87th Miss France competition, national beauty pageant edition
Beauty pageant
Miss France 2017 was the 87th edition of the Miss France pageant, held on December 17, 2016, at Park&amp;Suites Arena in Montpellier.
It was the first time that the pageant took place in Montpellier and in the Languedoc-Roussillon region.
The ceremony was held at TF1, and was presented by Jean-Pierre Foucault and the national director Sylvie Tellier.
The winner was Miss French Guiana, Alicia Aylies, who gave to her region its first ever Miss France title. The winner succeeded Iris Mittenaere, Miss France 2016 from Nord-Pas-de-Calais.
Preparation.
The 30 contestants, Iris Mittenaere and the national director Sylvie Tellier had travelled to Reunion Island from November, 23 to December, 1st.
The rehearsals took place in Montpellier.
The theme of the 2017 event was "Le Noël des Miss" (The Misses' Christmas). Each round centered around a different theme related to the celebration of Christmas. Iris Mittenaere appeared as a Christmas fairy, turning the pages of a storybook to reveal each segment.
Ranking.
First round.
A jury composed of partners (internal and external) of the company Miss France pre-selects 12 young women, during an interview that took place on 15 December.
Second round.
The 50% jury and the 50% public choose the five candidates who can still be elected. A ranking of 1 to 12 is established for each of the two parties.
Judges.
The names of the judges were announced on November, 24:
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