fossat	2nd Runner-Up	Competed at Miss World 2006
2004	Aurélie Blazy	21	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)	Vèbre
2003	Stéphanie Baldacchino			Toulouse

Miss Armagnac

In 1978, the department of Gers competed separately under the title Miss Armagnac.

Year	Name	Age^[a]	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement	Notes
1978	Martine Remer

Miss Bigorre-Béarn

In 2003 and 2004, the department of Hautes-Pyrénées competed separately under the title Miss Bigorre-Béare.

Year	Name	Age^[a]	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement	Notes
2004	Myriam Barre	18	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Tarbes
2003	Marianne Laher			Tarbes

Miss Comminges

In 1964 and from 1993 to 2002, the department of Haute-Garonne competed separately under the title Miss Comminges.

Year	Name	Age^[a]	Height	Hometown
2002	Mandy Garcia	20		Rieumes
2001	Candice Jalran			Saint-Gaudens
2000	Lætitia Arnaune			Barbazan
1999	Lucie Portet	19	1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)	Lavelanet-de-Comminges
1998	Roxane Delbes	21	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Montréjeau
1997	Valérie Danoravo	23	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Saint-Gaudens
1996	Carine Vincent
1995	Stéphanie Castex			Bagnères-de-Luchon
1994	Marjorie Leroux
1993	Audrey Ptack			Saint-Gaudens

Miss Comminges Pyrénées

From 2003 to 2007, the region crowned a representative under the title Miss Comminges Pyrénées.

Year	Name	Age^[a]	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement
2007	Sandra Laporte	19	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Labarthe-Rivière
2006	Aurélia Gasc	21	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Bonrepos-sur-Aussonnelle
2005	Marie-Alexie Bazerque	20	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Seich	Top 12
2004	Alexia Cardoso	19	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Miramont-de-Comminges
2003	Aurélie Savard			Saint-Gaudens

Miss Gascony

From the 1970s to 2000s, Midi-Pyrénées and Aquitaine crowned a representative under the title Miss Gascony (French: Miss Gascogne), to represent the historic region of Gascony, now located in Midi-Pyrénées and Aquitaine. Representatives crowned Miss Gascony who hailed from Aquitaine are included in the Miss Aquitaine article.

Year	Name	Age^[a]	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement	Notes
2006	Céline Fueyo	22	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Auch
2004	Audrey Manzoni	19	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Monfort
2002	Dorothée Jouhaud	20	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Condom
1996	Sabine Alves De Puga
1995	Sandrine Dubouil
1994	Caroline Laffont
1993	Karine Mathieu	18		Lavardens		Current regional director of Miss Midi-Pyrénées under her married name, Karine Daries.
1992	Myriam Amouroux
1991	Christine Beau
1989	Claudia Compeyrot
1988	Stéphanie Trupin
1987	Coralie Nogueras
1978	Patricia Gleyze
1976	Marie-Noëlle Dardit
1970	Marie-Thérèse Thiel				2nd Runner-Up

Miss Midi-Pyrénées-Toulouse

From 1997 to 1999, the region crowned a representative under the title Miss Midi-Pyrénées-Toulouse.

Year	Name	Age^[a]	Height	Hometown
1999	Sophie de Sousa	18	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Tournefeuille
1998	Linda Vogel	19	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Toulouse
1997	Amandine Mallen	19	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)

Miss Quercy

In the 1980s and 1990s, the departments of Lot and Tarn-et-Garonne competed separately under the title Miss Quercy.

Year	Name	Age^[a]	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement
1998	Magalie Menet	20	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Vayrac
1997	Virginie Soulignac	19	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
1996	Delphine Verdié
1995	Stéphanie Hardoin
1994	Alexandra Fouilhac
1992	Catherine Foursat
1991	Florence Vidal
1990	Corinne Delpech			Rocamadour
1989	Nathalie Legras			Figeac
1988	Géraldine Saidous
1987	Laurence Leporc
1986	Christine Mommeja
1985	Nathalie Vilemain
1983	Marie-France Parnot				3rd Runner-Up

Miss Quercy-Rouergue

From 2001 to 2009, the departments of Aveyron, Lot, and Tarn-et-Garonne competed separately under the title Miss Quercy-Rouergue.

Year	Name	Age^[a]	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement
2009	Nathalie Ample	19	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)	Labastide-Saint-Pierre	4th Runner-Up
2008	Sophie Lopez	18	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Figeac
2007	Kelly Remus	20	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Millau
2006	Laurie Lastra	19	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Montauban
2005	Lisa Fernandez	18	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)	L'Honor-de-Cos	Top 12
2004	Émilie Rouquié	21	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Gourdon
2003	Nathalie Forcade			Lunan
2002	Christel Leyenberger	22		Luc-la-Primaube	Top 12 (5th Runner-Up)
2001	Frédérique Bourdie			Decazeville

Miss Rouergue

In 1977, 1979, 1983, from 1985 to 1993, and in 1995, the department of Aveyron competed separately under the title Miss Rouergue.

Year	Name	Age^[a]	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement
1995	Julie Perdigues			Capdenac
1993	Carole Cercley			Prades-d'Aubrac
1992	Séverine Briois			Millau
1991	Sarah Fortier			Sébazac-Concourès
1990	Chantal Lauze			Millau
1989	Karine Malzac			Millau
1988	Leslie Borro	18	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Millau	Top 12 (5th Runner-Up)
1987	Christelle Rocagel				Top 12
1986	Valérie Espitalier
1985	Laurence Charras
1983	Nadia Poullain	16			2nd Runner-Up
1979	Élisabeth Peret
1977	Nadine André

Miss Rouergue-Cévennes

In 1996, the department of Aveyron competed separately under the title Miss Rouergue-Cévennes.

