Miss Brittany

Miss Brittany
Type	Beauty pageant
Headquarters	Brittany, France
Membership	Miss France
Official language	French
Regional director	Emilie Menard
Website	www.missbretagne.fr

Miss Brittany (French: Miss Bretagne) is a French beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the region of Brittany. Women representing the region under various different titles have competed at Miss France since 1920, although the Miss Brittany title was not used regularly until 1981. Until 2010, women from the department of Loire-Atlantique were eligible to compete in Miss Brittany, due to the department's historical ties to the region, despite currently being located within the region of Pays de la Loire.

The current Miss Brittany is Marie Castel, who was crowned Miss Brittany 2024 on 28 September 2024. Six women from Brittany have gone on to win Miss France.

Raymonde Allain, who was crowned Miss France 1928, competing as Miss Côte d'Émeraude
Jacqueline Janet, who was crowned Miss France 1937, competing as Miss Côte d'Émeraude
Brigitte Barazer de Lannurien, who was crowned Miss France 1960, competing as Miss Côte d'Émeraude
Michèle Wargnier, who was crowned Miss France 1961
Monique Lemaire, who was crowned Miss France 1962, competing as Miss Côte d'Émeraude
Laury Thilleman, who was crowned Miss France 2011

Results summary

Miss France: Raymonde Allain (1927; Miss Côte d'Émeraude); Jacqueline Janet (1936; Miss Côte d'Émeraude); Brigitte Barazer de Lannurien (1959; Miss Côte d'Émeraude); Michèle Wargnier (1960); Monique Lemaire (1961; Miss Côte d'Émeraude); Laury Thilleman (2010)
1st Runner-Up: Denise Le Brase (1920; Miss Côte d'Émeraude); Anita Treyens (1955); Monique Boulinguez (1957; Miss Côte d'Émeraude); Rolande Cozien (1968); Valérie Guenveur (1982); Christelle Mayet (1983)
2nd Runner-Up: Anne-Marie Poggi (1990); Mélanie Craignou (2009)
3rd Runner-Up: Marie-Laure Uzel (1978; Graziella Pequin (1987)
4th Runner-Up: Bianca Taillard (2008)
5th Runner-Up: Annie Cadiou (1970); Denise Kerfast (1971)
6th Runner-Up: Maurane Bouazza (2016)
Top 12/Top 15: Delphine André (1994); Florence Guillou (1999); Nathalie Economides (2003); Audrey Bonecker (2011); Estelle Sabathier (2012); Léa Bizeul (2015)

Gallery

Miss Brittany 2010 and Miss France 2011
Laury Thilleman
Miss Côte d'Émeraude 1927 and Miss France 1928
Raymonde Allain

