Miss New Caledonia
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| Type | Beauty pageant |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | New Caledonia, France |
Membership | Miss France |
Official language | French |
Regional director | Stella Le Van Hao |
| Website | missnouvellecaledonie |
Miss New Caledonia (French: Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie) is a French beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the sui generis overseas collectivity of New Caledonia. The first Miss New Caledonia was crowned in 1952, although the pageant was not held regularly until 1980. Until 2007, the competition was known as Miss Caledonia (French: Miss Calédonie).
The current Miss New Caledonia is Emma Grousset, who was crowned Miss New Caledonia 2023 on 15 September 2023. One woman from New Caledonia has been crowned Miss France:
- Pascale Taurua, who was crowned Miss France 1978, although she later resigned the title
Results summary
[edit]- Miss France: Pascale Taurua (1977)
- 1st Runner-Up: Vahinerii Requillart (2007)
- 2nd Runner-Up: Nadine Guillerme (1980)
- 3rd Runner-Up: Gisèle Maui (1985)
- 6th Runner-Up: Emmanuelle Darman (2005); Mondy Laigle (2014)
Titleholders
[edit]| Year | Name | Age[a] | Height | Hometown | Miss France placement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Mathilda Lelong[1] | 24 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Nouméa | Did not compete | Grousset was originally the second runner-up, while Lelong was crowned the winner. Three days following the Miss New Caledonia pageant, the media reported that a counting error had occurred while tabulating the results, and that Grousset was the actual winner while Lelong was the third runner-up. Two days later, Grousset became the new Miss New Caledonia 2023, while Lelong later resigned her title as third runner-up.[1][2][3] Grousset is the sister of French swimmer Maxime Grousset, and Lelong is the daughter of Carole Roudeillac, Miss Caledonia 1996.[1][4][5] |
| Emma Grousset[2] | 21 | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | Nouméa | |||
| 2022 | Océane Le Goff[6] | 26 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Nouméa | ||
| 2021 | Emmy Chenin[7] | 18 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | La Foa | ||
| 2020 | Louisa Salvan[8] | 19 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Le Mont-Dore | ||
| 2019 | Anaïs Toven[9] | 18 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Nouméa | ||
| 2018 | Amandine Chabrier[10] | 19 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Le Mont-Dore | ||
| 2017 | Lévina Napoléon[11] | 19 | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | Pouembout | ||
| 2016 | Andréa Lux[12] | 18 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Bourail | ||
| 2015 | Gyna Moereo[13] | 18 | 1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Houaïlou | ||
| 2014 | Mondy Laigle[14] | 19 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Boulouparis | Top 12 (6th Runner-Up) | |
| 2013 | Agnès Latchimy[15] | 22 | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | Nouméa | ||
| 2012 | Sandra Bergès | 18 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | Nouméa | ||
| 2011 | Tokahi Mathieu | 23 | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Did not compete | Mathieu was initially crowned the winner, but resigned for personal reasons. She was replaced by Bichot, her first runner-up, as the titleholder. | |
| Océane Bichot | 20 | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | Nouméa | |||
| 2010 | Ornella Zinni | 21 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Bourail | ||
| 2008 | Aurelia Morell | 20 | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | Nouméa | ||
| 2007 | Vahinerii Requillart | 19 | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) | Nouméa | 1st Runner-Up |
Miss Caledonia
[edit]Until 2007, the pageant was known by the name Miss Caledonia (French: Miss Calédonie).
| Year | Name | Age[a] | Height | Hometown | Miss France placement | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | Nathanaëlle Techer | Did not compete | Techer was disqualified from competing at Miss France by the Miss France Committee, and was replaced by her first runner-up, Lambert-Gimey, as Miss Caledonia. | |||
| Alexandra Lambert-Gimey | 23 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Nouméa | |||
| 2005 | Emmanuelle Darman | 18 | 1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | Nouméa | Top 12 (6th Runner-Up) | |
| 2004 | Audrey Audineau | 20 | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | Nouméa | ||
| 2003 | Mélody Gaspard | Nouméa | ||||
| 2002 | Cyrielle Pindon | Voh | ||||
| 2001 | Stéphanie Chalumeau | |||||
| 2000 | Virginie Lamontagne | |||||
| 1999 | Audrey Brahim | |||||
| 1997 | Cindy Baronnet | 18 | 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in) | |||
| 1996 | Carole Roudeillac | Roudeillac is the mother of Mathilda Lelong, the initially crowned Miss New Caledonia 2023.[1][4] | ||||
| 1992 | Sylvie Marcuzzo | Did not compete | ||||
| 1991 | Valérie-Anne Delrieu | |||||
| 1990 | Maguy Viera Da Silva | |||||
| 1988 | Caroll Blanc | |||||
| 1987 | Helyette Voisin | |||||
| 1986 | Amanda Aissa Benhamer | |||||
| 1985 | Gisèle Maui | 3rd Runner-Up | ||||
| 1984 | Nathalie Jones | |||||
| 1983 | Georgia Roussel | |||||
| 1982 | Laurence Varney | 16 | ||||
| 1981 | Maryse Salaun | |||||
| 1980 | Nadine Guillerme | 2nd Runner-Up | ||||
| 1977 | Pascale Taurua | 17 | Miss France 1978 | Taurua resigned several months after winning Miss France, as she wished to return to New Caledonia instead of remain in Paris, where the titleholder resides to fulfill her duties. | ||
| 1954 | Juanita Châtelain | 17 | ||||
| 1952 | Danièle Gastaldi |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Mathilda Lelong élue miss Nouvelle-Calédonie 2023". Nouvelle-Calédonie La 1ère (in French). 9 September 2023.
- ^ a b "Après une erreur de comptage, Miss France confirme l'identité de la nouvelle Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie". TF1 (in French). 15 September 2023.
- ^ "Miss France 2024 : Mathilda Lelong renonce à son écharpe de dauphine de Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie". Le Figaro (in French). 2 October 2023.
- ^ a b "Bonjour à toutes et à tous" (in French). Mathilda Lelong. 10 July 2023.
- ^ "Polémique Miss France 2024 : Emma Grousset élue Miss Nouvelle Calédonie, son frère est un célèbre sportif !". Voici (in French). 13 September 2023.
- ^ "Océane Le Goff élue Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie 2022". La Première (in French). 17 September 2022.
- ^ "Emmy Chenin a été élue Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie 2021". Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes (in French). 21 August 2021.
- ^ "Louisa Salvan est Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie 2020". Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes (in French). 31 October 2020.
- ^ "Anaïs Toven est sacrée miss Nouvelle-Calédonie 2019" (in French). Les Nouvelles Calédoniennes. 31 August 2019.
- ^ "PHOTOS. Miss France 2019 : découvrez Amandine Chabrier, la superbe Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie" (in French). Closer. 16 September 2018.
- ^ "Lévina Napoléon élue Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie 2017". 19 August 2017.
- ^ Boppdupont, Karine (August 22, 2016). "Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie 2016 : Andréa Lux, 18 ans et bouraillaise". Nouvelle-Calédonie La Première. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
- ^ "Gyna est Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie 2015, une élection sous le signe de la nouveauté". la1ere.fr (in French). 22 August 2015..
- ^ "Mondy Laigle, 19 ans, élue Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie 2014 - nouvelle calédonie 1ère". nouvellecaledonie.la1ere.fr. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
- ^ "Une belle infirmière de 22 ans sacrée Miss Nouvelle-Calédonie 2013".