Year	Name	Age^[a]	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement	Notes
1996	Aurore Pecrix			Saint-Rome-de-Cernon

Miss Toulouse

Sporadically in the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, the department of Haute-Garonne competed separately under the title Miss Toulouse.

Year	Name	Miss France placement	Notes
1994	Stéphanie Kaysen	Top 12
1991	Karine Siegel
1990	Virginie Puertas
1989	Martine Caudrillier
1978	Catherine Dessèvre		Dessèvre was crowned Miss Toulouse in both 1978 and 1977, and was crowned Miss Charentes in 1976.
1977	Catherine Dessèvre
1975	Catherine Bras
1970	Agnès Smetshe

Miss Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées

In 1988, 1993, 1995, and 1996, the region crowned a representative under the title Miss Toulouse Midi-Pyrénées.

Year	Name	Age^[a]	Hometown	Miss France placement	Notes
1996	Marie Borg	19		1st Runner-Up	2nd Runner-Up at Miss International 1997
1995	Ella Talaya		Toulouse
1993	Céline Duthil			Top 12
1988	Nathalie Mihec

Miss Toulouse-Languedoc

In 1968, the regions of Midi-Pyrénées and Languedoc-Roussillon crowned a shared representative under the title Miss Toulouse-Languedoc.

Year	Name	Age^[a]	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement	Notes
1968	Violette Pena				4th Runner-Up

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Ages at the time of Miss France

References

^ Roy, Philippe (8 September 2024). "Miss France : Olivia Sirena, de Balma, près de Toulouse, est la nouvelle miss Midi-Pyrénées". La Dépêche du Midi (in French).
^ Sacristan, Pierre (8 September 2024). "Haute-Garonne – Un grand bravo à Olivia Sirena, élue Miss Midi-Pyrénées 2024 !". La Semaine des Pyrénées (in French).
^ "Miss France : qui est Nadine Benaboud, élue Miss Midi-Pyrénées 2023 samedi soir ?". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 3 September 2023.
^ "Florence Demortier élue Miss Midi-Pyrénées 2022". Le Journal Toulousain (in French). 4 September 2022.
^ "Hannah Friconnet, Miss 2021". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 5 September 2021.
^ Laforgue, Pauline (12 September 2020). "Miss France 2021 : qui est Emma Arrebot-Natou, la sublime Miss Midi-Pyrénées 2020 ?". Closer (in French).
^ Stassinet, Léa (14 September 2019). "Miss France 2020 : qui est Andréa Magalhaes, Miss Midi-Pyrénées 2019 ?" (in French). RTL.
^ "Miss Toulouse élue Miss Midi-Pyrénées" (in French). La Depeche. 10 July 2018.
^ "Voici la nouvelle Miss Midi-Pyrénées 2017, élue près de Toulouse".
^ "Virginie Guillin élue Miss Midi-Pyrénées". La Depeche. October 8, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
^ "Miss France 2016 : Emily Segouffin est la nouvelle Miss Midi-Pyrénées". programme-television.org (in French). 10 October 2015..
^ "La Gersoise Laura Pelos élue Miss Midi-Pyrénées 2014 - 11/10/2014 - ladepeche.fr". ladepeche.fr. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
^ "Toulouse. Et Miss Midi-Pyrénées est... La Toulousaine Audrey Bernes".

External links

Miss Midi-Pyrénées on Instagram

[Age-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q Ages at the time of Miss France

[2] Roy, Philippe (8 September 2024). "Miss France : Olivia Sirena, de Balma, près de Toulouse, est la nouvelle miss Midi-Pyrénées". La Dépêche du Midi (in French).

[3] Sacristan, Pierre (8 September 2024). "Haute-Garonne – Un grand bravo à Olivia Sirena, élue Miss Midi-Pyrénées 2024 !". La Semaine des Pyrénées (in French).

[4] "Miss France : qui est Nadine Benaboud, élue Miss Midi-Pyrénées 2023 samedi soir ?". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 3 September 2023.

[5] "Florence Demortier élue Miss Midi-Pyrénées 2022". Le Journal Toulousain (in French). 4 September 2022.

[6] "Hannah Friconnet, Miss 2021". La Dépêche du Midi (in French). 5 September 2021.

[7] Laforgue, Pauline (12 September 2020). "Miss France 2021 : qui est Emma Arrebot-Natou, la sublime Miss Midi-Pyrénées 2020 ?". Closer (in French).

[8] Stassinet, Léa (14 September 2019). "Miss France 2020 : qui est Andréa Magalhaes, Miss Midi-Pyrénées 2019 ?" (in French). RTL.

[9] "Miss Toulouse élue Miss Midi-Pyrénées" (in French). La Depeche. 10 July 2018.

[10] "Voici la nouvelle Miss Midi-Pyrénées 2017, élue près de Toulouse".

[11] "Virginie Guillin élue Miss Midi-Pyrénées". La Depeche. October 8, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2017.

[12] "Miss France 2016 : Emily Segouffin est la nouvelle Miss Midi-Pyrénées". programme-television.org (in French). 10 October 2015..

[13] "La Gersoise Laura Pelos élue Miss Midi-Pyrénées 2014 - 11/10/2014 - ladepeche.fr". ladepeche.fr. Retrieved 2017-03-02.

[14] "Toulouse. Et Miss Midi-Pyrénées est... La Toulousaine Audrey Bernes".

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