Titleholders

Year	Name	Age^[a]	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement	Notes
2024	Marie Castel^[1]^[2]	20	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Pleyber-Christ
2023	Noémie Le Bras^[3]	21	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Le Cloître-Pleyben
2022	Enora Moal^[4]	21	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Guipavas
2021	Sarah Conan^[5]	22	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Lézardrieux
2020	Julie Foricher^[6]	23	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Le Relecq-Kerhuon
2019	Romane Edern^[7]	24	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Cléder
2018	Emilie Bachellereau^[8]	22	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)	Larmor-Plage
2017	Caroline Lemée^[9]	24	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Rennes
2016	Maurane Bouazza^[10]	20	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Plumelin	Top 12 (6th Runner-Up)
2015	Eugénie Journée^[11]	23	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Rennes	Did not compete	Journée was dethroned three days after winning the title, after it emerged that she had previously posed topless for a photoshoot. She was replaced by Bizeul, her first runner-up.^[12]
2015	Léa Bizeul^[13]	18	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)	Saint-Malo	Top 12
2014	Maïlys Bonnet^[14]	20	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Vannes
2013	Marie Chartier^[15]	19	1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Étables-sur-Mer
2012	Estelle Sabathier	21	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)	Brest	Top 12
2011	Audrey Bonecker	23	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Muzillac	Top 12	Bonecker is the daughter of Isabelle Carayol, Miss Brittany 1974.
2010	Laury Thilleman	19	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)	Brest	Miss France 2011	Top 10 at Miss Universe 2011
2009	Mélanie Craignou	19	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Louannec	2nd Runner-Up
2008	Bianca Taillard	23	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Machecoul	4th Runner-Up
2007	Églantine Morin	21	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Savenay
2006	Charline Leray	19	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Lusanger
2005	Cindy Trichereau Duchesne	24	1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)	Nantes
2004	Amélie Turmel	19	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)	Lillemer
2003	Nathalie Economides	21	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Guidel	Top 12
2002	Anne-Sophie Pageau			Vigneux-de-Bretagne
2001	Céline Autricque	20	1.81 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)	Nantes
2000	Mélanie Guyomard	19	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Brest
1999	Florence Guillou	19	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)	Saint-Brieuc	Top 12
1998	Virginie Radier	19	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Ploulec'h
1997	Nathalie Busson			Châtelaudren
1996	Séverine André			Trégastel		Sister of Miss Brittany 1994 Delphine André.
1995	Violaine Turpin			Trévé
1994	Delphine André	19	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)	Trégastel	Top 12	Sister of Miss Brittany 1996 Séverine André.
1993	Alexia Dereux-Marchand
1992	Stéphanie Ducos
1991	Patricia Mouazec	18	1.79 m (5 ft 10+1⁄2 in)
1990	Anne-Marie Poggi	18	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)	Saint-Briac-sur-Mer	2nd Runner-Up
1989	Stéphanie Lemarchand
1988	Lydie Guilment	21	1.67 m (5 ft 5+1⁄2 in)
1987	Graziella Pequin			Nantes	3rd Runner-Up
1986	Catherine Hérault
1985	Valérie Le Vaillant
1984	Manuella Pequin			Nantes
1983	Christelle Mayet				1st Runner-Up
1982	Valérie Guenveur	18	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)	Saint-Brieuc	1st Runner-Up	Competed at Miss International 1983
1981	Véronique Morice
1979	Véronique Guin
1978	Marie-Laure Uzel			Lorient	3rd Runner-Up
1976	Christine Robin
1974	Isabelle Carayol					Carayol is the mother of Audrey Bonecker, Miss Bretagne 2011.
1972	Louise Le Calvez	22	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
1971	Denise Kerfast				5th Runner-Up
1970	Annie Cadiou				5th Runner-Up
1969	Catherine Ledu
1968	Rolande Cozien			Brest	1st Runner-Up
1965	Madeleine Calvez	20	1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
1964	Chantal Le Coz
1960	Michèle Wargnier	24	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)		Miss France 1961	2nd Runner-Up at Miss World 1961
1955	Anita Treyens				1st Runner-Up	Top 15 at Miss Universe 1956
1952	Paulette Le Bourkin

Miss Argoat

From 1977 to 1979, the inland area of Brittany, known as Argoat, competed separately.

Year	Name	Age^[a]	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement	Notes
1979	Anne Le Maux
1978	Anne-Yvonne Le Roux
1977	Yasmine Arnal

Miss Côte d'Émeraude

Prior to the 1960s, the departments of Côtes d'Armor and Ille-et-Vilaine competed separately under the title Miss Côte d'Émeraude.

Year	Name	Age^[a]	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement	Notes
1967	Martine Henry
1962	Françoise Minec
1961	Monique Lemaire	20	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)	Côtes d'Armor	Miss France 1962
1959	Brigitte Barazer de Lannurien	22	1.76 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)		Miss France 1960
1957	Monique Boulinguez				1st Runner-Up	Competed at Miss Universe 1958
1936	Jacqueline Janet	16	1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in)		Miss France 1937
1927	Raymonde Allain	16	1.72 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)		Miss France 1928
1920	Denise Le Brase	17	1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)		1st Runner-Up

Miss Côte de Granit

In the 1970s, the department of Côtes d'Armor competed separately under the title Miss Côte de Granit.

Year	Name	Age^[a]	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement	Notes
1979	Catherine Parera
1977	Corinne Le Goff
1976	Catherine Matonnier

Miss Finistère

In 1967, the department of Finistère crowned its own representative for Miss France.

Year	Name	Age^[a]	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement	Notes
1967	Marie Martine Legrand

Miss Morbihan

In 1964, the department of Morbihan crowned its own representative for Miss France. In 1979, the department competed under the title Miss Lorient.

