Miss Grand France 2024
6th edition of the Miss Grand France beauty pageant
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Miss Grand France 2024 was the 6th edition of the Miss Grand France pageant,[1][2] held on 8 May 2024, at the Theater of Longjumeau, Paris.[1][3][4] Contestants from seventeen regions of France competed for the title, of whom a 26-year-old French-Senegalese model representing Normandy, Safiétou Kabengele, was named the winner.[5][6] Kabengele later represented France at the Miss Grand International 2024 pageant in Bangkok, Thailand,[3][7] and was named the third runner-up.[8]
- Matthieu Moille
- Elisa Mysyshyne
| Miss Grand France 2024 | |
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Safiétou Kabengele, the winner of the contest | |
| Date | 8 May 2024 |
| Presenters |
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| Venue | Theater of Longjumeau, Longjumeau |
| Broadcaster | YouTube |
| Entrants | 17 |
| Placements | 12 |
| Withdrawals |
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| Returns |
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| Winner | Safiétou Kabengele (Normandy) |
| Photogenic | Ambre Florent (Paris) |
| External videos | |
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 Grand Final Competition, video on Internet Archive |
The event featured the presence of Miss Grand International 2023, Luciana Fuster of Peru as well as the president of the international parent stage, Nawat Itsaragrisil.[5][9] Moreover, former first runner-up of Miss Grand France 2023 who is of Ivorian descent, Aya Kadjo, was also announced as the representative of Ivory Coast for Miss Grand International 2024 in the event.[10][11]
The contest was hosted by Miss Universal Woman France 2024 Elisa Mysyshyne and an emcee Matthieu Moille.[11]
Background
Date and venue
The Miss Grand France 2024 was scheduled for 4–9 May 2024, with the preliminary competition on 5 May 2024, at the Hôtel Mercure Paris Montmartre Sacré-Coeur,[1][12] and the final round on 8 May 2024, at the Theater of Longjumeau, Longjumeau.[3][4][7]
Selection of participants
The national finalists for the Miss Grand France 2024 pageant were elected by regional licensees,[1] who in some cases are responsible for more than one region, through the local pageant, casting, or hand-picking.[2]
Only the region of Île-de-France organized a regional contest for this year's edition.[2] The following table shows the regional representative selection details for the Miss Grand France 2024 pageant.
| Number of | Host region | Title(s) | Total titles | |
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| Pageant | Title(s) | |||
| 1 | 2 | Île-de-France | 2 | |
| Audition/Casting | Occitania |
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2 | |
| Appointed | — |
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18 | |
| Total titles | 22 | |||
Result
 Sub-region representatives and others:
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| Placement | Candidate[13][14] |
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| Miss Grand France 2024 |
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| 1st runner-up |
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| 2nd runner-up |
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| 3rd runner-up |
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| 4th runner-up |
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| Top 12 |
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| Special awards | |
| Best Body |
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| Best Smile |
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| Best Catwalk |
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| Best in Swimsuit |
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| Beautiful Eyes |
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| Miss Elegance |
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| Miss Popularity |
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| Miss Photogenic |
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| Miss Social Media |
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Contestants
Initially, twenty-two candidates confirmed their participation,[3] but five withdrew, making the finalized total of seventeen contestants.[1]
- Antilles - Léna Vairac[15]
- Aquitaine - Clémentine Albié[16]
- Auvergne - Cléo Antignat[17]
- Bretagne - Sarah Mandjou[18]
- Champagne-Ardenne - Anne Djoba[19] (withdrew)
- Communaute Etrangere - Judith Bonang[20] (withdrew)
- Guadeloupe - Alexandra Gradel[21]
- Île-de-France - Pauline Thimon[22]
- Languedoc - Manuella Gritar[23]
- Loire-Atlantique – Anna Jalia (withdrew)
- Maine-et-Loire - Elma Guilleux[24]
- Martinique - Maëva Chambeau[3]
- Nord-Pas-de-Calais - Anaïs Legrand[25]
- Normandy - Safiétou Kabengele[5]
- Occitanie - Chloé Maillot[26]
- Paris - Ambre Florent[27]
- Pays de la Loire - Malaury Turpin[28]
- Picardie - Pauline Dubédat[29] (withdrew)
- Poitou-Charentes - Lara Evaristo[30]
- Provence - Ilona Cassiano[31]
- Réunion – Kenya Nicol[32]
- Rhône-Alpes – Jennifer Malleron[33] (withdrew)
