Miss Roussillon Explained

Miss Roussillon
Type:Beauty pageant
Headquarters:Pyrénées-Orientales, France
Membership:Miss France
Language:French
Leader Title:Regional director
Leader Name:Cindy Filipiak

Miss Roussillon is a French beauty pageant which selects a representative for the Miss France national competition from the department of Pyrénées-Orientales in the region of Languedoc-Roussillon. While the first Miss Roussillon was crowned in 1937, the pageant had been organized irregularly until 2022, and was previously under the authority of the Miss Languedoc-Roussillon committee until the formation of the independent Miss Roussillon committee in 2024.

The current Miss Roussillon is Cassiopée Rimbaud, who was crowned Miss Roussillon 2024 on 3 August 2024. One woman from Roussillon has been crowned Miss France:

Results summary

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YearNameAgeHeightHometownMiss France placementwidth=430Notes
202421TBD
2023Élise Aquilina[1] 21CabestanyTop 15
2022Chiara Fontaine[2] 20Corneilla-del-VercolTop 15
2015Anais Marin[3] 21Alénya
2014Sheana Vila Real[4] 20PerpignanTop 12
2013Norma Julia[5] 21PerpignanJulia was crowned Miss Roussillon 2013 and dethroned after less than two weeks when it emerged that she had posed partially nude in an erotic photoshoot, against Miss France rules. She was replaced by Banet, her first runner-up. The pageant was additionally held amidst the disappearance of Allison and Marie-José Benitez, the former of whom was initially meant to be a contestant in the pageant.[6]
Sabine Banet21SaleillesTop 12
2012Marilou Cubaynes24CabestanyTop 12
2011Julie Vialo18ToulougesTop 12
2010Marion Castaing22Canet-en-RoussillonTop 12Castaing was crowned Miss Roussillon 2009 and dethroned after it emerged she had participated in two regional pageants, against Miss France rules, and was replaced by Callivrousis, her first runner-up. After the rule was changed the following year, Castaing competed again and was crowned Miss Roussillon 2010.[7]
2009Marion Castaing21Canet-en-Roussillon
Céline Callivrousis22Villeneuve-de-la-Raho
2005Florence Micolau22Perpignan
1990Muriel de AngelisIn 1990, de Angelis was crowned Miss Roussillon and Birba was crowned Miss Côte Vermeille, and they both represented Pyrénées-Orientales.
Nathalie Birba
1988Christine Lemaire
1987Nathalie Huc4th Runner-Up
1986Sandra Marti
1985Béatrice Bonsons
1980Katherina Navegand4th Runner-Up
1979Brigitte Choquet23Competed at Miss Universe 1980
1976Angélique BusseronBusseron competed as Miss Côte Catalane.
1937Annie Garrigues19Miss France 1938

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Élection de Miss Roussillon 2023 au Lydia du Barcarès : and the winner is Elise Aquilina, Miss Perpignan.... 6 August 2023. French. L'Indépendant.
  2. Web site: Perpignan : pour Chiara Fontaine, 20 ans, Miss Roussillon 2022, "c'est vraiment un rêve de petite fille qui se réalise". 8 August 2022. L'Indépendant. French.
  3. Web site: Et miss Roussillon est... Anaïs. 29 July 2015. fr. lindependant.fr. .
  4. Web site: Sheana Vila Real, de Perpignan, élue Miss Roussillon : "Pour défendre nos couleurs" (VIDEO) - Lindépendant.fr. lindependant.fr. 2017-03-02.
  5. Web site: Miss Roussillon déchue de son titre. 22 August 2013.
  6. Web site: Perpignan : l'hommage des Miss à Allison Benitez. Sage. Jérôme. 12 August 2013. French. Le Figaro.
  7. Web site: Miss France 2010 : Miss Roussillon destituée. 29 September 2009. Première. French.