Year	Name	Age^[a]	Height	Hometown	Miss France placement	Notes
1979	Claudine Gosselin
1964	Annie Delabre

Notes

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Ages at the time of the pageant

References

^ Bielak, Hélène (28 September 2024). "Marie Castel est la nouvelle Miss Bretagne !". Le Télégramme (in French).
^ Houssin, Ronan (28 September 2024). "Miss France 2024 : Marie Castel est la représentante de la Bretagne". actus.fr (in French).
^ "Noémie Le Bras sacrée Miss Bretagne 2023". Le Télégramme (in French). 30 September 2023.
^ "À Ploemeur, Enora Moal couronnée Miss Bretagne 2022". Le Télégramme (in French). 24 September 2022.
^ "La Costarmoricaine Sarah Conan élue Miss Bretagne 2021". Le Télégramme (in French). 19 September 2021.
^ "La Relecquoise Julie Foricher élue Miss Bretagne 2020". Le Telegramme (in French). 27 September 2020.
^ "La Finistérienne Romane Edern est élue Miss Bretagne 2019" (in French). Ouest-France. 28 September 2019.
^ "Miss Bretagne 2018. La Morbihannaise Emilie Bachellereau sacrée à Fougères" (in French). Le Télégramme. 30 September 2018.
^ "La Rennaise Caroline Lemée, élue Miss Bretagne". Ouest-france.fr. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
^ "Gourin. Maurane Bouazza élue Miss Bretagne 2016". Ouest-France. October 1, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2017.
^ Allain, Camille (4 October 2015). "La Rennaise Eugénie Journée élue miss Bretagne". 20 minutes (in French).
^ Saul, Heather (6 October 2015). "Miss Brittany winner Eugenie Journee stripped of her crown after 'topless' picture emerges". The Independent.
^ "Léa Bizeul, la nouvelle Miss Bretagne 2015 : "Il y a des règles et il faut les appliquer"". LCI (in French). Retrieved 2017-05-26.
^ "Miss Bretagne 2014. La Vannetaise Maïlys Bonnet élue samedi soir". ouest-france.fr. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 2017-03-02.
^ "La Costarmoricaine Marie Chartier élue Miss Bretagne 2013". 18 October 2013.

External links

Miss Brittany on Instagram

[Age-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Ages at the time of the pageant

[2] Bielak, Hélène (28 September 2024). "Marie Castel est la nouvelle Miss Bretagne !". Le Télégramme (in French).

[3] Houssin, Ronan (28 September 2024). "Miss France 2024 : Marie Castel est la représentante de la Bretagne". actus.fr (in French).

[4] "Noémie Le Bras sacrée Miss Bretagne 2023". Le Télégramme (in French). 30 September 2023.

[5] "À Ploemeur, Enora Moal couronnée Miss Bretagne 2022". Le Télégramme (in French). 24 September 2022.

[6] "La Costarmoricaine Sarah Conan élue Miss Bretagne 2021". Le Télégramme (in French). 19 September 2021.

[7] "La Relecquoise Julie Foricher élue Miss Bretagne 2020". Le Telegramme (in French). 27 September 2020.

[8] "La Finistérienne Romane Edern est élue Miss Bretagne 2019" (in French). Ouest-France. 28 September 2019.

[9] "Miss Bretagne 2018. La Morbihannaise Emilie Bachellereau sacrée à Fougères" (in French). Le Télégramme. 30 September 2018.

[10] "La Rennaise Caroline Lemée, élue Miss Bretagne". Ouest-france.fr. 30 September 2017. Retrieved 4 August 2018.

[11] "Gourin. Maurane Bouazza élue Miss Bretagne 2016". Ouest-France. October 1, 2016. Retrieved March 30, 2017.

[12] Allain, Camille (4 October 2015). "La Rennaise Eugénie Journée élue miss Bretagne". 20 minutes (in French).

[13] Saul, Heather (6 October 2015). "Miss Brittany winner Eugenie Journee stripped of her crown after 'topless' picture emerges". The Independent.

[14] "Léa Bizeul, la nouvelle Miss Bretagne 2015 : "Il y a des règles et il faut les appliquer"". LCI (in French). Retrieved 2017-05-26.

[15] "Miss Bretagne 2014. La Vannetaise Maïlys Bonnet élue samedi soir". ouest-france.fr. 27 September 2014. Retrieved 2017-03-02.

[16] "La Costarmoricaine Marie Chartier élue Miss Bretagne 2013". 18 October 2013.

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