Right now, Miss France news is playing out in two very different ways. First, the former longtime aide to Geneviève de Fontenay dropped a bombshell. In his book Miss France, from Dream to Reality, Hubert Guérin revealed shocking testimonies from former Misses and contestants. They say they were sexually assaulted between 1990 and 2002. Meanwhile, regional elections are continuing. The goal: elect the thirty candidates who will be in the running this December to succeed Angélique Angarni-Filopon.
Thus, on December 14, nineteen-year-old Jade Cholley was crowned Miss Franche-Comté under the gracious gaze of Eve Gilles, Miss France 2024. Hailing from Saint-Vit, the striking young woman with a determined stride is currently a student in Besançon in her second year of a BTS in Real Estate Professions “with the ambition to one day open her own agency“, she said in her profile to start.
A video in which the down-to-earth contestant also revealed the cause close to her heart : “the fight against cancer” because “quite a few of my loved ones have been affected, both now and in the past“. But then why did she want to take on such a challenge? “The world of Miss France, for me, was a girlhood dream that turned into a real objective for a young woman” continues the one who describes herself as “natural, kind, authentic and persistent“.
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Miss France 2026: In Three Months, Thirty Contestants Will Be in the Running
Their dream? To win the crown and the sash. Since June, regional elections have been moving along to designate the candidates who will participate, in December, in the national pageant. If Jean-Pierre Foucault will be at the helm of this event, which is especially loved by viewers, there remains a big question: who will be the jury president this year and, more importantly, who will the other members be?
For the record, at this stage, eighteen young women have recently been elected in their regions.
Thus, in mainland France, you’ll find:
- Victoire Dupuis, 19, crowned Miss Normandy
- Julie Decroix, 20, Miss Alsace
- Alice De Lima Guimarães, 19, Miss Auvergne
- Anna Valero, 19, Miss Centre-Val de Loire
- Manon Mateus, 23, Miss Corsica
- Julie Zitouni, 26, Miss Provence
- Lilou Emeline-Artuso, 19, Miss Côte d’Azur
- Lou Lambert, 19, Miss Languedoc
- Déborah Adelin Chabal, 18, Miss Roussillon
- Léa Chabrel, 24, Miss Midi-Pyrénées
- Jade Cholley, 19, Miss Franche-Comté
In the DOM-TOMs, meanwhile, here are the upcoming contestants:
- Hinaupoko Devèze, 23, Miss Tahiti
- Alicia Mertosetiko, 20, Miss Guyane
- Naomi Torrent, 30, Miss Guadeloupe
- Priya Padavatan, 19, Miss Réunion
- Kamillat Hervian, 24, Miss Mayotte
- Juliette Collet, 23, Miss Nouvelle-CalédonieLéaline Patry, 21, Miss Martinique
To conclude, note that the next regional pageant will take place Friday, September 19 at the Villefranche-sur-Saône Exhibition Park. This time, it’s Miss Rhône-Alpes who will be the star of the evening.
