Virginie Dechenaud
French beauty pageant titleholder
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Virginie Dechenaud (born 7 January 1986) is a French model and beauty pageant titleholder who held the title of Miss World France 2010. She had previously won Miss Rhône-Alpes 2009 and placed as the first runner-up at Miss France 2010, leading to her appointment as Miss World France. Dechenaud represented France at Miss World 2010, where she placed in the top 25.
Virginie Dechenaud | |
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| Born | 7 January 1986 Grenoble, France |
| Education | Grenoble School of Management |
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 8+1⁄2 in) |
| Beauty pageant titleholder | |
| Title | Miss Rhône-Alpes 2009 Miss World France 2010 |
| Major competition(s) | Miss France 2010 (1st Runner-Up) Miss World 2010 (Top 25) |
Life and career
Dechenaud was born on 7 January 1986 in Grenoble and raised in the town of La Frette in the Isère department.[1][2] She graduated with a master's degree in marketing from the Grenoble School of Management in 2010.[3][4]
Pageantry
In 2008, Dechenaud competed for the Miss Dauphiné 2008 pageant, where she placed as the second runner-up.[1] This qualified her for the Miss Rhône-Alpes 2008 pageant, where she placed as the fourth runner-up.[1] She returned to Miss Rhône-Alpes the following year, where she won the title.[1] As Miss Rhône-Alpes, Dechenaud represented the region at the Miss France 2010 pageant in Nice.[5] She advanced into the top 12 and the top five, where she eventually placed as the first runner-up to Malika Ménard of Normandy.[3][6] After Miss France, Dechenaud was appointed Miss World France 2010 by the Miss France Company and represented the country at the Miss World 2010 pageant in Sanya.[4][7] She ultimately finished in the top 25.[8][9]
In 2011, Dechenaud began working as a communications officer for the Isère department. In 2024, she joined the Miss Rhône-Alpes Committee as a co-regional director alongside Thierry Mazars of the Miss Languedoc Committee[10] In 2026, she became the sole regional director of the Miss Rhône-Alpes Committee.[11]